Up north – Fake Flamenco

bilingual, En español, Nature, photography

Water Lapping Canoe, With Interrupting Loon?

Growing up, we camped on the shore of the lake and paddled canoes. Two of my favorite sounds from Up North; water lapping against an aluminum canoe and loon calls. I made a short video to give you a sense of the quiet and the unique noises of boat and bird. I never tire of […]

bilingual, En español, Nature, photography

Frogs on Land; Flowers on Water

We went Up North this week. In Minnesotan and Wisconsonite speech that means at a lake 100 to 200 miles (160-320K) to the north of a major city. We saw a frog, an eagle, water lilies and loons. The pair of loons that always return to nest at the lake had two chicks this year! […]

Natural World, The Americas

10 Snapshots from the Land of Lakes

Minnesota is called the Land of 10,000 Lakes; it has more like 11,842. Minneapolis alone has 13 lakes. I grew up there, between Lake Nokomis and Lake Harriet. Minneapolis and St. Paul (the Twin Cities) are the largest and most populated towns. They are near the eastern border with Wisconsin and 175 mi (217K) from […]