Saturday Moment of Zen

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Saturday Moment of Zen on Ice

On one of my safaris across the lake I encountered this pair just sitting in the middle of the lake. Not fishing, just sitting. Nothing going on, no kite boarders, nothing really at all. I switched to my long lens to drag the shoreline in and moved to position the sun to catch the glint of the ice. Just as I was ready to shoot, the one got up to take a picture of the other. The spectators themselves became the spectacle and they knew it too. In the instant of the open shutter, when I'm actually working and intentionally doing nothing at the same time; the true photographic moment of zen, I called all three of us into question.

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Where's My Coffee?

Good, we finally got this baby moving — where's my coffee?

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Who's the Minneapolis Cairn Builder?

Imagine my surprise walking around Lake of the Isles to find not one, but seven cairns on the shore. These are nice ones too, much nicer than my stumbling, awkward attempts. This took some time to build. These are not far from the big one I found a few weeks ago in Cedar Lake. More information about Cairns, or Stacked Stones.

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Point and Shoot vs. DSLR, S.M.O.Z.

Today's Saturday Moment of Zen features my friends DJ and Werner.

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Hay Stacks with Crumbling Farmhouse

A Little Saturday Moment of Zen action.

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The Earth as seen from the Science Museum

While I was at the Science Museum to see the Star Wars exhibit, I caught a glimpse from above of the Earth.

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Twins Stadium Construction

The new Twins Stadium construction OVER I-394. Yep, this whole thing spans over the interstate, railroad tracks, a bike trail and probably the new light rail tracks. This whole area is a snaggle of bridges and parking lots. The location is obvious when you look at an areal view, but from the ground it's a terrifying location to build anything on. Oh yeah, the basketball stadium is across the street and on the opposite side is the recycling & incineration plant. I took this photo from the middle of an overpass with no sidewalk.

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Infrared Zen Bike

OK, OK, I'll give the infrared a rest. But since today in my "Moment of Zen" day, where I try to stop your thoughts with an odd image, it fit. Here's my TerraTrike. It's a recumbent trike, loads of fun and a joy to ride. The best part is that I can haul my big camera around in the saddle bag and use it as a table when I am setting up my gear. Plus it's funner-n-ell in the winter; I go looking for ice patches to slide on. This is Fort Snelling State Park just south of the MSP airport in the Minnesota river valley.

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Tree Snake

Yup, that's a pine tree. Not what you'd expect on a leisurely Saturday stroll through a park in Minnesota. This happy little snake was about three feet up the tree sunning himself.