Tom Elko
@tomelko.bsky.social
All-season camping enthusiast, canoe dancer, Minnesotan.
Work is http://seiche.works
Work is http://seiche.works
It's the middle of November and there are honeybees on the arugula flowers.
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It's the middle of November and there are honeybees on the arugula flowers.
The Edmund Fitzgerald had a flag, and this was it.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Edmund Fitzgerald had a flag, and this was it.
This is just to say
You can have
the plums
that are in
the icebox
Really, help yourself
so many plums
You can have
the plums
that are in
the icebox
Really, help yourself
so many plums
September 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is just to say
You can have
the plums
that are in
the icebox
Really, help yourself
so many plums
You can have
the plums
that are in
the icebox
Really, help yourself
so many plums
Similar to the original depot in Eagle River from 1884, which was also on the Flambeau 400 line. It burned down in 1923, and a new station was built.
May 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Similar to the original depot in Eagle River from 1884, which was also on the Flambeau 400 line. It burned down in 1923, and a new station was built.
Take two. Good luck to @davidformn40b.bsky.social.
March 12, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Take two. Good luck to @davidformn40b.bsky.social.
My two favorite photos from camping this past weekend - a roaring campfire and my Steger mukluks. It is still very much winter in the Superior National Forest.
March 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM
My two favorite photos from camping this past weekend - a roaring campfire and my Steger mukluks. It is still very much winter in the Superior National Forest.
Saint Paul has a new Chinese bakery! Zao Bakery & Cafe. Fresh soymilk, sweet and savory buns and bao, and a few noodle dishes from the kitchen.
December 23, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Saint Paul has a new Chinese bakery! Zao Bakery & Cafe. Fresh soymilk, sweet and savory buns and bao, and a few noodle dishes from the kitchen.
This is Milo. He's a hound from Kentucky we got through Safe Hands in 2014. He's around 12 years old.
November 13, 2024 at 10:58 PM
This is Milo. He's a hound from Kentucky we got through Safe Hands in 2014. He's around 12 years old.
The dots during tonight's penalty shootout were sublime.
November 3, 2024 at 5:10 AM
The dots during tonight's penalty shootout were sublime.
I hope J at least gave them this look while signing the deal.
October 29, 2024 at 11:44 PM
I hope J at least gave them this look while signing the deal.
Coming out of the BWCA after three days. The weather is beautiful and you should come visit. Here is a picture of Bridal Veil Falls near Gunflint Lake.
February 11, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Coming out of the BWCA after three days. The weather is beautiful and you should come visit. Here is a picture of Bridal Veil Falls near Gunflint Lake.
This is their corporate headquarters in Tamarack, MN. They're listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in a partnership with Rio Tinto. They have an agreement to sell 165 million pounds of nickel to Tesla.
January 26, 2024 at 3:17 PM
This is their corporate headquarters in Tamarack, MN. They're listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in a partnership with Rio Tinto. They have an agreement to sell 165 million pounds of nickel to Tesla.
Either these swans saw the extended forecast and decided to tough it out or the lake froze around them overnight and they didn’t notice. Either way, I’ve never seen swans in the winter.
January 15, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Either these swans saw the extended forecast and decided to tough it out or the lake froze around them overnight and they didn’t notice. Either way, I’ve never seen swans in the winter.
Went outside to take a picture of the sea smoke for you.
January 14, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Went outside to take a picture of the sea smoke for you.
Put the ghost of Bono on it.
January 8, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Put the ghost of Bono on it.
Me, when I see inexplicable birch.
November 24, 2023 at 5:02 PM
Me, when I see inexplicable birch.
Going into the weekend like this cormorant riding on the back of a plastic trumpeter swan.
October 13, 2023 at 7:43 PM
Going into the weekend like this cormorant riding on the back of a plastic trumpeter swan.