Posted in Nature, Photography on Jun 19th, 2008 6 Comments »
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Sweet paradise! my future home,
The place of all the free;
Where never-fading flowers bloom—
I long to dwell in thee.
- from the hymn, Sweet Paradise
Posted in Adventures, Friends and Family, Nature on Jun 17th, 2008 7 Comments »
Last Friday evening, after having supper with Grandma and Justin and Audra, Dad proposed hooking up the pontoon and heading out to Big Wolf Lake for a relaxing evening of fishing. Audra took a look out the window and voiced her doubts about the weather. Thunderstorms had been popping up all day, and the sky [...]
Posted in Nature, Photography on Jun 11th, 2008 2 Comments »
They’ve bloomed, at last!
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The branches are simply loaded with fragrant flowers…
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How ’bout some apple blossom honey?
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Spring green, sky blue, [...]
Posted in Gardening, Nature, Photography on May 29th, 2008 6 Comments »
Nanking cherry blossoms
It’s amazing what two weeks of spring will bring! Things are growing like crazy now. Just this morning, Mom came in from the garden and announced that her beans were up. Oh, I can’t wait to be eating fresh fruits and vegetables from our own garden!
Tiny buds of lily-of-the-valley. Another few days should [...]
Posted in Gardening, Nature, Photography on May 22nd, 2008 7 Comments »
Mom hung her baskets of young petunias (a Mother’s Day gift) outside today. It hasn’t taken those flowers long to become quite the local bird attraction…
Posted in Nature, Photography on May 14th, 2008 7 Comments »
Here are a few photos I took while on a morning walk through the woods. Things are beginning to look alive here in northern Minnesota. Spring is running a bit late this year. Why, last year, at this time, the crabapple trees were in full bloom — just take a look at this post: http://www.thejoyofhome.com/2007/05/camping-at-gulch-lake/! [...]
Posted in Friends and Family, Nature on May 8th, 2008 7 Comments »
The third and last part in the maple syruping process — boiling down! Approximately 40 gallons of sap are required to make just one gallon of pure maple syrup. The sap we gathered must be reduced to one fortieth (or 2.5%) of its original amount before it ever touches a pancake. Have you ever wondered [...]
Posted in Friends and Family, Nature on Apr 14th, 2008 10 Comments »
Days with temperatures climbing into the balmy mid-forties, and nights which drop below freezing — perfect maple syruping weather. The rising daytime temperatures build up pressure inside of the maple trees, causing the sap — the watery liquid stored inside of the trees — to flow. It flows through the maple’s “vessels” (like blood through [...]
Posted in Friends and Family, Nature on Apr 8th, 2008 9 Comments »
The beginning of maple syrup season marks the beginning of the end of winter here in northern Minnesota. While much of the United States is enjoying the return of warmth and new green grass, we are still blanketed in snow, waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for springtime. The end of March approaches, the [...]
Posted in Adventures, Friends and Family, Movies, Nature on Jan 15th, 2008 6 Comments »
Last Friday, we spent the day downhill skiing at Giant’s Ridge Ski Resort in Biwabik, MN. What a wonderful day, especially as it was spent in the company of family and friends. I (figuratively) dusted off the ol’ Pinnacle Studio Plus movie editing software and created a little music video clip. Click on the play [...]
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