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Cricket Corner Art
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Nature, native plant gardens, veggie gardening, art, photography, tent camping, and canoeing. Embracing peace and tranquility.
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In this newsletter, I share my thoughts about living in Minnesota and my experience this weekend as I learned of Alex Pretti’s execution. I will never forget. open.substack.com/pub/cricketc...
Art as Protest, part 2
A homily of hope and exhaustion
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January 26, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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I had the opportunity to do some urban photography in November. It was a foggy morning, which set the scene perfectly. Check out this week’s newsletter to learn more and see the images! cricketcornerart.substack.com/p/urban-fog
Urban Fog
A story of seeing what’s there
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January 21, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Art as Protest
A story of siege
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January 14, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Renee Good, murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. This is when We the People have to decide—really decide—whether we want a democracy or not.

I hope protestors stay peaceful. I don’t trust that the Federal government will. This painting is my protest. RIP, Renee. May your sacrifice be remembered.
An abstract painting with blue water and a firey sky. “We the People” is spray painted on a building.
January 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Check out my newsletter about finding yourself as an artist!

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A hill covered in sumac with red leaves and the title "Don't be Good. Be you."
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Check out my newsletter for the stories behind my art and photography. This week’s issue has pictures from Glacial Lakes State Park in Minnesota, and I discuss feeling thankful in hard times.

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Giving Thanks in Hard Times
Reflections on rough roads
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November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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One of my favorite pictures from this week’s newsletter, in which I discuss feeling thankful in hard times. open.substack.com/pub/cricketc...

#landscapePhotography #clouds #sunset
A sunset glows through big puffy clouds
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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What an absolutely beautiful day with interesting clouds. Picture is a beaver lodge in a pond at William O’Brien state park in Minnesota.
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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I used alcohol inks to paint this picture of fish. For the story behind my art, you can check out my newsletter on substack: cricketcornerart.substack.com/p/waking-up-...
Two fish swim through kelp
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Tonight’s aurora. Looking forward to processing these with my good software. This will do for now! #northernLights #OM1 #astrophotography
Red and green northern lights over trees
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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My favorite image from a shoot at a local park the other week. I didn’t realize it was going to rain, and the clouds were wonderful! #OM3 #m43 #landscapePhotography
Canada Geese on a park lawn. There are trees in the background with fall leaves, and storm clouds fill the sky.
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Easy to get up for sunrise this time of year, but it was cold and windy, and the first snow of the season was in the ground. When I returned around 9am, it was 22F with wind chills making it feel like 7F. Without the wind, it would have been fine. With the wind, it was rough. #sunrise #bridge
A bridge at sunrise with a lake and trees in the background
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Interested in the stories behind my photography? Check out my free newsletter. This issue talks about my love of macro photography, and something interesting I noticed about water on fall leaves while shooting pictures.

#om3 #macrophotography #raindrops

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Raindrops
A memo on macro photography
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November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Fall leaf #OM3 #artFilter #photography
A leaf with raindrops on it rests against a wooden fence.
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Raindrops on a fall leaf. #macroPhotography
Spherical silvery raindrops on a reddish orange leaf
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Photographing Forests
A treatise on technology
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October 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Frontenac State Park in southeastern Minnesota. Had a lovely hike a couple of weeks ago! #MinnesotaStateParks
A path leads through woods
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Frontenac State Park #minnesotaStateParks
A tree with twin trunks in a field
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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I've started a (free!) newsletter if you'd like the stories behind my images. Subscribe through the link below. I'll keep sharing pictures on BlueSky too, of course.

#FallHarvest #ButternutSquash #VeggieGardening

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Fall Harvest
An epic tale of butternut squash
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October 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Canada Geese migrating over Glacial Lakes State Park in Minnesota. #birds #fallMigration #naturePhotography
Canada Geese fly in a “v” shape in a blue sky with white clouds
September 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Spent a couple of days at Glacial Lakes State Park. The prairie is simply breathtaking, and I have many photos to sort through. A good winter project! Here’s one from sunrise this morning.
#naturePhotography #sunrise #OM1 #m43
September 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Taking a break from posting photos to enjoy the outdoors, but still shooting them to upload over the internet months. Also video. In the meantime, here’s a shadow darner (Aeshna umbrosa) in my yard. #dragonflies
August 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I was out getting video of bumblebees when a Ruby-throated hummingbird came along. The flower is a Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) in a native prairie planting. #birds #OM3 #nativePlants #slowMotionVideo

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Ruby-throated hummingbird feeding
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July 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Fort Ridgely Creek at Fort Ridgely State Park runs alongside the campgrounds. The ranger told me water levels can rise fast from heavy storms far up the watershed. Love my OM3’s built in neutral density filter. #microfourthirds @emilietalpin.bsky.social
A small rapids are found where the creek flows over stones and past boulders. The shoreline is heavily forested. A hiker rests on the bridge crossing the creek, but only her right boot is visible in the picture. The creek and surrounding forest can be seen through the metal bars of the guardrails lining the bridge.
July 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM