Movie tonight was Free Guy and it was pretty fun! The various riffs on gamer culture were all really funny. Tammy’s pick. 🍿

Movie poster for Free Guy showing a smiling man in a blue shirt and tie carrying coffee and a fishbowl through a chaotic city street with explosions and crashes

Today is Lucky’s 2nd birthday! She is officially no longer a puppy. Mazie and I took her on a nice, cold, snowy walk and she loved it. She got a lot of treats, and much extra attention today.

Man and girl in winter gear smiling outdoors in snow with a fluffy white dog between them, bare trees behind them.

Horse at sunset.

Chestnut horse standing in a snow-covered field at sunset, bare trees silhouetted against an orange and pink sky

Today’s board game was Settlers of Catan! We messed up the rules more than a few times, and the game took a long time to wrap up, but still liked it. Tyler’s pick. Mazie won.

Settlers of Catan board mid-game on a wood table, with hexagonal terrain tiles, number tokens, and colorful wooden settlements and roads placed across the island.

Totally enjoyed In The Heights tonight. Great movie and incredible performances. Wow. My movie pick. 🍿

Movie poster for In The Heights showing four young people against a brick wall mural with a bridge and city sky behind them

Tonight’s board game was Photosynthesis. Mazie’s pick, and she won with a good lead! 🌳

Photosynthesis board game in progress on a wooden table with colorful tree pieces in green and orange on a hexagonal forest board.

Visiting A Central Minnesota Farm by Layne Kennedy

My friend and amazing photographer Layne Kennedy put together this short video of life on a Central Minnesota Farm. I love how he captures it all so well. I’ve been lucky enough to take classes with Layne and his talent is amazing.

I had the fortunate opportunity to visit a neighbor’s family farm several times this summer and document some of the activities there. Really, it was just done for fun. This was not meant as a documentary, but something for the family to share life on the farm with extended family. The little things like harvesting sweet corn to donate to the local church, protecting lands for wildlife habitat and wildflowers, gathering everyone for meals during a Vikings game, and the traditions of deer hunting and gathering of friends all part of farm life here.

It is a wonderful video.

Visiting A Central Minnesota Farm.mov from Layne Kennedy on Vimeo.

Lucky enjoys snow so much. When it is snowing she wants to be outside all the time. She eats mouthfuls of snow whenever she can. She seems completely at home in the snow. ❄️

White fluffy dog lying in snow outside a house, looking at camera with snow-dusted fur and icy chin.

Cannon Lake.

Frozen snow-covered Cannon Lake in winter with bare trees and small buildings along the far shore under an overcast sky

Horse out in the field with a light coating of snow. This is on our regular walking route at Magic Pines.

Dark brown horse standing in a snow-covered pasture, looking toward the camera, with bare trees and snowy fields in the background.