Texas Rueben

Sandwich, soup and a free shuttle ride to the Twins ballpark on the corner of Ford Parkway and Cleveland Avenue.

James And The Giant Mushroom

The sequel to the book 'James and the Giant Peach'. Okay, I made that up. I did find this mushroom on a recent camping trip. It was the size of a grapefruit and the setting sun gave it the perfect lighting.

A Perfect Location

From the sixth floor window of the Northland Inn, located in Maple Grove, my wife spotted this birds in the "A" of their sign. It was a surprise find indeed and something you would be able to see from the ground level. We never saw any birds fly to the nest, but some bird will have a great location for next spring.

Danger, Keep Out!

Really now? See that 'danger keep out' sign with the fence, the wall as high as your knee, plus the heavily traveled walking path....could you keep out? Or would you, like I did, venture fourth down the trail?

Little Buttons

I'm not sure what these are, but they reminded me of yellow buttons.

Refresh

The ground crew at Target Field smooths out the infield dirt between innings at the Minnesota Twins game.

Memory Plaque

I spotted this 'in memory' plaque sitting under a park bench at Minnehaha Falls. Was it a favorite sitting bench? Who added the in memory plaque? Does the person who added the dedication still come to visit the bench?

It reads:

In Loving Memory Of
Isle Beaufoy
Feb 1923 - Apr 2007

Raining Fire

Caught this incredible sunset on Saturday up in Maple Grove. The colors were so vibrant, like I'd never seen before. There was a touch of rain in the sky, the weather pattern was changing and dryer air was out west headed our way. We were just leaving the restaurant and I snapped a couple of photos from this location. I wanted to get a couple shots without the building, so I jumped into the car. After roughly 30 seconds, the colorful sky was completely gone with just a dark blue and grey night sky remained. I am thankful for the shots I was able to get.

Into The Fire

I actually had two attempts at this photo. The first one turned out badly as the sail was pointed directly at me during the first pass through the sun. Whomever was out there on the sailboat, did an about face and sailed back across the lake, this time with the sail exactly how I had hoped the shot would turn out.

A Small Find

I found this small grouping of mushrooms growing in the woods. Their height was about an inch high. Very small, but very brightly orange colored. I'd never seen mushrooms like this before, so they were a surprise when I found them.