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Micro.blog photo challenge Day 27: collective #mbjune

A solitary bee on a flower

I’m not an expert on bee identification but if this is a hive bee (instead of a solitary bee) it is gathering food for its collective.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 26: bridge #mbjune

Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 25: decay #mbjune

Office building being torn down

Destruction of the old Hill Farms State Transportation Building. Madison WI. 2018.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 24: bloom #mbjune

Tulip at the Keukenhof Garden

Tulip at the Keukenhof Garden

The cutest girl at the Mill City Farmers Market giving me some attitude. Attitude!

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 23: fracture #mbjune

Tennis ball viewed through a glass. Fractured light.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 22: hometown #mbjune

Hot air balloon above the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN.

Hot air balloon above the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 21: silhouette #mbjune

Silhouette of trees against the sky on Lake Superior.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 20: gather #mbjune

This year our two families gathered in the Netherlands. Dutch/American.

Mbjune 20 gather.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 19: equal #mbjune

These two tag football teams seem pretty equal.

Tag football

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 18: texture #mbjune

Tree bark and a lonely vinca.

Tree bark and a lonely vinca.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 17: warmth #mbjune

Grandson enjoying the warmth of a fire on a July evening many years ago.

Grandson enjoying the warmth of a fire on a July evening many years ago.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 16: blur #mbjune

Peonies in focus with a background that’s showing a bit of blur.

Peonies in focus with a background that's showing a bit a blur.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 15: tie #mbjune

Twist ties in our kitchen window. Yes, we save a few of these. They’ve come in handy more than once.

Twist ties in our kitchen window.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 14: twilight #mbjune

Twilight along Lake Superior in Grand Marais MN.

A peaceful sunset over a calm lake with silhouettes of distant hills and a pebbled shoreline.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 13: pathway #mbjune

A rough pathway along the Irish Sea in Northern Ireland near the Giant’s Causeway.

A grassy coastline featuring a rough path, misty skies and a distant view of the Irish Sea.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 12: hidden #mbjune

The fairies are hidden in the woods near Tipperary. You can only hear their giggles.

A sign with the phrase Listen to Fairy Giggles hangs from a tree branch in the forest.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 11: brick #mbjune

Brick cobblestones in Galway can sometimes lead to whiskey.

A sign on a cobblestone street directs people to whiskey.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 10: rail #mbjune

This mailbox could probably use a rail of some sort.

A mailbox just barely hanging onto it’s post.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 9: wood #mbjune

The wood behind our former home at sunrise.

A snowy forest landscape with bare trees under a dusk sky.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 8: travel #mbjune

Attending a falconry school is one thing we got to do when traveling in Ireland.

A Harris hawk landing on a woman’s outstretched arm.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 7: Switch

In a lock on the Rhine-Main-Danube canal switching from lower to a higher level as we head east through Germany to Austria.

In a lock on the Rhine-Main-Danube canal switching from lower to a higher level as we head east through Germany to Austria.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 6: Contrast

Double contrast: A license plate white lettering with a black background with the words “Up N Dn”.

Double contrast: A license plate white lettering with a black background with the words “Up N Dn”.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 5: Reflection

A reflection of the Gold Medal grain elevator in the windows of the Guthrie Theater, downtown Minneapolis.

A reflection of the Gold Medal grain elevator in the windows of the Guthrie Theater, downtown Minneapolis.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 4: Nostaglia

My brother Tim with his cash register, taken by my father about 65 years ago.

My brother Tim with his cash register, taken by my father about 65 years ago.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 3: Shadow

Shadows in the hallway leading to the Rochester MN Public Library.

Shadows in the hallway leading to the Rochester MN Public Library.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 2: Curve

A reading area in the Rochester MN Public Library along its curved wall.

A reading area in ht eRochester MN Public Library along its curved wall.

Taken northeast of Grand Marais MN on Lake Superior. – #mbjune Day 1: Tree

The sky to the west after the blizzard. Not much snow but high winds and no visibility. Many crashes on I90 to our east. Last snowstorm of the season?

Blizzard in progress. Worse to come.