A cool breeze blew off Bde Maka Ska, creating a significant temperature drop as we cycled by. Today is the latest I have seen ice on this lake.
Category: Seasonal
The Language of Springtime
Wild spring onions, nettles, fiddlehead ferns, morels, spruce tips, ramps, the language of springtime. Tonight I’ll make morel risotto.
Red Popping on Snowy Day
Reds popped as I walked on the latest installment of fresh snow.
Fresh Snow Walk
Walked on fresh snow.
Fantastical Ice Creature
A fantastical creature, carved out of ice, celebrated winter as I walked through downtown St. Paul.
Ready for Winter
Breakfast at Open Book: coffee, crumb cake, mittens. Ready for a Minnesota winter.
Wellington Urban Hike
On our Wellington urban hike: a glimpse of the ferry we took last night for a four-hour journey from the South Island.
New Year in New Zealand
New Year’s Day, 2018, we did what we usually do on New Year’s Day: went for a walk. Today was the longest section of the Queen Charlotte. Tonight, 7:00 p.m. it will be 2018 in Minneapolis.
Punga Cove
New Year’s Eve, continued walking the Queen Charlotte Track to Punga Cove. The view is from our verandah.
Any Excuse to Indulge
With temperatures sinking below zero Fahrenheit, I was happy to stay inside, enjoy friends, and eat too much.