The Grimm of Uptown, perched on the Hennepin sign at Lagoon.
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Can you believe that it’s been a whole year already? The new St. Anthony Bridge opened Sept 18th last year. Now a magical ribbon spans the mighty Mississippi, casting it’s cool blue light in contrast to all that surrounds it.
Early morning errands must be done, and this lil’ bug has it’s own to run. I’m not sure if the journey across the milkweed leaf was business or just for fun; the milkweed flowers were in full bloom and very fragrant. I never noticed before how much they smell like orchids.
Deep in the furrows of the tragically unmowed fields of the side lawn, Sheldon took refuge from the marauding hordes of Uptown. Though the thistle thickets threw the theives thoughts asunder, the wary photographer stole a shot of Sheldon’s secret spot.
Someone has been making Cairns in my neighborhood, there were several on the Northwest point of Lake of the Isles a few weeks ago and I found this one on Cedar’s Hidden Beach last weekend. I wonder if it’s the same person that was making labrynths around here. If you are the cairn-maker or know who it is, I’d like to meet. Whoever it is sure seems to be having fun.
I did some research on cairns last year when I found a bunch of them at Afton State Park, you can read that article here. I think what makes a carin so intersting is that it is so simple in design, yet completely unseen in nature. Animals (lacking thumbs) don’t stack rocks, so it’s a purely human behavior and the skill required is pretty impressive, seriously, take a look at how complex this one is!
Mister Whiskers was out trimming the lawn in the morning. Mr. W is my North-yard rabbit, Rocky is my South-yard rabbit: he likes to stand still and pretend you can’t see him.
I’ve used these guys to practice my wildlife tracking technique I learned from Jim Brandenburg. The trick is to pretend that you are an herbavore as well, walk a meandering path, looking at the ground. Stop and pick things up. Take your time. If you stare right at the rabbit, it will think you a predator and run, but if it figures that you are grazing, then he’ll accept you as a fellow vegitarian.
This is one of my favorite photos from my day at the Conservatory. The sun was out, not a cloud in the sky, so not only was the reflected sky blue, but with my f/1.4 lens I was looking at a very fast shutter speed. The layering of light, shadow, reflection and textures was an absolute delight to see through the lens.
Today is my little sister’s birthday, Happy Birthday Sharon!
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
