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Red carpet. #photography #Minnesota #autumn
A photo of seven steps going up to a house. There are red maple leaves all over the steps, and also scattered among the green and yellowing plants on either side of the stairs. At the top of the staircase there is a large bush with green leaves, and just behind it a window of a white stucco house is visible.
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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All the #autumn colors at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota.
#photography
Red and green-leaved vines hang in front of a double tree trunk. Behind is a riot of yellow and green fall color.
October 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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The #Rapture? #AlienAbduction? #InvisibilityCloak ? 🤔
Friday, August 22, 2025 at Hidden Falls Regional Park, Saint Paul, #Minnesota. #photography #shoes
Two empty, abandoned, brown leather shoes with white soles sit side by side atop a graffiti-covered concrete barrier. Beyond them is a long expanse of green grass with some cars and campers parked under large trees in the distance.
August 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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A babe in the forest at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #photography
A baby white-tailed deer looks directly at the camera over some grass and leafy plants. The fawn has large ears and big dark eyes. Its body is reddish-brown with white spots. Behind it are some large tree trunks.
August 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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#Fishing at sunset on the #MississippiRiver at Hidden Falls Regional Park in Saint Paul, #Minnesota on June 30, 2025. #photography
Two people stand on the tree-lined banks of the river, fishing as the sun sets behind them. The sun is reflected in the water.
July 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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A Yellow Warbler (setophaga petechia) looks to see what I’m up to at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #birds #photography
A yellow warbler, a small yellow bird with light brown wings, a dark beak and black eyes, grips a reed and looks directly at the camera.
June 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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An evening snack. #deer #Minnesota #photography
A female white-tailed deer reaches up to nibble on leaves under a tree in a green meadow. A female white-tailed deer reaches up to nibble on leaves under a tree in a green meadow.
June 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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A Meadow Anemone (anemonastrum canadense) by the road. #Minnesota #wildflowers #photography
A Meadow Anemone blossom is pictured. It has five overlapping white petals in a cupped shape and a cluster of tiny yellow stamens in the center. A number of lobed green leaves surround it.
June 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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A red-winged blackbird watches over his territory at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #birds #photography
A red-winged blackbird, which is a medium-sized black bird with red and yellow shoulder epaulet feathers, perches on a leafy branch.
June 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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It’s a good evening for basking at the lake. #turtles #minnesota #photography
A painted turtle suns itself on a bit of turf in a lake. Its head has yellow and green stripes, and its shell is grey.
May 31, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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This fellow was showing off for the girls, but they were mostly ignoring him. #birds #turkeys #photography #minnesota
May 31, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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I caught this Flycatcher before he flew. #birds #photography #minnesota
A Great Crested Flycatcher, with brown wings and a yellow breast, perches on a slender branch over a swampy patch.
May 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Diamonds dancing on the #MississippiRiver under the I-35 Bridge in Mendota Heights, #Minnesota. #photography
A view of the river shining in the sun with trees on the far bank. A bridge cuts across the middle of the picture.
May 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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A perfect #spring day on the #MississippiRiver at Hidden Falls Regional Park in Saint Paul, #Minnesota. #photography #fishing
A sunny view of the Mississippi River curving downstream with tree-lined banks on either side. A man stands on the bank near a watercraft. Several people fish from a boat in the middle of the river.
May 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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This snapping #turtle and I both enjoyed the evening at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota.
A large snapping turtle on the surface of a road looks at the camera with a seemingly pleasant expression.
May 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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#moon #photography
A small, bright half moon rises in a deep blue sky over tree branches with pale green new spring leaves.
May 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Sound up: A sunset symphony of #birdsong and boreal chorus #frogs at Fort Snelling State Park #Minnesota this evening. #birds #birdvideo #wetland #wildlifesounds #wildlifeaudio #natureaudio #naturesounds #nature
April 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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#Cookies for a concert reception. #baking
A platter full of cookies decorated with music symbols and flowers. A platter full of cookies decorated with music symbols and flowers. A platter full of cookies decorated with music symbols and flowers.
March 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Two Canada #geese appear to be discussing the situation at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota.
Two Canada geese stand looking at each other on the edge of an ice shelf on a lake. The wooded lake shore with bare winter trees and a bridge is in the distance.
March 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Six #geese a-swimming on the pond at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota. #birds #photography
Five Canada geese are arrayed in the foreground of the photo, following behind another goose some distance ahead of them on the surface of a pond. The geese have light brown bodies and black heads.
March 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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These two Canada #geese come back to nest at this same pond at Fort Snelling State Park, #Minnesota year after year. They seemed a bit stymied by the ice in it today, though. The wing-flapping didn’t conjure any open water, alas. #photography #birds #winter
Two Canada geese are pictured on a ice-covered pond. They are large birds and have brownish-white bodies with brown wings and black heads. The one on the left is walking toward the left side of the picture. The one on the right is standing at an area of thin, water-covered ice with its wings raised. Its reflection shows in the water on the ice. A small area of wooded shoreline shows at the top of the photo.
March 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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A bright, fresh day at Sakatah Lake State Park, #Minnesota. March 7, 2025. #photography #snow #trees #forest
Photo of the sign at the entrance to Sakatah Lake State Park. The sign is a large wooden rectangle with the name of the park atop a colorful image of trees, lake, flowers and rocks. The sign sits above a large boulder. In the background of this photo is a view of snowy woods. Photo of sunny winter scene of tall, thin bare hardwood trees in snow. One tree at left is much larger and has a heart-shaped hollow in its middle. Sunny winter scene in a hardwood forest. At center is a snow-covered walking trail with a small wooden sign to the left that reads Oak Tree Trail. A sunny slope in a hardwood forest with the sun at upper right shining down through the bare trees, making many intertwining shadows on the snowy ground.
March 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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The ice-covered Mississippi River at Hidden Falls Regional Park in Saint Paul, #Minnesota, at #sunset on February 22, 2025. #mississippiriver #photography
The Mississippi River covered in ice, surrounded by snowy river banks with bare winter trees. The sky is pale pink and bluish grey. There is a park bench facing the river in the foreground, and some people with dogs on the riverbank in the distance.
February 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Winter #trees at Como Regional Park, Saint Paul, #Minnesota. #photography
Pine trees in a winter landscape.
February 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, Como Regional Park, Saint Paul, #Minnesota. It includes a #Japanese #Garden - #sansui style, a gift from Masami Matsuda, a prominent Japanese landscape architect, that represents friendship and #peace between #SaintPaul and its sister city #Nagasaki, #Japan.
Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in winter, a large domed building with a glass roof. Front entrance of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in winter, a large domed building with a glass roof. Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in winter, a large domed building with a glass roof.
February 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM