Posts Tagged ‘Pam’
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
Where my summer went (1)
It snowed in northern Minnesota yesterday — so it seems OK now to kiss the summer of 2018 goodbye. Here are some of my favorite moments from my unintentional summer vacation. MAY Dense fog forms as the dew point rises faster than the temperatures. Gibbs Farm Museum looks like a literal ghost town, shrouded in […]
Filed under: Attempted humor, Friends and family, Minnesota | 77 Comments
Tags: David, fog, Frontenac, Gibbs Farm Museum, Minnesota summer, morels, Pam, sheep
The moments I may have missed
October has been a full month. Friends have been ailing. My loved ones have had health scares. I’ve been busy at work. I’ve been busy at home, too, as Esteban and I have begun preparing our home for sale. But through it all I’ve tried to pause for a few minutes of stillness and reflection […]
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Tags: fall in Minnesota, Frontenac, Halloween, Minnesota, Pam, squirrels
I have no idea how many hours I’ve spent hunting for morel mushrooms. But I do know I’ve risked my life at least once for the delicious morsels, and have scoured several square miles of Minnesota woods. My friend and favorite morel hunter Pam, somewhere near [REDACTED] in [REDACTED]. Not this year, though. This year […]
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Tags: Minnesota, morel mushrooms, morels, Pam
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
My dear friend Pam and I have an annual tradition of heading into the woods in late May to hunt for morels. Here’s the highlight reel of our spectacular success in 2011: But this spring has been strange in Minnesota, with heavy snow in late April and a cool, monsoon-like May. Everything has been out […]
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Tags: classic car show, Hastings bridge, Hastings car show, Minnesota, morel hunting, morels, mushrooms, Pam
Mushroom porn
I’ve been looking forward to today since February. That’s when my friend Pam and I set the date for our annual morel mushroom hunt. “Is this our third year, or our fourth?” I asked Pam today as we tromped through the woods. “I think it’s our third,” she replied from down the trail. And she’s […]
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Tags: attempted humor, Frontenac, humor, Minnesota, morel, morel mushrooms, mycology, Pam, postaday2011
One of my favorite things about living in Minnesota is the weather. Today, it’s cloudy and 51. Tomorrow will be sunny and 75 — or so we’ve been promised. Two weekends ago, it was in the 40s. And last week we almost hit 100. This time of year, it’s not at all implausible to wear […]
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Tags: climate change, Frontenac, Lake Pepin, Minnesota, Minnesota weather, morel mushrooms, morels, Old Frontenac, Pam, spring in Minnesota
