Turret

One of my favorite St. Paul homes complete with turret.  I don’t live in a house with a turret because . . . never mind.  I am going to say this home is a Queen Anne style victorian home.

Blair Arcade

No snow on the ground at the moment which is something to celebrate.  I was out photographing holiday decorations the other day and decided that they look just fine without snow.  The lack of snow is good for the city budget especially after last year when it snowed and snowed and then snowed some more.

The Blair Arcade is on Selby avenue in St. Paul.

Wreath

I embellished this photo a bit, it is the side door of the Alexander Ramsey house.   It just looks better when it is snowing but snow messes up my my lenses.

Oakland Cemetery

It has been awhile since I stopped by the old cemetery.  I love the ancient oak trees with or without leaves on them.

Hamm's Ruins

Broken glass and barbed wire.  I want to go inside but I probably won’t.

Hamm's Brewery

This was taken from the bike path in Swede Hallow Park.  Back when this was an active brewery the people who worked in it lived down in the gully and the brewery and the Hamm’s family work up above on the hill.  Phalen creek flows through Swede Hallow and the neighborhood that used to along the creek is long gone.

Things have not changed all that much except these days the worker bees that have homes have indoor plumbing because it is the law.

Porch on the Alexander Ramsey House

Alexander Ramsey House

I won’t bother checking to see how many photos I have of the Alexander Ramsey House.  It is fun to photograph and it looks the best in late Fall or early spring and is best photographed in the evening.   I think I took it from this angle once before.   If you have never had a tour of seen the old mansion put it on your to do list.  The programs they have over the holidays are a lot of fun.

Here are some of the other photos I have taken of the Ramsey House

The cathedral

An unimaginative title and not the first picture I have taken of this building.  I was driving home and liked the clouds and the light.   I used to live across just down the street from this building and I could see it out the window but that was a long time ago.

Mill Ruins

I have always loved night photography and really enjoyed taking this picture of the old Gold Medal Flour mill in Minneapolis.  To see more of the detail click on the photograph to make it bigger.