The magic of lights in motion out in the Midway at the Minnesota State Fair. I believe the ride is called 'Cliff Hanger'. You lay on a metal frame, similar to superman flying .
August 31, 2010
August 30, 2010
Minnesota State Fair
The great Minnesota get together runs from August 26 through Labor Day, September 6. Took the family there on Sunday for the sites, sounds and people watching. My feet are very tired. In 2009, the MN State Fair set an attendance record with 1,790,497 people visiting the grounds.
http://www.mnstatefair.org/
http://www.mnstatefair.org/
August 29, 2010
Fantasy Football 2010
Friday evening was the 5th annual, Fantasy Football draft night for 'The League To Be Named Later', held in my garage. You're getting an exclusive look into the best run, fantasy league held in the Twin Cities. Now I must pay homage to the commish of the now defunct, Apple Valley Football League, as my league is based upon the previously best run fantasy football league in the Twin Cites. If my old commish were to see these photos, he would certainly see the similarities from just the photos alone. Now I've tweaked a few things to my liking, like the draft board, plus it's now an auction league, but the basic format of the AVFL lives on. Thank you Terry for all you hard work!!
August 27, 2010
August 26, 2010
Texas Rueben
August 25, 2010
James And The Giant Mushroom
August 23, 2010
A Perfect Location
From the sixth floor window of the Northland Inn, located in Maple Grove, my wife spotted this birds in the "A" of their sign. It was a surprise find indeed and something you would be able to see from the ground level. We never saw any birds fly to the nest, but some bird will have a great location for next spring.
August 22, 2010
Danger, Keep Out!
August 20, 2010
August 19, 2010
Refresh
August 18, 2010
Memory Plaque
August 17, 2010
Raining Fire
Caught this incredible sunset on Saturday up in Maple Grove. The colors were so vibrant, like I'd never seen before. There was a touch of rain in the sky, the weather pattern was changing and dryer air was out west headed our way. We were just leaving the restaurant and I snapped a couple of photos from this location. I wanted to get a couple shots without the building, so I jumped into the car. After roughly 30 seconds, the colorful sky was completely gone with just a dark blue and grey night sky remained. I am thankful for the shots I was able to get.
August 16, 2010
Into The Fire
I actually had two attempts at this photo. The first one turned out badly as the sail was pointed directly at me during the first pass through the sun. Whomever was out there on the sailboat, did an about face and sailed back across the lake, this time with the sail exactly how I had hoped the shot would turn out.
August 13, 2010
A Small Find
August 11, 2010
August 10, 2010
Primary Elections 2010
Today is Minnesota's Primary Election day. If you'd like to vote in the primary elections today, you can find your polling place on the official Polling Place Finder website. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. across the state. Voters will be picking candidates for state and local office.
August 9, 2010
August 7, 2010
The Message
August 6, 2010
August 5, 2010
More Cowbell
An unexpected find in the heart of St Paul while traveling along Randolph Avenue. I spotted what looked like a cow standing in the front yard, so I had to make a u-turn for a closer inspection. This artwork is an old oil drum from the home of a St Paul home, painted to look like a cow. The head is a large milk jug, with a bowl for the mouth. Interesting idea....
August 4, 2010
Harriot Island Peer
August 3, 2010
Friendly Company
Yesterday I mentioned having dinner at the River Boat Grill on the Harriot Island peer. During our dinner date, another couple sat down at the table next too us. They happened to be on a walk with the dog, which joined them at their table. The restaurant owners were kind enough to bring water out for the collie as the heat and humidity levels that evening were very high that evening.
August 2, 2010
Spectacular Sunset
August 1, 2010
Theme Day: Bright Colors
For the August 2010 Theme Day in the Daily Photo community, the them of 'Bright Colors' was selected. All week I've been posting photos from the Flugtag 2010 from St Paul at Harriot Island. One particular craft was so bright in colors, it was perfect for today's theme day photo. The craft was from Team S.W.A.T., essentially it resembles a great big florescent yellow mosquito.
Learn more about Flugtag 2010 Twin Cities by reading my earlier posts.
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants of the August Theme Day: Bright Colors
Learn more about Flugtag 2010 Twin Cities by reading my earlier posts.
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants of the August Theme Day: Bright Colors
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