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Tag Archives: 2011
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
Day Lily – In Search of Beauty
Day lilies are a common ornamental in Minnesota. They’re a hardy plant that can, left on their own, take over a yard or forgotten patch in an alley. They’re derisively called ditch lilies because they’re often found growing abundantly along … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Color, Nature
Tagged 2011, blog, day lily, ditch lily, flower, garden, Georgia O'Keefe, Les Phillips, lily, minnesota, nature, photo, photograph, still life, wall art
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What Is Image Integrity?
The photo above is of a Bluetail Damselfly, ischnura heterosticta, and taken at midday in full sunlight. The image is from the unprocessed, raw NEF file. I was at a workshop last winter and the question about HDR, high dynamic … Continue reading
Volunteers Add New Chapters to Steamboat Minnehaha’s Story (part 1)
On Saturday, May 7th, I drove out to Excelsior, Minnesota, to photograph the launching of the steamboat Minnehaha. It was a perfect Minnesota spring day: sunny skies, cool morning air, and the trees beginning to budding. A crew of 25 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Excelsior, Lake Minnetonka, May, Minnehaha, minnesota, Museum of Lake Minnetonka, steamboat, TCRT, Twin Cities, volunteer
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