Quiet fields and sunset between the Jefferson Lake chain and Mankato, Minnesota. I thought this scene was one that had to be photographed in the "magic hour" light, so I pulled over on some small road and got out of my car. That's when I realized the picture is easier to enjoy from within a heated car: Not pictured below is the 0 degree temperature and extreme wind. I had to want this picture...
A little farther South, and on a warmer day in November: A girl standing on frozen Spring Lake releases cat-tail seeds.
Canada Geese, hunkered down on Spring Lake ice, unimpressed by cat-tail seed display.