A Mountain Bluebird @ Como Park

A Mountain Bluebird @ Como Park

All week folks have been reporting a Mountain Bluebird sighting at the Como Lake Golf course. Earlier in the month, same was spotted for several days at the University of Minnesota Golf course. This morning, I decided to make an attempt to find this bird and get a few...
Go for a Walk

Go for a Walk

I’ve been kicking around the idea of reviving our family blog.  From 2006-2014, I posted a lot of pictures, random thoughts, cycling adventures, etc.  Lately, in the time of Covid, we walk quite a bit especially around the lake behind our home. I used to really...
Kenya images

Kenya images

Buffalo Crocs baby Giraffe Zebra Lions Pumba Purple Grenadier Lilac-breasted Roller Saddle-billed Stork Heuglin’s Courser (Three-banded Courser) and Crowned Lapwing African Jacana Double-toothed Barbet Share this...
Kenya 2013

Kenya 2013

After more than 2 years, I finally sat down and pulled together a photo album and slide show from our trip to Kenya in the summer of 2013. There were many things that made this trip special including borrowing a 600mm camera lens from our friend and guide Dave...

Berlin Revisited

Today is the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Memories flooded my brain from my short stint living in one of my favorite cities.  In September 1976, Tina and I met in Kreuzberg, just off the corner of Wrangelstrasse and Falckensteinstrasse.  I did not...