July 29, 2017
Challenge #104: "Mother."
Yesterday I took my 90-year old mother to play the piano at an assisted living residence. She does this about once a month and is probably older than most of…
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July 28, 2017
Challenge #103: "Sunset."
Last evening I went to dinner with family and friends to say goodbye to another friend who will be leaving soon to go back to Vietnam where he lives and works.…
July 26, 2017
Challenge #102: "Frames."
For the subject of "Frames" I decided to go to the Arboretum (surprise, surprise). The first picture is a little structure in the Japanese Garden, and the…
June 17, 2017
Photo Challenge #100: "What I Did Today."
This morning I played for a funeral and then because I was already halfway there, I went to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. I walked the Green Heron Trail,…
May 16, 2017
Challenge #99: "Four Things."
Well, I've fallen way behind on posting daily but I refuse to stress about it. If it takes me 621 days to complete the 365 day challenge, so be it. This evening…
May 06, 2017
Challenge #97: "Love."
This picture shows the love between a grandpa and his youngest grandchild. Just look at those expressions--priceless!
April 22, 2017
Challenge #96: "White."
Today I went looking for a white heron for this blog post and this one at Lebanon Hills Regional Park and this one was kind enough to pose for me.
April 18, 2017
Challenge #95: "My Favorite Place."
My absolute favorite place is the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. It's not only my favorite place, but it's my happy place, my peaceful place, the physical place…
April 15, 2017
Challenge #94: "S is for....Signs of Spring."
I visited a local garden center yesterday for a few flower photos and saw these little signs of spring.
April 15, 2017
Challenge #93: "Mirror."
Our cat prefers to drink her water out of the bathroom sink, thank you very much. So we leave it full of water for her when it's not being used. Usually when…
April 12, 2017
Challenge #92: "Flowers."
Flowers are kind of my thing....I'm terrible at keeping them alive unless they're in a hanging basket, but I love photographing them. Since I started getting…
April 09, 2017
Challenge #90: "A Number."
This afternoon my Mom and I went to a great concert at the University of Northwestern in St. Paul. Here is one of the numbers being performed.
April 08, 2017
Challenge #89: "Old."
As anxious as I am for the flowers to bloom and the leaves on the trees to grow and turn green, there is a special kind of beauty in the "old" from last year's…
April 06, 2017
Challenge #88: "Children."
Twice a month I babysit 3-year olds at our church and love taking photos of them to make into a slide show in May to send to the m oms. Here is a picture of…
April 04, 2017
Challenge #86: "Money."
And because I'm trying to catch up, here is another post for today. This is the tip jar from last night's concert.
April 04, 2017
Challenge #85: "Hands."
Last evening we joined some friends at the Contented Cow Pub in Northfield for some music. We heard The Newlands Co-op, a brand new duo that plays acoustic…
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