I have no idea if this place is still active but I like the framing their bridge gives to the skyline.

Large blue plastic barrels stacked up in a fenced-in lot await recycling.

Big brick wall. Lines, lines, lines. Tiny company sign.

A Twin Cities landmark next to the Hennepin Bridge. A local guy even made a font based on this sign.

Down on the Mississippi river, near St. Anthony Main, is a big water treatment plant. Imposing towers of metal quietly lord over the flowing river.

Tower stairs on the big water treatment plant down on the Mississippi river near St. Anthony Main.

Powerline tripod structures along the river in downtown Minneapolis.

The trusses(?) of the Hennepin Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis.

Train at rail crossing on Nicollet Island in downtown Minneapolis.

The train tracks as seen from Nicollet Island in downtown Minneapolis.

Looking the length of the Stone Arch Bridge towards downtown Minneapolis. A very cool place to hang for a bit on a sunny spring day.

I thought perhaps this fishing boat might contrast well with the large barge in the background, but it didn't do anything for me. I did some color and contrast moves and then the image became (in my opinion) much more interesting.

Saint Anthony Falls as viewed from the Stone Arch Bridge in downtown Minneapolis.

How beautifully sweet - my tulips in the bright spring sunlight.

Caught a bit of sunlight glinting through a metal sign near the lakes today.

Ice has disappeared from the city lakes (finally) and the water is so so blue. A light spring breeze scatters light off the surface.

A color treatment or filter (hopefully) adds to an image's effectiveness. This is a small experiment.

An experiment in viewing rooftops, lights, blinds, angles, etc. Added color treatment to image as well.

These random signs pop up along 50th in south Minneapolis from time to time. I love their anonymous connections.
I got some more shots of the signs starting here.

The color of light against the evening sky was a nice contrast and then a plane flew by as well. I patiently waited until it got to this spot and snapped the shot.

Not just any kind of junk from around the world, no sir-ee, good old fashioned American Junk! Yee-ha!

Yet another neon sign that caught my attention. Kenny's. Near Knollwood.

Macro shot of shapes and colors. Plastic beads for bracelets, necklaces, etc.

While babysitting Bella the other night with Meghan, we made some beaded bracelets. Bella really enjoyed the task. Meghan took this picture of Bella's little hand in the colorful beads.

The angles and lines of this billboard near Snelling in St. Paul caught my fancy. Plus I was actually feeling happy after visiting the tax man.

Is there anything that smells better than freshly baked bread? I'm sure I don't know anything beats it.

Fire hydrant spigot thingy along the shops in Edina at 50th and France.

Gotta keep the taggin' on the down-low in Edina. Like down below the sidewalk in a nook of the parking garage. It amuses me that somebody actually crawled into this small space to graffiti.