Roof Project - Day 2

We've completed day number two of the roof project. It's coming along very well so far. The front side of my home is completely shingled, the backside of my home, plus my porch will be finished up tomorrow afternoon. I'm dead tired, no surprise there.

Roof Project - Day 1

Today I'm posting a "before" photo of the roof of my home. It was in dire need of replacement. Sadly, the shingles are only 15 years old, but they were a "organic" shingle and didn't really last like they claimed. These shingles were on when I purchased my home, so it was out of my hands what was up there. Needless to say, the roof is being replace prematurely.

Today was all about demolition. I took the day off from work to remove the shingles, by myself. I'm sore, I ache, I am tired and my body hurts. I needed to have the shingles removed before all of my help arrives Saturday morning. Everything is coming along fairly well. I have the main part of the house completely removed. All that is left are the shingles on the porch, which is around 280 square feet.

Street Art #2

Sights Of The Skyway

A different take on a skyway walkway in downtown Minneapolis.

AT&T Building

The 464 foot tall AT&T Building was completed in 1991 in downtown Minneapolis. It is the 14th tallest building in the city. It's personally one of my favorites to photograph because of the unusual top and all of that reflective glass.

Lines, Angles, Reflections

Growth In The City

To me, it was an unusual site to see this ivy plant growing on the top level of this parking garage in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. In reality, the spring growing season at the time time of this photo was about four weeks. I'm curious who this will look come the end of summer....

Find The Squirrels

It's not the best of photos, and my camera zoom was at the limits before things really get out of focus, so I did the best I could. As I was walking around downtown Minneapolis, I spotted two squirrels running and chasing each other. One of the squirrels and a big red apple in it's mouth as it ran. It was quite comical to see. I was thankful the pair finally made their way up a tree and posed for me. Seriously, it honestly looks like they are posing for the camera shot, almost as if they knew I wanted to take their photo. Though I suppose they could have stopped to see if I was a predator or not.

Ladies And Gentleman....

The Tubes!

These tubes can be found outside of Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis. And yes, that is me in the reflection.

There Was A Time

There was a time, when the 607 foot tall, Foshay Tower, now called "W Minneapolis - The Foshay" was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Today, it stands as the second tallest concrete structure, only to the Empire State Building is taller. Though, from this angle down on the street, to me, it appears as the tallest. If you look closely, the last stepping ring around the top, then it drops straight down, there is an observation deck that remains open. There have been some outstanding photos taken from the observation deck recently by some of the local bloggers. If you get a chance, stop by some of the daily photo blogs featured here on this site and do a search.