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  • From the Lens - Backyard Campsite

    Turning our backyard into a campsite in order to really the summer weather seems to be a highlight of our kids (July 2019, Eden Prairie, MN)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Yard

    → 5:54 PM, Feb 26
  • From the Lens - Numbers

    Water drops blurring the view of my numbers at the end of a rainy run (Nevada, IA)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Number

    → 11:32 PM, Feb 19
  • From the Lens - Bounding through the Snow

    This dog loves bounding through the snowdrifts in the backyard to chase the kids (January 2019, Eden Prairie, MN)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Action

    → 9:27 PM, Feb 12
  • From the Lens - Snow Tree

    Snow covered tree in April (April 2019, Eden Prairie, MN)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Trees

    → 9:09 PM, Jan 22
  • From the Lens - Air Travel

    Traveling above the clouds is an enjoyable way to travel. In fact, it is a great way to give you different vantage points on thing (Somewhere from AZ to MN over the mountains, May 2019)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Transport

    → 9:01 PM, Jan 15
  • From the Lens - Ancient Sewer

    Stone sewers built by Roman engineers in Cologne Germany
    Walking through the stone sewers built by Roman engineers (February 2018, Under the Grossed Budengasse street, Cologne, Germany)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Portal

    → 5:54 PM, Jan 7
  • From the Lens - Jump

    Jumping into the New Year and Decade (July 2018, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Retrospective

    → 11:53 AM, Jan 1
  • From the Lens - Backyard Rink Glow

    In the peaceful night the glow of the lights on the hockey rink is very calming (Dec 2019, Eden Prairie, MN)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Glow

    → 2:36 PM, Dec 5
  • From the Lens - November Trail

    Running the sloped trails to enjoy the scenery in and around the park was a great way to spend a day off (November 2019, Richard T Anderson Conservatory, Eden Prairie, MN)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Slope

    → 9:29 PM, Nov 13
  • From the Lens - Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon
    Peering over the edge and looking down into the steep Grand canyon walls (June 2015, Rim Trail, Grand Canyon Village)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Steep

    → 7:20 AM, Nov 6
  • From The Lens - Farm Country Sunset

    Farm Country Sunset
    Sunset with a picturesque farm in the background (Wayne Brothers Farm, Ellendale, MN, August 2019)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Sunset

    → 7:05 PM, Oct 23
  • From the Lens - Kölner Dom

    Kölner Dom, Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
    A morning I won't forget anytime soon as I was the first to the top of the 533 steps of the Kölner Dom (February 2018, Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany)
    Kölner Dom, Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany
    The Kölner Dom with its twin spires and Gothic Architecture is just amazing (February 2018, Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Back Catalog

    Thanks to the pictures in the post Perched On A Roof In Milan where her amazing photos of the Milan Cathedral inspired me to dig into my archive and find another great photo I took from the Cologne Cathedral (i.e., Kölner Dom).

    → 11:13 PM, Oct 16
  • From the Lens - Many Parks Curve

    Great spot to stop and look back over Rocky Mountain National Park. It never gets old looking at those mountains (July 2018, Many Parks Curve Overlook, Estes Park, CO)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Tourism

    → 10:12 PM, Oct 9
  • From the Lens - Market

    While traveling in Peru to get to our destinations, I enjoyed seeing and wandering around the small towns and markets (Dec 2019, Pukara Peru)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Groceries

    → 10:20 PM, Oct 2
  • From the Lens - Stone Stairs

    Stone Steps to start the journey up Cadillac Mountain from the North Ridge Trailhead (July 2004, Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, ME)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Stone

    → 4:04 PM, Sep 25
  • From the Lens - City

    Always interesting to see how much your home town has changed during an early morning run when the streets are empty (November 2018, Nevada, IA)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - City

    → 10:20 AM, Aug 28
  • From the Lens - Foggy Tracks

    Foggy tracks that seem to disappear in the distance... (August 2019, Pleasant Hill, Iowa)
    → 9:03 PM, Aug 21
  • From the Lens - Country Road

    There is always miles of road ahead when running in the country (July, 2019, Ollie, Iowa)
    → 11:58 PM, Jul 24
  • From the Lens - Rice Lake

    MVIMG 20190711 101831 01 01 **One of my favorite local parks that has hilly hiking trail. There is a bench at the top of one trail that gives you this wonderful view of Rice Lake and the Minnesota River (Richard T. Anderson Conservatory, July 2019)**
    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Hill
    → 10:34 PM, Jul 17
  • From the Lens - Great Wall

    **Looking towards Tower 23 in the far distance at the Mutianyu Great Wall before the steep climb to come with no one in sight. (May 2019, Mutianyu Great Wall, Beijing China)**
    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Wall - What better photo of mine to post for a Wall challenge than a picture of the Great Wall of China. Also, for another photo look back to where this picture was taken check out a previous post of mine.
    → 1:47 PM, Jul 10
  • From the Lens - Grand Lake

    Peaceful afternoon Kayaking on Grand Lake with the Rocky Mountains in the background (July 2018, Grand Lake, Colorado)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Outdoors

    → 11:15 AM, Jul 3
  • From The Lens - Summer Sunset

    Summer sunset run after a busy day is good way to recharge and focus (June 2019, Edenbrook Conservation Area)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Radiant

    → 10:23 PM, Jun 26
  • Wordless Wednesday 06/19

    Trail running is always my favorite but I enjoyed the company on this Father's day run even more. I might need to get her a better bike if we keep this up. (June 2019, Eden Prairie)

    Tuesday Photo Challenge - Trail

    → 1:44 PM, Jun 19
  • Wordless Wednesday 05/15

    Quiet morning run in the streets of Shanghai (May 2019, Shanghai, China)
    → 6:36 PM, May 15
  • Wordless Wednesday 05/01

    *Frozen Hand... I can't believe we got snow in April. (April 2019, Eden Prairie)*
    → 4:37 PM, May 1
  • Wordless Wednesday 04/24

    *Almost perfect early morning reflection (April 2019, Round Lake, Eden Prairie) - Flipped*

    Almost perfect early morning reflection (April 2019, Round Lake, Eden Prairie) - Original

    → 2:04 PM, Apr 24
  • Wordless Wednesday 04/17

    *Bright lights of the city from above (April 2019, Buffalo, NY)*
    → 1:45 PM, Apr 17
  • Wordless Wednesday 04/10

    Nothing beats a sunset run where you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere but you are really in town. (Edenbrook Conservation Area, Eden Prairie, April 2019)
    → 6:45 AM, Apr 10
  • Wordless Wednesday 04/03

    *Taking a quick break on our run to check out the ducks (Round Lake, Eden Prairie, March 2019)*
    → 4:59 PM, Apr 3
  • Wordless Wednesday 03/27

    *Nothing beats a blue sky, ice melting off the pond, and no snow on the trail for a birthday run (March 2019, Eden Prairie)*
    → 7:03 PM, Mar 27
  • Wordless Wednesday 03/20

    Let the thawing begin as another backyard rink season comes to a close (March 2019)

    → 10:21 PM, Mar 20
  • Wordless Wednesday 03/13

    Enjoying the beautiful evening run with a blue sky and sun at 6pm in the evening. I could get used to this time change (March 2019, Eden Prairie)

    → 8:16 AM, Mar 13
  • Wordless Wednesday 03/06

    Glad to have the sun coming up earlier in the mornings these days. I appreciate the sunrise runs vs flashlight ones (March 2019, Minnesota)

    → 10:30 PM, Mar 6
  • Wordless Wednesday 04/18

    Img 20180415 220403 snowfall1249146234353041518 *Will the snow ever end? That is almost 15" of snow that fell over the course of 48hrs this past weekend (April 2018, Minnesota)*
    → 7:35 AM, Apr 18
  • Wordless Wednesday 02/07

    Ice sheets lake erie8168810284698831991. Massive Ice Sheets in Lake Erie (Flight from Detroit to Buffalo, January 2018)

    → 10:49 PM, Feb 7
  • Wordless Wednesday 01/31

    Img 20180128 160314 01 015964049730386408747 *Man's Best Friend (Princess Jezzabella, the Diva of Pink, January 2018)*
    → 11:07 PM, Jan 31
  • Wordless Wednesday 01/24

    *Early morning sunrise over a great looking sheet of ice (US Pond Hockey Championships, Lake Nakomis, January 2017)*
    → 12:19 AM, Jan 25
  • Wordless Wednesday 01/17

    Snow covered sidewalk8387809693564249721 *Silence in the early morning air while running through the freshly fallen snow.*
    → 10:34 PM, Jan 17
  • Wordless Wednesday 11/08

    IMG 8908 *First snowfalls always look great as they blanket the yard and trees. (December 2016)*
    → 12:16 AM, Nov 9
  • Wordless Wednesday 10/25

    IMG 1339 01 *Nothing beats coffee in with a tiger in it (August 2015, Pudong Airport, Shanghai, China)*

    Rounded

    → 9:43 PM, Oct 25
  • Wordless Wednesday 10/18

    IMG 8056 *Glowing moon in the night sky over the bay (August 2017, Phippsburg, ME)*

    Glowing moon in the night sky over the bay (August 2017, Phippsburg, ME)

    → 10:08 PM, Oct 18
  • Wordless Wednesday 10/11

    Watermark11570488012599653271 *Peaceful view of the night sky from the light of the moon on an evening walk (October 2016)*
    → 10:26 PM, Oct 11
  • Wordless Wednesday 10/04

    IMG 2432 *Morning sunrise after days of rain (October 2017)*
    → 7:20 AM, Oct 4
  • Wordless Wednesday 09/27

    IMG 0819 01 *View from the top of a Mountain (August 2017, Estes Cone, Estes Park, CO)*
    → 7:15 AM, Sep 27
  • Wordless Wednesday 09/20

    *Crashing waves into the rocks (August 2017, Popham Beach, Phippsburg, ME)*

    Blogging Meetup - #WordlessWednesday

    → 11:21 AM, Sep 20
  • Wordless Wednesday 06/21

    *Completed Kitchen Remodel (Day 44, June 2017)*

    Kitchen Remodel Day 31

    Kitchen Remodel Day 1

    → 6:15 AM, Jun 21
  • Wordless Wednesday 06/14

    Dog days of summer for PJ who basks in the sun (June 2017)

    → 11:01 PM, Jun 14
  • Wordless Wednesday 06/07

    *Watching the powerful rushing water pour over the cliff of the Horseshoe Falls (June 2017, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)* Img 1789 *Front facing view of the Horseshoe Falls (June 2017, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)*
    → 11:56 PM, Jun 7
  • Wordless Wednesday 05/30

    *Sunset over fluffy white clouds (Flying from MSP to BUF, May 2017)*
    → 1:05 AM, May 31
  • Wordless Wednesday 05/17

    *Progress... Sometimes slower than you hope but glad it is still on track. (Kitchen Remodel Day 31, May 2017)*

    Kitchen Remodel Day 1

    → 5:27 PM, May 17
  • Wordless Wednesday 05/03

    108 0821 *The only path to reach East Quoddy Light is at low tide so you can walk out there, but be careful (July 2004, Campobello Island, NB, CA)*

    One of my favorite Light Houses to visit mostly because the hike out to the Light House has to be timed just right and you don’t want to get stuck on one of the islands along the way.  Not to mention you can find lots of animals during that low tide that would otherwise be under sometimes 22 ft of water.

    IMG 0908 *East Quoddy Light as the locals call it or Head Harbor Light Station as found on most maps (July 2004, Campobello Island, NB, CA)* FullSizeRender  1 *Starfish the size of your hand with a good sized Sea Urchin (July 2004, East Quoddy Light, Campobello Island, NB, CA)* FullSizeRender

    Danger!

    → 7:19 PM, May 3
  • Wordless Wednesday 04/19

    2017 04 19 *Kitchen Remodel Day 1 Demolition (April 2017)*
    → 10:00 AM, Apr 19
  • Wordless Wednesday 04/12

    *Our two really amazing pups, Tucker and PJ (March 2014)*

    I shared this yesterday on Instagram but thought I would share it here as well.  Our pups Tucker and PJ were our first kids before all the human ones came along.  This picture was taken in March 2014 right after a haircut.

    → 4:36 PM, Apr 12
  • Wordless Wednesday 04/05

    IMG 0412 *Intriguing rock creations from long ago carved by the mighty Colorado River (June 2015, South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona)*
    → 10:42 PM, Apr 5
  • Wordless Wednesday 03/29

    Img 0231 *Catching a glimpse of water and sunshine from the trail in the dark heavy cover of the trees (July 2016, Rice Marsh Lake Park, Chaska, MN)*

    Dense

    → 7:03 PM, Mar 29
  • Wordless Wednesday 03/22

    Img 0127 *Looking down into the valley of the Rio Colca (December 2007, Near Lari, Peru)*

    Atop

    → 6:35 AM, Mar 22
  • Wordless Wednesday 03/08

    IMG 0544 *Shadows taking a walk in the afternoon sun (March 2017, Eden Prairie, MN)*
    → 10:53 PM, Mar 7
  • Wordless Wednesday 03/01

    IMG 0430 *Fresh snow on my running trail.. Did I ever mention I like running in the snow :) (Eden Prairie, MN, March 2017)*
    → 5:05 PM, Mar 1
  • Wordless Wednesday 02/22

    IMG 0327 *Finally time to catch the sunrises on my early morning runs (February 2017, Eden Prairie, MN)*
    → 7:43 PM, Feb 22
  • Wordless Wednesday 02/15

    *Melting Ice Problems as another backyard rink season comes to an end... (February 2017, Eden Prairie, MN)*
    → 10:47 PM, Feb 15
  • Wordless Wednesday 02/08

    Img 0165 *Traveling again above the clouds (Flying from Minneapolis, MN to Cincinnati, OH, February 2017)*
    → 7:30 PM, Feb 8
  • Wordless Wednesday 01/26

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    Running through the streets of new places is always worth it, you can always find something interesting (The Electronic Tower, January 2017, Buffalo, NY)

    → 7:16 AM, Jan 28
  • Wordless Wednesday 01/11

    IMG 9507 *Perfect print in the new fallen snow (January 2016, Eden Prairie, MN)*
    → 7:48 PM, Jan 11
  • Wordless Wednesday 01/04

    IMG 9497 *Fresh running tracks in the falling snow are one of my new favorite things, so peaceful (December 2016, Ankeny, IA)*
    → 11:26 PM, Jan 4
  • Wordless Wednesday 12/28

    IMG 9348 *Sometimes what appears to be the path less traveled still has great views from the top (July 2004, North Ridge Trail Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, ME)* 108 0889 *Views from the top of Cadillac Mountain (July 2004, Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, ME)*

    Path

    → 11:38 PM, Dec 28
  • Wordless Wednesday 12/07

    *Peaceful night listening to the flowing water fill the outdoor rink while watching the freezing at the same time (December 2016)*
    → 7:46 PM, Dec 7
  • Wordless Wednesday 11/30

    Img 8886Looking out over the Tree Farm and remembering all the weekends I spent there as a child. Look in the distance to the large pine trees that 25 years ago were only saplings and now overgrown. (November 2016, G&R Plantation, Osceola IA)

    It’s Not This Time of Year Without… a trip to the Christmas Tree Farm (i.e. G&R Plantation).

    → 7:13 PM, Nov 30
  • Wordless Wednesday 11/23

    Img 8764 *Early morning running tracks in the snow (November 2016, Eden Prairie, MN)*
    → 10:52 AM, Nov 23
  • Wordless Wednesday 11/16

    *The rink is patiently waiting for more cold weather (37°F in this picture), before flooding. (November 2016, Eden Prairie, MN)*
    → 5:05 PM, Nov 16
  • Wordless Wednesday 11/09

    Img 8639 *Here comes the sun (November 2016, Round Lake, Eden Prairie, MN)*
    → 11:05 PM, Nov 9
  • Wordless Wednesday 11/02

    Img 8388 *Early morning walk through nature with my son (October 2016, Lake Zumbra, Victoria, MN)*
    → 6:37 PM, Nov 2
  • Wordless Wednesday 10/26

    Img 8385 *Sights and sounds of a crackling campfire on a chilly Fall night (October 2016, Lake Zumbra, Victoria, MN)*
    → 7:04 AM, Oct 26
  • Wordless Wednesday 10/19

    Img 8182 *Rainbow during my daughters Birthday Party (October 2016, Eden Prairie, MN*
    → 6:40 PM, Oct 19
  • Wordless Wednesday 10/12

    Image *View from the top after walking up 366 narrow steps of the Belfry (December 2004, Bruge, Belgium)*
    → 8:47 AM, Oct 12
  • Wordless Wednesday 10/05

    Img 7841 *Looking out over the countryside landscape from the center of a Corn Maze... HELP! (October 2016, LuceLine Orchards, Watertown, MN)*
    → 10:40 PM, Oct 5
  • Wordless Wednesday 09/28

    *Man's Best Friend (Tucker Buddy Foo Foo I, September 2016)*

     

    → 8:09 AM, Sep 28
  • Wordless Wednesday 09/21

    Img 7187 *Dark clouds over downtown Boston (June 2012, Boston, MA)*
    → 9:44 PM, Sep 21
  • Wordless Wednesday 09/14

    *Looking down from one of the many edges at Machu Picchu to the Urubamba River below (December 2007, Machu Picchu, Peru)*

    Edge

    → 2:41 PM, Sep 14
  • Wordless Wednesday 09/07

    Img 6755 *Early morning reflections over the water (August 2015, Round Lake Park, Eden Prairie, MN)*

    Reflections

    → 9:12 PM, Sep 7
  • Wordless Wednesday 08/31

    *Fish and Dolphins land-bound (August 2015, Yu Garden, Shanghai, China)*
    → 4:41 PM, Aug 31
  • Wordless Wednesday 08/24

    Img 6348 *Dark morning run on an overgrown trail (August 2016, Eden Prairie, MN)*
    → 10:12 PM, Aug 24
  • Wordless Wednesday 08/17

    Img 5920 *Fluffy Clouds over a field of Corn (July 2015, Ollie, IA)*
    → 6:21 PM, Aug 17
  • Wordless Wednesday 08/10

    Img 5815 *Olympic Spirit (August 2016 My own artwork for an upcoming Olympic Party)*
    → 7:44 AM, Aug 10
  • Wordless Wednesday 08/03

    Img 5711 *Lifting the Fog in the morning hours (August 2016, Lotus Lake, Eden Praire, MN)*
    → 11:55 PM, Aug 3
  • Wordless Wednesday 07/27

    Img 5428 *Powerful Minnehaha Falls slowly/continuously cutting through the limestone (July 2016, Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis, MN)*
    → 11:40 PM, Jul 27
  • Wordless Wednesday 07/20

    Img 5256 *Fresh snowfall covering the tree branches (March 2016, Eden Prairie, MN)*
    → 10:53 PM, Jul 20
  • Wordless Wednesday 07/13

    Img 5135 *Waves crashing against the shore below Pemaquid Point Lighthouse (July 2004, Bristol, ME)*
    → 10:39 PM, Jul 13
  • Wordless Wednesday 07/06

    Img 4954 *Rushing Minnehaha Creek from the historic Edina Mills Site (July 2016, Edina Mills Site, Edina, MN)*
    → 6:25 AM, Jul 6
  • Wordless Wednesday 06/29

    Img 4731 *Early morning sunrise over the trees (June 2016, Eden Prairie, MN)*
    → 8:12 PM, Jun 29
  • Wordless Wednesday 06/22

    Img 1322 *Rushing water over Sand Creek Falls (July 2014, Lagoon Park, Jordan, MN)*
    → 5:27 PM, Jun 22
  • Wordless Wednesday 06/08

    *Clouds rolling in over the mountains tops (December 2007, somewhere between Cusco and Machu Picchu, Peru)*
    → 11:02 AM, Jun 8
  • Wordless Wednesday 05/25

    Img 6822 Somewhere over the rainbow..... *(June 2015 Flagstaff, AZ)*
    → 3:32 PM, May 25
  • Wordless Wednesday 05/18

    6b2c0297 8496 4a3d 87c6 8cca32dca8a0 *Light shining through the clouds on a long drive*
    → 3:29 PM, May 18
  • Wordless Wednesday 04/20

    Img 9489 **Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe**
    → 10:02 AM, Apr 20
  • Wordless Wednesday 04/13

    Img 3940
    → 11:17 AM, Apr 13
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