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Christy Klancher

@stpauligrrrl.bsky.social

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from the land of sky blue waters. fan of human rights, live music, and dogs. crop artist. mediocre curler and softball player. she/her.

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · Sep 2

MN State Fair crop art 2025 thread:

1. This year, the Minneapolis Institute of Art sponsored two prizes, so there were lots of entries inspired by fine art. These are the two winners:

#cropart #seedart #mnstatefair

My Chagall Dream by Jeanne Morales of Minneapolis— a woman in a gown appears to fly over Minneapolis landmarks like First Ave, the state fair giant slide, the Hook and Ladder, in seeds and grains, some painted.

Ceci n’est pas un corn dog by Amy & Steve Saupe of Saint Paul. A corn dog and French text (this is not a corn dog, after Magritte, in small natural colored seeds

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 5h

Haha I’ve been texting photos to my kid all night, forgetting he’s red-green colorblind. I’ll check with him later and ask what they look like to him. Mostly he just misses things if there are clusters of red and green together, like leaves.

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 5h

The whole dang feed! I love it

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 5h

If we weren’t all so online, you wouldn’t have been treated with all these fabulous Aurora borealis photos because we wouldn’t have known to go outside ☺️

Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 6h

I called my mom and told her to go out if she could to see the aurora. She sent me a couple pics and then I remembered I gave her my old phone so she doesn’t have a very good camera. Oops! 😅

Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 6h

*made

Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 6h

I stopped a lady who was walking and looking down and make her look up at the bright pink cloud above. Then I showed it to her on my phone too. Neither of us had seen the aurora borealis with the naked eye in the city. She thanked me :)

Bright pink starburst aurora with white and green tendrils

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 6h

This is DUE SOUTH

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 6h

Can confirm
(From Saint Paul 55105)

Bright green strip of Aurora borealis near horizon to the south with bright pink starburst above

Another shot same green strip and more white in the pink starburst

Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 6h

Seriously every direction now

#auroraborealis

Starburst pink green and white Aurora borealis

Bright green stripe of Aurora in southern sky with pink starburst above

Dancy and dancy pink and green starburst lookin straight up

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 6h

okay NOW we can call it the skyline

Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 7h

aurora taking over the timeline, we love to see it

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 7h

So pretty!

Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 7h

Straight up! Cool Aurora things happening

Pink and green Aurora borealis over tree tops

Swaths of pink white and green Aurora above the tree tops

Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 7h

Aurora visible with naked eye in St. Paul

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 7h

See, this is what happens when there's 1,000 fewer planes

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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 7h

Northern Lights from the Washburn Water Tower, Minneapolis 55419.

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 7h

Ooh, so bright by you!

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Eastside Tilly @sinkembergy.bsky.social · 8h

Can confirm.

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 7h

Aurora borealis in my backyard, with some pinks and light green

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 7h

It is really hard to get away from the excessively bright street lamp light.

Aurora borealis above a city neighborhood with pinks and greens

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 8h

If you can get out of the city I bet the northern lights are amazing, but they’re pretty cool from Saint Paul!

Pink and greenish northern lights behind wires and garage and house roofs

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 12h

Seeing Joyce Carol Oates trending and going from oh no did she die ?? to seeing why she was really trending was a really fun ride

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think I could come up with a list of things I was right about, let alone wrong about. My brain doesn’t store info like that

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 1d

The Replacements briefly covered "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" on Oct 15, 1985, the first gig of a 5-night homestand at the 7th Street Entry, opening with a song off their new album "Tim"—"Lay It Down, Clown"—and this was next. Video image is the Entry + the Fitz
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Replacements - Edmund Fitzgerald

YouTube video by Chris Steller

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Lake Superior @lakesuperior.bsky.social · 1d

At 20 years old, Karl A. Peckol was the youngest crew member of the Edmund Fitzgerald. He would now be 70 years young.

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 1d

As I was walking the dogs this bleak fall day, I found myself whistling the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. I’m sure this is thanks to all the people writing about the 50th anniversary of the wreck. Anyway, sorry, neighbors! 😄

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