Category: Garden
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique
The crop art is always unique at the Minnesota State Fair. A stop at the Agriculture-Horticulture “Ag-Hort” Building is a “must” for our annual trip to the Minnesota State Fair. Displays of competitive entries range from Christmas trees, to honey and bee-related items, to flowers, to fruits and vegetables. Crop art tops the list of my favorite…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures
After stepping away from the computer for most of the week, to enjoy a memorable Christmas in New York City with my family, it was a pleasure to take some time today to reflect back on the year. Restricting myself to one photo a month was not easy, so I cannot say these are my “best”…
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Peaceful Sunday at the Feeder
One would expect Minnesotans to be somewhat jaded and indifferent to news of a fresh layer of snow in December. However, after a winter last year that was brown and gray for much of the season, and a November this year that left us with only a few inches for a brief period of time, many…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons
Thanksgiving Day marked an abrupt change of season from fall to winter in northern Minnesota. Thanksgiving morning was beautiful and sunny with temperatures reaching 50 °F (10 °C) by early afternoon. As the day progressed, a cold front with gusty winds and snow moved in, dropping the temperatures overnight by 30 °F. I used a photo from…
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Versailles Shines Even on a Rainy Day
When you are from Minnesota packing for a special summer trip to Italy, you obsess that the Roman July heat and humidity will put a damper on your travel plans, as you still have not packed away your fleece yet. With the outrageous baggage fees charged by airlines, packing light is essential, and those suitcases…
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