Hey, kids! Remember that time we almost saw Mount Rushmore?

Nature calling! (responsorial)

Gabby: “Subject: Memories came flooding back.

DebK of Rosemount’s friend Gardengoddess wrote about their drive to California when she was a child in the ’50s: up in the morning, drive all day, eating in the car, no time to stop to pee, and had to pee in a cup. (Wonder what they did for number 2?)

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It’s April. It’s Minnesota. Is that how T.S. Eliot came up with that nonsense about “the cruelest month”?

Our theater of seasons
Photography Division

Wayne Nelson of Forest Lake: “I woke up this morning after our big snowfall and looked out the window. The sun was shining brightly, and I had to capture the new fresh snow on the trees with all the shadows in the snow.”

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There hadn’t been any turkeys all winter — and then, suddenly . . .

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Our Birds, Ourselves (Ask Al B Division)

Elvis writes: “Subject: Strange coincidence.

Elvis is spending time down in Wisconsin with his aged M&P. Usually there are a number of wild turkeys around. Sometimes there have been a couple flocks, or hens and poults, or toms strutting around looking for love. Continue reading “There hadn’t been any turkeys all winter — and then, suddenly . . .”

It’s still the First of April. No fooling!

Month at a glance

We begin the month with our customary and traditional (so far) first-of-the-monthly report from The Stillwater Scouter:

“April is Frog Month and Poetry Month. The 14th-22nd observes National Park Week.

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