An Awesome View of Life

Yesterday gave me a couple of hours in the city.  And if you remember I LOVE my city. (: This photo didn't happen the first time I walked past this dropped ICEE.  It was at a bus stop filled with people waiting to get on their bus that had just arrived.  When I came back past I had room to stop and walk around this photo op and pick the best angle.   While I was scoping things out a gentleman waiting for the next bus asked me "Why on earth would you want to take a photo of that?"  I told him there is art in everything and everything has a story.  He then asked me "What story does that have?"  I told him the story could be about the person who had been enjoying this ICEE on such a cold day.  It could be about their reaction to dropping it. Or about how it came to be on the ground. He wanted to know my thoughts on who the person was that dropped it.  I told him I could see some small child screaming about having dropped it. ...

SpARkLe! So funny how focused I can be on a photo subject.  I didn't see the sign until I uploaded the photo to my laptop.  So glad it I didn't zoom in any closer.  I think this was in front a hair salon on Lake Street just off of Lyndale. Another day spent in the city.  Starting to think I should just move that direction.  (:  We will be downtown on Sunday.  

Summer in the City My youngest and I made a VERY quick trip to the city this morning.  In ten minutes I took 15 wonderful photos.  This is by far my favorite.   When in the city, I always look for alley shots.  We don't have alleys in the 'burbs and having always had one growing up they still fascinate me.  Strange I know but what can I say. Eventually I will move away from Minnesota, at least for the winters.  But this city will always have my heart.  I just realized I will ALWAYS have these photos to remind me of my awesome view of Minneapolis.

Black and White Reflection An afternoon in the city is always a good thing in my book.  (:  I took a bunch of pictures of the street scene reflected in the window of the restaurant across the street.  The one above actually turned out to be my favorite.  The building on the right is reflected in the display case on the left.   The gentleman in the photo below did NOT know I was taking pictures of him.  There are several shots of him and his reflection.  (:  While standing at the bus stop he was tying his tie, standing in the middle of the street looking for the bus and talking on his cell phone.  This one was my favorite of him.  I like that you can still see the inside of the restaurant as well as the bus stop bench. Reflections are one of my favorite things to capture.  

  Love this city...     Today I spent some time in one of my favorite places -- south Minneapolis.  While out looking for the perfect spot to take a picture of the city skyline, I found all kinds of things waiting to have their picture taken.  Twelve really awesome pictures were taken today but this is the one I like best.  It captured the snow perfectly and the very essence of this part of town.  This was taken while sitting at a red light on Lyndale at Lake Street.  As Jonny Lang sings in Red Light:   "A chance to breathe While sitting at a red light You look around reflecting on your life..."