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Born in Berlin, raised in Russia, educated at Oxford, played in Paris, ruined in Rome; some of this is true. Life, àla Kurt. The Big Woods of MN
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Honeysuckle mine.

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The Garden Pages: The Peonies Report. Beaten down by rains.

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Triple Berry Pie: blackberries, blueberries, strawberries. Another Saturday night at Balsam Hollow…

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De mon fenêtre. Saddened, because we love our maples, but they are not long living.

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This may be ho hum normal to many. A blossoming coleus is a first in this household. #exciting

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I always have been proud of being from Minnesota. In 2025, my Minnesota pride is bruised & shaken. Minnesota is just like any other state in the U-S. We must learn to live with the horror of gun violence & assassination. Rest in peace, Melissa & Mark Hortman.

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Bob Costas nailed it 🎯

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Thursday Meme. Truth.

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Freshly cut. No rest for the wicked. #rhubarbcrop #smellswonderful

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De mon fenêtre. Morning brunch. A second fawn is behind its mother, nursing. The one in front is about to leap into motion. They move so fast! The doe in the foreground is last year’s family. Mama is big on twins; there is a young buck from last year, who has moved off on his own.

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The Wednesday Garden Report. Lupines at Balsam Hollow are at their peak. Every year, they spread; we have stopped mowing down by the big azalea & the mailbox.

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😢Rest in Peace, Edmund White.

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30* years. Big as a lilac bush. #nirthernbrightazalea

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20250529 1530hrs - Our Northern Brights Azaleas, not quite at peak bloom. We await this event as if it is Christmas Eve, & Santa is arriving. At Balsam Hollow.

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Saturday Night Project #strawberryrhubarbpie #yum

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Monochromatic Monday. Summer 1997.

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Wowza! I am a high tech kind of guy. My defibrillator device is blue tooth paired with this gizmo. If something goes awry while I am in the throes of orgasmic sex, the Big Powers at the Minneapolis Heart institute will save me from being the subject of lurid stories in the media. #nodetailsatten

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Cinco de Mayo in the City of Lakes #capellatower

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I am an old man. My memory is a bit foggy. Remind me, why, a half century ago, I was so anxious to get out of the Big Woods, & go to the Big City? #tranquility

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We’ll just leave it there. #toocold

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#valentinesday #throwback 1990 with my Valentine on Vacation in Orlando. 35 years ago. So young, but not so innocent. 😜

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Without Pennies, What Becomes of Penny Loafers? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/s...

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De mon fenêtre. By the dawn’s early light. Just over 4” of fresh powder.

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MNDoT Snow Plow Cam, northbound on MN State Hwy 6, just south of Cass County Rd 48, north of Outing. 1:06 PM (CST), 20250201. We are tucked safe at Balsam Hollow, 2" of fluff on our deck. Ginger snaps & hot chocolate.

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De mon balcon : Coucher de soleil.

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De mon fenêtre. Surveying Balsam Hollow the morning after an 8” ‘Snow Event.’ +13°F (feels like -5°F) Nous NE DÉJEUNERONS PAS sur l’herbe aujourd’hui!

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New Year Project: organize my scarf collection. (I DON’T have a problem! 😜) I just pull them out of a drawer, wear them, stuff them back in. Now the drawer won’t close. Time to take them out, fold them, tidily slip them in order of some sort. Until NEXT year!

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