This happy bird mural was created by Sarah Johnson, Winona's Creative Laurette.
A very fun family lives here with active children who have great imaginations.
Wander around the friendly streets of the East End of Winona near Sobieski Park and Community Center and you'll find this cheerful, bright mural.
The Poets Laureate of Winona, Jim Armstrong, Ken McCullough, Emilio DeGrazia, Nicholle Ramsey published a new book called Crossings. Their book launch was held at the History Center. Each poet read a portion from the book. Nicholle Ramsey was not able to attend; her brother Lucus Ramsey read several of her poems.
Jim Armstrong
Ken McCullough
Emilio DeGrazia
Lucas Ramsey
It was a lovely evening of poetry, music by Bell House Band and Jim Reineke along with delicious food and drink.
This is my prairie front yard in Winona, Minnesota. This is when the butterfly weed and pale purple coneflowers, echinacea pallida are blooming. The yellow coneflowers are echinacea paradoxa.
I'm creating a wall art quilt that will feature wild grasses and flowers. I took a trip out to Prairie Moon Nursery to see some wildflowers growing in mixed plantings and take some pictures.
A sea of pale purple coneflowers and a native sunflower variety.
The light on this afternoon was interesting--sometimes sunny and other times cloud covered.
A mixed planting of rattlesnake master
A closer image of the field of rattlesnake master from the above picture.
A bit closer still
Updates coming on the progress of the quilt.
Can you cat nap? I'm not a person who naps easily. I think that I need to take lesson from my cats.
June 1st rolled around and it was instantly hot in Minnesota. These cats took full advantage to sleep as much as possible.
Tara on the back of the couch on a favorite quilt.
Norris sleeping on a bag on a chair. He had a habit of not supporting his head, and had fallen off the chair when his head got too heavy and upset his balance in his sleep.
Tara helping in the studio. What a good girl.
My friend's cat. Life is good when you can sleep in an elevated basket!
6/21/2021 Sunset on the Mississippi River in Winona, MN
6/18/2021 Sunset on West Lake Winona
East Lake Winona
6/18/2021 Sunset on West Lake Winona
6/9/2021
Is it a bird? An angel? A ghost? What do you see?
Winona, Minnesota has been blessed with rain over the past couple of weeks since early July 2021. And there are many mushrooms popping up.
These two tiny ones are growing on bark.
This one is growing on soil next to a rock.
Dawn and I out hiking and finding mushrooms and rocks.
