Skywatch Friday - Soyset

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A beautiful sunset over a golden soybean field in Minnesota.

People and Pets Sundays - Run Jenna Run

My daughter (#120 in the pink shirt) ran in a 1 mile race and a 4 mile race yesterday in Rosemount, MN. I love the eager expressions on the runners faces at the start of the race - their expressions are quite different at the end of the race.

Cement Soldiers Standing in Formation

Sorry if this pic makes you a little dizzy - I was having some fun playing with depth of field settings. I have no idea what these cement columns once supported, but I'll bet it was pretty impressive in its day.

Viewing Windows thru Windows

I considered converting this photo to black and white, but the colors in the graffiti add something to the photo. But for the record, I am not usually a fan of graffiti.

Five Looming Giants

These stacks were once part of a large munitions plant located in Rosemount, MN. All that remain now are the concrete stacks and building shells, slowly eroding with each passing season. Unfortunately, land developers are eyeing the property for a large housing community. In a few years, a team of bulldozers will flatten everything, and new McMansions will sprout like weeds.

Stitching the Sky

Looking up at a grain elevator.

Sky Lines

Some old utility lines running along a railroad track in Rosemount, MN. When I was a kid I used to climb abandoned utility poles like this and take the glass and ceramic insulators that the wires are attached to. We were sure that they would be valuable antiques. Unfortunately, I think you can still buy them for a couple dollars at most antique stores.