Dogs will run and swim themselves nearly to death given the opportunity.
A perfectly flat hiking trail is a pleasure all its own.
Where the trout-less Trout Brook at Afton State Park enters the St. Croix, a sandbar extends much further out into the river than you would think. That sandbar and the cold creek water mingling […]
I don’t think I’m alone in feeling like the summer solstice should be declared a national holiday of some sort. It’s truly a glorious day at these latitudes… a beacon of hope when we are in the depths of winter, and cause for celebration when summer is upon us.
When you have lived through cold, dark […]
These days aren’t getting any longer and there’s so much we still say we should do this summer. It’s easy to think fall is nearly here though it’s almost 90 degrees today. I said to Rosie the other day that summer feels like one big event.
August arrives
A little short of breath
Inhale, exhale, go
It’s in constant […]
sun and wind
clouds every shape
green leaves
and grass
popsicles and
lemonade
i’m not joking
chips and salsa
beer and cheese
and white wine
in the backyard
burgers
on the deck
walks
ice cream cones
boat anchored
swimming
on a sandbar
hotrods
on university
afternoon rain
weekend construction
driving
here and there
an hour our own
off again
bonfires
fireflies
in the damp woods
air conditioning
and fans
sweat and cold water
from the sink
on my face
sunglasses
baseball cap
sunburn
and bugs
and bug dope
and sunscreen
long evenings
kickball and drinks
coolers and […]
Today was the first day in nine days that it hasn’t reached 90 degrees in Minnesota. Though I’m usually no fan of hot weather, this hasn’t felt like a heat wave. It’s felt like July. Summer in Minnesota.
We were at a music festival (though it was about so much more than the music) all weekend […]
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