Jamie Thingelstad

Outdoors

On our walk around Lake Harriet this morning Tammy and I saw this rare Bald Eagle in the city. It was perched and analyzing the ice line for easy prey.

Bald eagle perched on a bare tree branch against a pale winter sky, scanning below.

We thought it was going to be very cold and rainy but the rain held off and the day turned incredibly nice for us to hike up to the Fifth Falls at Gooseberry Falls today. Gooseberry has to be one of the most accessible parks we have and it is a great place to explore!

Cascading waterfall over dark basalt rocks into a calm pool, surrounded by evergreen and deciduous trees in early autumn Rocky shallow stream winds through an autumn forest with evergreens and yellow-leaved trees at Gooseberry Falls State Park Four people smiling for a selfie on a wooded trail surrounded by autumn foliage and wooden stairs behind them.

At Canoe Bay there are very friendly deer all over the property. They run around and seem to have a delightful time frolicking in the woods. They wont let you get too close but they also don’t run away when you approach.

Two white-tailed deer standing among ferns in a lush green forest, both looking toward the camera.

Lovely stroll with Lucky this evening. A blooming Northern Catalpa, Minnehaha Creek brimming with water, and Asiatic Lilies.

Northern Catalpa tree covered in clusters of white flowers, standing on a green lawn surrounded by taller trees under a partly cloudy sky. Minnehaha Creek flowing between lush green tree-lined banks with sunlight glinting off the rippling water surface. White Asiatic Lilies in full bloom with green buds on tall stems in a garden bed along a residential street.