Please remain seated for duration of ride

Going for a ride on the Pedal Pub, West 7th, Saint Paul, MN.

Bloom

Sun on some tulips as the work crowd funnels home, Chicago, IL.

Spring color

Saint Paul, MN.

Chlorophyll

Near the Chicago River, Chicago, IL.

Crossings

Happy 78th anniversary to the Golden Gate Bridge!

Sketch swing

 

What the locals  refer to as "Sketch Swing". Near the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis campus.

Soar

Fifteen stories of Ferris wheel on a foggy day at Navy Pier in Chicago.

Corned Beef Factory

Quiet Sunday before the storm. Chicago, IL.

Dock chains

Saint Paul, MN.

slowcurrent

Big clouds over the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, MN.

You are beautiful

Spotted in Chicago, where the whole thing started back in 2002.

The wait

West Loop, Chicago, IL.

Several important food groups

Getting hungry in the West Loop of Chicago, IL.

Follower

Afternoon shadows, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Shower curtain

Hotel room, Chicago:

Restless leg syndrome

Chilling out front of The Drinking & Writing Theater @ Haymarket, Chicago, IL. Was in town for a work conference and really wanted to spend some time in this bar, but my drag of a coworker nixed the idea because they didn’t have Miller Lite. At that point I told him he was dead to me.

Open the door to your mystery date

Barred and bolted, with a decorative purse adding a nice homey touch. This just baffles me to no end. Spotted on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Daylight fading

Sun setting behind a tree at St. Catherine University, Saint Paul, MN.

Expectation

Things are going to happen. Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois.

The well-dressed arm

Shot on my iPhone from a bus window in Chicago.

Smoked 2

Oh, hi there! Been a while since I last posted–busy at the job that earns me the monies, then was in Chicago all this past week for a conference. Managed to take a few photos during my down time there, so I’ll be posting a few of those shots in the near future. For now, here’s one from my very own Saint Paul when the morning sun was just high enough to start hitting the buildings in the foreground. That body of water in the foreground would be the Mississippi River, and the smoke is coming from District Energy, which was recently cited by the UN’s “District Energy In Cities: Unlocking the Full Potential of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy” for its use of biomass, thermal storage and solar arrays to produce 289 megawatts of heat annually while   reducing CO2 emissions by 280,000 tons.

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