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Celebrating wood, wind, and words
​in St. Paul, Minnesota

What are Moments in the Park?
Moments in the park capture the essence of a sight, sound, scent, or sensation.
Moments are specific to a particular place and time. They often relate to the weather - wind, rain, snow, clouds - or seasonal changes in plants or animals - new leaves appearing, flowers blooming, birds singing.
Many of my moments are found in my local city park. But a "park" can be anywhere something catches your attention, your awareness, your imagination. I have found moments in the median of busy roads while running errands, in the play of light on the bathroom wall, and from the windows of airplanes.
The practice of being open to moments, of observing the particular details of a place and noticing changes from day to day and month to month, is a way of being mindful and present, of engaging with and appreciating the natural world wherever you happen to be.
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Moment: June 1, 2019, 7:30 a.m.

6/1/2019

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​Like a Maypole being wrapped in a rainbow, I stand beneath locust trees alive with a multitude of Cedar Waxwings, feeling myself entwined in ribbons of flight.






Horton Park

Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: May 10, 2019, 4:00 p.m.

5/10/2019

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With his crisp black-and-white checks and staccato rat-tat-tat, a woodpecker is as formal and precise as a mathematical proof, adding a flourish of elegance, as he swoops off in graceful flight.



Hamline Ave

Image by Jennifer Beebe from Pixabay
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Rainbow of Spring

5/6/2019

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Sensuous red tulip

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​Dainty orange butterfly

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​Flashy yellow goldfinch

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Fresh green leaves

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Clear blue sky

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​Regal purple irises

Goldfinch image by Peggy Dyar from Pixabay.
All other photos by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: May 1, 2019, 6:00 a.m.

5/1/2019

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​Aspen and lilac, cherry and apple, even oak and gingko have all begun to unfurl. Only the locust still slumbers, bare branches leaving space to spot the sparrows.

Seminary Ave.                              Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moments: June 2018

2/2/2019

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While I was on hiatus for the latter half of 2018, I was still composing moments here and there. I just didn't have time to prepare them and get them posted. I plan to catch up over the next few weeks with monthly installments, working forward from June.

​June 25, 6:45 a.m.
A surprise shower sprinkles the pavement with Dalmatian spots.
​Pierce Butler Route ​

​​June 27
, 7:00 a.m.
In a fantastic feat of atmospheric prestidigitation, with nothing more than air and water, downtown Minneapolis disappears. 
Transfer Avenue
June 30, 3:45 p.m.
A swallow’s sharp wings slice across shimmering steel clouds.
My back yard
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Moment: May 27, 2018, 8:00 a.m.

5/27/2018

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Like a springtime Christmas angel, a robin sings sweetly from the very top tip of a white fir.
Horton Park
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Moment: April 20, 2018, 7:30 a.m.

4/20/2018

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Like a sparse but supportive crowd along a race route, territorially spaced cardinals cheer along my bike ride.
University of Minnesota Transitway
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Moment: March 26, 2018, 6:30 a.m.

3/26/2018

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Cardinals’ bright calls seem incongruous, ringing out over a fresh layer of snow. They beckon the spring with a rhythm like coins whirling down a funnel, starting big and bold, then spinning faster, faster, faster, and finally dropping away.
Horton Park
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Moment: March 20, 2018, 7:15 a.m.

3/20/2018

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Chirping near at hand; Plump, bright crimson cardinal; Spring smiles through the snow
Hamline Ave.
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Moment: January 29, 2018, 7:30 a.m.

1/29/2018

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A small bird perches overhead, tail twitching through a quarter circle against the face of a brightening sky, like the second hand of a clock that needs to be wound.
Washington Ave. at Mondale Hall
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