Small Town America: Central Minnesota

"... there's nowhere else on earth that I would rather be"

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From the heart of darkest Minnesota: my view of small town America.

This may be the first 'on-the-street' webcam in Sauk Centre. (The closest ones I found were in Morris and Sartel.)

And, since the morning of April 24, 2008 (about 10:50), this is also the first hummercam in Sauk Centre. At least, I hope so. I've got a feeder out there: now it's up to the hummingbirds to show up.

The idea was to show what I see when I look out the window here. It's a nice neighborhood: quiet, apart from the occasional semi trailer, hordes of high schoolers revving by around 8:00 and 3:00, and snowmobiles after heavy snowfalls. Then there's traffic before and after school events.

Before January 12, 2008, all you'd see after sunset was a whole lot of dark. My first "webcam," an old digital camera, wasn't particularly good for night photography. Why I chose the season with fewer than eight hours of daylight to work with, I don't know.

Coming Attractions

• Spring: Green grass, leafy trees, and dandelions will be a welcome change from winter: after the inevitable wet and muddy interval of melting snow and slush.
• Summer: We're looking forward to road work: If "looking forward to" is the right way to put it.
• Fall: This season's display of color will depend on how much rain we get during the summer, autumn weather: and how many trees are left after the road work.