Category Archives: Outdoors

Fancy Coffee Friday: Go Take a Hike at…

Posted on July 10, 2015 by The Amusing Muse

Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park in Preston, MN.  Weeks ago I wrote a post about a camping adventure I took with friends where we saw Yoda in the forest and I promised to write more about the park, etc.  So here … Continue reading →

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Costa Rica Vacation, Part 3 – Does this Bug You?

Posted on February 6, 2015 by The Amusing Muse

My experience with other humans, as much as I try and limit them, have shown that people seem to have some major issues with bugs.  Bugs happen.  Right now they happen in my house in the form of Boxelder Bugs … Continue reading →

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Costa Rican Vacation, Part 2 – This is for The Birds

Posted on January 23, 2015 by The Amusing Muse

Want to catch the intro, part one or the final installment?  Follow the links! I’m a bit of a bird nerd – that is, a birdwatcher – and have been since I was young.  Growing up, we had an old … Continue reading →

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Lumbersexuals?

Posted on November 21, 2014 by The Amusing Muse

I’ll give you a moment to giggle over today’s blog post title.  You can giggle over this video next. You done now?  Okay, good – now I can get down to brass tacks. Imagine it, my driveway in southern Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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Fancy Coffee Friday: Under the Influence of Europeans

Posted on June 13, 2014 by The Amusing Muse

It’s pleasant right now.  The sun is shining, it’s a lovely 72 degrees F., the birds are singing and the sheep aren’t “yelling” at me as I sit on the screen porch to write this post and eat my dinner. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning: Down to the River

Posted on June 1, 2014 by The Amusing Muse

I thought about continuing the title of this post with “to Pray” as the song goes, but yesterday there was no praying at the river.  The Farmstead is a 2-minute ride away from the Wisconsin River.  Yesterday, after Mr. Muse … Continue reading →

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MLiP Wednesday: Ice Caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Posted on March 19, 2014 by The Amusing Muse

It was last minute… or last opportunity rather, to see the ice caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Cornucopia, WI.  My cousin put the bug in my ear to make the almost-seven hour drive to the northern tip of … Continue reading →

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Out of the Woods

Posted on August 26, 2013 by The Amusing Muse

I sit here, post shower and post lunch, reconnecting to my online world after heading to Wisconsin Dells for a long weekend of doing all-things-touristy.   Well, a lot of things touristy anyway.  Mr. Muse and myself hauled our camper … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning and pollen in the air

Posted on May 19, 2013 by The Amusing Muse

Good Morning and Happy Sunday to you! I have had a case of “drag ass” the last few days, but at least this time I know the reason:  Seasonal Allergies.  The weather here in SW Wisconsin has turned warm and … Continue reading →

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MLiP Wednesday: Smells like Dagobah.

Posted on May 1, 2013 by The Amusing Muse

I live, as the crow flies, a little over a mile from the Wisconsin River.  It’s sandy down here… like superfine sugar.  The sand works it’s way into the house, between floor boards, into the furniture, your clothes and even some windy … Continue reading →

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