The Happy Turtle

Grandmother's Garden 2009 Arvada, Co

This is one of the many statues and trinkets in my grandmothers garden. This lil guy really made me smile and it reminds me that spring is right around the corner. I now have a turtle of my own to put in the garden this spring thanks to her, and I'm looking forward to finding a great little place for it to go like this one.

Through the Lens

Wisconsin Central High Bridge, Stillwater, MN

I'm on this old bridge and I think of the history. I think of my history with it.

I stand on this bridge...the wind whips my hair all around me like a halo. 

Its always been somewhere that I just end up at. I think it finds me more than I it.

Symmetricalness

Veterans Memorial. Stillwater, MN
Symmetry...like poetry, but without getting all wordy.

Red Hot Firetruck Madness

Easter Sunday 2009 Luck, WI

The old fire truck...This glorious little relic sits now retired but not forgotten...It smells like dirt and overheated vinyl with just a touch of mold...this thing is perfect. I can almost imagine the firefighters climbing into it and rushing off to save the day. Its memories somehow seem embedded in every stitch and seam. I sat inside imagining that someones loved one was saved by someone sitting where I sit now and I feel connected somehow, connected with the idea of heroism in everyday situations. I appreciate everyday heroes...

Not everything is perfect.

March 13, 2008 Lutheran Church Marine on St.Croix MN

Not all things are perfect...Its up to each of us to see the beauty in everything. I find beauty in unexpected places at unexpected times. In this series of flowers I see great beauty. Everything is born and then becomes something, remember to look at the things and people we love through all of the stages. There is a perfection in imperfection.

Feels like home

My Home Stillwater, MN

I've thought a lot about this photograph over the last couple years. It's one that I had loved but lost...

I recently came across a bunch of old photos and found this among them. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.