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After the blizzard

A heron on the wing at sunset. Seen at Wall Springs Park in Palm Harbor Florida. There was quite a bit of smoke in the air which I think was from wildfires between here and Orlando.

A heron is silhouetted against a vibrant sunset sky.

A recent visit to a fish shop in Dunedin Florida found this frequent visitor hoping for a handout.

A white egret waits at the door of the fish shop cold room.

We had some icy days a couple weeks back. Yew(?) branches are covered with a light dusting of frost.

Bare branches and dried plants stand against a foggy, muted backdrop.

We had some freezing fog the other day.

Hungry Chickadee

Hungry Chickadee

Willow in Fog

Willow in Fog

Frost on Oak Leaves

Frost on Oak Leaves, 2024-12-30.

Ulf, the coffee gnome, wishes you all a Happy New Year!

Ulf, the coffee gnome, wishes you all a Happy New Year!

Ornaments on Christmas Tree

From the archive: 2015 Christmas Tree Ornaments. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!

Cougar, Oxbow Park, Olmsted County, Minnesota.

This girl was actually purring as we walked by. We were told that she doesn’t do this very often. More likely to hiss, especially at teenage boys.

Bald eagle, Oxbow Park, Olmsted County, MN

Bald eagle, Oxbow Park, Olmsted County, MN

Just added an album of photos from our trip to Lisbon in 2019 to my photos page.

You have my undivided attention. Snowy Owl at Oxbow Park

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a badger displaying such an attitude of nonchalance.

A badger being nonchalant

I was at our Oxbow County Park yesterday. It has a small zoo of animals native to Minnesota. It’s a perfect time of the year to see the furry ones.

Gray Wolf

📷 I’m finally consolidating photos and making them accessible from my photos page here on micro.blog. I might even get around to using the new photo album support that @manton has recently added at some point.

Does anyone else add columns of numbers this way?

Chess with my daughter’s SO. He won. I need to brush up.

Taken about a month ago just northeast of Grand Marais MN.

Grandiflora trillium

A bit of falconry at Ashford Castle!

Doonagore castle. View from our vacation rental in Doolin Ireland.

The Ross-Errilly Friary outside of Headford Ireland.

A nice lunch stop in Maynooth on the way to our B&B in Kilbeggan.

A view of Maiden Rock from Frontenac State Park on Lake Pepin.

#adayinthelife I’m going to squeak in under the wire with this pic of my office. I spend a good chunk of my time here each day. This is the neat section. 😎 In my defense, I did get outside yesterday to rake leaves. It was very likely the last nice day of the year.

Peak color today.

Lady Ta-Da stretching in the sun.

Saint Francis contemplating the hosta.