We can treat summer as the great getaway from the other seasons in a busy life. Summer is a time of vacations, traveling, BBQs, baseball games and parades. Yet, in the world of nature, summer is a season of growth like no other. Nature’s vacation is in the season of winter.
Summertime in Minnesota is typically a time to push back a bit and enjoy the blessings of the sun. This summer, however, has been anything but typical. And I am not referring to the weather — more the atmosphere, the political climate that is weighing on all of us.