A #squirrel enjoys a walnut. (Sciurus carolinensis, in Ramsey County, #Minnesota) #animals #photography

#Cookies for a #music reception. #baking #bakesky

I met a contortionist in the woods today at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography #animals #deer

A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) surveys the territory from a fallen tree at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #birds #photography

Hidden Falls Park, Saint Paul, #Minnesota.

#Crow on a fence. #birds #photography #Minnesota

Lunchtime for three baby robins at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #birds

An American #Goldfinch at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #birds #photography

American robins feeding their babies at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #birds #Photography

A #BaltimoreOriole at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. First one I’ve seen there in about 15 years. #birds #photography

Old #oak #savannah in Newell Park, Saint Paul, #Minnesota. Some trees here may be pre-settlement. Much of #SaintPaul was like this before the 1840s. #photography #trees

Rest.

Muskrat, havin’ an afternoon snack at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography #animals #muskrat

A great blue heron fishes for its dinner at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography #birds

Mid-April #bog on a rainy #spring day at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography

Who says #SaintPaul is boring? #Minnesota #dogs #fashion #chihuahuas

Mallards make #art. Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography #birds #ducks

#MississippiRiver Overlook just north of the Ford Bridge in #SaintPaul, #Minnesota. This is a color photo. #photography

The Horace Cleveland Overlook, on West #MississippiRiver Blvd, #Minneapolis, #Minnesota, seen from across the river in #SaintPaul. This is a color photo. #photography

Shore lunch. Bald Eagle, Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #birds #photography

A young bald #eagle in flight at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #birds #photography

On the edge of #spring, at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography #winter #water

A fine #fungi (trametes versicolor, aka turkey tail) at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #mushrooms #mushroom #photography

A foggy #bog at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography #fog

Young bald eagles at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography #birds

Seven #swans a-swimming at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography #birds

Two bald eagles preside on a bright cold day at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography #birds

Eleven #BaldEagles together at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota, on January 21, 2026.

A winter #bog at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota, USA. January 21, 2026. #photography

Lovely #Minnesota. Still here, unbowed. #photography