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I know of no one who has seen such September rain in Northfield as we have just had—–about 7 inches over 24 hours, beginning Sept. 22.    What will our college kids do if their soccer field becomes waist-deep in water?    Why, play the ultimate Ultimate, that’s what—–or Flood Frisbee.

Here we see locals marvelling at the force of the Cannon River, and a huge tree trapped under the falls.

Adult Monarch

The monarchs are flying!  By the tens of thousands, these carefree, luminous little creatures have been floating around our town for several weeks now, riding the updrafts and sailing by my office window,  probing flower beds with their busy probosces, and congregating soundlessly in pine trees along the golf courses, doubtless discussing plans for the next stage of their journey.  For aimless as they may seem, they abide with us for only a little while, a lunch stop along the path of a carefully conceived, almost unimaginable migration.  Aha!  —-but therein lies a tale.

Monarch Larva

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