I was in my car, driving back to my office looking out the window. This in itself is not unusual and really neither is what I am about to tell you. I shifted gears from what my brain thought was 2nd to 3rd. My My My How Things Change.

Writing and photography by Audrey Kletscher Helbling. Finding spring in Minnesota at the conservatory. TO ALL MY WINTER WEARY. Readers in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and any other place where cold and snow are lingering too long into spring, I offer you a visual respite. This is for you, as much as for me. Currently, the Spring Flower Show. Is in bloom inside the Sunken Garden.

Two Bears Engaged in a Teaching Moment. A few good bears, one exquisite wolf. Black Mama and The Cinnamon Twins. Alpha Female 832F of Lamar Canyon Pack Shot and Killed. Sisters Kill Three, Eat One. What The Birds Taught Me.

Living a slow life in rural South Africa. It is one of my favorite trees in the garden. It is not in the soil at all and has not made any small roots into the ground. It must just be running on reserves. So I finally got my ring.

Art, cats, nature, animals, weather, and whatever. EF4 Tornado and How We Survived That. Wisteria Storm, I Lose Track of Spring, Always Cats. Wisteria looks so sweet and innocent. Caughtcha on camera, Mr. Violets are my favorites! .