I’m entering another photo challenge and this time it’s Denzil’s weekly challenge and the theme is Pink. He’s in Belgium with gloomy weather and he thought a bit of pink would cheer us up. I’m in Minnesota with gloomy weather and I hope this cheers me up. I found a lot of pink in nature. … More Nature Photo Challenge: Pink
It’s been a while since I’ve participated in photo challenges but since this is the year that I’ve decided to get back to my blog, this seems like the perfect challenge to start with. Following are some things where I find peace. Our cabin in the north woods of Minnesota is so peaceful and we … More Lens-Artists Challenge – Finding Peace
Time to reflect on the year that just passed. This was the year I retired again. I semi-retired at the end of 2020 after the University of Minnesota offered a retirement incentive. I went back to the U in January to help my old department with their budget as the person who replaced me in … More My 2022 in photos
It’s one of my favorite things to do during winter! We haven’t been to the conservatory since before everything shut down in early 2020. And naturally, things are different now. Advance reservations are required. Oh wait, now I remember that we made reservations at one point in the last almost 3 years. But something came … More A winter visit to the conservatory
Over a long weekend in September we had a reunion of old friends at our family cabin in Akeley, Minnesota. The idea came about when our friend John wanted to attend his high school reunion in Duluth. So, the Akeley reunion was arranged around John’s reunion. In a few short months we all put together … More A reunion of old friends in the north woods
Quick, before autumn is over!! I’ve been meaning to post some autumn photos and I’m finally getting to it, in the “ta da” nick of time. Just a quick gallery of different autumn scenes from around the Twin Cities that I hope you will enjoy. And one beautiful autumn sunrise. I had just gotten to … More Autumn in the upper midwest
Last summer we finally travelled to the North Shore of Lake Superior. Neither of us had ever been before and we loved it so much that we went back this summer. Both very different but very fun trips. Last year we stayed at a place right on the shore of Lake Superior and every room … More The North Shore of Lake Superior, redux
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