I saw on the news this morning that winter storms in the southern United States could potentially cause delays in floral deliveries to the Twin Cities today. Apparently, in the floral industry, Atlanta is a major distribution city for flowers…
Yesterday, February 5th, was National Weatherperson’s Day, a holiday that honors the birth of John Jeffries, one of the first men in America to record daily weather observations, which he began doing in 1774. While the never ending below-zero temperatures…
Snowy day, Snowy Owl: – Snowy Owl, Jenness Richardson, undated…
Following the first snowfall in the Twin Cities yesterday evening, I remembered that I have encountered several snowy scenes while working with the glass plate negatives in the Bell Museum collection. Here are some selected snow scenes to help sensitize…
After weeks of rain in Minnesota, the sun is out on the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities campus! These birds are as shocked as we are… – From the glass plate negative collection, Bell Museum of Natural History records….