Twin City Photos

On the way back from the farmers market this morning, I drove past this ‘store front’ on Lyndale Avenue, and just had to turn around to get a photo of it.

Along the banks of the Mississippi, the old Pillsbury Mill and the power lines from the NSP river power plant both reach for the sky.

Back after nearly a week of absence. Was insanely busy at work doing marketing support. Needs to be done, because those are our future jobs, but it sure can wear one out when it all comes piling in at once, not to mention that mistakes now can be very costly later on. I’m ready to get back to doing some actual engineering any time.

It’s finally warm enough, relatively speaking, where you can take a walk in the evening without getting a serious chill. This photo shows the Mill City area framed by the 3rd Avenue Bridge across the Mississippi. At first I thought ‘oh shoot’ about the lights on the bridge, but after staring at them for a few seconds I decided the like the effect.

Another one from our train museum outing. This coach is normally not on the typical visitor’s list of things to see. It’s in the cue to be restored, though likely only the steel frame underneath is salvageable. It may look ugly to most, but to me it’s a beauty, full of shapes and hues, and a long history to boot.

The photo was difficult to line up, trying to figure out which is the vertical. I finally decided the door at the end is what should be vertical. Still looks tilted to me, but if you line up a ruler with the right door frame you’ll see it’s vertical, or at least as close as I could get it. Our mind is so easily tricked when it comes to visuals.