Mississippi River

The river front in St. Paul is an interesting place with woods, and housing and parks and an old power plant and of course all the bridges.   Each mile of river tells a story.  St. Paul Minnesota is a river town.

The woods

if a tree falls in on a bear in the woods does anyone hear it?   I love the woods and one of the most amazing things about living in St. Paul is that there are acres and acres of woods right in the city.  This tree is near the Mississippi River just across the river from downtown St. Paul in Lilydale.

Upperlanding Park

I have more pictures of this park than any other because it is where I most often walk the dog and she likes walks.   I either head East down the path and cross the road at the science museum and walk the grounds for a short mile and a half walk or I head west and walk to Randolph avenue and then back home which is a 3.5 miles walk.   I have also headed east on my bike and ridden to Battle Creek regional park.  The path ends near the park which is about five miles from where I took this shot.  I really like out parks and the river.  Tonight I will be at the great river gathering which is a dinner at the RiverCenter downtown.  My photography will be featured throughout the dinner so if you see me please say hi.

LRT Stop

I spent some quality time downtown on Monday at CoCoMSP located on 4th Street E right across the street from the union depot in downtown St. Paul. The progress of LRT construction seems so slow but it is fun to watch and photograph.

Cotton Wood Tree

I just can’t get enough of that spring green.  It is possible that I have photographed this tree so many times that it is fading.  Located on Harriet Island which is my dogs favorite place to walk because people drop food in the grass.

cottonwood tree

I love spring.  The leaves and grass are a kind of hyper green.  This was taken on Harriet Island.

Coney Islands

It is fun to take these random shots when I am out on my bike.  I usually take them with my phone or sometimes a small point and shoot camera I like to carry with me and then I process them using a variety of apps that I have on my iPad.  I like the way they magically appear in my photo stream.

Covington Inn

Taken from Harriet Island.  The river and the Covington Inn.  In the springs of 2010 and 2011 we experienced severe flooding in this area.  Some of the businesses on boats did not survive.   The Covington still is still asking for donations for “flood relief”.

Harriet Island

It was a perfect night for outdoor photography.  The park was almost deserted and there wasn’t much of a breeze.

Downtown on beer drinking day

From last weekends St.. Patrick’s day parade.