One Man's Wonder

Only once before in the 15 years we’ve lived here in Minneapolis’s Prospect Park had I experienced such quiet. It was late May, 2020, right ...

These long summer holiday weekends, it's easy to lose sight of what the occasion's really all about. Sure, the Fourth is about fu...

Each spring serves up to these aging eyes, this rejuvenating soul, an eagerly awaited feast of color. Here in Minnesota, winter’s barren, mo...

Some years back, I was due to undergo major back surgery down at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. To prepare myself emotionally—and, some sourc...

                                 Winter's shadows: numb,                                  Frozen stiff as cadavers.                    ...

IMAGE: BRITANNICA               ナイヤガラ奈落に落ちて空に舞う
               Niagara Falls               Falling into an abyss,
               Rising to h...

For some reason I’ve been thinking about fluid dynamics. Maybe it’s that, after yet another long northern winter, our 11,842 lakes here in M...