Art and more
Yesterday, my daughters and I headed to Minneapolis for a quick tour of the Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. The image of the Spoonbridge and Cherry by Claes Oldenburg has become an unofficial symbol for Minneapolis since it’s installation in 1988. Most of the Walker Center was closed for reconstruction, leaving just a…
Minnesota and more
Anyone who travels to Stillwater, Minnesota is familiar with the silhouette of the Stillwater Bridge. It is the unofficial symbol of the city and is featured on the logo of many Stillwater based companies. It is a 1000 foot Vertical Lift bridge that spans the St. Croix River connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin. After years (probably…
Minnesota and more
Last week was a peak week for color in eastern Minnesota. Every street was dressed in its high holiday color and finery. Every chance I could, I went for a walk with my camera. (No quilting for me!) These photos were taken from Pioneer Park in Stillwater. I wasn’t the only one who was out…
Photography
As I mentioned earlier in the week, my family and I traveled to Colorado last weekend for the wedding of my niece. While there, we visited the St. Elmo ghost town. This silver and gold mining town flourished from the 1880s to around 1920, when the last mine closed. Some say that the buildings…
Photography
Over the weekend, my family and I had the great pleasure of traveling to Colorado’s San Isabel National Forest for my niece’s wedding. It was a lovely outdoor wedding…the weather was perfect and the fall color was at its peak. The aspens positively glowed against the dark green spruces and the clear blue skies. San…
Minnesota
Mara Mi is one of my favorite places to while away time. Located in the heart of downtown Stillwater, Minnesota-where the skies can often be ominous, this little stationery shop is always bright and cheery. It sells stationery, journals, trinkets, pens, etc – of course I don’t NEED any of these things, but I go…
Minnesota and more
The Commander Elevator building is one of the most familiar outlines in the Stillwater, MN skyline. It was built in 1898 by the Woodward Elevator Company and operated by the Minnesota Flour Mill. Over the years, it has had several different owners which operated the elevator and flour mill until 1986. While the mill…
