Sunday, August 30, 2009
I'm Taking a Magical Mushroom Tour
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Water
I took all these water photos this Summer. My favorite photo is the arch of our beautiful Stone Arch bridge here in Minneapolis. The fish tail photo was also taken there. What a perfect tie in with, "Me Kissing a Manatee" All the other photos were taken at Grass lake and Wood lake. One of the best things about being a Minneapolis Minnestotan is our access to such wonderful lakes. And they all have walking trails. I really feel I've captured their beauty with these photos. And it's a good thing because soon they will be covered in ice. O.K. technically it's still August. But I know it's coming.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Me Kissing a Manatee

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Bathroom Art
Because of the photo challenge I'm doing my art post second this week. And as some of my loyal followers may already know, I always relate my photos and my art in some way. Ziplinning and shadows are a tough one. But for some reason I thought of the wooden turtle that I bought in the gift shop at Sky tram. I haven't painted that many turtles. But I did paint a turtle, alligator and a frog...for my bathroom no less. They're painted on the knobs below the sink. And they always make me smile when I use them. Actually my bathroom is a little bit like being in Costa Rica because I painted Bamboo on the wall. If it wasn't for that darn toliet!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
The "A View From Above Challenge"



I'm finally up for a photo challenge. This week Charmine http://www.travelyestravel.blogspot.com/ is hosting the http://www.brendaphotochallenge.blogspot.com/ The first photo was taken from a swinging bridge at Jay Cook state park. I take alot of shadow pictures. And the shadow actually gives photo evidence of an "above" shot. Like standing on a bridge, hanging from a tree or floating on a cloud. Ha! The next two pictures are taken in Costa Rica. We Ziplined at Sky Tram and it was quite an adventure. First you take the tram up to the top. Then Zipline down. After two practice runs just a few feet off the ground. The third run is a frightning 600 feet off the ground! And gulp...one lady did not make it across. She slowed down to a complete stop and had to be rescued. Yikes, I was so scared that would happen to me. But it didn't. But this is what happens when you press your luck. We went Ziplining again this year at Aventuras del Sarapiqui and it did happen to me! Luckily the run wasn't quite as high and I pulled myself in. Whew!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Across from Red Wing
When we venture South, we always head for the beautiful river towns of Maiden Rock, Stockholm and Pepin. Sorry Red Wing. There is a nice little hike that is part of the West Wisconsin Land Trust. And that's where I took the wildflower pictures. You can hike right out to the edge of the bluff. But don't jump off like the Native American princess who wasn't allowed to marry her beloved. So she jumped instead of being forced to marry some other guy. But don't quote me on that one!

Sunday, August 9, 2009
Red Wings Over Red Wing
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
There's Bear in my Woods!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Farm
I'm ready for my close-up!
I love these shots! The last time we retrieved our footage there were almost 2,ooo pictures. This time we captured around 400 in 1 month. We were visiting my hometown and couldn't wait to get to the good old Holiday Inn Express to view our new shots.
The close up is so cool. If you look closely you can see that there is another deer in the background. And there is also a deer standing in the wonderful light display in the other picture. Click to enlarge for better detail. Oh, and by the way. There were 2 more bear shots!
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