BClear
Minnesota Master Naturalist • Artist • Photographer • Writer • Baker • Medievalist • Lutheran
- Diamonds dancing on the #MississippiRiver under the I-35 Bridge in Mendota Heights, #Minnesota. #photography
- A perfect #spring day on the #MississippiRiver at Hidden Falls Regional Park in Saint Paul, #Minnesota. #photography #fishing
- This snapping #turtle and I both enjoyed the evening at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota.
- I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!
- Read what you write out loud to yourself. It’s the best way to catch word mix-ups and garbled sentences.
- You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism. NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support. Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
- “Trustworthy journalism”doesn’t include giving airtime to the likes of Steve Bannon, yall. I had been a longtime monthly supporter of Minnesota Public Radio but I canceled my membership last week. What were you thinking?
- [Not loaded yet]
- I have been a long-time supporter of NPR through my membership at Minnesota Public Radio, but this week I cancelled my membership, and it was because of this interview. I do not do this kind of thing lightly. Why would you give this person a platform? What were you thinking?
- [Not loaded yet]
- I have been a long-time supporter of NPR through my membership at Minnesota Public Radio, but this week I cancelled my membership, and it was because of this interview. I do not do this kind of thing lightly. Why would you give this person a platform? What were you thinking?
- there is a decent chance i never spend a single dime at target again in my life www.startribune.com/target-gave-...
- Agreed. Was getting my groceries there but stopped when they dropped their DEI & haven’t been back. Now probably never will.
- Elon Musk’s staffers are trying to push into the National Gallery of Art. They recently met with the museum’s director and legal team, to question its legal status and explore ways to assert influence. One of the nation’s most respected art institutions is now in their crosshairs.
- Maybe a big crowd needs to get over there and get in the way?
- Sound up: A sunset symphony of #birdsong and boreal chorus #frogs at Fort Snelling State Park #Minnesota this evening. #birds #birdvideo #wetland #wildlifesounds #wildlifeaudio #natureaudio #naturesounds #nature
- So are we going back to Target on Monday? I'm not, even though the boycott may be technically over, because there's been no changed behavior. Am I alone?
- Not going back.
- [Not loaded yet]
- You go to El Salvador and call it out too.
- [Not loaded yet]
- That’s fabulous, Senator #Klobuchar, but did you see the ruling by the Fourth Circuit today about the “unconscionable” removal of Kilmar Abrego #Garcia from the US? When are you going to have something to say about that? What are you doing about that situation?
- This.
- A former French military base, Vauban is a thriving neighbourhood of 5,500 residents connected to Freiburg town centre by bus and light rail. Built in the late 1990s as a radical experiment in low-car living, it forgoes virtually all on-street parking in favour of active, green, and social spaces. 🧵
- [Not loaded yet]
- You’re not wrong, but without a car I’d be totally stuck in my house in a Minnesota winter. Sidewalks/bus stops not cleared of ice & snow, unheated shelters, etc. W a car I can go to places w cleared pkg lots & tote stuff in my warm car. Wish we’d do better so I could go carless.
- Is it accessible? The trams? “Walkability” & “bikeability” plans here in my US city often fail to consider disabled folks.
- [Not loaded yet]
- Was getting my groceries from Target, but been shopping at other places since they ditched their DEI. Disappointed in them, as I like to support a Minnesota company. Hope they’ll come around, but till then, I’m staying away.
- [Not loaded yet]
- Actually, I think the *reporting* about the American public has been also to blame. Have you seen the town halls? Heard about the millions of phone calls flooding into congress? Listened to conversations in a restaurant? People are furious. Reporters need to step away from their screens sometimes.
- Once again, this won’t end well…Americans are on to them. They’re firing the staff who help seniors get their hard-earned benefits from a lifetime of work and answer the phones and fix problems. Why DOGE is struggling to find fraud in Social Security www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
- “Won’t end well,” you say. I hope you’re right, Sen. Klobuchar, but it’s hard to see what YOU are doing to help that happen. Expressions of concern aren’t sufficient.
- [Not loaded yet]
- I live in a 70-unit bldg built in 1967. I just bought an EV & as soon as he saw it, the landlord said, unprompted, that he would install a charger in the underground parking garage! Should be there within a month, I think. Will be glad not to be charging at public spots in a Minnesota winter. 🚙
- Two Canada #geese appear to be discussing the situation at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota.
- So cool.
- Kind and Nice are not synonyms.
- [Not loaded yet]
- Yes, we read the Iliad & the Odyssey in my public high school AP English class in Colorado in the mid 1970s.
- These two Canada #geese come back to nest at this same pond at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota year after year. They seemed a bit stymied by the ice in it today, though. The wing-flapping didn’t conjure any open water, alas. #photography #birds #winter
- A bright, fresh day at Sakatah Lake State Park, #Minnesota. March 7, 2025. #photography #snow #trees #forest
- The ice-covered Mississippi River at Hidden Falls Regional Park in Saint Paul, #Minnesota, at #sunset on February 22, 2025. #mississippiriver #photography
- The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, Como Regional Park, Saint Paul, #Minnesota. It includes a #Japanese #Garden - #sansui style, a gift from Masami Matsuda, a prominent Japanese landscape architect, that represents friendship and #peace between #SaintPaul and its sister city #Nagasaki, #Japan.
- Take heart friends, and be of good courage. (cookies & photo mine) #valentinesday #valentine #cookies #baking
- A color photo on a monochromatic day. A house on the bank of Pickerel Lake in Mendota Heights, #Minnesota. #photography
- Deer tracks on a pond at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota.
- A sleeping tree in winter, Hidden Falls Regional Park, Saint Paul, #Minnesota. #photography
- [Not loaded yet]
- Me too! Try the Sunny Paris. It’s good in soup!
- Resistance ≠ Futile
- We passed a bill in committee yesterday that felonizes elected officials if they vote against Trump’s immigration policy. Let that sink in. Duly elected officials will go to jail- will have a criminal record- if they do not vote for and support Trump’s policies.
- [Not loaded yet]
- “Useless as a chocolate teapot” 😄👍🏼
- 🎶 Oh the (setting) of the sun, and the running of the deer…🎶 at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota.
- [Not loaded yet]
- A gentle, delightful book to give you a brief rest from it all: Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley
- [Not loaded yet]
- On their way now.
- [Not loaded yet]
- [Not loaded yet]
- The bigliest.
- An evening walk heading upstream along the west bank of the icy Mississippi River at Minnehaha Falls Park, Minneapolis, #Minnesota. #mississippiriver #photography #winter
- You don’t have to believe everything you think.
