Over the highway and out beyond the shore, the locals set up camp on the ice to fish.

Ah, life on the edge of the Great Northern Plains. As one heads West, large sculptures appear on the sweaping vistas. Here’s one of my favorites in the lot of the large farm sculpture store. Can you guess what it is?

On the way up North to visit Grandma, I took a few photos of Mille Lacs Lake. A popular resort lake in the summer, it becomes an ice-fisherman’s delight and a foreboding frozen wasteland for the rest of us. I tagged along with my aunt and uncle, so I was able to shoot out the window and catch some landscapes on the move. I love these craggy Burr Oaks and how the little color markers seem to stand in awe around it. Next week I will have some ice houses of grand proportions for you to see.

Happy New Year! This photo first appeared on March 20th with this caption: Crossing over the skyway into the Hennepin County Government Center (home of the last SMZ) I found this incredible interplay of light and reflection. All the glass buildings were reflecting light on each other and off the far side of the skyway I was in. Even managed to catch a cloud trying to cross the street a block down (must have missed the last bus to St. Cloud).

Today is a Theme Day at CDPB, click here to view thumbnails for all participants