We've been having some nice bright, crisp days in our neighborhood. Taking our regular walks and snapping the occasional photo has been a pleasure.
(Click to enlarge) Unusually deep blue skies for Minnesota.
(Click to enlarge) A statue of Nathan Hale
(Click to enlarge) Reflections in the pool at Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis, next to Orchestra Hall. A pleasant scene at intermission.
A couple of photos in our Saint Paul neighborhood
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Attaching the wire/cable to a pulley is a tricky job.
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A University of Minnesota crew pulling wires to clear the way for light rail construction. It's a tricky job to get everything aligned and attached properly.
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After the winter hiatus, they've resumed construction in earnest on the Light Rail project running down Washington Avenue at the University of Minnesota.
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At a Spring Jam concert at the University of Minnesota.
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Dancer at Spring Jam concert on the grass in front of Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota. (Click photos to enlarge)
(Click to enlarge) Remember Bondi Blue iMacs?
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Where outmoded equipment goes to be reborn - sort of like zombies?
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Another pair of orientation student leaders rehearsing a dance number for "Pieces of the Puzzle".
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Rehearsal of a dance number for the University of Minnesota new student orientation production "Pieces of the Puzzle".
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The University of Minnesota has extensive, high quality orientation for new students. Preparation starts months ahead. For my Behind the Scenes project, I photographed orientation student leaders in their first read-through of a dramatization about sexual harassment.
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It was a rainy day when we photographed in the Como Park Conservatory in Saint Paul. The rain stopped about 4 PM, and when I went outside the clouds had coalesced into these striking waves.
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More photos from the Como Park Conservatory in Saint Paul.
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Como Park, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is an urban gem. It has a picnic grounds, a zoo, an amusement park, a carrousel, a Japanese garden, and a Conservatory. When it's raining, the Conservatory is a wonderful place to see - and take pictures of - beautiful things. Here are three.
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Some more photos of people doing the kind of "behind the scenes" work that makes parking and transportation work at the University of Minnesota.
(Click to enlarge) A customer service representative helping with a parking ticket.
(Click to enlarge) Monitoring traffic flow on some of the streets feeding in to the Minneapolis campus.
(Click to enlarge) A parking attendant in a booth in the Church Street Garage.
I'm getting back to the "Behind the Scenes" project. Yesterday I photographed some of the activities at the Parking and Transportation Services department at the University of Minnesota.
(Click to enlarge) An IT tech with the wall of controllers for all the parking ramps on the Twin Cities campus.
(Click to enlarge) Looking at the innards of one of the new automatic parking payment machines.
It's been an unusually warm and sunny spring in Minnesota, and students are taking advantage of it to study, etc., on Northrup Mall.
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Work has resumed on the light rail project running through the Twin Cities Campus of the University of Minnesota. They now seem to be laying the track that will eventually connect Minneapolis with Saint Paul.
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A few weeks ago I took pictures at the Freedom Seder organized by Jewish Community Action, a Saint Paul social justice organization that applies Jewish ethical principles to non-sectarian issues (affordable housing, immigrant rights, etc.) The annual event, usually held a few weeks before Passover, is always a lively and moving affair.
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(Click to enlarge) A fine vocalist and guitarist leading the group in song.
The new Recreation and Wellness Center at the University of Minnesota, under construction.
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Three final images from Carlsbad Caverns. It's such an amazing place, it would be worthy of days or weeks of concentrated photographic effort to experiment with capturing its forms, light, and color.
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Two versions of a grotto in the Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns, one toned sepia and one selenium. To my eye, they both work.
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