Take A Closer Look

I had taken this photo back in the fall of 2006. My intension was the St Paul downtown skyline from the steps of the Cathedral. I've posted several shots from there in the past. I really didn't like the shot with the trees covering up a good portion of the skyline. I set this photo aside and hadn't planned on posting it here.

Well, I looked at the photo and was about to send it to the bit bucket, when something caught my eye in the photo. Maybe you've already spotted my discovery, as I didn't until recently. What's even more scary is, I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary when I took the photo.

As I think back to photo shooting that day. I recall the couple you see in the lower left corner sitting on the wall and the guy was giving a back rub. I didn't think anything of it, I let them be and went on with my photo shooting. Take a look at the couple in the corner. Now look closely where the girls left hand is.

Which is why I'm now torn about posting this photo. Hopefully it will make some of you laugh about things we accidentally take a photo of.

Rows Of Apple Trees

Last week I talked about going on a hike with my son at an old apple tree farm. Talking with the current owners, they no longer prune the trees, but apples still grow on them every two years. They just don't look as pretty. This photo was taken as we were walking through one of the rows of trees. It just looked like a field of branches to me.

St Paul's Brick Streets

The street around Rice Park in downtown St Paul is covered with Brick. I thought this was the original brick work, but it has been redone recently. Thanks for the update. Most of the original streets in St Paul were paved with brick, but have tar covering them up for today's vehicles.

There aught to be a law, one that states you cannot get or have the flu on your wedding anniversary. Wifey was flu ridden on our anniversary and I've been fighting it for the past couple days. Please make it go away.

From The Park

Standing in Rice Park located in downtown St Paul, I turned around and there was the 1st National Bank building nestled between two buildings. I really love the three different contrasts between the three buildings.

Happy 13th Anniversary To My Wife

Today is the day, 13 years ago that I walked down the isle and said those two simple words "I do" to my best friend in the world. You are the most important person to me, to our kids, to our family. Thirteen years!

I thought it would be fitting to post a photo of the church we were married in. The First Presbyterian church in Hastings, just as you cross the Mississippi River bridge heading south on Highway 61, it's about a half mile down on your right hand side.

Kir-beeeeeeee Pucket

I took this photo during the 2006 season at one of the Minnesota Twins games. They later went on to become the central division champs. This banner is in need of an upgrade before for the 2007 season begins.

Kent Hrbek and Kirby Pucket photos hang next to the champion banners. Those of you who recall the first World Series the Twins won in 1987 recall what a duo these two ball players were during their tenure with the Twins. Kirby Pucket has passed on to greater pastures, Kent Hrbek can be seen on a few local fishing shows.

The Ravine Of Cottage Grove

Over in Cottage Grove there is a state park called the Cottage Grove ravine. This is the view from the top of it all. The photo was taken in the late fall. The colors turned out strange in this photo.

My Name Is Buck

What Hollywood movie is today's title quoted from? Continuing on from yesterday's hike on an old apple farm, I mentioned there were apples and lots of animals roaming around on the property. Here in Minnesota, hunting is rather popular as I'm sure it is in many parts of the country. On the property we were hiking on, they had three deer stands scattered about. To answer the questions you may be thinking, we were not hunting, it is not deer season.

Doe A Deer, A Female Deer

My son and I went on a hike this past weekend on an old apple orchard farm. The apple trees are still there, but the public orchard is no more. With all of the apples, there is plenty of wild life abound. These were some deer tracks we had seen, they were everywhere actually. Wasn't sure how the photo would turn out with an all white back drop of snow, but the deer tracks turned out rather well in the photo.

Got Apples?

Nope, not yet....but they'll be blooming at the apple farms very soon. Here is a sign for one of many apple farms around the Twin Cities area.