Shadowlands

Late afternoon sun and shadows in the SEMI area of Minneapolis, MN.

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Don’s Leather Cleaning, Lake St., Minneapolis, MN.

Sacred

Beneath the Marshall St. Bridge, on the Saint Paul side of the world.

Give me temptation

Off-limits; the SEMI area, Minneapolis, MN.

Forever Young A.F.

Train cars and tracks and grain elevators and Minneapolis in the distance. More wandering about the SEMI area.

This day is grey

A cloudy Minneapolis as seen from the Marshall St. Bridge. In the foreground is the Short Line Bridge.

Double Barrel

Pepin, Wisconsin.

Inverse Power

Reflection, Northeast Minneapolis.

Crushers

Grain elevators and parking lot, Minneapolis, MN.

Fireworks parking

Around the side and “upstairs”. Pepin, WI.

Parts for all makes

Building facade, Northeast Minneapolis, MN.

Things were going so well

Abandoned buildings, SEMI area, Minneapolis, MN.

Let it go

Just off University Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, near the SEMI area.

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Parking lot, Northeast Minneapolis, MN.

Riv-Way Motel

Pepin, WI.

I speak for the trees

Sunny late fall afternoon in Saint Paul, MN.

Fall stalks

Pepin, WI.

Someone's got to do the work around here

Down to business on Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN.

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The light rail passing grain elevators, Minneapolis, MN.

Rule-bound

Near the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Off-campus living options are also available.

Speaking/Listening

Chicago architecture in fog and black and white.

Rust and roll

Wagon wheels, Pepin, Wisconsin.

Safe Storage

1st Ave. and 1st St., Minneapolis, MN.

Vanteeno

Met him in front of Blasted Ink on University Avenue, Saint Paul, MN.

Bridge city

Early morning walk near the Hennepin Avenue Bridge, Minneapolis, MN.

Morning commute

One of the last photos I took on a recent visit to London, and one of my favorites.

Hubcap

Another take on some of the grain elevators in Minneapolis, MN.

Chained

Near University Avenue, Saint Paul, MN.

Camaro

Saint Paul, MN, near University Ave.

Halo

Sunrise activity on Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN.

Midwest Hotel

Morning at the Midwest Hotel, University Ave., Saint Paul, MN.

Red

West Loop, Chicago, IL.

Red hat

Camden Market, London.

Henry

Brompton Cemetery, London.

Girder & Truss

The Minneapolis BNSF Rail Bridge across the Mississippi River, first built in 1893 by the Great Northern Railway.

Sideview

Grain elevators, Minneapolis, MN.

Eyes right

Prince of Teck, Earl’s Court Road, London, England.

Spray

Where the land and the water collide. Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Today marks the official end of summer for the year 2015; tomorrow is the fall equinox and the coming of shorter days for the Northern Hemisphere. I like the spring equinox better.

Classic

Dancing in the streets near Camden Market, London, England.

In memoriam

Brompton Cemetery, London. Opened in 1840 by the West London and Westminster Cemetery Company, Brompton Cemetery is one of Britain's oldest garden cemeteries. I could have spent days if not weeks there taking photos.

Getting my groove back

Heavy tread, Minneapolis, MN.

Gaping clown maw and more

Lucky enough to have gone away for a week’s vacation with Mrs.Twin Cities Seen, so we missed the last weekend of the Minnesota State Fair for the first time in ages. Here are three shots I didn’t get to post during the twelve days of fun.

We Are The Whirled III

All the Techno Power you can handle. On the Mighty Midway. Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul.

We are the whirled

Getting scrambled on the Midway, Minnesota State Fair.

Oh hay neighbor

Or “obligatory goat shot”.
Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul.

Grandstanding

The grandstand bridge takes a breather just before sunrise, Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul.

1 bag special

Unable to resist the allure of a finely crafted bag of Tiny Tim Donuts, fresh out of their hot oil bath, Minnesota State Fair.

Bunnies, your time of judgement draws near

Minnesota State Fair.