The Dragon and the Lotus
More bugs! More flowers! More bugs on flowers!
27 June 2007
26 June 2007
Magic Beans
More dead flowers! Or something. Wild blue indigo seed pods turn a silvery charcoal color in the fall, and dried seeds rattle around in brittle pods when the wind blows. Imagine an entire symphony of baby rattles...
25 June 2007
Bridge to Somewhere
Rumors to the contrary notwithstanding, the actual point of all this really is to get you from one place to another. The Wabasha Street bridge in downtown St. Paul opened to
traffic in July of 1998, but the elaborate stair towers on either side took an additional three years to complete.
24 June 2007
21 June 2007
A Mill Update
There's been a small change or two recently, including a bit of 'bridge bling,' and the massive riverfront makeover finally landing on the east bank.
20 June 2007
19 June 2007
We're Not Using it Anymore
Flour mill surplus. Lightly used. (Actually, its from the Washburn-Crosby mill. Perhaps its a fire sale?)
Nearing the End
I love dead flowers! Often the most striking lines and colors come as they slowly fade away.
Gone Fishing
Trout lilies come up thick in places, so that long before the trees have their leaves back the forest floor is a sea of green. There might be a hundred lush green plants that don't flower in a given year for every one that does.
Split Rock Sunrise
The 97 year old Split Rock lighthouse greets the new day from a 130' cliff on Superior's north shore.
A Mill is a Mill
The last of the mighty water driven flour mills that made Minneapolis what it is, and the monumental stone arch bridge, which once carried the Empire Builder across the river.
Tiny Toad
This is a toad, right? (bufo americanus, anyone?) Whatever its name, this sure was a little thing, not much more than thumbnail sized.
Here be Dragons
I don't know much about different sorts of dragonflies. This is the kind that looks good against a white background. Its important to be specific.
Common Pipe Swallow
OK, you got me. Its a common tree swallow. I think he's sitting on a rusty pipe to flaunt his fashion sensibilities. Complementary colors and all that. You know.
Bee Pink
One of my favorite 'insect crawling on delicately colored flower' photos. I have no idea what sort of flower this is, though.
Sanguine
Bloodroots are far and away my favorite flower. Its an inspiration to see them jutting up from the layer of dead leaves, well before the rest of the forest has awakened. In a couple short weeks, they're gone again for the year. "Sangine" in English means hopeful or optimistic, but the Latin root means blood or bloody. The scientific name for bloodroot is "Sanguinaria Canadensis."
In the Ring
These steel rings were driven into solid rockfaces below Taylor's Falls to moor the riverboats that worked the St. Croix.
Boom Island Moonlight
On a hot summer night, the downstream view from Boom Island always reminds me of some sort of gaudy river carnival.
Vigilant
I scared this great egret out of the river, but it wasn't about to give up on its fishing spot just because I was so intrusive. I eventually gave up and left before the egret did.
Heron & Wood Duck
I was so busy watching the heron I almost missed the wood duck. If I hadn't missed my focus by chance, I might not have noticed what the smallish blob in the background was.
Last Year's Model
I love how last years cattails are still standing, even as the new ones grow all around them.
Ant & Coneflower
Purple coneflowers are my favorite late-summer flowers. They just get prettier as they slowly dry up and fade away.
18 June 2007
Hello, myself.
How does one go about hosting a self portrait for one's blogger profile? Why, post one yourself on your own blog, silly!
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