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January 11, 2017

What is that junco doing on that feeder perch?

Usually, juncoes feed on the ground, with sparrows
Variety
January 10, 2017
The front of the Obamas new house in the Kalorama area of northwest D.C. Courtesy Mark McFadden.

A look inside the Obamas' enormous post-White House home

The Obama family will rent a mansion located just two miles from the White House.
Local
January 10, 2017
Edie Harer fed a treat to the family's pot-bellied pig Peter.

In Ramsey, family's backyard brood raises a squawk and a lawsuit

National debate comes home to roost for Ramsey family sued for having chickens and a potbellied pig.
Home & Garden
January 10, 2017
Photo by Don Severson
A male cardinal rests between foraging runs on a winter day, surviving the cold with the help of bird feeders.

Birders seeing red feathers in Duluth

Cardinals are settling in along the North Shore, with some even raising families in the port city.
Home & Garden
January 9, 2017

Finding birding location in Twin Cities and the state

Many lists to be found using Google
Home & Garden
January 9, 2017

Feeder cam, Ontario, Monday 1:30, redpolls, Pine Grosbeak

Cornell Lab cam feeders are busy, too
Home & Garden
January 8, 2017

.... divorce, flee, fail to reproduce due to suburban sprawl

Not people. They're talking about birds!
Variety
January 7, 2017
Picture yourself by the pool next to the HGTV Dream Home in St. Simons Island, Georgia. Credit Tomas Espinoza,

HGTV Dream Home, edible gardening, rug-buying tips and more

Variety
January 7, 2017
Loren and Kristen Heeringa transformed their longtime home to add color and make the most of their view overlooking a pond.

Eden Prairie couple turn 'cookie-cutter' house into 'destination home'

An Eden Prairie couple thought about moving when their home no longer met their needs, but decided against it. "We had neighbors we really liked," she said. So they decided to invest in the home they already had "to make the house how we wanted it."
Variety
January 7, 2017
Here's an office after being organized by Details Organizing It All.

Looking to get organized in new year? Pros share their tips for order

Organizing pros share strategies for corralling clutter — and a more orderly new year.
Business
January 7, 2017
Richfield
Built in 1941, this three-bedroom, two-bath house has 1,710 square feet and features hardwood floors, fireplace, newer windows, full basemen

Home listings: What $204,900 buys in the Twin Cities

Variety
January 7, 2017
Four-bedroom retreat home plan for 010817

Home plan: Four-bedroom retreat

Variety
January 7, 2017
This 3-D-printed lampshade from Dutch designer Studio Jelle is one of several home accessories available on shapeways.com, a marketplace for 3-D-print

3-D printing expands to home decor

Objects range from lampshades to vases to chopstick holders.
Variety
January 6, 2017
Maretta VanBeck, 11, of Freeport checked out some many of the flowers at a very close distance.

Farewell, flowers! Macy's Flower Show is no more

The free show wilted away with the sale of the downtown Mpls. store.
Variety
January 3, 2017
Photos by Miranda Delong
This male northern cardinal gets ready to fly to a feeder.

They don't all fly south: 8 birds to look for this winter in Minnesota

There are more birds out there than you may think, and offering food and water will bring them out.
Home & Garden
January 3, 2017

With a little TLC, holiday plants will last longer

Home & Garden
January 3, 2017
They did what? Crazy home inspection photos from 2016

They did what? Crazy home inspection photos from 2016

It's almost time for home inspector Reuben Saltzman's annual "Top 20 Home Inspection Photos." First, here are some found along the way.
Home & Garden
January 2, 2017

North American Big Year final -- 777 species, 4 more possible

Old record was 749, a possible margin of 28 species
Home & Garden
January 2, 2017
Winter getaway -- Many Internet sites offering live birds at feeders

Winter getaway -- Many Internet sites offering live birds at feeders

Listen to Sandhill Cranes wintering in Arizona
Home & Garden
January 2, 2017

Good for a gray day -- watching birds via video cameras

Feeders and nests in New York, Ontario, Montana, and other sites

Home and Garden

Coverage of the latest trends in beautiful Minnesota gardens and home decor.