ARCHIVE April, 2010

Regulus calendula, or what we call spring in Minnesota…

April 24, 2009

There is hope…a Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) showed up at our bird bath today. This beautiful little migrant bird marks an end to this very long winter in Minnesota, probably a week or so ahead of the Warblers that will be coming through in May. Last year, on a hike along the Mississippi river, near [...]

Maple Syrup Label Project

April 9, 2009

Having recently completed a label design for a micro-”brewer?” of Maple Syrup in southern Minnesota, I was very interested to hear on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) on my drive home from work one night, that Maple Syrup has become a hot commodity among thieves: “Sticky-fingered bandits make off with 15,000 litres of Quebec maple syrup”, [...]