Settling in for Another Season

By Craig Johnson, Joe Deden and Renée Bergstrom, May 6, 2025

Awaiting spring’s full arrival in Fillmore County’s Holt Township, this two-month-old Australian Shepherd pup – “Cookies” – is ‘picture perfect’! (Photo by Craig Johnson)

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“Can you see me now?” A female bobwhite quail blends into her Dorer Memorial Hardwood Forest surroundings.
(Photo by Joe Deden)

“Wanted: Warm grasses, quiet neighborhood” – mother mouse carries her newly born toward a new nest.
(Photo by Renee Bergstrom)

“Goldfinches, coming in for a landing…”
(Photo by Joe Deden)

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Contributors

Craig Johnson

When not otherwise drumming with area musicians or assisting customers at Rushford’s Ace Hardware, Craig Johnson’s photographer’s eye focuses on the region’s picturesque scenery and its sports teams. Look for his work in a variety of regional publications.

Joe Deden

Joe Deden is the retired founding director of Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center whose interests range from prairie restoration and forest management to energy-efficient housing, sustainable living — and photography. He and his wife Mary Bell live in An All Electric, Solar Shingle, Amish Built, Forever Home featured in Root River Current in December 2023.

Renée Bergstrom

A. Renée Bergstrom, EdD was a Root River Current founding board member. She is a photographer, weaver and painter whose artwork is available at Lanesboro Arts. Renée loves to dig in the dirt so you may see her in her garden along the Root River Trail. She also writes and some of her essays are published in RRC. Renée travels with international organizations addressing female human rights abuses.