Two weeks ago, we embarked upon our annual autumn grouse hunt/four-wheeler ride/picnic. It’s become quite the family tradition to load up our four four-wheelers onto Dad’s skid-steer trailer, pack a picnic lunch, and head north to explore the trails around Sixmile Lake. Mid-September found the leaves near their peak of beauty this year, keeping the [...]

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  After allowing the honey several days to dry out (with the help of a portable electric heater), Dad decided it was time to begin the extraction process. Neither extraction nor bottling require a bee-tight jumpsuit, so the whole family is able to help out–not just Katelyn. Justin and Audra even came over and lent [...]

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Now, tell me, who would be crazy enough to don a white jumpsuit, galoshes and veiled headgear, and mount an offensive campaign against tens of thousands of irate honey-bees — in the rain? Who but Dad and Katelyn, our intrepid amateur bee-keepers! My level of involvement consisted of documenting the battle on film — holding [...]

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The original plan was to make good use of the extra-long Labor Day weekend and head over to the North Shore for an exciting weekend of thundering waterfalls, towering rock formations and other sights unfamiliar to us central Minnesota flatlanders. Heh, yeah… Us and every other family within 500 miles. The reservable campsites had all [...]

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Photo by Dad, edited by Me.

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What to do on a beautiful Sunday afternoon? My friend Amanda and I decided to forgo the canoeing venture some of our siblings were organizing in favor of a walk in the woods. We grabbed our cameras, in hopes of happening upon some photo-worthy Nature along the way. As usual, Creation didn’t disappoint. The delicate [...]

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