A few more pictures from back in October finally added. Not sure why they weren't posted in the first place. Craig and I went out and shot a bunch of downtown one fine fall day.

I'm sure a thousand puns could made into titles for this picture.

I really like aged building exteriors and cracking paint.

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. A very cool place with such attractions as: a German U-boat, a full 727 airplane, a gigantic scale model railroad of Chicago and Seattle, baby chicks, a super intricate miniature castle/dollhouse, a mine, and lots of other cool things.

Can't help but expect little Jetson's space cars to be whizzing around this tower in downtown Chicago.

Mural on the rear of Bud's Music Center in the near western Twin Cities suburbs.

I took some pictures of this building almost a year ago and now I finally got a shot of it from up on high... from the top of the IDS, in fact.

Autumn in the city... heck, autumn anywhere. My favorite time of year, but it goes so quickly, turning into dreary cold. Savor every bit.

View of downtown Minneapolis through the railroad trestle on Nicollet Island.

Riomaggiore, Italy on the night of October 6, 2003 (my birthday). Riomaggiore is located in the Cinque Terre - a most amazing landscape of mountainous vineyards above tiny fishing villages.

"Reason is our soul’s left hand, Faith her right, By these we reach divinity."
- John Donne (c. 1572–1631)

The Minneapolis Basilica, the nation's oldest, is a majestic and gorgeous structure. If you've never been, go now.

Imposing concrete columns in the dim light of a parking garage in downtown St. Paul. Follow the light...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Everyday People's window display model. Uptown, Minneapolis.

Some very large food product boxes in the window at Sister Fun in Uptown, Minneapolis. Mmmm, Jello. I quickly snapped the photo while driving past.

Yet another bar in downtown Minneapolis, this one in place of the old Pickled Parrot. The original fun bar?!? It hasn't even opened yet. How do they know? Maybe somebody should start one called "booze. the original sad/lonely bar"

Looking down upon 2nd Avenue late one March night.

Warm early spring night. Downtown St. Paul.

The Holsum Bakery Thrift Store. Bread, Donuts, Cake and Sweeeeeet Rolls! Yes!
Location: Downtown Minneapolis.

Nothing says "class" like large black paint scrawled on the exterior wall and questionable spelling of the establishment's name combined with a broken entry way and less-than-new vehicles parked in front. Still, I'm intrigued.
Location: Downtown Minneapolis.

Spellone 2003. Train car near University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

One of the downtown St. Paul skyways. Quite un-active during the night.

The cathedral near downtown St. Paul on a cold February night.

The view of First Ave. from the Target Center/Block E skyway on a chilly February night. First Ave (the music club) is behind the gigantic check-me-out-I'm-oh-so-cool neon guitar.

"Motorcycle Parking Only." It would be nice if this sign held true. I mean, it does for several months of the year, but the rest of the time, it serves as a high-snow marker.

I've never seen a vehicle fire before, well, not that the fire department didn't set purposefully for training... it smelled bad and just felt... dangerous. I was on my home from work when I saw this near Winnetka Ave and Hwy 55. I did not even notice the "No Parking Fire Lane" sign until I downloaded the image from my camera!

There were four old graffiti-sprayed boxcars sitting on the tracks next to the coffee shop. I tried to get an interesting shot.