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I love our patio in the summer 🦩

Pic posted July 10, 2024

The birds do too (plastic and otherwise)


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Better late than never ✅

Pic posted July 5, 2024

Heated bird bath and stand for CK Mother’s Day/Birthday


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Have a birdie 🐦

Pic posted June 30, 2024

You’ve messed with the wrong people, sir


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We are running out of birdseed 🐤

Pic posted June 29, 2024

So many feathered friends 💜


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The Mississippi is about to crest

Pic posted June 29, 2024

Rode as much as I could – lots of trail closed signs (and bunnies)


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Wet and wild round @ Columbia

Pic posted June 22, 2024

Rain, ducks, rain, deer, rain, tiny cricket, rain…


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I hear these guys love donuts

Pic posted June 13, 2024

Seagull strolling through downtown Grand Marais


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New species detected 🐰

Pic posted June 9, 2024

Lots of good stuff below the feeder


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More cute bird buddies

Pic posted June 7, 2024

From no visitors for months to re-filling seed daily


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Bug level: medium 🦟

Pic posted May 30, 2024

Beautiful early walk around the neighborhood


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Our first Bird Buddy ❤️

Pic posted March 23, 2024

That only took almost three months – are birds even real? This cute house finch is the first visitor to our little yellow feeder…


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About six inches at our house

Pic posted February 15, 2024

Read that this storm doubled our snowfall for the season. Still waiting for our first bird buddy…


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Nashville Zoo at Grassmere ✅

Pic posted December 13, 2023

Some of our favorite zoo experiences ever: Lorikeet Landing, feed the flamingos and the return of meerkats were all very fun


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Fall in La Lake Park 🍁

Pic posted October 14, 2023

Hadn’t walked that path in a while – windy and rainy, but no bugs and beautiful colors


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The new bison area 🦬

Pic posted August 11, 2023

It’s really cool to be able to get closer now @ Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley


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Treetop Trail @ MN Zoo ✅

Pic posted August 11, 2023

Hit the early “member’s hour,” but I think all suburban moms must have memberships now. My take after one quick loop around: it’s very scenic, but large sections have no animals and I’m not sure they have all the signage up yet. Do heed the signs that warn of static shocks, though. Love the new section close to the bison and can’t wait for the prairie dogs to return (sign said they will be back).


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Lahaina Town 💔

Pic posted August 9, 2023

Heartbroken for the people (and animals) on Maui


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Open House @ Country Day School

Pic posted August 7, 2023

The best preschool in the land – Children’s Country Day School, Mendota Heights


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Broke in the new hiking shoes

Pic posted July 24, 2023

A hilly 10K+ around Afton State Park with deer, a rabbit, a snake, some tiny frogs, a hawk and a bunch of other birds that Merlin said were there (but I didn’t visually see), including cardinals, crows, cedar waxwings, goldfinches, house wrens, mourning doves, blue jays, red-bellied & downy woodpeckers, eastern wood-pewees, wood thrushes, sparrows and eastern kingbirds.


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A walk along Birch Point

Pic posted July 13, 2023

Nice memories of this part of the world


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Early morning 20 miles 🚴‍♂️

Pic posted July 12, 2023

Stuck by a train, eagles, vultures & a turkey, new Saint Paul branding and the return of Bob Pimpin


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Went to see the buffalo again

Pic posted June 25, 2023

The Spring Lake Park Reserve herd was in another area (farther away), but it was so cool to watch them in the binoculars during the big thunderstorm


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The Tuesday Special @ Willingers

Pic posted June 20, 2023

Just a lovely, warm summer afternoon with the Nive Man in Northfield


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Unique plants today @ Brookview

Pic posted June 17, 2023

Didn’t play well, but pretty plants and good company


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La Lake Chonkosaurus! 🐢

Pic posted May 22, 2023

Came around the corner and got stopped in my tracks


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