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Another visit to Bush Lake Park

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:01:25 +0000

I stopped by Bush Lake Park on the way home yesterday. Had to get some practice in. We’re heading off to the Netherlands and Switzerland tomorrow. Should be fun. I hope to bring back several really good pictures from that trip. I plan on focusing on photography quite a bit. Taking all the gear and plan to use the tripod as often as possible.

Park Lawn Care Equipment

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:26:12 +0000

Taken at Lake Minnetonka park. Took the dog there. It’s been a long time since we have been there.

This was sitting there in the sun on a mostly overcast day. I liked the lines, the shadows and the contrast.

Northfield, MN

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:37:49 +0000

We took a drive to Northfield, Minnesota yesterday. Very pretty town. We have to go back sometime when we can get there a bit earlier so we can look around a bit more. Spotted a few places that will be nice in the golden hours that we have to see. Maybe stop for a beer while we wait for the sun to go down or get the shots, then stop for a pastry and coffee in the morning!

Cattail

admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:47:51 +0000

My mother tells of a time she convinced my dad to stop and pick up some cattails (a flowering, seeding plant that looks like a cat’s tail) intending to bring them home to us kids. He got very dirty getting them but mom was happy. She put them under the car seat to keep them safe for the drive home. She forgot them.

If you have any experience with cattails you know they will seed whether they are stuck in the ground or not. These things seeded out and waited under the car seat for just the right moment. Mom opened a car window which blew these millions of seeds into the air, inside the car… They are coughing and choking on these flowering, fluffy seeds and cannot see a thing as they are driving down the highway.

The way mom tells it, dad was not too happy at all and had absolutely no sense of humor about it. I don’t think they ever got the seeds entirely out of the car.

I was walking around a small pond waiting for a job interview and caught sight of these. These two were sitting out on their own. Focusing on a small area with a wide aperture (F2.8) was not easy especially from a distance great enough to not mess up my dress shoes.