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Category Archives: Blog
Hosta At Sunset
The picture above was taken in the early evening of 09/11/2011. All day, the TV broadcast a variety of commemorative programs remembering the tragedy, 10 years ago. Interleaved with the commemorations were alerts that another attack could be imminent. Overlay … Continue reading
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Honey Bee and Hosta
On the same evening that I photographed the dragonflies I also found this honey bee investigating the late blooms on one of my neighbor’s Hosta plants. The light was rapidly fading and I waited to catch the last warm rays … Continue reading
Late Summer Dragonflies
This is a Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens, tentative id) that graced my backyard last evening. Up here in Minnesota, the last days of summer are already beginning to look like early fall. The recent dry weather has stressed many of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Color, Photo
Tagged 2011, cherry-faced meadowhawk, dragonfly, insect, Minneapolis, minnesota, nature, Pantala flavescens, Sympetrum internum, Wandering Glider
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Coffee House Town Hall
Last evening, I went to a town hall meeting hosted by my congressional representative, Keith Ellison. It was held at a Dunn Brothers coffee house. It was a warm, humid, late afternoon. The room set aside for the meeting quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Blog, Photo, Politics
Tagged 2011, 5th District, Democrat, DFL, Keith Ellison, liberal, Minneapolis, minnesota, MN, politics, progressive, town hall
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Sandplay: Exploring Emotional Turmoil and Creativity
Those who know me are aware that my wife, Becky, has a terminal illness and that we have been on a difficult journey for the last two years. We know how it will end, just not when. My focus is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, art, conscious, creativity, emotion, sandplay, subconscious
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MoveOn.Org Rally Supporting Rep. Keith Ellison
I just got back from a MoveOn.Org rally at Representative Keith Ellison’s district office on the North-side. About 40 people showed up to say thank you to Representative Ellison for his stand against cuts in medical care, social security, and … Continue reading