In search of Spring

It has been a slow-to-come Spring here in Minnesota. The temperatures have been well below normal and the snow and wind have been insane.

But I was determined to find some Spring so headed to the Minneapolis Park system. Started at Theodore Wirth Park and the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden.

Deer do not really qualify as Spring signs but the three I saw were very relaxed and a nice sign of life.

The heron rookery at Marshall Terrace along the Mississippi River was amazing.

There are so many herons nesting on two small islands that it was nearly unbelievable that this exists within the city.

I put together a video using a new editor, ClipChamp. Here is the link.

Eloise Butler Wild Flower and Bird Sanctuary

Needed to clear my head. Rode my bike over to the Eloise Butler Wild Flower and Bird Sanctuary in Theodore Wirth Park. Is less than five miles away but a world away from the city. You can still hear truck traffic from Highway 55 and 395 but there were birds singing and frogs croaking.

The wetland area is nice and cool while the upland prairie section is hot and steamy. All this in a less than a mile hike.