Into The Park

The view into Rice Park, located in downtown St Paul.

Change In Seasons

I'm going to jump back a couple months to the beginning of the colorful fall weather. One of my dislikes about taking photos of snow is, the photos all tend to appear black and white, when the intent is a color photo.

Frosty Trees

I awoke yesterday morning to a great winter treat. During the middle of the night, a thick frost or fog rolled into my area and frosted the smaller tree branches, giving them a "fuzzy" look. It was quite a sight to see. I didn't snap as many photos as I would have liked as I was on my way into work. Lucky for me I took the photos when I did, as I made my way closer to work, the sun broke through the clouds and the frost disappeared.

Merry Christmas To All

Competition

If you look closely at this photo, on the left side of the hallway, above the store entrance is the Apple logo. This store has all of the latest ipod's, iphone's, mac books and everything else related to Apples product line. During the first week in November of 2010, right across the hallway, the competition moved in. The logo above the store on the right side of the hallway belongs to Microsoft. They of course have their xbox, Windows Phone, Zune's, and the rest of their product line. I do have to hand it to Microsoft for moving into Apple's neighborhood. I wonder if they were offered a house warming gift?

Anything Will Help

I see there is a cup of McDonald's coffee sitting next to the guy with the sign. Would you stop or donate to this gentleman? Or have you ever donated to someone holding a sign?

Open Water

This contribution photo shows a robin who stayed behind for the winter months in Minnesota. Unfortunately, this robin was here for the blizzard weather we received last weekend. The photo shows a heated bird bath outside the home of SWC, which the robin, I believe was enjoying, despite the frigged weather.

Even The Birds

Even the birds have to deal with the snow in the Twin Cities.

The Road To Nowhere

The road was freshing paved, and freshly painted....it was so smooth to drive on.

The Blizzard Takes A Seat

From my comment section from yesterday's photo, St Paul blogger, Kate [welcome back], mentioned my sitting bench with a delicate snow pattern was definitely not from our recent blizzard that made the national news. She was absolutely correct stating if it was from the blizzard, the bench would have been covered. Here is the proof!

Snow Fun

This photo is from two weekends ago that I'm just now getting too. I really got a laugh out of the bench, the way the snow piled up on the slats....it looked very delicate.

The Big Plow

Now this is what I need to clear my driveway of snow. It would be much faster than my current method. This plow drove by my window, just as I was taking photos of the snow falling. Yep, it does look like he is on his cell phone....haha!

Welcome To Minnesota

You think you're tough? Come to Minnesota and enjoy one of our typical winters....12-16 inches of snow with sub-zero temps for tomorrow....yee-haw!!

Christmas Shopping

Only two weeks remain, have you even started your shopping yet? Tell me you've at least started, right?

Today's contribution photo comes from Keri K. It features the nicely aligned shopping carts of the Target stores.

Down By The Water

Another one of my favorite homes that I saw while on Prior Lake this past summer.

Start Of The Day

I really enjoy the morning, especially when I have time to take a great photo of the sunrise.

No, This Is Not Prince's House

The purple home can be found on Prior Lake and is quite the eye catcher. I wish you could see this home in person, the photo doesn't do it justice as there is so much to look at.

Changed Hands

This business has changed hands since I last visited the building. It's been 25 plus years at least. From my childhood days, this was the laundromat that my mother and I went too when our home machine was broken?. I remember playing with the laundry carts that were there for use. Plus I remember opening and closing all of the unused machines. What it is today, looks like a picture frame shop, but I didn't get much closer than this photo.

Please Watch Your Head

Theme Day: Time

Happy December theme day. Can't we all use a little more time in our day?

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