Mugwech--Welcome

Shirley Heyer enjoying the new swings and recreational space at the Cepro entry to the Midtown Greenway, between 10th and 11th avenues.  The structures holding the swings bear the word "welcome" in six languages: English, Braille, Dakota, Ojibwe, Spanish, and Somali.  This is phase one of the project which covers the east side of the block.

Come Oct. 6 at 5:30 pm for an open house celebrating the built section, and try out a swing.

photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

A Sweet & Juicy New Year

Denise cuts up apples to eat with honey, per tradition, on Rosh Hashanah ("the head of the year," in Hebrew: ראש השנה‎), in hopes of a sweet and juicy year ahead. The holiday marking the Jewish New Year began at sunset last night and ends at sunset September 30.

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Red Tree

Despite the lovely warm day, maximum temperature of just over 80, this tree clearly says it is autumn.

Photo: Michael Wright  

Portrait on 26th Street

I don't think you could walk by this  without being drawn into it.

Orange

Soon the leaves will be orange too.

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Fall Colors

Fall is my favorite time of year.  There is so much contrast: the bright yellows and dark reds, the shrivled next to the blooming, etc.  I think that this red flower and the wilting daisies are a perfect example of the changing of seasons. 

By: Nadine

Make Whittier Prettier

Whittier neighborhood is named for Quaker abolitionist and poet John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), author of such florid lines as,

''Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!
With thy turned-up pantaloons,
And thy merry whistled tunes;
With thy red lip, redder still
Kissed by strawberries on the hill"

From "The Barefoot Boy"

Photo manip by Francesca Davis DiPiazza and Marz Haney, utilizing free photo editing site picnik.com

The Great Divide

35 W, facing north and then south, from the 24th St. overpass.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Yellow Stripe

How far can an image be stripped down ––or taken out of context–– before it is no longer recognizable?

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

LYN2LYN5

This wonderful telegraph pole with morning glory was found opposite Bob's Java Hut, after I had dropped my daughter at Whittier School.

Photo: Michael Wright  

Weird Things Happen At Night

How does one explain this kind of happening?  Let's just say, it was a creative moment. a leap of the imagination, one of those synchronicities between two Phillips-Whittier 365 photographers, Esther (in helmet) and Jo Ann.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Brothers

On Bloomington.

Photo: Michael Wright  

Tree Hide-away

This tree is a favorite spot for children who go to Whittier school.  I still love this tree and remember having lots of fun under it's piney boughs.

Fins

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Green wall and flowers

This ivy-coverd wall, on Grand Ave.,  is refreshing in the midst of urban grittyness.  You could be in England.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Still Life in Alley

Sometimes the urban environment juxtaposes inanimate objects in unexpected, beautiful ways.

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

EM

Emergency at night: Abbott Northwestern hospital

Photo: Michael Wright  

Vote Here

Primary Election Day in Minneapolis, at the Whittier School.  Minnesota Legislature Senator Linda Berglin retired at the end of July, which led to this primary election for someone to fill her vacated senate seat.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Angel & city

Mural on 26th, near Nicolett.

Photo: Michael Wright  

Emergency

One of the EMERGENCY beacons along the Greenway.

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Sunflowers

Sunflowers are growing over six feet tall. Check out the Soo Line Garden for more amazing flowers. 
Photo: Nadine Stodolka

Tiger Shushi patio

Tiger Shushi patio--in the Murals LynLake appartments on the Greenway.  Time to take advantage of a few more warm days.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Predator, Prey

 

I see lots of feral cats, like this wild child, on the Greenway. I imagine the pickings are pretty good, this ex-sparrow among them.

According to a 2007 article, "With shorter and warmer winters becoming more common in the north, Minnesota is seeing a growing problem with feral felines, whose numbers are exploding all over the state."

Teppany aki Grill

Opposite the YWCA on Lake St.

Photo: Michael Wright  

American Swedish Institute Renovation

A new Nelson Cultura Center is being constructed next to the familiar, lovely Turnblad Mansion that we now know as the American Swedish Institute at 2600 Park Ave.  This fun construction mural informs us that the cultural center will be a LEED Gold certified building, using recycled materials, heated with geothermal, and landscaped to conserve water.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

mmm, sunset

This was my sky tonight.

Photo: Michael Wright  

Scott and Chloe

Sunday morning, out for a walk. Scott is a longtime car-free neighborhood activist. Chloe is a Shih Tzu.

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

First Ave. Laundromat

In answer to Jo Ann's Franklin laundromat photo yesterday, this one on 29th & First Ave. (by the Greenway entrance) also has big curvy pipes on the roof. Perhaps to vent the driers?

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza

Franklin Laundromat

I've never seen a laudromat with pipes sticking out of the roof.  Anyone know exactly what they are for?  The laundromat is at 903 E. Franklin Ave.

Photo: Jo Ann Musumeci

Milkweed

 

First day of September: the milkweed pods on the boulevard are still soft and green.

Photo: Francesca Davis DiPiazza