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4-S-tr Mel
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Short visual love letter to these cities today.
An eagle flies in the skies over a pair of cityscapes. Nearest is a wintry park with scattered snow, bare brown grass and trees. The Mississippi River flows under a bridge leading to downtown Saint Paul. In the distance is the skyline of Minneapolis.
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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February 🪁✅️
Harriet Island park.
A green delta kite with tails at the tip of each wing flies at the end of a line. In the background is the Cathedral of Saint Paul. Patchy snow covers the ground. The sky is blue with a single condensation trail from a recent jet flying through the area.
February 8, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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I felt useless on Saturday. I'm not a crowds person. More people often invites more trouble. But I made a sign and stood at the Capitol for over an hour in below zero (F) temps (fairly calm, clear and sunny).
No yelling, no fist shaking. Just bundled against the cold, melting footprints on the step.
A cardboard sign reads: TIM! DO SOMETHING. The steps and golden statues on the roof of the MN Capitom building are in the background. The sky is deep blue, and salt stains are on the stone steps.
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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January. 🪁✅️
A yellow delta kite with red and yellow tails flies over brick buildings. The sky is gray and cloudy, and the ground is covered with snow.
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Newest floppy. What I did on my winter vacation.
A bright, bold colored quilt top. It had diamonds, chevrons, and circles along with triangles and rectangles.
January 2, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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What started as a silly 'well if it's going to be 50 on Christmas in Minnesota, I may as well go fly a kite' rebellion has become a monthly challenge to get out and soak up some sun.
It's 42F out there today, so don't let the snow fool you.
December, 2025 🪁✅️
A yellow kite skims low against a snowy backdrop.
December 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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November. 🪁✅️ I think this marks 2 years of monthly (+) flights.
A yellow delta kite flies at the end of a string. The sky is blue and fall leaves are still on some of the trees.
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Finished floppy. (What I did on my furlough part ii.)
A twin-size quilt lays on the concrete floor. It is a mixture of small blocks, done in pale yellow, blue, green and pink.
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Aurora in red and green, 2 second exposure 3200 iso 3200K white balance Aurora in red and green, 1 second exposure 3200 iso 3200K white balance Aurora in red and green, 2 second exposure 3200 iso 3200K white balance
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Halfsies.
A half and half shot of the Seattle skyline. Half is blue sky, the other half still under clouds and drizzle.
October 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Posed.
The Seattle Space Needle is visible through a sculpture. The sun is shining through a tree on the left of the frame, and the sky is clear.
October 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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An assortment of plants.
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Finished floppy.
A large quilt top is laying on a concrete floor. The quilt is gray with yellow, green and blue stars.
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Sometimes even your character needs to spend some time in a peaceful, beautiful place.
Screenshot from World of Warcraft's Emerald Dream. Small character is seated on a tree branch above the forest, overlooking mountains, water, and floating islands. Color palette is greens, blues and yellows.
October 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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October twofer. 🪁✅️
A green delta kite with green tails floats against a blue sky with wispy coulds. A small, red, gray and black delta kite with a long tri-color tail flies against a blue sky with wispy clouds
October 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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September. 🪁✅️
Yellow delta-kite against a clear blue sky. Trees and brown brick building below.
September 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Welcome home.
An early morning, faint rainbow across a mottled gray and blue sky. A brick and green plaid building is on the left.
September 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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A little sunrise, a little rain. Pardon the bus window reflection.
A pale rainbow arcing from upper left to lower right, against a backdrop of dark clouds.
August 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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August. 🪁✅️
A yellow/white/black delta kite flying against a backdrop of smoke-hazy sun and puffy clouds. A parking lot, trees and weedy ball diamond are at ground level.
August 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Finished floppies. 🍍🌓
Quilt top on a concrete floor. Background is off-white. Half circles with flat sides facing either up or down in rows, colors range from dark blue at the bottom to golds, peaches and off-white prints at the top. Pineapples in a wide range of bright colors on pastel rainbow backgrounds.
July 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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July. 🪁✅️🪡🧵
In the air and on the machine.
A yellow delta kite flies at the end of its line against a blue sky with sun. A stack of cut fabric pieces in blue, gold and off-white - ready for quilt piecing.
July 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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June. ✅️🪁
A yellow delta kite flies at the end of it's string against a sky with scattered clouds. Green lawn, trees and red brick campus buildings are in the background.
June 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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11,024 at the Xcel EC to watch the @pwhlfrost.bsky.social win the Walter Cup for the second year in a row. Brrrrrr ❄️💜❄️
May 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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From our walk at Wm. OBrien SP yesterday. Rose-breasted grosbeak in song.
May 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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#GNUTerryPratchett
How do they rise up?
A sprig of wilted lilac, a hard-boiled brown egg, and a slice of wheat toast cut into soldiers arranged on a plate
May 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM