Category: weird
So many things seem out of place if you stop and look. It's life's way of staying balanced. If we organize everything, something will go wrong just to compensate. God told Moses not to plow the corners of the fields, even the Creator knew trying to organize everything wouldn't work.0
Black Friday Savings
Just a little something for those of you who get up early for this day of savings. I however, am staying in bed.0
Amphicar at Lake Calhoun
These cars we built in Germany from 1961-65, they didn't sell as well as the company hoped, but of the 4000 sold, over 700 of them are still in use. Pretty neat little toy, just perfect for the land of 10,000 lakes (actually 11,842). One of my clients, painter Carl Bretzke has one and has painted it; you can see it here along with his other paintings.1
Kitefest on Lake Harriet
Are you my Mummy? The wind was almost non-existent and the kites would occasionally float down to the ground. A bad day for kite fliers, but a good day for kids and clever photographers.4
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.1
Lake Creature Continued
Created by Cameron Gainer, the Lake Creature at it is known, prowls the great Chain of Lakes which includes Lake Harriet (shown), Lake Calhoun, Lake of the Isles and Cedar lake. The Creature moved over the weekend to the Northern end of Lake of the Isles, just off Franklin Avenue.5