What started as a fun visit to one of my favorite spots in St. Paul, has turned into a post I’d like to dedicate to a friend who just died. I had posted one of my orchid photos on facebook and there was a message from a mutual friend letting me know that our dear … More A visit to the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park, St. Paul
Check out Jakesprinter’s Sunday Post for more entries on the theme morning. I had to go searching for this one, but this is the photo that came to mind for this week’s theme.
I absolutely love the color red. And I sure had fun searching through my pics for this one! I also tried the gallery for the first time, I kinda like it. Thanks to The Wanderlust Gene for the inspiration. Do check out the photos there, they’re fabulous! The travel theme this week comes from Ailsa … More Weekly travel theme: Red
If you live here you know that get-together means the Minnesota State Fair. It comes around every year for twelve days ending on Labor Day. And it’s our tradition to go on opening day. We usually go additional days too because you just cannot do it all in one day. So, while these photos are … More The great Minnesota get-together
Ailsa’s weekly travel theme is Curves. I decided to keep it simple with this one choosing one photo from Minneapolis and one from Spain. The Mississippi river from the Ford Parkway bridge. You can see the Marshall Avenue bridge in the distance: And from Spain, the seemingly endless curves of the famous red and white … More Travel theme: Curves
Jakesprinter’s Sunday Post theme this week is Reflection. Click the link to see other entries or to enter yourself. I immediately thought of the lake where we spend time each summer. I took a series of reflection photos recently when the lake was still. The first two are the actual tree and then its reflection … More Sunday Post – Reflection
One thing I love about summer in the twin cities is the abundance of farmers’ markets. They are all over the metro area but my favorite is the one in downtown St. Paul. It’s only on the weekends and it’s a perfect jaunt from our house a mere 15 minutes away. On this week’s trip … More A visit to the St. Paul farmers’ market
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