Blue Bird Houses

finally got a sunny day to shoot some pictures.  this one's from my hometown while visiting for Thanksgiving.

Classic Campus Shot

Weisman Art Museum & Washington Ave Bridge

Mill Ruins Park

mill ruins park sits on the south side of the river & showcases the remains of several abandoned flour mills.

untitled flower

 

i hate titling flower posts.  another one from the arboretum

Leafy

done with the baby pictures for a while - i promise!  digging into the archives a bit here since this lovely rainy weather has interfered with my attempt to get some new material.

a shot from the university of minnesota arboretum.  

Bottle View

Dabbling in Portraits

Wee Little One

brand new to the world of portraits.  this is my second outing with friends & their little ones.  so much to learn, but i think i'm improving.  just need lots of practice time.

Self Portrait

It's my birthday so figured today was as good a day as any to feature a self portrait.

sculpture garden, walker art center

Angles

at the minnesota arboretum

Yellow Wild Flowers

City Backdrop

more of the spoon & cherry.  last one, i promise.

Basilica of St Mary

Upside Down Spoon & Cherry

(have i mentioned that i hate coming up with post titles?)

Cherry & Spoon

the cherry & spoon in the AM sun

M-I-N-N-E-S-O-T-A, Minnesota, Minnesota... Yay Gophers!

Marching band moving the "M" down the field

Parachutes

a tough loss for the gophers.  but what a day!  62 degrees, sun, and football.  love it.  AND IOWA LOST!!!  Northwestern hung on to defeat the undefeated by a score of 17-10.  TCF Bank Stadium erupted in cheers when the score was announced.  WHO HATES IOWA?  WE HATE IOWA!

game day activities were in honor of veterans day.  2 parachuters landed in the middle of the field during the star spangled banner!

WHO HATES IOWA?

WE HATE IOWA!

i've been saving this posts for months!  i was planning to post on game day for the Gophs, but i can't wait any longer.  someone needs to beat Iowa... ANYONE!

i've always had a strong hatred for the Hawkeyes, but the beating we took last year (55-0 if you need a reminder) and their success this year has only fueled my hatred! 

I need one of those shirts!

Band Geeks

these guys were hilarious!  they ran around the tailgating lot "playing" the Minnesota Rouser on the toy drums & recorders and then chugged a beer.  what a great costume idea for game day!

 

Ski-U-Mah!

we froze again but what a game!  can't think of a better way to spend Halloween night!  GO GOPHERS!!

 

Pretty Leaf

Goldy

Soon to be green no more

They just keep coming!

the leaves always seem to be never-ending.  we just raked 2 days ago and the yard is already completely filled taking away any sense of accomplishment we had.  now we'll do it all over again this weekend.