Author Archives: Kim & Jim

May 26, 2015. With some 110 people in the audience at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, we delivered our first readings from the just-printed book of essays, poems and collaborations Nature, Culture, and Two Friends Talking.  Part of the draw … Continue reading →

May 15, 2015.  After storms last night, a second wave of tropical birds dropped in on St. Paul.  Tailwinds from the southeast that came along with the low pressure system gave them the extra nudge that makes the journey less … Continue reading →

April 25, 2015.  The news last week that the last few northern African white rhinos depend on round-the-clock armed guards to prevent death by poaching, struck a nerve. It’s about time, but at the same time, it’s more of the … Continue reading →

April 24, 2015. Okay: so today, a solution. Build soil! We just dedicated a lovely statue on WSU’s campus. Artist Lynette Power has made a bronze tribute to Vic Ormsby, a lifelong advocate of soil conservation and the “Aldo Leopold” … Continue reading →

April 15, 2015. Driving to Northfield a couple weeks ago via the old Robert’s Trail—now MN Hwy 3—I cross a few small streams, one being the Vermillion River. I had studied this river—pushing that definition a bit, for in places … Continue reading →

April 3, 2015.  Tonight is a waxing gibbous moon.  The spring moon is for lovers, though an April moon is a bit chilly yet here in Minnesota.  Here is a moon poem: Just Ask Ask the moon if she means … Continue reading →

April 1, 2015.  Last night around 3 am, with the window cracked for the early spring air, we heard the calling swans–whistling swans once, now named tundra swans for their breeding grounds. Mysterious moment–they, lofted high above the glowing metropolis … Continue reading →

March 23, 2015.  With ten fresh inches of snow last night, after a nearly snowless winter, this came in a flash…. LATE SNOW Some bumblebees overwinter. On the first warm days they’re on stage, as big as your thumb— nuzzling … Continue reading →

March 16, 2015.  After six days of plus 60 temperatures, the geese are stirring…along with many others, me included.  There they stand, a mom and dad goose, somehow highly encouraged to raise a family despite the ice they occupy until … Continue reading →

  February 28, 2015.  I spent this past Saturday at a folding table at the Frozen River Film Festival here in Winona, trying to convince passers-by to sign a pledge that said they would leave their dandelions on their lawn this coming … Continue reading →