pmPilgrim's photoBlog

Passing 200

2010-07-31T11:16:00.000-07:00

Miles that is. My total for the summer so far on trails and around town went over 200 yesterday with a 12-mile ride around town. Add to that the miles on the stationary bike at the healthy living center and I am now over 300 miles total. I am in training for the Minneapolis Duathlon the end of August (the 29th to be exact.) I have no doubt about being ready for the 11 miles of biking. It's the two 1.5 mile runs that have me worried.

But it is 4 weeks from tomorrow so I think I have some time yet.

Of course with over 200 cycling miles this summer, I have a lot, A LOT of pictures backlogged on my computer. I haven't taken hardly any time to sort through them and see what I want to post. That's why I haven't posted any pictures on my pmPilgrim photoBlog since the 4th of July. The summer has been great! As soon as this wonderful weather slows down I promise to get back to it.

Promise.

Independence

2010-07-04T09:30:00.000-07:00

At Soldier's Memorial Field in Rochester, MN.

Date: April 18, 2010

Summer Holiday Weekend

2010-07-02T06:29:00.000-07:00

On the Hiawatha along the Susquehanna River near Williamsport, PA

Date: August 1, 2008

More Americana

2010-06-30T06:28:00.000-07:00

Paddle wheels of the Hiawatha on the Susquehanna River near Williamsport, PA. A great place on a summer day.

Date: August 1, 2008.

Americana at Its Best

2010-06-28T06:25:00.000-07:00

A tractor pull in Elgin, MN, with the silos and the beauty of a summer day. I wonder if they still have horse pulls like they did in my hometown every summer?

Date: June 19, 2010

Beauty in Engineering

2010-06-25T21:24:00.000-07:00

The engine of a 1955 Ford at a car show in Elgin, MN. Impressively clean- and a vision of what was once the "simplicity" of the American car.

Date: June 19, 2010

Out of the Rain

2010-06-21T08:55:00.000-07:00

Arches and patio at Jerez de Frontera in Spain.
Date: April 6, 2002

Hand Bumps

2010-06-18T08:50:00.000-07:00

A young fan hand bumps Kirby Puckett at the new Target Field in Minneapolis, MN.

Date: May 9, 2010

Looking Back in Time

2010-06-16T08:46:00.000-07:00

El Castillo at Chichen Itza, Mexico, one of the New Wonders of the World. An incredible experience.

Date: February 3, 2010

Coming Home

2010-06-14T08:39:00.000-07:00

A bird approaches a birdhouse at Whitewater State Park in southeast Minnesota.

Date: May 16, 2010

Baseball Ballet

2010-06-11T08:11:00.000-07:00

Outfielder Denard Span nearing 3rd after hitting a triple against the Baltimore Orioles. We do get off the ground, don't we?

Date: May 9, 2010

Behind the Falls

2010-06-09T08:11:00.000-07:00

Standing behind the falls near Koenigsee in Austria.

Date: July, 1970 (Scanned slide)

Mid-Summer Turtle

2010-06-07T08:10:00.000-07:00

Sunning turtle along the Great River Trail in western Wisconsin.

Date: July 5, 2009

Late Afternoon Tower

2010-06-04T08:13:00.000-07:00

Cobblestone Street at La Giralda in Seville, Spain, near sunset.

Date: April 9, 2002

Early Life

2010-06-02T08:13:00.000-07:00

Early plant breaking through the underbrush in early spring.

Date: April 23, 2010

Memorial Day 2010

2010-05-31T08:13:00.000-07:00

Flag presentation at Target Field, Minneapolis.

Date: May 9, 2010

Fuzzy Fireworks

2010-05-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

It's the beginning of first holiday weekend of the summer. Fireworks and all to come.

Date: July 4, 2009

The University in Seville

2010-05-26T08:12:00.000-07:00

The University in Seville, Spain, is located in the old factory that was the setting for Carmen.

Date: April 8, 2002

Bells and Bee

2010-05-24T08:12:00.000-07:00

At Carly State Park in Southeastern Minnesota.

Date: May 2, 2010

Shadow and Steeple

2010-05-14T07:38:00.000-07:00

Late afternoon colors and shadows with the steeple adding direction in Seville, Spain.

Date: April 9, 2002

Covered Pulpit

2010-05-12T07:34:00.000-07:00

Jack-in-the-Pulpit in bloom at Carly State Park in southeastern Minnesota.

Date: May 2, 2010

Ruins and Shadows

2010-05-10T19:33:00.000-07:00

The ruins of El Caracol observatory at Chichen Itza, one of the New 7 Wonders of the world.

Date: Feb. 3, 2010

Peeling Bark

2010-05-07T07:18:00.000-07:00

Leftovers from previous seasons as the bark peels back on a downed tree along the trail at Whitewater State Park in southeastern Minnesota.

Date: April 11, 2010

Gulf Sunset With Palm

2010-05-05T07:11:00.000-07:00

Back to Tarpon Springs, FL, for a beach sunset.

Date: April 20, 2006

The Bluebells Toll

2010-05-03T06:49:00.000-07:00

An early spring allowed the bluebells to bloom early along the Zumbro River in Rochester, MN.
Date: April 18, 2010

Sea Caves on Lake Superior

2010-04-30T07:02:00.000-07:00

The action water and wind have carved caves out of the shore of Lake Superior at the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin. These are near Little Sand Bay.

Date: August 6, 2005

More From the Alhambra

2010-04-28T06:53:00.000-07:00

The incredibly complex architecture of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, offers myriad ways of showing the Moorish artistry.

Date: April 10, 2002

A Little Drop Will Do

2010-04-26T06:45:00.000-07:00

Early morning dew on a recent trip to Mexico.

Date: February 1, 2010

Lines and Light

2010-04-23T06:54:00.000-07:00

Lines come as no surprise in my pictures. This one caught my eye because the lines are curved, highlighted by the lamps and lit from below ever so gently. At the Gran Bahia Principe Coba near Akumal, Mexico.
Date: 1/30/2010

Spring Springing

2010-04-21T06:50:00.000-07:00

Buds arriving early at Whitewater State Park in Southeastern Minnesota.
Date: 4/3/2010

More Doors

2010-04-19T06:28:00.000-07:00

For some reason doors attracted my attention when going through old buildings in Seville, Spain, like this in the Alcazar.
Date: April 11, 2002

Palms and a City Wall

2010-04-16T06:25:00.000-07:00

Palm branch frames the wall of the old city of Jerusalem.
Date: November, 1980 (Scanned slide.)

Early Signs

2010-04-14T06:17:00.000-07:00

First buds of spring poking through and pushing aside the winter at Whitewater State Park in southeastern Minnesota.
Date: April 3, 2010

Ballpark Lines

2010-04-12T06:19:00.000-07:00

The first home game at Target Field is today. A few weeks ago I was at the open house there and, as usual, found pictures that had lines crossing and intersecting. It's a beauty of a field.
Date: March 21, 2010

Reflections at the Alhambra

2010-04-09T06:07:00.000-07:00

One of the finalists in the new Seven Wonders of the World, the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, has photo opportunities at every turn.
Date: April 10, 2002

Pine Creek Spring

2010-04-07T06:05:00.000-07:00

It takes a while for spring to come to the bottom of the Pine Creek Gorge in northern Pennsylvania. It will arrive. Promise.
Date: Early Spring, 1980s (Scanned from slide)

Easter- The Lamb Has Conquered

2010-04-04T06:56:00.000-07:00

Stained glass of the victorious Lamb at Our Savior's Moravian Church, Altura, MN.
Date: July 19, 2009

Holy Thursday - Take This Cup

2010-04-01T03:55:00.000-07:00

Stained glass at Our Savior's Moravian Church, Altura, MN
Date: July 19, 2009

Holy Week

2010-03-30T03:54:00.000-07:00

A candelabra in the Cathedral in Seville.
Date: April 11, 2002

One More Mountain

2010-03-25T03:54:00.000-07:00

This mountain is the Bald Eagle Mt. along the Susquehanna River in Northern Pennsylvania. This Fall picture highlights the mountain with the farm house in the center.
Date: October 19, 2003

A Monolithic Mountain

2010-03-23T03:51:00.000-07:00

Devil's Tower in Wyoming is an iconic sight. It is also a holy place for many. One can see how it would appear to be something supernatural when traveling across wide open spaces.
Date: July 25, 2007

A Ship in the Desert

2010-03-18T03:54:00.000-07:00

Shiprock, a sacred place in Navajo Land, in Arizona. The haze and sun in the background add to the holiness of the vision.
Date: September 1973 (Scanned from slide)

My First Glacier

2010-03-16T03:53:00.000-07:00

This is the glacier near Grossglockner in the Austrian Alps. This was the first (and so far only) real glacier I have seen in person. It was a day trip from Salzburg where I was a student in 1970.
Date: Summer 1970 (Scanned from slide)

Pointing the Way

2010-03-11T07:47:00.000-08:00

A model and the mountain being carved into the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota. May it remind all of us of the greater history of our land.
Date: July 23, 2007

Old, New, Green, Blue

2010-03-09T08:38:00.000-08:00

Contrasts in color and style at the Alhambra in Granada, Spain.
Date: April 10, 2002

Catching Rays

2010-03-02T07:35:00.000-08:00

Spring flowers finding the spot of sun near Elba, MN.
Soon! Soon!
Date: May 31, 2009

Snow White Tree

2010-02-25T06:09:00.000-08:00

White trees always stand out in the woods, even with the snow, as if they are taking their color from the ground covering. In the woods at Mt. Morris Camp near Wautoma, WI.
Date: 12/31/2004

Birds and Building

2010-02-23T08:28:00.000-08:00

The tower of one of the buildings at Ellis Island in New York. The nearly invisible birds in the upper left go with the reflections on the tower from the water around the island.
Date: June, 1999

Snow At the Edge

2010-02-18T06:05:00.000-08:00

Snow and the entrance to a lakeside pier at Mt. Morris Camp near Wautoma, WI.
Date: 12/31/2004

An Earlier Olympic Venue

2010-02-16T06:04:00.000-08:00

With the Olympics going on now, I thought I would show the site of the historic Berlin Games of 1936 with the Olympic flame still standing. It has been significantly renovated since I took this picture nearly 40 years ago.
Date: Summer 1970 (scanned from slide)

A Spring Reminder

2010-02-11T06:53:00.000-08:00

Hanging flowers cover a walkway at the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Spring will arrive here one day, too.
Date: April 10, 2002

A Farm Horizon

2010-02-09T06:52:00.000-08:00

The farmstead makes the horizon easier to discern with the snow and reflected sun.
Date: 1/2/2010

Stars and Planes

2010-02-04T06:48:00.000-08:00

Star trails around the North Star taken near Lenhartsville, PA, at a friend's lake home. And moving across them are the trails of two airplanes- human inventions across nature.
Date: Summer in the late 1970s (scanned from slide)

Color in the Cemetery

2010-02-02T06:52:00.000-08:00

The cemetery at Berea Moravian Church near St. Charles, MN, has color from the cemetery itself. Not as much an irony as one might think when you consider Christian theology.
Date: 1/2/2010

Standing in History

2010-01-28T07:35:00.000-08:00

People and architecture at the historic Alhambra in Granada, Spain.
Date: April 10, 2002

Red, White and Barn

2010-01-26T06:01:00.000-08:00

Brown stone and red-painted wood offer the color in this picture from Mt. Morris Camp near Wautoma, WI.
Date: 2/21/2005

On The Edge of Colors

2010-01-21T06:12:00.000-08:00

With the snow and sun, there is still an edge of color in the fields of Minnesota. It's the sky that gives the color to the world in winter.
Date: 1/2/2010

Shopping for Dresses in Granada?

2010-01-19T04:06:00.000-08:00

Dresses hanging on display in the market area of Granada, Spain.
Date: April 10, 2002

A Cold Night

2010-01-14T07:31:00.000-08:00

The Plummer Building at Mayo Clinic on a cold December night.
Date: 12/22/2008

Still in a Class Alone

2010-01-12T08:39:00.000-08:00

Between the signs and the other buildings is still the iconic building of New York City- the Empire State Building. It's class has never been outdone.
Date: May 6, 2007

(Note: I will be posting only on Tuesday and Thursday until April.)

A Christmas Break

2009-12-28T06:05:00.000-08:00

Taking a break. Will be back in the New Year on Jan. 12.

Enjoy your holiday season.

Christmas Day

2009-12-25T06:04:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all.

Nativity set at Berea Moravian Church, St. Charles, MN
Date: 12/24/2008

Christmas Eve

2009-12-24T06:04:00.000-08:00

Manger and Star outside Berea Moravian Church near St. Charles, MN.
Date: 12/24/2008

Up-Close and Light

2009-12-23T06:02:00.000-08:00

Up-close view of a Moravian Star.
Date: 12/18/2005

(Oops. This was supposed to be last week. Sorry. But it fits now, too.)

All is Ready

2009-12-21T06:03:00.000-08:00

Berea Moravian Church, St. Charles, MN
Date: 12/24/2008

White on White on Green

2009-12-18T06:03:00.000-08:00

White lights on trees at Christmas at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Date: 12/22/2008

Wreath and Light

2009-12-16T06:03:00.000-08:00

The wreath above the doors of St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN, with the lighting on the building above points outward with light.
Date: 12/22/2008

Lights, Trees, and a Heart

2009-12-11T06:01:00.000-08:00

Lights on an outside tree shine as the inside tree shines through the heart on the window of the Ronald McDonald House in Rochester, MN.
Date: 12/22/2008

Wlecome to Christmas

2009-12-09T06:01:00.000-08:00

A welcoming light and wreath on Christmas Eve at Berea Moravian Church near St. Charles, MN.
Date: 12/24/2008

Red, White and Green (2)

2009-12-07T07:10:00.000-08:00

Snow and decorations on a street light in Chaska, MN.
Date: 12/9/2004

Mirrored

2009-12-04T06:41:00.000-08:00

Reflection in a mirror on the side of a vintage circus wagon at Circus World Museum in Baraboo, WI.
Date: Late 1980s Scanned from photo.)

Red, White and Green

2009-12-02T06:41:00.000-08:00

The Poinsettia Tree in the lobby of St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, MN.
Date: 12/22/2008

Not Just for the Mini-Apple Anymore

2009-11-30T08:35:00.000-08:00

Times Square adorned with the red targets of Target. It's a long way from Minneapolis to the Big Metropolis.
Date: June 13, 2006

Through the Leaves

2009-11-27T05:41:00.000-08:00

Granada, Spain, seen from the Alhambra through spring leaves.
Date: April 10, 2002

Giving Thanks

2009-11-25T05:40:00.000-08:00

Star trails around the North Star taken near Lenhartsville, PA, at a friend's lake home. Giving thanks today and tomorrow for the wonders of the Creator's world that we are so blessed to be a part of.
Date: Summer in the late 1970s (scanned from slide)

2009-11-23T06:30:00.000-08:00

Fall along the Little Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, PA
Date: Fall, 1973 (Scanned from slide)

Hohensalzburg at Night

2009-11-20T04:08:00.000-08:00

The Hohensalzburg fortress, Salzach River and the rising moon in Austria.
Date: Summer, 1970 (Scanned slide)

Fall on a Mountain Road

2009-11-18T04:08:00.000-08:00

The end of Fall along a mountain road in north central Pennsylvania.
Date: Fall, 1978 (Scanned from slide)

Another Gulf Sunset

2009-11-16T04:07:00.000-08:00

Sunset at Sunset Beach, Tarpon Springs, FL.
Date: 4/20/2006

Sunrise in the Fog

2009-11-13T04:06:00.000-08:00

The late sun rising over the Pine Creek Gorge near Cammal, PA, in late fall.
Date: Fall, 1979 (Scanned from slide)

Veterans' Day, 2009

2009-11-11T07:10:00.000-08:00

A section of the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, in honor of all veterans.
Date: May, 1983 (Scanned from slide)

Twenty Years Gone

2009-11-09T04:53:00.000-08:00

Today is the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In honor of that great event here is a post of a portion of the wall at the Brandenburg Gate. The picture was taken from West Berlin.
Date: August, 1970 (Scanned from slide.)

Church at Night

2009-11-06T08:33:00.000-08:00

The Augustiner Kirche in Salzburg, Austria, at night.
Date: Summer, 1970 (Scanned slide)

Out at Home

2009-11-04T08:33:00.000-08:00

All that's left after home plate was removed from the Metrodome following the last game.
Date: 10/11/09

All Saints & All Souls

2009-11-02T08:32:00.001-08:00

Yesterday (Nov 1) was All Saints' Day. Today is All Souls' Day. We remember our families and friends who have gone on. This is the cemetery in my home town of Jersey Shore, PA, where many I remember were laid to rest.
Date: 10/31/04

Two (+) Trees

2009-10-30T08:32:00.000-07:00

Fall. Trees. Color. From along the Root River Trail last year when we really had a fall.
Date: 10/3/2008

2009-10-28T08:32:00.000-07:00

Tracks, mountains, buildings and clouds. The view from the train station in Granada, Spain.
Date: 4/10/2002

Bridges and Boats

2009-10-26T08:23:00.000-07:00

The Verrazano Narrows Bridge taken from Liberty Island. Lines, people, water, boats- a lot in one picture.
Date: 10/14/2006

With the Double Eagles

2009-10-23T06:05:00.000-07:00

During the first snowfall of the season a week and a half ago I looked out and there were the two eagles in the tree across the lake. The hints of color still in the leaves contrasted nicely with the snow and black and white of the birds.
Date: 10/12/09

Downtown

2009-10-21T06:09:00.000-07:00

Crowd at the Metrodome in Minneapolis with the city skyline in the background before the last Twins game.
Date: 10/11/09

Florida Flower

2009-10-19T06:09:00.000-07:00

The colors of the near tropics in Tampa, FL.
Date: 4/22/06

Middle of the Rhine

2009-10-16T06:11:00.000-07:00

I believe this is Pfalzgrafenstein. It is a picture from 1970 when I spent the summer in Austria and Germany. More recent pictures show this castle as white.
Date: July 1970. (Scanned from slide.)

Flowers of Fall

2009-10-14T06:26:00.000-07:00

Mums planted by the Mayo Clinic in downtown Rochester, MN. Flowers of fall!
Date: October 19, 2008

Along the Trail

2009-10-12T06:25:00.000-07:00

A baby sandhill crane along the Great River Trail in western Wisconsin. Mom and dad were nearby and soon got reunited.
Date: July 5, 2009

Awesome Memory

2009-10-09T20:55:00.000-07:00

A glacier at Grossglockner in Austria in 1970. I had never seen anything like it. A short hike down the mountainside and it was still huge and I was small.
Date: July 1970 (Scanned from slide)

Looking for Food

2009-10-07T07:27:00.000-07:00

A green heron up close and personal in the Cannon River along the Cannon Valley Trail.
Date: 9/13/2009

It's Fall

2009-10-05T21:11:00.000-07:00

Fall flowers and a bug. Sounds like fall to me. Taken along the Cannon Valley Trail in southeastern Minnesota.
Date: 9/21/2008

Bridge Lines

2009-10-02T07:49:00.000-07:00

Lines and more lines holding up the Brooklyn Bridge. I wish it were sharper, but it is a scan from a slide. Maybe someday I'll get a chance to be there again.
Date: June, 1987 (Scanned from slide.)

Beauty on the Waterfront

2009-09-30T08:05:00.000-07:00

This is the Lake Harriet Bandshell along the Chain of Lakes in Minneapolis. It has such a unique place there along the lake with the sailboats in the back. I have never been there for a concert, but I bet it would be fun.
Date: July 28, 2009

Surprised by the Pictures

2009-09-28T07:05:00.000-07:00

Take a close look at the upper lily flower and you will see a dragon fly sitting there. No, I didn't see that when I took the picture. That's one of the joys of photography- discovering how things turn out better than you thought. There's more to each picture than meets the eye. From the Quarry Hill Nature Center in Rochester, MN.
Date: August 3, 2009