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Sunset in the Grafton WI cemetery. Ann’s parents are here.

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Taken two days ago at a small cemetery outside of Rochester MN.

Three amigos at the car show. MN State Fairgrounds.

Three amigos at the car show. MN State Fairgrounds.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 30: solitude #mbjune

Seeking a bit of solitude with a book at a picnic table in Gold Medal Park, Minneapolis.

Seeking a bit of solitude with a book at a picnic table in Gold Medal Park, Minneapolis.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 29: winding #mbjune

Window art with spheres and a helix.

I found this window art with spheres and a helix during a nighttime photo walk in Rochester last winter.

Micro.blog photo challenge Day 28: ephemeral #mbjune

a yellow trout lily peeks out from the litter on the forest floor.

This yellow trout lily is part of the spring ephemeral here in Minnesota.

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.