“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.”
T.S. Eliot
I am incredibly lucky to live where magic happens right outside my door. Join me as I explore my new home.
Need a break? Take a few minutes to visit our lakeshore in northern Minnesota.
We have several beaver ponds near our house, and the beavers on “Little Lake” (pictured above) are very tolerant of residents using the road that runs along it. Oddly enough, beavers are the reason I moved to Minnesota. My first job was at Grand Portage NM, which interprets the Northwest Fur Trading Company and its…
After a year of restricted activities and a huge move from South Carolina to Minnesota, I was on the look out for a way to learn new crafts and hobbies to do at home. I had cross stitch projects, Zentangle books, and acrylic paints waiting to be picked up in SC, so I really wanted…
I decided on a short walk down to the lake after work and found a couple interesting things to photograph on the way there and back. These little plants are in our front yard, popping through the melting ice, and I have no idea what they are: While I was walking, I let the camera…
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Ottergarden's Minnesota Backyard