by simpleDesigns | May 11, 2008 | Birding, Family, Personal
Today is May 11th, and I realized that I haven’t posted anything since April 30th. Where has the time gone and why is it moving so fast? Last weekend, Tina and I got away to Frontenac, MN for a 2 day Yoga retreat. Virginia, (our teacher) and her husband hold a...
by simpleDesigns | Apr 20, 2008 | Birding
Finally, a sunny day with temps above 60 degrees. I got in a 36 mile bike ride with the TCBC around White Bear and Bald Eagle and my first pinch flat in months… Damm potholes. On the way home, I passed Vadnais Lake and a birder had spotted Grebes, Terns and...
by simpleDesigns | Apr 19, 2008 | Birding
Friday, April 18th…. with a stack of work on my desk and rain predicted, Tina and I went birding, again… what else happens in April. Seriously, we started the day spotting a lone female Green-winged Teal in the Crepeau pond with 2 male Mallards and took...
by simpleDesigns | Apr 16, 2008 | Birding
Yesterday (April 15th), brought numerous great birding moments, starting with Kinglets and Yellow-rumped warblers on our morning walk. Back in the office, we watched a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker working the silver maple. A flock of Purple Finches on a feeder as well as...
by simpleDesigns | Apr 14, 2008 | Birding
As this was the first real spring day that we’ve had this year, Tina and I decided to visit the Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield, MN. We spent about 3 hours hiking the paths and boardwalks, stopping often to look for birds and shoot some images with the new...
by simpleDesigns | Apr 10, 2008 | Birding
This morning started out slow… a Downy, 2 House Finch and several Junco’s. It may snow tonight, so I figured everyone was hiding. Bigs and I went for our morning walk and I decided to take my new binoculars “just in case”. While walking the...
