by simpleDesigns | Oct 25, 2014 | Birding
Yesterday on a bike ride, I spun around Vadnais Lake to see if any of the fall flocks had started to arrive. The south end of the lake at a couple of hundred ducks, but without binocs, I was unable to tell if it was more than Mallards.
by simpleDesigns | Oct 24, 2014 | Personal
I recently noticed that I have only posted 3 times this past year to my blog. Working full time, running a small web design biz on the side , grandkids, cycling, Facebook, etc. have all taken a bit of my day and the blog went by the way side. I’m not even sure if...
by simpleDesigns | Feb 18, 2014 | Raptor Center
My son brought this image to my attention last Saturday. Marcel thought it looked like my friend Terry. We then set out for a bit of detective work to see where it came from. Last week, an image of Terry appeared on a site called imgur.com >...
by simpleDesigns | Feb 16, 2014 | Landscape, Photography
Tina and I paid our annual winter visit to the Como Park Conservatory today. It really helped remind me that this winter can’t last forever. The conservatory had a fantastic collection of orchids on display as well as Bosai trees, spring flowers and...
by simpleDesigns | Feb 16, 2014 | Family
1st, sorry for the long delay in posting anything on this blog. My life is quite full of magical moments, but I don’t stop and document them as often. Yesterday, I helped celebrate the 2nd birthday of our 4th grandchild Teegan Guse Wilson. Jeff and Christy...