Hallway Mural

I wish I had more info on this mural, that can be found in the hallway, on your way to the restroom at Barrel Theory Brewing. It is my favorite in this hallway, and there are a couple more that I will share in the coming days. 

Painting With Style Revisit

I thought I was taking a photo of the Valspar Building. As I'm typing, I realized they refreshed the paint job on the building. I had captured the same building back in 2006, which you can see here with the original paint. Today, it is now the Sherwin Williams Building. It makes sense they refreshed the paint job, and I wouldn't have looked closer if they hadn't. Nice to see they kept the familiar feel to the building as well. 

Hubcap Artwork

 

I've always found this hubcap tree a bit odd looking.

Cottage View Drive-in Seed Art

One of my past favorite places to photograph was the, closed in 2012, Cottage View Drive-in. One of my photos of the sign is on the wall of my local Applebee's. This year while looking at the seed art at the Minnesota State Fair, there was a dedication to the sign. Kudos to the artist.

Polar Bear Mosaic

A close up of the mosaic from yesterday's photo. I'm being lazy and not looking for the artist. Leave a comment if you know who made this artwork.

North Pole on Newport

One of our family favorites is the North Pole restaurant in Newport. Also was recently featured in an independent movie called “Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter”.

Please Do Not Touch Seed Art

The Minnesota State Fair seed art competition, always a favorite of mine. I'm curious if this is something I would like as a hobby.

Super Stars

More stars from First Avenue Nightclub.

Zombie Corn

Attack Of The Zombie Corn!!! A very fun and colorful seed art display from the Minnesota State Fair 2012. It was one of my personal favorites this year.

Opening

I don't have any info on this artwork, but it is located on the Minnesota Capital grounds.

Snow Creation 2013

Last winter, swc submitted a photo of a puffer fish made of snow. He found it near his neighborhood that someone made in their front yard of their house. This year he returned and sure enough, they had created a snow walrus. I wonder how many years they have been doing this.

Seed Arch Bridge

One of the more unique contest at the Minnesota State Fair is the seed art. You take any several types of seeds and you create a picture or replicate a famous scene. It's a simple concept, and the results are outstanding, some of them are remarkable. What I like about this one is, the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis is a highly photographed bridged in the Twin Cities, but to see it created with crop seed was a photo I had to capture.

State Theater

From much earlier in the summer, the State Theater in downtown Minneapolis.

Pinata Time!

You're going to need a very large stick to break open this gigantic pinata. Just make sure you're out of the way when the candy starts to fall out of the belly or you could be crushed!

It's All In The Details

Love the tops of this building in downtown Minneapolis. I'm sure the details are often overlooked, but they were quite creative back in the day.

They're Everywhere!!

Some of them look homemade, but this electrical box is running out of display real estate.

Viewing the Facade

I've posted a similar photo of the St Paul Cathedral a few years ago, actually over four years ago. I was around the area again, photographing the surroundings, and couldn't pass the opportunity of this photo. Seeing the group of people, pointing and looking up at the facade, really made this one stand out too me.

Found this on a light pole near downtown St Paul. Kind of a strange one, a US Mail label with Graffiti on it.

Minnesota Map

Over by the State Capital building, you'll find this very large map of Minnesota. The borders make up all of the counties of Minnesota. It has to be roughly 40 feet in size and was quite difficult to photograph while standing on the ground.

The Snow Thing

What a great find by swc an unusual creation from the little snow that we've had this season. It looks similar to a puffer fish to me or perhaps a dogs chew toy. Thank you for the contribution.