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Wendy
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Minneapolis, France, dogs, books, food and criminal justice reform. If I’m not here I’m out walking.
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#Alphabetchallenge #WeekVforVowels #NiceFrance
A Unique (former) Umbrella store
An old French building on a corner shot at an angle has a painted turquoise umbrella and a sign reading “Parapluies”
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved

Failed storefronts always me sad for whoever’s dream was dashed. So loved, and then unloved.
Turquoise doors in a building that has seen better days, are almost covered by mason blocks. Above a metal sign, with some letters askew, reads Boulangerie.
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevison #Photography
A Touch of Frost
The branches of a wide tree on a snowy lawn are covered in frost.
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Random fun find of the day - a round chicken egg!
Two chicken eggs, one the normal oval, and one round, sit next to each other on a brown concrete counter.
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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#WeekSForShadows
#AlphabetChallenge
A small bit fierce stormtrooper casts a shadow in a rainbow of light.
November 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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My childhood dog cosplaying as Wonder Woman!
A Doberman Pinscher is dressed as Wonder Woman!
November 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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#31daysofgraves Day 31 - Memento Mori. A classic winged hourglass graces this sundial on the headstone of the Ludlum family. Both the sundial and the winged hourglass mark the passage of time. Lakewood Cemetery (the Ludlums are actually buried in Pioneers & Soldiers Memorial Cemetery)
A bronze sundial graces the top of a white marble headstone. The sundial, which is wet from a recent rain, features a winged hourglass, and says “Light follows darkness.” Several yellow fall leaves rest on the sundial. A white marble headstone with a bronze sundial reads: “Ludlum, Charles 1850-1866 Son, In Memory of John 1821-1901 and his wife Martha Ann 1821-1873, Benjamin 1862-1864 Son, Now Resting in Old Layman’s Cemetery”
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Fall is in the air and turkeys are on the ground at Lakewood Cemetery.
Several turkeys strut their stuff in front of a pyramid shaped mausoleum that says “Wood.” Like a honey badger, they are up to their own business and don’t give a sh**.
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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#31daysofgraves Day 30 - Colour. I love French monumental cemeteries with their colorful funerary art, filled with multi-colored succulents and majolica ceramic plants. Cimetière La Farlède, Cimetiere de Solliès-Pont, Cimetiere de Solliès-Toucas
A collage of 9 photos from Provençal cemeteries. Each photo shows a monument or monuments covered with succulents, ceramic flowers, and other pieces of colorful funerary art.
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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#31daysofgraves “Occupation” Architecture-inspired headstone for Charles Nelson (1945-2007), MN State Historical Architect who worked on historic preservation projects across MN. By Nick Legeros, one inscription reads “laid the foundations and inspired those who continue the work.” Lakewood Cemetery
A headstone with four columns of red granite with a bronze cube near the top that looks like an expanding cross from some angles. Each side of the base is inscribed. Charlie Nelson, who is buried here, sounds like a cool guy! A headstone with four columns of red granite with a bronze cube near the top that looks like an expanding cross from some angles. Each side of the base is inscribed. Charlie Nelson, who is buried here, sounds like a cool guy! Red granite at the base of a headstone reads: “laid the foundations and inspired those who continue the work.”
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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#31daysofgraves “Column” The grave of Arthur R. King (1851-1881) sporting some very stately ionic columns. Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul.
Five steps all around lead up to a grave marker with six tall ionic columns. The top step reads “Arthur R. King.”
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Rocks and a seagull in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Nice, France.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRock #Photography
A circle of rocks emerges from blue green water. A seagull sits on one of the rocks, looking jaunty.
October 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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#31daysofgraves “Tree” I always like an impressive mixed media headstone! Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis
A large granite headstone shaped like a rectangular arch, with a bronze tree in the middle. The marker reads “Pennock”
October 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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#31daysofgraves “Figure” The carving of this baby and his dog entwined with each other atop the grave of Earl C Gillespie d. 8/8/1888 is exquisite, especially considering its age. Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis
A carved headstone depicting a baby/toddler and spaniel type dog curled up peacefully together. The marker reads. “Earl C.”
October 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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#31daysofgraves “Graveside OrnamentI” Children’s graves are always tough to see, but I am glad that Alex Gonzalez Cendeja has a dinosaur keeping him company and watching over him. St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Minneapolis
A flat gravestone reads “Alex Gonzalez Cendeja, Sep. 19, 2017, You will always live in our hearts little baby”. Positioned next to the marker is a large brontosaurus toy.
October 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Not a morning person despite being up before dawn most days. But the thin silver lining is the ability to take in the quiet and solitude on an early morning jog/walk.
#WeekQforQuiet #AlphabetChallenge
A barn with peeling paint and a metal roof in the foreground with an early morning sun rising in the background. You can almost hear the birds greeting the day just by looking at the photo.
October 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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#31daysofgraves “Unique Animal” I’m always charmed that the local pet cemetery has not just markers for cats and dogs, but also birds, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, rabbits and squirrels. And one cat with her stomach exposed, waiting to attack when you pet her. Memorial Pet Cemetery, Roseville, MN
Nine pet gravestones featuring birds (Pee Chee, Sandi, Putsy, Billy, Toby. Mickey & Spunky) bunnies (Cuddles & Kari), a squirrel (Babbette), a hedgehog (Sonic) and guinea pigs (Cotton & Krinken). The last stone has a picture of a cat, belly exposed, waiting to attack your hand when you are lulled into petting it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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#31daysofgraves “Cross” 1921 grave marker of Eugene Toenjes. This is similar to a Woodmen of the World insurance marker, but it doesn’t have any of the standard symbols, so is probably an unrelated tree marker.
The back of a headstone shaped like logs assembled to form a cross with a carved bow at the top. A headstone shaped like carved tree trunks forming a chunky cross. The name Toenjes is carved onto the monument.
October 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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#31daysofgraves “Landscape” A typical Provençal cemetery and backdrop. Cimetiere de Solliès-Pont
A tightly packed French cemetery with several hills converging in the background.
October 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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#31daysofgraves “Bronze” Elks Rest, created by Eli Harvey for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, keeps watch over the graves of nearly 100 Elks. This is one of many elk statues by Harvey throughout American cemeteries. Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis.
A bronze elk stands on a stone in a cemetery. A plaque at the base of the stone reads “Elks Rest.”
October 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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#31daysofgraves “Wreath” Wreaths adorn headstones for Veteran’s Day. Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Rows of identical white headstones recede into the distance. Planted among them are green wreaths with red ribbons.
October 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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#31daysofgraves “Social Group” Whatever your beliefs, I think there is something comforting about seeing nuns who lived and worshiped together being buried together. Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul MN and Calvary Cemetery, Rochester, MN
Rows of small identical headstones are laid out in front of a cross. The front three stones read “Sr Eulalia Dress,” “Sr Hyacinth Werden,” and “Sr Evangelista Melady.” Rows of small, raised identical headstones project into the distance. The closest reads “Sister Mary Hilda 1876-1966.”
October 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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#31daysofgraves “Relocated” Frances Bean was clearly not the first death in Minneapolis, but she was the first to die after settlers started keeping official records. Her grave was moved 20+ years after her death from Layman’s Cemetery to the new Lakewood Cemetery.
A flat gravestone reads “Frances L. Bean – First Death in Minneapolis – 1838-1850.”
October 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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#31daysofgraves “Obelisk” Vaulted obelisks, St. Margaret’s Cemetery, Minnetonka
A row of vaulted obelisks, some with crosses on top, some whose crosses have long since fallen off.
October 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPink This apartment is ready for poodle skirts and a sock hop! This is the apartment that Prince’s parents brought him home to after he was born.
A vibrant pink and teal apartment building. 2201 5th Ave S, Minneapolis.
October 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM