Wednesday, June 12, 2019 6:10pm. 67 degrees. Walking on a rural road in Hugo, MN, I came upon a pasture with horses. I was interested in...

June 11, 2019 I grew up in an area with a lot of oak trees, and I always thought they were big. Since then, I've discovered that...

Monday, June 10, 8:00pm 72 degrees It had been sunny, but this large, dark cloud was beginning to block the sun and shed some rain. Most...

June 9, 2019 If we had lived 300 million years ago, we would be living with dragonflies with wingspans of about two and a half feet and...

June 8th, 2019. 3:30pm. 85 degrees, clear sky, and toes in the sand. "Life is good today!" Waves are most commonly caused by wind, or in...

Friday, June 7, 2019. I was outside today, thinking about this statement from Turtle Island by Gary Snyder: "At the root of the problem...

June 6th, 2019. 6:30pm. 85 degrees. You know it's spring when you smell the scent of lilacs. In Minnesota, lilacs reach their peak in...

June 5th, 2019 We can only see 5% of the moon tonight, folks! It is a waxing crescent moon, the first phase after the new moon. I'm...

June 4, 2018 These "helicopters" are actually seeds from Maple trees, called samaras. Each maple tree seed has its own little wings that...

June 3, 2019 Look closely and you can see the raindrops on the water. Thunderstorms are fascinating, frightening, and beautiful all at...

June 2, 2019 Sometimes you just need to stop, take a moment, and look for the beauty around you. This is a road I travel often, but...

June 1st, 2019 I'm not sure taking pictures from the car window really qualifies as "being outside," but today I am making an exception....

May 31st, 2019 It's a lovely evening for a soccer game here at Minnetonka High School. The Lake Minnetonka area is a ritzy place to...

May 30th, 2019 Today, as I watched this sailboat making its way toward the White Bear Yacht Club, I remembered some interesting history...

May 29th. 2019. Lions Park, White Bear Lake, MN Red-winged blackbirds are easy to recognize. The males are black with red epaulets...

May 28th, 2019. 9:00pm. 63 degrees. The water level is up, and this is good news. The water level of White Bear Lake was at its all-time...