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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: May 30, 2019, 6:15 a.m.

5/30/2019

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Trees' leafy mantles, extensions of the earth rising up to meet the sky, enfold the path I walk, so I feel comfortably wrapped in a warm, green nest.
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Horton Park

Photo 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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Moment: Apr. 20, 7:30 a.m.

4/20/2019

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​Gray and drooping, Aspen flowers are not traditionally considered beautiful. But then they catch the early morning light, turning the tree into a glorious chandelier, and become sublime.





​Horton Park

Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: March 28, 2019, 4:30 p.m.

3/28/2019

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Still leafless, a locust tree eager for summer’s finery dons clouds for a crown.
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My Front Yard
​Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: March 22, 2019, 7:45 a.m.

3/22/2019

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The tip of a fir branch claws its way out of a snowbank. After many long weeks of confinement, a hand reaching for lightness and release.
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My Front Yard
​Photo by Tracy Kugler
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Moment: June 3, 2018, 7:45 a.m.

6/3/2018

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As though harboring a host of phantom squirrels, white pine branches bounce and quiver in a gusty wind.
Horton Park
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Moment: June 2, 2018, 7:45 a.m.

6/2/2018

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Like a heap of bright pins, quaking aspen leaves’ bright veins and long stems criss-cross in a complex jumble.
Horton Park
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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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Moments: May 16-18, 2018

5/18/2018

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in uncrowded crowns
each leaf stamps a signature
​on the paper sky
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Horton Park
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Moment: May 15, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

5/15/2018

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After a spring rain, maples drop bright chartreuse shadows of light.
Hamline Avenue
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