Archive for May 2010

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Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Cockpit

Today is Memorial Day in the US and a time to remember those who fought for our freedom. This photo is from a Stratofreighter Cockpit. This is where the pilots operated this massive cold war machine.  Take a moment to thank or remember those who have dedicated their lives to watching over us while we sleep.

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Lights Out at the Federal Reserve

Remember the Doomsday Clock? I found one for the US debt, only nobody knows when midnight is. Just this last Tuesday while everyone was talking about a whole in the bottom of the Ocean, the US Debt crossed over to  Thirteen Trillion Dollars. That's been on my mind this week and when I saw these lights in front of the Minneapolis branch of the US Federal Reserve I noticed this interesting perspective on the building. By the way, the US Debt Clock is an interesting site with an amazing amount of information in a small space, check it out.

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Beehive Fireplace, Lilac Park

A few years ago I walked down to the sad little stone construction I noticed on my way to and from work. It was some form of fireplace, sadly left in the middle of a dangerous cloverleaf along highway 100 at 7. Recently this relic, which I've found out to be a Beehive Fireplace, has found a new home and has been lovingly restored. It's been moved a short distance to a new park called Lilac Park, just off the Midtown Greenway Bike Trail at Highway 100.   There's trail access, a handicap accessible bathroom and a few of the original picnic tables from when Hwy 100 was Lilac Way. It was constructed as a parkway and was the largest WPA project in the state. The Golden Valley Garden Club planted Lilacs along the parkway. Also, I just discovered the Nordic Ware tower right next to the park was "the first circular concrete grain elevator in the United States, and possibly in the world."

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Cedar-Isles Canal

The Uptown Chain of Lakes are connected in many different ways, Calhoun and Lake of the Isles are connected by a lagoon, but Isles and Cedar are connected by a canal. While out on a walk with my friend Sam, we crossed the canal on a small bridge near the old railroad bridge.  The cottonwood trees were doing their thing: you can see the haze on the water from all the fluff. By the time we came out of the woods, we were both covered in cottonwood fluff and inchworms.

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Ladder Truck Memorial

This is part of a series of photos from Maplewood Police Sgt. Joe Bergeron’s funeral held Thursday, May 6th at Saint Paul's Cathedral in St. Paul, MN.