Sunset on a frozen lake.
Central Minnesota.
Fields in West Central Minnesota lie dormant under a light dusting of snow.
Ice fisherman on Lobster Lake near Alexandria, Minnesota.
Normally, at this time of year, people would have no qualms about driving 3/4 ton pickups out on the ice to their fish houses, but unseasonably warm winter weather in Minnesota has left the ice much thinner than normal.
Autumn’s days are numbered in Minnesota lake country. Geese wing southward as a pretty fall sunset caps off the day.
A Clouded Sulfur butterfly drinking in the last few drops of nectar in Minnesota’s waning Indian Summer.
Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais milberti) on Sedum flowers in a fall Minnesota garden.
Peak autumn colors, Maplewood State Park.
Near Pelican Rapids in West Central Minnesota.
Morning calm panorama.
Walker Bay, Leech Lake, Minnesota.
A colorful and well-used aluminum boat.
Fair Hills Resort, Pelican Lake, Minnesota.
Common Loon, state bird of Minnesota.
Some internesting loon facts here, and you can find their four distinctive calls here.
Hearing the haunting sounds of these birds at night while sleeping beside a Minnesota lake is an indelible North Country experience.
Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS