Air Quality was a bit better yesterday...we still had moderate particulate pollution due to the Wild Fires in Canada.   I wish they would p...

 The Goldenrod is blooming. It is a native plant in Minnesota. There are 15 different varieties that live in Minnesota.   Yesterday was Book...

 We had a busy day; Andy, Jen, Noah and Sadie came to visit.  They helped move a few things from my parents home to their apartment...Mom ha...

 Spring is here ...finally.  The Marsh Marigolds/Cowslips are finally blooming.  They bloom for a long time!  We went for a trail ride...saw...

 The Lead Plant is blooming.  It is a plant that is native to Minnesota.    Grocery day was uneventful...missing a few things.  The  person ...

The Gray-Headed Coneflower is in full bloom...it lends a sunny color to the wildgardens.  Some people call it a Yellow Coneflower.  It is Ra...

We finally have some Milkweed in our Wild Gardens. Common Milkweed  or Asclepias syriaca a Native Plant I spotted this Monarch caterpillar m...

The Minnesota State flower is in full bloom.  We went for a ride to see a spot where the ditch was full of the beauties. They always bloo...

My baby brother has no squirrels in his yard.  He has two Owls.  This one is high in a Norway Pine. This one is hanging out on a dea...

I mowed the front yard.  I left the dandys on the side yards for the bees. There is a good crop of dandys on the side yards. Lit...

The Jewelweed is in full bloom at the lake.  The bees are enjoying this late bloomer.  It is a native plant. The sister plant of this one is...

The Wild Geraniums are prolific this year, the right amount of rain at the right time I guess. Geranium maculatum or Wild Geranium ...

The air is heavy with the sweet fragrance of the Common Milkweed….or Asclepsias syriaca.   The blooms are full.  I did not see any larvae on...

I went down on my baby brother’s dock and sat for a bit on Wednesday evening.  Watched the Loons.   I am not sure how many pairs are on the ...

In some areas of Minnesota Lupine grow wild in the ditches.  We have an area about 40 miles North of us that has a patch of Wild Lupines gro...

Summer is finally officially here.  My husband says he wants a “do over” for June because the days are going so fast. On one of our evening ...

First of all the skeeters are horrid, all the rain we had and the water standing in the fields have bred skeeters big as birds…well not quit...

Come along for a walk!  It is June and there many new things to see along the driveway! Smooth Solomon’s Seal or Polygonatum biflorum a Nat...