If I didn’t know better I would think you are a puppy-dog, Miss Annie. Where did you break out this spring? The fence is down, due to heavy snow, deep in the prairie ravine. It’s an annual event; horses on the lawn chomping bites of green. They break out a mile from home and then run back to let us know they are out. Thank you for that, sweet ladies! Dear Annie loves to be brushed, scratched and will follow you anywhere. Yes,...
Jokes about the slow-to-arrive spring weather, with not everyone laughing, have been tossed in among our conversations. Finally, the second week of May has arrived, the grass is greening up and the sun is shining full on our efforts to welcome Spring in Minnesota lake country! In lake country, the heart knows it is spring when your arm reaches back and snaps a fishing rod forward. The catchy whirr of a reel sending the line out into the cold open...
Timeless words. . . fit among our daily chats. . . slow us down.
Have you scratched an entry onto the next wrinkled page in your phenology notebook just lately? You know, taking the time to notice what is happening on any given day in the world of plant and animal life cycles. Notebook or mental notes only, its great fun to ‘make note’ of the seasonal changes all around us in the Minnesota countryside. Trees budding, skunk smell drifting from somewhere off, the first Robin pulling a worm , lots of hawks...
Now that’s one lovely beak! Are these birds immature Bald Eagles? Spring is working hard to give winter the boot. Wading through ankle-deep slush, heading toward the RedBarn door, I was thinking about how I have turned enough seasonal corners to know what Spring is all about. An unusual bird overhead caught my eye just then to remind me. . . .there will always be something new to enjoy each and every year when spring arrives in the...
The Countryside of Life
Beauty and joy are found in the 'everyday' at the RedBarn in rural Minnesota!
