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Cattails in the sun

Cattails are highlighted by the low sun

Cattails are backlit by the sun near Lum Park in Brainerd.
The sun highlights a group of cattails Tuesday, March 14, 2023, near Lum Park in Brainerd.
Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

If we look closely the firs signs of spring are the return of the Bald eagles to nest in February. If you scan the birch and aspen you will see the new buds reaching for the warm spring sun. The sun angle is more powerful now causing the snow to melt while the temperature remains below freezing. The ever present sign of spring is the state girls and boys basketball tournaments.

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I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.
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