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I was away working on fires for five days. When I got home yesterday, the blueberries had begun to blossom, the pine trees had candled, the fish had started to bite, the black flies were out, and the long cold spring is apparently over! Blueberries in bloom
There is a little gray bird who sits on a rock right outside the kitchen screen and chirps away all day long. All spring and summer I have thought, "What a friendly little bird!" She is always there chirping while I do the dishes, flicking her tail at me with every chirp. Today I realized... Continue Reading →
Northern Minnesota had three forest fires break out in the space of two days earlier this month. After a few days of the local fire brigades attempting to squash them, things were obviously out of control. A national emergency disaster group, called the Incident Management Team, was called in. The next day, I got the... Continue Reading →
I meant to include this list of wildlife I have seen in the past week. Everything seems to be more than ready for spring: Loons, ducks, Canada geese, trumpeter swans, white-throated sparrows, blue jays, Canadian jays, purple finches, robins, bald eagles, hawks, grouse Deer, otter, beaver, squirrels, chipmunks, pine martens
A week ago today the ice finally went out of Elbow Lake. Well, out of part of Elbow Lake, the part that mattered. I had to dodge a few icebergs to get to my cabin, but when I arrived everything was in good order. The solar panels were still functioning, there were no trees down... Continue Reading →
No, this update is not what you might be expecting about a 15-yr-old dog, though that may be next week's post. This story is much more exciting than a simple demise. I was in bed trying to go to sleep about 10:00 last night. Monkey hadn't been on his bed when I went in for... Continue Reading →
Anyone who is reading this has probably been the recipient of unheard-of amounts of rain this past week. Here in my little corner of the world it has been no different. On Tuesday I finished work at the Forest Service, and drove through heavy rain on the way to the lake. As I went down... Continue Reading →
I was gone from my Island for two nights this past weekend. While I was gone, thousands of balsam trees began candling around the cabin, and have dusted every horizontal surface with a visible layer of pollen. The blueberries have all burst into bloom and promise a good crop. The lake level has continued to... Continue Reading →
One of the perks of working for the government is that I get federal holidays off. I work six months of the year for the forest service in northern Minnesota, so I get that benefit. We often also get a two-hour early release on the Friday before holidays. That means that today I found myself... Continue Reading →
The eight women greeted each other on the dock, some with smiles, some with hugs, and some with nervous chatter. They were to spend the next week together in a log cabin on an island in Minnesota learning camping and canoeing skills. After introductions and a light supper, they prepared for an early bedtime, as... Continue Reading →
Anne Sherve-Ose: Island Girl 