Chris Balck – Longfellow365

Festive Winter Yard

January 4, 2020December 25, 2019

Incredible holiday lawn display… Photo: Chris Balck

dark rooftop with brick chimney and shiny metal stack against a deep blue sky

Cozy Winter Morning

January 8, 2020January 6, 2020

…our neighbors are nice & warm. Photo: Chris Balck

snow-covered dried flower heads on stems on a blank whitish backbround

Snow Catchers

January 14, 2020January 13, 2020

Fresh snow in the garden… Photo: Chris Balck

Frozen cascades and frosted tree limbs with a stone bridge above

Longfellow’s Ice Castle

September 30, 2020January 20, 2020

Frozen Minnehaha Falls ice sculptures… Photo: Chris Balck

night scene of a two-story corner storefront building with interior and exterior lights glowing yellow

Fireroast

January 29, 2020January 27, 2020

The warm glow… Photo: Chris Balck

Back of orange cat looking out a window as an upside-down squirrel grasps a bird feeder

What You Lookin’ At?

February 6, 2020February 3, 2020

Stoppin’ by for a snack… Photo: Chris Balck

Large bare tree partially frosted in a winter park landscape

Frosty Morning

October 11, 2021February 10, 2020

…at Giggly Hills… Photo: Chris Balck

bright yellow light shining through bare tree branches and snow flurries in the night sky

Winter Storm

October 11, 2021February 17, 2020

… illuminated the falling snow … Photo: Chris Balck

Tall see-through rocket-shaped metal sculpture with yellow fins on a red pole with guy-wires against a blue sky.

Blast Off

October 11, 2021February 24, 2020

in “Rocket Park” … Photo: Chris Balck

night scene of tall elevator mill buildings with bright lights shining from trains in the distance

Night at the Train Yard

October 11, 2021March 2, 2020

A locomotive moves train cars… Photo: Chris Balck

an antique gray truck parked on the street, with commercial painting on the door reading: Dial 3883069, for Furnace Cleaning , Oil Burner Service

Been Around the Block

October 11, 2021March 23, 2020

…a few times… Photo: Chris Balck

rusty bright orange metal sculpture in a backyard glowing under sun rays against a red brick wall

Ornamental Plow

October 11, 2021March 30, 2020

…as warm weather and garden days approach… Photo: Chris Balck

Round natural shelf in treet trunk with stones and a shell with water and small fishes

Open Hands

October 11, 2021April 6, 2020

accepting any gifts or maybe offering… Photo: Chris Balck

colorful jelly beans in snow

Easter Hangover

October 11, 2021April 13, 2020

What a day… Photo: Chris Balck

evergreen tips colored yellow to orange to green amidst rocks and leaves

Colorful Ground Cover

October 11, 2021April 20, 2020

…decorating this yard. Photo: Chris Balck

bright yellowish green leaves and large cone of buds

Ready to Pop

October 11, 2021April 27, 2020

Magnolia tree after needed rain… Photo: Chris Balck

Colorful pattern, like stained glass, with chalk on a sidewalk

Neighborhood Well Wishes

October 11, 2021May 4, 2020

Sidewalk chalk brightens spring… Photo: Chris Balck

white blossoms hanging down from a green leafy branch with an out of focus background

Not Blue Yet

October 11, 2021May 11, 2020

The blueberries are coming. Photo: Chris Balck

purple and yellow cone-shaped flower closeup with fuzzy background of streetscape

Lovely Lupine

October 11, 2021May 18, 2020

Manhattan Lights Lupine adorns boulevard. Photo: Chris Balck

two wooden crosses in grass with large red, white, and blue flag-themed bows in front of a wooden tie retaining wall with

Memorial Day 2020

October 11, 2021May 25, 2020

Thinking of the Veterans Home without visitors… Photo: Chris Balck

Sign hanging on plywood with red and black 3D letter blocks spelling "BIG GEORGE"

Big George

October 11, 2021June 1, 2020

Remembering George Floyd. Photo: Chris Balck

Golden retriever laying in green grass in front of a man and woman gardening

Dog Days in the Garden

October 11, 2021June 8, 2020

Siggy on break at Dowling Garden. Photo: Chris Balck

a pair of shiny railroad tracks split and recede into the distance with sunset clouds in the background and dark industrial scape silhouette on the horizon

Sunset on the Tracks

October 11, 2021June 15, 2020

over the closed Hiawatha Lumber… Photo: Chris Balck

mural boards reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER" and "JUSTICE - MN Strong" with a raised fist outline, peace sign, and minnesota shape, with a storefront in background with window sign reading: All Square - Craft Grilled Cheese

BLM, Justice, MN Strong

October 11, 2021June 22, 2020

All Square support… Photo: Chris Balck

lawn sign reading "LONGFELLOW STRONG" with a multi-colored heart for the letter O in strong

Longfellow Strong

October 11, 2021June 29, 2020

Yard sign fundraiser… Photo: Chris Balck

large pergola in a lush garden with flowers and greenery on a sunny day

Summer Warmth

October 11, 2021July 6, 2020

Longfellow Gardens pergola. Photo: Chris Balck

wide angle view of long row of grain elevators with a tall tower in the middle with deep blue sky

Evening at the Mills

October 11, 2021July 13, 2020

Twilight at ADM. Photo: Chris Balck

Dragonfly with double pair of wide webbed wings of black fiber atop a shriveled flower head against a blurred green backdrop

Dragon Staring Me Down

October 11, 2021July 20, 2020

Atop a clover… Photo: Chris Balck

arched boardwalk sectin in a green garden with tall flowers against a wooden fence

Bridge to the Garden

October 11, 2021July 27, 2020

Reclaimed cedar in garden… Photo: Chris Balck

side view of a wild brown and tan rabbit sitting on a grass lawn

Garden Invader

October 11, 2021August 3, 2020

stopped to pose… Photo: Chris Balck

yellow and black butterfly, wings stretched out high, atop a yellow flower against blurred green background

Swallowtail

October 11, 2021August 10, 2020

rests on Mexican Sunflower. Photo: Chris Balck