Archive for the ‘Minnesota’ Category
Rising from the rubble
It’s been four months since I came home from holiday to find a gutted house. At first the repairs were rapid, as the salvage and demolition crews worked side-by-side. But in recent weeks the progress has been slow and full of surprises: Asbestos in the basement, poor plumbing in the kitchen, weird wiring in the […]
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Tags: house construction, house demolition, water damage
A winter most fowl
One of the things I most love about blogging is “meeting” other bloggers around the world. It’s wonderful to see that the flowers are blooming in Scotland, or to momentarily mistake Paris for Marrakesh. But this far-flung news can also be depressing. I live in Minnesota, you see. Tucked up against Canada — in the […]
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Tags: Lake Wobegon, Minnesnowta, Minnesota, winter
The lighter side of street art
Last Saturday I had the honor of being Freshly Pressed. Many thanks are in order: to Cheri at WordPress; to everyone who read, “liked” or reblogged my post on street art; to my new subscribers (welcome!); and especially to the more than 200 readers who took the time to comment. But what most surprised me […]
Filed under: Minnesota, On being creative, Photography, Psychology | 28 Comments
Tags: digital photography, Freshly Pressed, graffiti, light painting, Minneapolis, street art, TCB, Twin Cities Brightest
The stuff that really matters
Ten days ago, a truck pulled up to Steve’s and my rented home and disgorged a pile of boxes into the garage. Boxes full of books, boots, clothes, VHS tapes … boxes full of memories, and the possessions we’ve amassed together over the past 27 years. But as I stood in front of the pile […]
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Tags: American materialism, consumerism, decluttering, spring cleaning
On January 28 three friends and I had the privilege of touring the Pommery estate and champagne cellars, which double as a modern art museum. My favorite installation was this “house that rains on the inside.” Little did I know that the exact same thing was happening to my house in Minnesota, probably at the […]
Filed under: Friends and family, Minnesota, Psychology | 31 Comments
Tags: homeless, house demolition, insurance, water damage
2012 in 14 frames
In some ways, 2012 has been one of my worst years yet. But in many others it’s also been one of my best. Here are a few of my happy photographic memories — along with my wishes for a very happy, very healthy year ahead. Cheers! In January, we rang in the new year with […]
Filed under: Minnesota, Paris, Photography, Travel | 6 Comments
Tags: 2012 in pictures, Freiburg, Minnesota, new year, Paris, travel photography, Venice
A winter’s first snow
Exactly one week after I forced myself to go for a photo stroll in thick fog, this morning I forced myself to get out of bed, put on three layers, and slog through a mile of snow to take some more pictures. “WHY??” you might ask, as my husband did. “Because otherwise I’ll get depressed,” […]
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Tags: Minnesota, Minnesota winter, outdoor photography, Photography, seasonal affective disorder, snowstorm, winter depression
A real (Minnesota) pea-souper
“Freezing fog advisory tomorrow,” wrote a photographer friend on Saturday night. “Charging my batteries!” I fired back. On Sunday morning, I fully expected to wake up to hoarfrost — a Minnesota winter phenomenon as beautiful as it is rare. But instead of looking like this … … the road to my favorite photo spot looked […]
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Tags: freezing fog, hoarfrost, Minnesota winter, Photography, winter weather advisory
I have a terrible confession: I’m bored with my city. “I feel like there’s nothing to shoot here,” I told my friend Craig today after we’d spent an hour strolling through the old milling district, cameras in hand. I brooded a bit as I drove home. “Must find a way to live in Europe for […]
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Tags: fall in Minnesota, Mill City district, Minneapolis, Minnesota tourism, Riverplace, twin cities
Dear universe: Thank you.
Most people who look at this photo will see a sunrise. But to me, this photo is a miracle. It’s a miracle that I was in this place at this precise moment. It’s a miracle that I could still see it, in spite of the doctors’ grim predictions. It’s a miracle that I had a […]
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Tags: Minnesota, Photography, sunrise, Thanksgiving
