October As we approach Halloween everything outdoors seems costumed, disguised from its natural state and the theme this year not unlike the past is stark. Trees are giving up the…
Poem: Charcuterie
Before uslaid out like favorites on a charcuterie boardare the days of Summerthat sometimesfelt so Minnesota-longthat they could never end. We must have lied to ourselvesthen and blamed it on…
Sure, it is Fall Colors time and the leaves in the woods are stunning. This year they seem to be particularly beautiful. People have described them as extraordinary. Walking in…
Driftwood Sometimes, through the mist,I can see the lichen advancing.Creeping across granite slabsgreening in the shadows,transposing the hours andyears intomomentslostin the changingof the guardwhere dawn leaves thedeepest, thickest darknessbehind and…
Today, because the September weather is so nice and I’m feeling nostalgic, I wanted to revisit a blog from way back when. The day held snow, but really, it held…
Photos by our canoe trip Guides, Tim Barton, James Ehlers and Nick Jones. Into the Sun Summer days roll onunder the canoes.We push against the hourstrying tohold back the colorsreturningthrough…
This year I saw my first Autumn colors outside of the Summer green on the last day of August. The yellow and reds surprised me. They were high up on…
I’ve used Flexcut carving tools for twenty plus years. I come from a family of antique dealers and one of the first things I collected with my dad was pocket…
None of this Happens Without Effort Camp is about prepand work and anticipation.There’s no running water,no light switches or air conditioneror heater after sunset.No roof over your head and no memory…