With a view

Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, on a single-digit December afternoon.

December thaw

Holiday lights and reflections in what used to be an ice rink before the December thaw kicked in. Happy holidays, everyone.

Streaming 3rd Avenue

Watching the world go by from the corner of 10th St. and 3rd Ave., Minneapolis, MN.
The monster building to the left is the Campbell Mithum Tower, constructed in 1985 as the headquarters of Piper Jaffray, and now the home of Campbell Mithum, largest advertising agency in the Twin Cities.

Pour your sugar on me

This guy was banging out the crepes tonight like you wouldn't believe. Peavey Plaza, near the Minneapolis Holiday Market.

Winter cap

Not such a horrible December.

A little end of the day sunshine

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus, East River Road.

The inquisition will begin shortly

Chair waiting for occupant, Como Ave., Saint Paul, MN.

Supernova

Midtown Cleaners and Tailors, corner of Lexington and Hamline, Saint Paul, MN.

Bring it on home

Rolling over the Mississippi River on the Minneapolis BNSF Rail Bridge, Minneapolis, MN.

Some days it’s all uphill

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus.

New power generation

Just on the legal side, near the Xcel Energy Plant; Saint Anthony Main, Minneapolis, MN.

Swirl

Minneapolis winters: they’re beautiful but they make me crazy.
Looking toward the Hennepin Avenue Bridge. In the foreground is a concrete overflow spillway, or “apron”, built after the falls here partially collapsed in 1869.