Photographed in Faribault’s North Alexander Park, along the shore of the Cannon River.
THIS TIME OF YEAR in Minnesota, after six-plus months of cold and grey, we welcome the greening of the land.
A patch of green in the woods along a recreational trail in Faribault.
Slowly, on those days when the sun shines with warmth and strength, dormant grasses and plants push through the earth.
Singled out in the woods.
Buds form.
A duck swims at Two Rivers Park in Faribault, where the Cannon and Straight Rivers join.
Rivers, now free of ice, flow. And waterfowl paddle the waters, hug the shorelines. Nesting.
Photographed recently from the Rice County Courthouse lawn, bikers on Fourth Street/Minnesota State Highway 60.
People, too, are breaking free of winter constraints with motorcycles pulled from storage and now roaring down streets and highways.
Here the Straight River Trail in Faribault crosses the Cannon River.
Recreational trails offer a natural respite from everything. A place to walk or jog or bike. A place to just get away from it all for awhile. To take a mental break and renew one’s spirit.
A scene in North Alexander Park, near the Cannon River.
Quieter spots exist, too, to sit for awhile. Not to contemplate that which we’ve lost. But to embrace that which we still have—a world greening with spring in Minnesota.
© Copyright 2020 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
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