C. E. NELSON

When it gets cold, the cat takes up residence in the bathroom sink as it sits over a heating vent. Makes brushing my teeth a challenge.

I blew the leaves away I blew the leaves away today They scattered and tumbled in front of me Some took to the air trying to return to...

Just spent another two hours picking apples. We have two trees that produced a total of 27 apples last year. This year, we pinched off...

This is a torsion axle. It was on my trailer. The axle rusted and collapsed with a full load of dirt a few blocks from my home. So I...

Got another 4" of mostly slush last night. The piles are now getting too high for me. Drifts over five feet in the back yard. And it is...

I had managed to avoid Covid through the pandemic - until January. My wife said, "You need to get out. It will be fun." So, I went to a...

We've had raccoons, foxes, deer, eagles, even bear in our yard but now this is hanging around. Apparently called a Marcella's pheasant....

It doesn't take much time to make a big difference in the life of a child - and your own life too. Here's a picture of my Kinship partner...

The dock may be lost to the flooding, the cabin may be sinking, and a new hole needs to be dug for the outhouse, but evenings on the...

Got to visit my cabin last week. It's located on giant Lake of the Woods in Northwest Ontario. The lake is now at record high water...

It's hard to keep writing at times, I just get tired. Fortunately, the office cat is there to inspire me with his boundless energy.

Leaves are down, ground is covered, fall has come and gone. And a rough draft of the next Trask Brothers book is complete. Tme for...

It is the middle of October in north-central Minnesota. The leaves remain mostly green and the temperature will reach the seventies this...

Just returned from a two-week trip around the country of Iceland. Each stop was as amazing as the last. Volcanoes, mountains, glaciers,...

I got vaccinated early on. At that time, getting the shot was about me - I didn't want to get sick or worse. But as time has gone on I...

Took a writing break to do a little ice fishing in northern Minnesota over the weekend. Dense fog coated the lake for most of the time,...

It's nothing fancy. Water pumped from the lake. Plumbing that seems to leak each year. An outhouse. (Deluxe, according to the purchase...

Took a break from book writing for a moment to try to bring something sunny to what has been a cold, dark spring. Hope you enjoy it. THE...

Sorry I haven't posted for a while but this fall was a tough one. Lost my mother along with some other serious issues in the family. ...

Guess I haven't done this for a while. Installed a float under the dock at the cabin. It is 6' x 2' x 1' and that is a lot for one...