Victorian Row House

Located in an older part of St. Paul and if you know St. Paul you know that the double digit addresses are near downtown.  The home I live in has the first three digit address on the block.  For some reason they skipped a bunch of numbers.

This old row house is missing a pillar.  It looks like they are fixing up the porches a bit.

Grumpy Steve's

Right next to the Wabasha caves on the river bluff.

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.

LeDuc Estate - Hastings Minnesota

The first day of March has me thinking about how wonderful it would be to take photos of architecture without snow in them.  There are some advantages to this time of year.  In the summer this shot would have showed more tree than building but I long for green grass, flowers and warm weather.

The home pictured is part of the DeLuc Estate in Hastings Minnesota, and is in the Gothic revival architectural style. Kind of busy but I like the combination of wood and brick, and those wonderful huge old oak trees.    Hastings is a small town of about 30,00o.  There are many wonderful historic buildings churches and houses to photograph.  I need to go there more often.

Gingerbread on a shed

They don’t make them like this anymore. This shed is in Hastings MN and part of the historic and well preserved LeDuc estate.  The buildings are Gothic revival.  Hastings is just south of St. Paul on the Mississippi river.  This barn isn’t as pretty as the house but I liked the shadows on it from the ancient oak trees the surround it.

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.

Weisman Museum

Some say it is an ugly building, some say it is beautiful.  I think it is interesting.  It was built in 1992 and houses the Weisman museum on the University of Minnesota campus.  The building is very well known and a favorite of local photographers.  The best time to shoot it is probably at sunset but it is kind of interesting at dawn too, as it  becomes what ever color the sky is.   I make no apology for my messy verticals but plan to go back again for another try.

The University of Minnesota has it all for those who like to take architectural photos.  There are very modern buildings and plenty of gems from the past.  I keep promising myself that I will spend a day on campus when it is a bit warmer just to take pictures.

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?