In the Northwest bay of Lake of the Isles is a Sea Serpent. Not just any serpent, this one is a regular. Ever since I moved to Uptown, I noticed that someone builds this serpent in the same place every year. A few weeks ago I actually caught the builder at work. Bob Flick lives near by and he has been building it since the 70s. His son used to help, but has since moved away. But Bob still gets down there every year and builds this local winter landmark. Thanks Bob!
This is how you build a stadium where there’s no room to build a stadium. I’ve been checking on the construction over the past year from the road on the left, but seeing it from this angle answered a troubling puzzle.
When they framed out the steelwork or this, I noticed that the big green-windowed structure is cantilevered out over 75 feet from the building. It was an impressive design and I wondered how they were going to show it off. But as they added the stonework, the open space was hidden. Now, from this angle, I see why they did it, there’s a road under it! I was aware of the highway, but there’s also an access ramp behind the row of columns. The entire terrace around the building is actually a bridge over the roadway, I didn’t realize that until now. I can’t wait to check the place out in person this summer!
There was just enough ripple to the river to make it clear that it was a reflection, but not so much as to ruin the reflection. Moments later, the wind picked up and the image was scrambled. The comments on the sign this week were really great, thanks for the information! Hopefully the sign will come back to life. Speaking of life and water, check it out, the moon is actually wet!
Actress Jean Olson played the roll of Minnesota Sufferagette Clara Ueland at the Shadows and Spirits of the State Capitol. The tours are going on again this weekend, learn more here…
I went to the Minnesota State Capitol with my friend M Saturday for Shadows and Spirits of the State Capitol — a tour of the Capitol building at night, lead by actors telling the history of the building set in the year 1905. Part of the event was that they turned the lights down to “1905 levels” meaning that I shot the whole time at between a third and a twentieth of a second. Hold still! This image was taken with a 10.5mm fish-eye I rented for the weekend.
