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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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I ate lunch at a picnic table at Fort Ridgely. Half way through, I look over to see a thirteen lined ground squirrel watching me, hoping for a handout (which never came). #MinnesotaStatePark
The big black eye and small brown head of a ground squirrel peer at the camera through blades of grass
July 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Fort Ridgely State Park near Fairfax, MN. This is one of the sites where the U.S. - Dakota war of 1862 unfolded. #MinnesotaStatePark #HistoricalSite
The stone foundation of an old building is set into a grassy field. In the distance is the rebuilt commissary building, as well as a memorial to the soldiers who died in the U.S. Dakota war of 1862 The rebuilt stone commissary building with a tree in the background
July 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Last night's sunset. #clouds #eveningSky
Dramatic clouds color the sky behind silhouetted trees
July 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata), native to Minnesota. #nativePlants #flowers
The picture shows a pair of bright yellow flowers sticking up above thick vegetation. A house is in the background.
July 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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This morning’s sunrise was beautiful! #clouds #dawn #summer
A swirling cloud formation sits above the glow of the sun rising in the east. Trees are silhouetted at the bottom and right of the picture.
June 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Had an awesome visit @intlwolfcenter.bsky.social today! Check them out if you’re ever in Ely, Minnesota.
Two wolf pups stand with their front feet in the window of their shelter. A female wolf watches over them from the other side of a fence. Two wolf pups explore their enclosure. There is a skull in the foreground, maybe from a deer. A wolf pup plays in the water while another watches Two adult wolves play. One is running at the other in a grassy area of their enclosure. Trees and rocks surround them.
June 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Northern blue flag iris (Iris versicolor). The flowers don’t last long, but it’s a treat when these bloom each year. A species that supposedly needs wetter conditions, these do just fine in my suburban yard. #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden #Minnesota
An iris flower
June 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Prairie phlox (Phlox pilosa) seems to get pushed out in my garden somewhat easily, so I’m always happy to see it in late May/early June. #Minnesota #nativeplants #pollinatorgarden
Delicate pink flowers surrounded by green vegetation
June 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Prairie smoke (Geum triflorum) has a most unusual flower. #Minnesota #nativeplants
The flower of prairie smoke has long, soft, wispy threads. The base looks like that of cotton
June 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM