The View From The Hill

I've always liked it here on this hill that over looks Baker Playground on the West Side. I have many memories from here sliding in the winter, playing football on the field below, skating on the ice rink when there is ice, shooting baskets into the hoop just out of frame to the right, baseball at times, flying a kite in the spring, once got a boomerang caught in the largest tree on the far side of the field. But the view, oh the view can be wonderful at times. There is an indoor rec center behind be where I am standing. You can see just above the treeline and into and beyond the East St Paul neighborhood, plus downtown St Paul is a lot more visible than it is here in this photo.

The Nation Which Forgets Its Defenders Will Itself Be Forgotten

In case you cannot quite read what it reads around the circle surrounding the eagles bust, it is today's title. I found this mural in West St Paul, just off of Robert Street and Annapolis. It doesn't look quite complete at the moment as I see traces of things to be painted. What stuck me odd and I just had to turn around and get a photo of the mural was this is on the side of someone's garage. You can see their home beyond the garage. Quite a statement to have painted on your garage for all to see.

With This Ring, I Thee Wed

Just outside of downtown St Paul is Harriot Island. In the photo is the main building where some events take place. If you look close, there was a wedding going on during the time of my photo. I could hear some music and see the bride and groom walking around together, although I cannot locate them in this photo, but they are there. Trust me!

Best Pizza In St Paul

If you are ever in town, Cossetta's Pizza on 7th Street just outside of downtown is the place to visit. I've been getting pizza from Cossetta's for many years. They used to own a building about two blocks away, at the time, it had no indoor seating and they had three or four tables outside that were used only during the warmer months of the year. The place was very small, but the pizza was outstanding. When they moved to their new building, the pizza was the same, they added indoor seating, and life for them is good as can be. They are about a block from the Xcel Energy Center and get tons of business before any events. If you cannot make it in to eat, they recently added this two stall "to go" parking spaces so you will never have trouble finding a spot to pick up your pizza.

Oh Look, A Bird....Or Two

A photo submitted from my dad from early fall. Not sure how many black birds are hidden from view due to the railing, but how many you can see in the photo was quite a large number. There is a bird feeder there in the middle of the garden, but what brought that large number of birds there at once?

Something I've Never Seen Before

This shot was taken about a few weeks ago at the end of October. I was driving in Woodbury and saw this field looking the way it is. Now normally, this is covered in flowers, shrubs, plants and there is never any spacing like there is. I would guess this is how it's always looked during the fall, but I just never drove by it this time of the year. What caught my eye that day was the suns reflection on the dirt which is covered with water. It doesn't quite show up in the photo the way I saw it, but this should give you a better idea of the photo. If you are wondering, this place is one of several nurseries that belong to Buell's. They are a supplier of landscaping supplies.

Red Roof Of Knowledge

The building with the red roof was my intention for this photo. That building is the St Paul Public Library. I have not been in there in quite some time now, I was a child last time and I went there with my mom several times. I recall all the stone walls and stairwells and the size of the library was amazing. I'll have to make a trip in there one of these years and bring my kids.

That's Not A Boat, This Is A Boat

Same location as from yesterday's daily photo, but just one boat, one very large boat. Although I'm not sure what the use of it is, but the "M" is the University Of Minnesota's trademark maroon and gold. I'm not sure what their hand is with the boat, but I really liked the looks of the boat.

Lots More Boats Docked

Have a couple more Mississippi River photos to post yet. This one has a lot of larger sized boats docked up across shore from where I am standing. To the back of me is downtown St Paul.

Ice Palace 2004 Series - pic 7

This is the main tower of the Ice Palace built in downtown St Paul during the 2004 Winter Carnival.

Photo by Travis T [good luck on the soon to be new baby....this week?]