A big thanks to the Minnesota Naturalists Association for inviting us to play at their annual convention. We were the evening entertainment Saturday, after the attendees spent a full day of “geeking-out” over nature. You know, nature: that place that exists entirely in spite of our closed-up in-door micro-habitat lives.

Their theme this year: The Darker Side of Nature, explored the yuckiness of the natural world. Squeamish things such as fish guts, rattle snakes, bugs and deformed frogs. I, unfortunately, missed out on Dr. Mark Seeley, U of M climatologist and frequent Minnesota Public Radio guest, talk about traumatic weather trends in Minnesota climate.

Really, a big thanks to these people again. These are the folks that slave tirelessly in our parks and nature centers to teach us, and more importantly, our children about the natural world. Many are volunteers, and if they are getting paid for their work, it is little, and completely at the mercy of obtaining that next grant.

A special thank you to Crystal for booking us, and negotiating warm accommodations for us.

Best of luck to all, and keep up the hard work.