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Turning your kids into rock stars, chasing the northern lights and exploring Minnesota. I dig music, guitars, ukulele, Prince, and stargazing. ๐Ÿ“ธ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ”ญ๐ŸŒนDSA St. Paul/Minneapolis/North Shore
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This little 6 yr old comes for ๐ŸŽธ lessons. He's getting very talkative. He calls me "bro" when he's excited & serious about something. He'll say "bro," I'll say "dude" and sometimes I can get him to go back & forth with me a few times before he spits out a full sentence It makes me LOL every time

That sound you just heard was the collective scream of all the Swifties still awake. Taylor Swift just dropped 2min snippet of re-rec of "Look What You Made Me Do" in new episode of Handmaid's Tale. Her re-recording of Reputation (Taylors Version), RepTV, is likely imminent.

Went out looking for a tree last night. Found one. The โญ๏ธ is Arcturus. Afton State Park, Minnesota.

We lost Chris Cornell 8 years ago. Casual fans may be unaware he was main songwriter for bands he fronted. Riffs, chords, harmony & melody, all his ideas. This was apparent if you attended his solo shows. I took these vids at The Fitzgerald in Minnesota 14yrs ago. One of the all-time greatest.

Did you know they take security very seriously at Xcel Energy Power Plant in Red Wing? You're prob saying, "duh." Well, I learned that very quickly after snap this pic from the front lawn along HWY 61 ๐Ÿ˜ฌ ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ He Mni Can, aka Barn Bluff from a perspective that I've now confirmed def not open to public

Flowers lit up by the light from the full Flower Moon and accompanied by the big dipper. The stars look funny because I wasn't using a tripod. Tonight in an old cemetery. Hampton, Minnesota.

Scariest trail in MN/WI. No tripping or falling allowed because you ain't stopping for 1200ft down. I was lucky ๐Ÿ˜ฌ Not sure if I want to share this location, but if you know city below, you'll figure it out. Please excuse the cursing. Adrenaline was pumping. Just wait until you see that sunset.

Mission Accomplished: ๐ŸŒš+๐Ÿ’ Tonight's Flower Moon with a Wild Columbine flower on a bluff above the Mississippi River.

TODAY'S MISSION: Exploring the Mississippi River to find native Minnesota wildflowers and ๐Ÿ“ธ capturing the full ๐ŸŒš+๐Ÿ’ together... (The full moon in May is called the Flower Moon)

Climbed a bluff above Chippewa River to grab tonight's sunset. Perfect weather weekend. Best of the year so far โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŒก

Where were you 1 yr ago? I wasn't on Bluesky last year, but I begged anyone within earshot to go out and see it. My friends didn't listen to me & missed it, lol๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ Greatest night of aurora in 20 yrs. Over 24hrs of most vibrant & dynamic aurora I've ever seen. The full aurora rainbow of color. ๐Ÿ”ฎโœจ๏ธ๐ŸŒˆ

Metallica playing Virginia Tech's unofficial theme song last night, Enter Sandman. This is from outside the stadium. VT Seismological Observatoryโ€™s helicorder registered an earth quake during this. Why hasn't Metallica ever been invited to play the Super Bowl?? That is a crime against humanity.

In last 24 hours, I... - Attended Method Man concert in Duluth - Caught a 3am G1 aurora substorm & meteor shower in Superior National Forest - Had a stare down w a wolf ๐Ÿบ on MN Hwy 1 (I won, btw) - Drove straight back to metro for last student ๐ŸŽธrecital b4 summer. Yea, it's called fun. I am tired.

Last min decision to spend the night in Duluth for the Method Man & Redman concert. Got upgraded to the hotel baller condo with a lake view. That was cool. The aurora MIGHT be cookin' up something & it's Eta Aquarids meteor shower... crystal clear sky, 60ยฐF ๐Ÿ˜Ž That's a good Saturday.

It always bums me out when I'm coming home, and the First National Bank sign is not lit up...

I'm here to keep you updated on the current Minnesota teen fashion trends. Here's my favorite outfit of the week โญ๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ซ ๐Ÿช๐Ÿ‘ข

Walking out door when got notification that school district is canceling after-school activities. My studio follows those cancelations, so that means I have afternoon/evening off. I can't remember the last time that happened outside of winter months but I'll take it. Glad I wasn't on 494 already.

I always joke that my friends dont listen to me about the northern lights... This is true, but these folks listened to me this weekend. I even gave away my secret spots! Lots of kind words but tbh, my purple shoes got most compliments lol ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ And I was asked to present for MN Astronomical Society!๐Ÿ‘€

St. Paul Art Crawl this weekend! Sat 12pm-8pm Sun 12pm-5pm I'm talking aurora at 3:30pm today and 1pm tomorrow! *Today's talk was pushed back to 330pm โฐ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“… * Parking on street or at Union Depot or Lowertown Parking Ramp ๐Ÿš— ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ Super easy โžก๏ธ Take lightrail to Union Depot, Look for Art Crawl signage.

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One of my first really big aurora experiences happened 2 years ago. 4th strongest of the last 11 years. Exactly 30 days after another huge event in March '23. This is when I discovered my love for a good aurora selfie. Check out the cinnamon roll aurora above me. Osakis, MN April 23rd, 2023.

I bought clearance priced Peeps today in hopes for a Peep themed aurora photoshoot tonight... I really want that to happen ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฅš I like a good prop opportunity for aurora pics (I ate one. Had to test it) We are in an aurora watch tonight and tomorrow. We'll keep an eye on it as we approach sunset ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿคž

This ancient cell phone video is only footage I have from attending 8 Prince shows. Incredible I got away with it. Here he is absolutely shredding Purple Rain at Paisley Park in 2009! Witnessing this live was always closest thing to spiritual I've ever felt. We lost him 9 years ago today. ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ’œโ˜”๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š

New Amp Monday. Orange amps not only sound great, but they look really cool, too. ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŠ

Biggest coronal hole observed by NASA SDO is now facing earth โ˜€๏ธโžก๏ธ๐ŸŒŽ sending the good stuff our way in ~72hrs (Not dangerous or alarming, btw) It means we might see aurora on Tuesday Aurora in 3 pics below were all produced by coronal hole that was not as big as this one ๐Ÿ‘€ We now pray for clear sky

My 4th year of Prince eggs. This year I went with a deep cut from his Batman era โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฃ