In the alley off 35th St between Bloomington and 15th.

So, today my girlfriend and I had to deal with a major infestation of pantry moths in our kitchen. It took all day to clear out the cabinets; search every box and bag and jar in the cupboards; and wipe everything down. Suffice it to say our squirrels and birds had a feast this afternoon. So I did not get out as early as I wanted to for a photo today. However, this was not a bad thing. One of my favorite photographs from 2009 was Corey Needleman's "Grasshopper". Now, thanks to those dozens of little pantry moths, and their babies, 2010 has our own grasshopper photo.

I found this Yellow Finch harvesting seeds from the flowers of these cup plants along the northern shore of Powderhorn Lake.

Amongst the Zinnia's in the community garden on 15th Ave, a Monarch butterfly floats on updrafts and alights on each flower, gently. Much like the native Bumble Bee, the Monarch Butterfly is endangered due to lack of food and lack of plants to lay its eggs on. Many people in Powderhorn have begun planting butterfly gardens. Please consider doing so if you haven't already; and don't forget to plant the milkweed--it is the only plant that the Monarch lays her eggs on (or at least don't pull any of them out of your yards).

Artist Steve Tomashek holds up one of his miniature wood carvings for me at the Powderhorn Art Fair today. You can see more of Steve's finished work on his website at www.ministeve.com