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<span style="font-size: 14px; color: #6c6b6b; "><em>Geese and goslings float in the water on a sunny spring day. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)</em></span>

Seasonal Photos

Spring Nature: Craig Johnson and Renee Bergstrom capture the emergence of animal life in April.

A lone cottonwood against the distant melting remnants of snow between Bratsberg and Highland in eastern Fillmore County. (Photo by Craig Johnson)

Winter into Spring

March photo ssubmission from Craig Johnson.

Sandhill Cranes along the Root River near Whalan. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Winter Thaw

Renee Bergstrom and John Weiss capture the changing season.

Sunrise, with its mottled pinks, blends in with the red farmstead. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Winter Beauty

Renee Bergstrom and John Torgrimson capture the beauty of January.

On cold winter days, ice creeps slowly from the shore toward the main channel of the Root River near Peterson. (Photo by Craig Johnson)

Cold Days…Hot Nights

Craig Johnson shares seasonal photos.

Sunset comes early in November as each day gets shorter, leading up to the winter equinox on December 21.  (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Prelude to Winter

Renee Bergstrom captures in images the transition from autumn to winter.

A sphinx moth dances on a bed of petunias on a warm day in October.

Seasonal Photo

Renee Bergstrom captures the fading images of Autumn.

Water flows over the Lanesboro dam along its autumn journey to the Mississippi River.

Autumn Surprises

Renee Bergstrom’s photos introduce us to Autumn

Amish oat shocks.  Amish farmers cut oats, shock them, and leave them in the field to dry.  (Photo by John Torgrimson)

Late Summer Scenes

John Torgrimson and Renee Bergstrom capture some scenic sites in Fillmore County.

There is a traffic jam of people enjoying the water at the confluence of the north and south branches of the Root River east of Lanesboro. (Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

Seasonal Photos

John Weiss and Renee Bergstrom capture summer fun along the Root River and trail.

Seasonal Photo June

Seasonal Photo

A fawn gets a drink from its mother, while the doe keeps an eye on the twin. Photo by Renee Bergstrom.

Prairie enthusiasts throughout the Root River valley burn off remains of previous years' prairie grasses to trigger another year’s new growth. (Photo by John Gaddo)

Seasonal Photo

Repeating a custom of old, southeast Minnesota prairie enthusiasts prep their land for a new season.

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