A cool place to sit

A walk in the park

In Harriet Island park, with the high bridge in the background.  I have always loved these walkways, maybe because of the way they curve and because of the distinctive street lights.

Benches in the snow

I like to think of March as the march toward spring. It may not look like it from the photos but we are making progress, the snow was covering the seats.

Ducks on Ice

I don’t know how the little critters do it.  They take a swim in the ices river and then take a nap on the ice.

Seventh Place

This is a picture of Seventh Place in downtown St. Paul during the lunch hour.  There are always people walking on this mall, I guess that is what it is there for.  I took three bracketed shots to make an HDR photo even though there are people in the shot that were moving and I knew they would not line up, which means the shot is ruined.  I don’t think it is ruined. Who decided that it it all has to line up to be considered a success?

Door

I have a collection of pictures of doors.  They represent opportunity and of course there is the old dilemma of trying to decide between door number one and door number two.

Morning Rush Hour - Shepard Road

This is the morning traffic on Shepard road.  You maybe can’t tell from the photo but it was snowing when I took this shot.  it is proof that the snow doesn’t slow us down much . . it just makes some of us cranky.

For the birds

Robert Street Bridge & Shepard Road

The Robert street bridge is the most photogenic bridge in St. Paul. This one was taken on a day when it was very cold.  A little river steam in the background and a little early morning light on the bridge.  It was too cold to get out of the car but I did pull over to take the shot. If you live around here and see me pulled over stop honking, it won’t make me move any faster.

River Park - upper Landing

Early in the morning on a cold day.  The steam that rises from the Mississippi River, because the river never freezes solid and the open water is warmer than the air.  Hard to photograph becasue the photographer doesn’t work well in the cold.