Family explores city, dives into Shakespeare
An urban hike and A Midsummer's Night Dream made for a perfect family day on a cold fall day.
Frances Perkins photo provided courtesy Frances Perkins Center.
Frances Perkins, strong advocate for workers
I highly recommend this book for its interesting story about a strong lady from our country's history.
Ant swarms garner a lot of attention
After heavy recent rains swarms of ants exited their colonies to mate.
Bees dance in the wind on swamp milkweed
Sometimes it doesn't matter how great a photo you take. For identification, it's all about angles.
Mission mothpossible: Save moth eggs
A human mama does what she can to help a moth mama carry on her life's work.
Light pollution, silent environmental killer
This isn't my usual happy post with pretty pictures of bugs.
Three beautiful moths spotted one early morning
There are so many interesting and unique moths in Minnesota.
Claws down, Mr. Furioso, help is on the way
A grumpy little crayfish gets a boost back to the water.
All puppies, all the time
A series of books about foster puppies that need good homes has been a big hit at our house.
Photo by Holly Jessen
Princesses wear whatever they want
Princess Magnolia and her friends are kind, smart and kick monster butt. What’s not to like?
For the love of a robot
A friend recommended the book "The Wild Robot" and I'm very glad she did. My 7-year-old and I absolutely loved it as well as the second book.