Frozen Reflection

This was taken down at a lake in Apple Valley, Minnesota this past weekend. Though the lake was still a blanket of white ice, the sun was bright and the sky an amazing cornflower blue. The the leaves of the trees, still hanging on from the previous fall, were reflecting upon the ice giving it a wet, painted look. I found it a beautiful scene.

Many thanks to James at Newtown Area Photo for hosting ‘Weekend Reflections’. James…thank you for giving me a reason to ‘look’ at things a little deeper. For more ‘Weekend Reflections’ check out his blog at Newtown Area Photo!

A Bride’s Best Friend

 

These photos were taken a few years back at my oldest daughter’s wedding. Her flower girl is Roni a Retired Racing Greyhound….my daughter’s favorite girl.

Here you can see her in her flowers ready for her walk down the aisle.

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Tick-Tock!

Loki my Grand-kitty hanging out by my son-in-law’s computer.

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Rainbows

A Rainbow Screaming Monkey!

 

A Rainbow of Retired Racing Greyhounds. (all ours!)

 

A Rainbow of paint on the side of a building in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

 

A Rainbow of Balls Falling to the Ground.

 

A Rainbow *this* beautiful can only be made by Mother Nature.

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Quiet Celebration

Youngest lights birthday candles for her Dad.

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Bald Is Beautiful

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Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!

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Skating Away

The task before him was a daunting one. He faced it bravely but with a little uncertainty.

Bampa and Keegan waiting for his ice time.

Skates on his little feet and his bicycle helmet in place our ‘newly turned 3 year old’ grandson began working on his dream of becoming a hockey player. No sliding around on the foyer tile and waiting while Meema runs the vacuum around pretending to be the Zamboni. This time was for real and he was on his own!

Being at least a year younger than any of his peers out there, and a good foot shorter, he bravely entered the rink at the National Sports Center here in Blaine, Minnesota. As always this little ‘chick magnet’ had the girls latching on to him right away!


Very strong on doing things his own way…when everyone else was down, he was up!


When others were up and waiting for further instruction, he would just lay down and take a break.

After the initial assessments were made of everyone in his class the instructor decided who would get skating aids and who didn’t need them.

Yep….our little man was the only one in his class that didn’t need a skating aid. Who knew he’d be such a natural! (and then there is his Dad that plays hockey and the frozen lake behind his house that his parents take him on sometimes)
He was actually a little upset that the instructor wouldn’t give him a skating aid like the other kids. Too young really to understand why…he just wanted what the other kids had. We explained it to him better later.

As you can see, concentration is a must to become such an excellent ice skater!


And when you get tired you just…


…lay down!
Kee, your Meema and Bampa are very very proud of you!
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Face Of The Week #3

Taken in the rearview mirror of our car as we were driving. Two marvelous faces….hey, it’s a ‘two-fer’!
Faces can say so much regardless of whether they belong to a people,  animals or some other kind of creatures. Faces can make you smile just from one glance and are so insightful. I love seeing Faces of all sorts and thought it would make an excellent 'meme'! So let's go have some fun with it!

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GPA – MN Billboard

For those of you who wanted to see GPA-MN’s Billboard in Minneapolis and haven’t gotten to yet – here you go!

Crossing the Bridge

This bridge crosses over the Mississippi River between Minnesota and Wisconsin at La Crosse, WI.  The above photo was taken during a very rainy day, looking up while crossing the bridge.

This was on the approach to the bridge.

This was also while on the bridge closer to exiting.

This is the bridge taken from off to one side.

This was taken from a distance. The arch that appears at the center of the bridge is actually a different bridge that is right next to it.

By the way, here is what you see when you look up on the bridge next to it.

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Bathing Beauty

Taking a little bath in Meema’s sink!

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Sky High Reflection

Reflections in a skyway located in Minneapolis, MN. What is a skyway? It is a covered way to get from building to building without having to go outside! Something that is greatly appreciated during Minnesota winters! There is an entire system of skyways throughout Minneapolis.

This is a photo of the skyway as we approached if from a distance, you can see one of the buildings it is reflecting on the left.

Happy 1 year blogging anniversary to James at Newtown Area Photos, which is also where you can go to see more Weekly Reflections from around just about everywhere!

New Way To Wear Goggles

Taken at a local inside swimming hole. Subject in the photo is my 3 year old grandson. He is taking swimming lessons and apparently has not yet received instructions on the correct placement of his swimming goggles. ;)

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Look! It’s another great face!

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