Looking at the river
Robert Street Bridge I started my bike ride down a Plato blvd the other evening. I rode down to the river and then along the paths to Raspberry Island. I circled the Island and then went on to Harriet...
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Mississippi River The last several times I have gone on a walk or bike ride along the river it has been late in the day. The river is usually quieter in the evening. I think the wind is supposed to go...
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water lilly I was able to get out early in the morning yesterday before the heat and get some pictures of the water lilies in Como Park. Â Today is the 4th of July and it looks like I might get at...
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Water Lily I saw some of these in the wild earlier this week in Northern Minnesota but it is far easier to get a photo of a lily pad at Como park conservatory. In Captivity was first posted on July 20,...
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Hydro electric plant - Mississippi River at Little Falls MN This was taken in Little Falls Minnesota at the hydro electric plant. I love the roar of the falls and the smooth water above them. The...
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Summer Nights This is one of the warmer summers in recent memory. I took this on Chestnut Plaza by the river. I usually point my camera in the other direction and photograph the river but I like the...
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water Much of the country ha been hit by drought this summer. Things were dry here in St. Paul but we have gotten rain in the last few weeks. Â I see brown areas along the bike paths and some of the...
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The Mississippi River at River Falls MN The Mississippi river at River Falls Minnesota. The Mississippi has so many different looks. Â In some places it looks like a lake and in other places a small...
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Rocks and water – lake Superior I can never capture the beauty of lake superior and it is ever changing. Water was first posted on September 26, 2012 at 6:18 am.©2012 "St. Paul, MN Photos". Use of this...
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Golden Gate Bridge I took this a couple of years ago but rediscovered it last weekend when I was cleaning up that was created when my blog was hacked last fall. If you have never seen the Golden Gate...
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Lake Phalen Actually our lakes don’t talk at all but I needed a catchy headline. I found this photo for a client. I took it a few years ago while photographing city parks for the city. Nothings says...
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cove point lodge The lodge is off to the left. A great place to spend a few days. Lots of wildlife and almost no internet or phone service. Cove Point Lodge was first posted on August 6, 2013 at 7:10...
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water lily This may be the first picture I ever took of a white flower that turned out. Taken early in the morning at Como Conservatory when I was supposed to be working. White flowers was first...
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Mississippi river Usually there is some wind or there are boat on the river stirring things up. I took this shot from Harriet Island . . .which really isn’t an Island. Quiet River was first posted...
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ship I got up and out early to watch the sunrise. Not much in the way of color the day I took this but I just love watching the bridge go up and those huge ships go into the harbor. My ship came in...
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Blue Heron – large lakes observatory The Blue Heron from the University of Minnesota at Duluth headed for the harbor. . . .did I mention it was a gloomy day? Blue Heron was first posted on October 2,...
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Creek I just found this photo yesterday on a memory card in my camera bag. I took it last September. I am not sure what the creek is called but it is right next to lake Phalen. looking at the picture...
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Mississippi River – Downtown St. Paul In a few weeks the river will be free of ice and the shipping season will begin. I took this photo late last summer from Harriet Island looking across the river...
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Fall Color This was taken last weekend near Duluth Minnesota. I am hoping for some more sunny days before the leaves fall from the trees so that I can get some more colorful photos. Fall Color was...
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Lake Superior I took this a couple of years ago and yes I will get back to the regular program of taking NEW photos. Today I really needed a sunrise. Ship going out was first posted on February 7, 2015...
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