Month: March 2017

An eye for the owls

March 28, 2017

I’ve been looking unsuccessfully for owls on deep woods hikes and long, lonely dirt road bike rides for years. I would scan the tree tops on river side trails, look deep into frozen swamp land or stop and scour low hanging branches at the edge of quiet meadows. Nothing. Turns out I was looking in … More An eye for the owls

Deer in the alley

March 20, 2017

A small herd of deer like to hike up and down our alley. I snapped this picture last week after a snowfall. These two teenagers strolled across the front yard looking for food while I worked on my truck in the garage driveway. They munched on an evergreen bush and tossed occasional sideways glances at … More Deer in the alley

The little brother bridge, a troublemaker

March 10, 2017

Everybody loves the good-looking and charming Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge but few know about a troublesome little brother named Blue. It’s a strange relationship. The mighty Aerial Lift Bridge guards the Duluth ship canal like an all-state goalie protects a hockey net. Nothing gets past this thing without a couple of foghorn blasts. The bridge is … More The little brother bridge, a troublemaker

The amazing twin-kitty, purring, stuffed foot pillow demo video

March 7, 2017

  Flowers and heart-shaped candy are Valentine’s Day gift clichés. A purring, twin-kitty, stuffed foot pillow is wonderfully strange Valentine’s Day gift. I gave Jen the purring, twin-kitty, stuffed foot pillow. I found the thing at a Superior, Wis. thrift store.  It must have been a recent donation.  The purring, twin-kitty, stuffed foot pillow was … More The amazing twin-kitty, purring, stuffed foot pillow demo video