Posts Tagged ‘Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden’
A weekend of fuss-worthy weather
I wouldn’t blame the casual reader of this blog for concluding that Minnesotans talk about nothing but the weather. But when you consider that our temperature range here is a whopping 174 degrees (and that it once dropped 71 degrees in a single day), perhaps you can understand all the fuss. And boy, was last […]
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Tags: bonsai, Como Conservatory, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, fall color, first snow, Minnesota weather, Quaking Bog
Where my summer went (2)
It’s officially fall in Minnesota — as I will show you soon. But first, here are a few more memories from my unintentional summer vacation. JUNE June brings us the summer solstice — which in Minnesota means days that stretch from before 5 a.m. to well after 9 p.m. Although my photos don’t do it […]
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Tags: Bell Museum, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Frances Lee Jaques, Frontenac, Minnesota ladyslipper, Minnesota orchids, Minnesota summer, Pam, Raptor Center
Take a walk on the wild side
I had a wild weekend. Not in the “Dad, can you please post my bail?” kind — more in the John Muir sense: Come to the woods, for here is rest. There is no repose like that of the green deep woods. Here grow the wallflower and the violet … On Friday evening I strolled […]
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Tags: Como Lake, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, Minnesota spring, Minnesota wildlife, St Paul spring
Even after 30-plus Minnesota winters, I’m still astounded every spring when the snow stops, the ground thaws, and life re-emerges. It seems impossible (miraculous!) that anything can survive — especially the little things, like field mice and wildflowers. I have no field mice to offer today. But I do have a bumper-crop of wildflowers — […]
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Tags: Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, lady slipper, Minnesota spring, Minnesota state flower, Pam, showy lady slipper
