Another quickie post to share what’s blooming in the last week or two. This time it’s a few from my neighbors’ gardens. A darker than usual lilac and an iris whose colors are stunning. Lastly, the white bleeding heart which actually came from my garden originally and is now in the garden of my neighbor … More Mid May blooms in the neighborhood
Just a quick post to display some photos of what’s in bloom this week. Tulips, lilacs, crabapple blossoms, trillium and bleeding hearts. Enjoy!
It’s happening. Things are coming back to life here in the frozen tundra. Of course we still have some winterish weather even though we’re almost to the end of April. BUT, I’m not here to talk about the weather even if it’s a favorite topic around these parts. I wanted to share some photos of … More early spring in the upper midwest
It’s time to recap the year in photos. Even during a pandemic I found things to photograph. But before the pandemic we went to the Marjory McNeely Conservatory at Como Park for the annual winter carnival orchid show, usually held the third weekend in January every year. Do check out my post to view some … More My 2020 in photos
We love the Minneapolis Institute of Art. I follow the museum on Facebook and saw that they were open but that you needed a timed entry ticket to get in. The museum is free and during pre-pandemic days one could just go on in. I’m glad they’re taking precautions and of course masks must be … More An afternoon of art at MIA
We had a bit of an adventure a few weeks ago when we decided to take a quick drive to the Missisisippi River Roads in search of autumn beauty. We intended to go down the Minneapolis side then up the St. Paul side then head home. We drove through the University of Minnesota’s east bank … More autumn colors 2020
I know this isn’t a very exciting topic but it’s all I got right now until it’s time to display autumn colors. And in my continuing series of avoiding the awful news of the world, I bring you the story of my kitchen upgrade. About a week after we moved into this house the paint … More upgrading a kitchen et al
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