One of our favorite activities during the winter months is to visit the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park. It’s a ten minute drive from our house and provides a nice refuge from the frigid weather. And boy howdy, have we ever had frigid weather this year! Not to mention the piles of snow we’ve … More Marjorie McNeely Conservatory – Como Park, St. Paul, MN
It was a perfect winter day to visit the Weisman Art Museum. I have wanted to visit this museum for quite some time and today my husband and I finally went and it was more than I expected. My only regret is that it was much too cold to get photos of the outside of … More Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
How about that alliteration huh? Phonetically speaking anyway. I thought I’d share some photos I’ve taken in the last couple of weeks that I like. A neighbor’s ornamental grass: Fall colors reflected in the still pond: A maple in the midst of changing colors: And a very odd delicata squash, a fall favorite of mine. … More a few fun fall photos
Just a quick post to share some beauty I saw and managed to capture in photos yesterday. First, this gorgeous sunrise whilst waiting for the bus: Next a couple of photos of what I’m guessing are hibiscus. I didn’t think they wintered here but my friend in Illinois tells me she has seen hibiscus there … More Beauty seen yesterday
We are amongst the many people that are lucky enough to have a family cabin in the woods in northern Minnesota. We just had a nice vacation there and here is a brief synopsis of our time at 11th Crow Wing Lake. We arrived around noon on a sunny summer day. The lake was beautiful … More vacation in northern minnesota
I love the Peanuts character statues all over downtown St. Paul and here’s a pair of the same statue. For more entries in this week’s challenge, click here. Oh heck, here’s one more. They’re so cute!! I took photos of other Peanuts character statues recently. Do check them out here.
I think I missed a photo challenge. There was one recently with something like this as the theme. Well, I’m doing it late I guess but I took some photos of downtown and I wanted to share. So, here is what would have been my entry for that challenge. Enjoy! The old Landmark Center and … More Downtown St. Paul – the old and the new
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