I hope you enjoy my selection of photos that show an unusual point of view. For more entries in this challenge, click here. There are a lot of good ones!! First, one of my favorite photos taken from a bridge over the Mississippi here in the twin cities. I love how this is focused on … More Weekly Photo Challenge – an unusual point of view
I grew up by the sea in southern California and I never thought I would miss it when I moved back to the midwest after I got married. But I find that I do miss the sea/ocean. It has a calming effect that I enjoy. So it comes as no surprise that I want to … More Weekly Photo Challenge – Sea
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
Well, that weatherman who said that summer was over was just plain wrong. It’s back!! Not quite by popular demand. We’re having another heat wave, back into the 90s for the next several days. Thank goodness there is A/C! Meanwhile, I’ve taken a lot of photos of things growing in the last few weeks that … More summer gardening fun
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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Thursday, July 4: The next place I go on my walking tour is the Alcázar of Toledo, a stone fortification that sits at the highest part of Toledo. Alcázar of Toledo In the third century, it was used as a Roman palace. Abd ar-Rahman III built…
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