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The Moody November Series
The cold loneliness of the last leaf clinging on in an otherwise barren landscape really sets the mood of the month.
A fairy-tale like trail turns to the stuff of nightmares after the bright high summer sun, canopy of leaves, and chirping birds and insects disappear for the season. Gnarly tree branches and roots, jagged rocks, and the dead silence of the empty woods (except for the occasional scampering of a rodent through the fallen leaves) greet you on your way down to the Minnesota River in Minneopa State Park.
Crossing a small footbridge on a lonely walk in the woods of November makes one stop to ponder trolls and other supernatural creatures stirring about. But then you realize it’s just the squirrels gathering the last scrap of nuts before the snow sets in.
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Gray November
A few birch trees and road leading into campground at Minneopa State Park on an overcast day.
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Sunset on the Serengeti? Nope - it’s the bison preserve at Minneopa State Park just outside Mankato, Minnesota.
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Today’s virtual county fair sale features are for the fans of local nature - “Silver Maple River” and “Minneopa Fall Colors”
“Silver Maple River” shows off the beautiful maple trees that line the river of their namesake that flows past our family farm and through the communities I grew up in. It’s available on natural brushed aluminum so the silver really shines!
“Minneopa Fall Colors” shows the autumn splendor at a place that has been a natural retreat for a day hike or picnic lunch or first date - Minneopa State Park.
Purchase yours here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/afsonnek?section_id=1
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