Playing With Fishy

One of the ponds in the Conservatory at Como Park. Where there is water, you'll often find kids playing in it. Today was no exception.

Where Does It Lead Too

Down low on one of the paths in the Conservatory at Como Park in St Paul.

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Water Wheel House In Como Park

This water wheel house, built in 1951 at Como Park can be found in the bird yard. I absolutely love the rust colored stone walls. Como Park has been around since 1897 and is a publicly funded park, though it survives by donations from the users of the park and local companies who donate.

We Grow Em Big In Minnesota

These monster lily pads measure roughly 6 feet across!! From what I could see, each monster lily pad has a vine that attaches to the smaller ring which is just about in the center of the photo. I'd never seen these before and have no idea what their official name is. They can be found during the warmer climate months at the Como Zoo in St Paul.

Spoiled Kid Sale

One has to appreciate the honesty this parent has with this custom garage sale sign I drove past the other day. After I passed the sign and realized what it said, I had to turn around, go back and capture a photo. It was too good to pass up.

John Dillinger

It's tough to gage the size of this photo, but this mural of John Dillinger, aka Frank Sullivan, is around 20 feet tall. It's on one of the walls inside the Landmark Center Building in downtown St Paul. From my understanding, Dillinger and his gang often made St Paul their home. The Landmark Center, which used to be a court house in the early 1990's, was the location for Dillinger's trial at some point in his lifetime. 5 foot, 7 inches tall....

Palace Theatre

At one time, this theater was run down, decayed, and a scary place to be around. Today, the Palace Theatre, from the website address in the sign, is now a comedy and improve theater. The place has had quite the turn around. You can find this revamped theater in downtown St Paul.

Keystones Galore

There are two wings attached to the JJ Hill public library in St Paul. I'm standing in one of them taking the photo. I really like all of the keystones that the windows have. A bit of a different view than one is used to seeing from the street level.

Double Rainbow Reflection

Captured on Highway 61 in Cottage Grove shortly after a storm passed through. I was glad the road co-operated enough to get the reflection on the road. If you look close enough, you can see two rainbows with a slight reflection for the second. Or at least that's how I see it.

Exchange Building, Seeing Green

On the corner of Exchange Street and Cedar Street in downtown St Paul. At the end of summer, the green ivy nearly covers the entire front of the building. I will need to do a bit of history search on this building as the sign above the entrance reads 'Exchange Building'.