BTW - If you are one of the two Americans still left that has not seen The Dark Knight out in theaters. Drop what you are doing right now, and go see it immediately!! It will not disappoint.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Random Weekend Pics
Just a few random pics from this weekend's adventures.
BTW - If you are one of the two Americans still left that has not seen The Dark Knight out in theaters. Drop what you are doing right now, and go see it immediately!! It will not disappoint.
Prior Lake at Sunset
Downtown MPLS
BTW - If you are one of the two Americans still left that has not seen The Dark Knight out in theaters. Drop what you are doing right now, and go see it immediately!! It will not disappoint.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Madison, WI
Mary and I went to Madison, WI for the weekend. It was my 1-year anniversary present from her, and I must say what a great present it was! We had a blast!!
Truthfully, I hadn't been to Madison since I was a kid and I didn't really know what to expect.
There were a number of things that we saw, but really the whole purpose of the trip was to see the House on the Rock in Spring Green, WI. I remembered seeing it as a kid and being fascinated and creeped out. For those of you who don't know what House of the Rock is ... well ... it's an eclectic tourist trap full of creepy collections and odd-misshapen rooms. It's probably most well known for the room of infinity. It was pretty much what I remembered from my childhood and the memories came flooding back. I was a little worried that Mary might think it was pretty lame, but she was also creeped out and enjoyed it quite a bit. After that it was off to Madison...
The rest of the weekend we stayed in a suite at the Radisson, which was huge! The hotel also came complete with a Daylily convention, which was a horde of 80-year-olds talking about flowers the whole weekend. Very entertaining!!
We also managed to take in the sights and sounds of Madison. Had some great food (Rocky Rococo Pizza, Frida Mexican Grill on State St.), went to Henry Vilas Zoo (FREE and WAY better than Como Zoo in St. Paul), experienced the Bargain Days on State Street, walked around the U of WI-Madison campus and ended with a tour of the Cave of the Mounds. There were other adventures along the way, but to sum up it was a great weekend and chance to get away.
It might be hard to believe but I had my camera in tow for most of the trip. For the complete pic collection click here (just click on one of the folders/collections you'd like to view on the left).
Otherwise below are a few selects.
HOUSE ON THE ROCK
The Ghost of Mary
STATE STREET
HENRY VILAS ZOO
Leroy
CAVE OF THE MOUNDS
Sheeba the Cave Cat
Truthfully, I hadn't been to Madison since I was a kid and I didn't really know what to expect.
There were a number of things that we saw, but really the whole purpose of the trip was to see the House on the Rock in Spring Green, WI. I remembered seeing it as a kid and being fascinated and creeped out. For those of you who don't know what House of the Rock is ... well ... it's an eclectic tourist trap full of creepy collections and odd-misshapen rooms. It's probably most well known for the room of infinity. It was pretty much what I remembered from my childhood and the memories came flooding back. I was a little worried that Mary might think it was pretty lame, but she was also creeped out and enjoyed it quite a bit. After that it was off to Madison...
The rest of the weekend we stayed in a suite at the Radisson, which was huge! The hotel also came complete with a Daylily convention, which was a horde of 80-year-olds talking about flowers the whole weekend. Very entertaining!!
We also managed to take in the sights and sounds of Madison. Had some great food (Rocky Rococo Pizza, Frida Mexican Grill on State St.), went to Henry Vilas Zoo (FREE and WAY better than Como Zoo in St. Paul), experienced the Bargain Days on State Street, walked around the U of WI-Madison campus and ended with a tour of the Cave of the Mounds. There were other adventures along the way, but to sum up it was a great weekend and chance to get away.
It might be hard to believe but I had my camera in tow for most of the trip. For the complete pic collection click here (just click on one of the folders/collections you'd like to view on the left).
Otherwise below are a few selects.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Montana
This past week my work travels brought me to the wide open spaces of Montana. I'd never been to Montana, but have heard great things about its picturesque landscape. I have to say that everything that I heard still didn't do it justice.
I was in (and around) Bozeman, MT to shoot a couple of TV commercials against the beautiful landscape. With each location we went to it was more amazing than the last. I found myself saying "WOW" just about every 5 mins with my jaw wide open in amazement.
I loved that I could be in a totally remote location surrounded by a stunning landscape complete with snow-capped mountains one minute, and then downtown Bozeman sitting in Montana Ale Works (a GREAT restaurant) and all the comforts of the city the next minute. Country and the City; within minutes of each other. The best of both worlds. Truly a great state and one I intend to go back and visit, hopefully soon!
As always I took way too many pictures, to view the full album click here. Otherwise, below are a few selects.
Land of the Giants
A perfect sunset to end the shoot. Not too bad.
I was in (and around) Bozeman, MT to shoot a couple of TV commercials against the beautiful landscape. With each location we went to it was more amazing than the last. I found myself saying "WOW" just about every 5 mins with my jaw wide open in amazement.
I loved that I could be in a totally remote location surrounded by a stunning landscape complete with snow-capped mountains one minute, and then downtown Bozeman sitting in Montana Ale Works (a GREAT restaurant) and all the comforts of the city the next minute. Country and the City; within minutes of each other. The best of both worlds. Truly a great state and one I intend to go back and visit, hopefully soon!
As always I took way too many pictures, to view the full album click here. Otherwise, below are a few selects.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
MN Zoo
Last weekend took a trip over to the MN Zoo, scored a yearly pass, and saw the new Russia exhibit complete with Grizzly Bears. Since it's a new exhibit it was pretty packed on a nice Saturday afternoon, but still well worth braving the crowd of smelly, sweaty people to catch a glimpse of the Grizzly Bears.
There were three Grizzly Bears (that I saw) and they certainly weren't shy and felt like playing. I could watch those guys for hours; so entertaining!
Also, had to take in the other animal sights and sounds while I was there. Some of my favs include: the Prairie Dogs (very entertaining), Siberian Tigers, both River and Sea Otters, and the Gibbons. Truthfully, I wish all these guys could still be out in the wild in their native habitat, but since they aren't I'm going to enjoy the up close and personal view.
Below are a few pics ... enjoy!!
There were three Grizzly Bears (that I saw) and they certainly weren't shy and felt like playing. I could watch those guys for hours; so entertaining!
Also, had to take in the other animal sights and sounds while I was there. Some of my favs include: the Prairie Dogs (very entertaining), Siberian Tigers, both River and Sea Otters, and the Gibbons. Truthfully, I wish all these guys could still be out in the wild in their native habitat, but since they aren't I'm going to enjoy the up close and personal view.
Below are a few pics ... enjoy!!
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