Black chair

Como Park, Saint Paul, MN.

New snow

Bridge in Como Park, Saint Paul, MN.

Make this last forever

Como Park sunburst, Saint Paul, MN.

Walkin' the Dog

Como Park, Saint Paul, MN, October 2018.

Como Park Bridge

No-snow version, October, 2018.

First snow of the season

Como Park, October 2018. I was going to say it seems too early for the first snow, but I'd claim that even if it was the end of December.

Bicycle, Como Park

Your time is now

Sunrise in Como Park, St. Paul, MN.

Waiting it out

Waiting out the long winter under a bridge in Como Park, St. Paul, MN.

Sky/fall

Como Park, St. Paul, MN.

Standing still

Como Park, St. Paul, MN.

Tropical encounter

Not so much from the outside, as the morning was crazy windy and on the chillier side of the thermometer, but inside the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, it’s always summer as you stroll through a half acre of sundry vegetation.

Puddle

Found this in Como Park one morning after a rain the previous night. I had no idea what kind of plant it was, but lucky for me, Mrs. Twin Cities Seen is down with the identifying of the vegetation, and said, "That's a sedum, you knucklehead".

Locked

Found this wrapped around a fallen tree trunk in the woods near Como Zoo. Allrighty, then.

this is not the spring we are looking for

Como Park, St. Paul

Stubborn

Lilacs, Como Park, St. Paul.

It's a beautiful day

Finally seeing temperatures in a range where I'm not worried about the camera shattering if I take it outside. Como Park, St. Paul.

The Crest of the Wave

Sculpture by Harriet W. Frishmuth at the Marjorie McNeeley Conservatory, St. Paul.

Hot spot

Snowing like a boss this morning, so I did the only sensible thing I could: hid inside and shot pictures of the Sunken Garden at Como Conservatory.

That has to be Bridge L-5853

MN-Dot Bridge #L-5853. Famous for being the second-oldest reinforced concrete arch bridge in Minnesota, this pedestrian bridge spans a former streetcar right-of-way. And it evens stands up to fog.