Tag: nature
group name: mnlife
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November 16, 2006 11:50 PM EST --
Yesterday I took an inservice class on the topic of opossums from the Wildlife Rehab Center of MN, and thought I might share some of the interesting things I learned with y'all.
The Virginia Opossum . . . more
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August 27, 2006 01:40 PM EDT --
While at a yard sale in the Mac-Groveland neighborhood of St. Paul, about 50 people were treated to the spectacle of a peregrine falcon stalking an catching a pigeon.
When we walked up to the sale, . . . more
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April 27, 2007 08:48 AM EDT --
As an eager new gardener, I try to reign in my enthusiasm for the ideas and things I'd like to do in my yard. I remember the first spring and summer I spent in my house, I spent it in awe watching . . . more
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July 07, 2008 09:55 PM EDT --
See the sly boy's face...
Between the thicket of two pines...
Look up, see the sunshafts...
Busting through branches, through leaves and tangle...
Of maple fronting . . . more
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July 17, 2008 10:46 PM EDT --
He's quite certain that his parched throat, his squint means no disrespect to the sun.
Morning breaks and with comes the bravery of songbirds seeking food
It humbles him ... . . . more
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July 20, 2008 11:00 PM EDT --
The robin's alarm and the crow's rude cackle are all to be sensed...
The world still sleeps, except for the birds of pre-dawn...
So complete is the darkness here, no laws exist, . . . more
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March 13, 2008 07:31 PM EDT --
Thawing
Frozen for months
A brown duff lake now pools
Where snow once smothered the back yard
Spring water
* * *
Slopwork
of blue denim jeans
and flannel shirts; . . . more
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July 23, 2006 02:00 PM EDT --
So, we were getting ready to head off to Colorado for a couple weeks and I was really afraid the rabbits were going to starve. Add to this - the workmen had to bring in an equipment-mounted . . . more
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September 08, 2006 10:48 PM EDT --
(Follow-up to Part I – Mushrooms)
(Ten photos, for those with dial-up...)
My apologies for not being familiar with most of the names, but a friend told me about the Turtlehead. Below you will find . . . more
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May 17, 2007 11:26 AM EDT --
Hooray!! The plants are in the ground. I had some time last Friday being away from work and I picked up a flat of herbs and a couple of four packs of marigolds at a local big box grocer that has a garden . . . more
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June 28, 2008 06:02 PM EDT --
Went to a graduation party in Monticello, Minnesota.
The American Legion Post 60 hosted the little event (cake was sweet, the drinks were plentiful).
Outside the hall sat a sculpture . . . more
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February 09, 2006 11:43 AM EST --
what is the essence of timelessness?
is it something that calls to us, repeatedly through the ages?
is it a restful thing, something to soothe the soul?
can it be personal, or is it always something . . . more
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October 09, 2006 10:56 AM EDT --
The fall colors in Minnesota are almost at their peak. I took the opportunity to get out and take a hike along the river in Taylors Falls, Minnesota. The city is an excellent location for a day trip. About . . . more
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August 02, 2006 11:40 PM EDT --
I had the day off work due to rain so I got to grab my camera and head to my friend Lori's house. She has gorgeous gardens with a small pond. It seemed that all the flowers were wide open . . . more
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September 17, 2006 11:59 PM EDT --
Last April we had a visitor in our back yard
But like any good tourist our new friend simply wandered, taking in the scenery
and remained unperturbed by roadblocks,
afterall, they are simply . . . more
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June 02, 2006 01:02 AM EDT --
May 2nd, 2006 at my home in south central Minnesota, I was out walking with my camera and noticed this Robin on her nest. She stared at me and didn't move until I was a few feet from her.
. . . more
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November 15, 2006 12:05 PM EST --
According to a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources press release, the 2006 deer harvest likely to rank among state's top five. Right now estimates predict the number of deer taken will exceed . . . more
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July 10, 2007 04:51 PM EDT --
Broadcast: Midmorning, 07/06/2007, 10:06 a.m.
Midmorning talks with a nature photographer whose new book celebrates African-Americans in the outdoors and looks at how to increase minority participation . . . more
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February 04, 2006 11:00 AM EST --
it is a warm fall day, nearing the end of the afternoon. the sunlight is so golden, i decide to hurry and get out in the kayak. first, brew some tea and pour it into the travel cup. can't kayak in . . . more
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July 01, 2006 02:30 PM EDT --
I can´t say I´m an expert at anything really, but especially not in the area I´m about to write. I´ve seen most of the country, except for parts of the West Coast, but in retrospect, . . . more
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