Sunday

Pale orange sunset sky with clouds over dark houses and trees

Sunset Tonight

Taken from the lower trail of the parkway. Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

closeup of powder blue flowers with 6 long petals and plump green ovaries

Blue Bloomers

Blue Squill is the most lovely blue flower of spring. Photo: Robin Lietz

yellow flower blossoms atop oval-shaped, spiked cactus leaves

Cactus Flower

Struck that this cactus survives our winter. Photo Susan Purdle

Dark metal superstructure over river

Crew View

Under the Short Line Railroad Bridge. Photo: René V. Rosengren

A single bee on an orange flower against green foilage

Flowers and Bees

Bees are enjoying the abundance of nectar. Photo: Julie Smith

a female mannequin head with a crown

Crowned Diva

Cheapo Queen has been disposed.

Photo: René V. Rosengren

Bald man on a black motorcycle with a golden retriever dog sitting in a crate on the back seat

Addy’s Ride

Addy the friendly pup rides passenger. Photo: Liza Davitch

red and tan butterfly with black lacing atop bright orange flower with green leaves in background

Matching Efforts

This Mexican sunflower and monarch butterfly combine powerfully… Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

empty dirt lot with houses on both sides and across the street

New Home Arriving

Tearing down one home and building another… Photo: Julie Smith

Two orange and black butterflies together over green grass

Mating Monarchs

Female will keep her eggs all winter… Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

Red, white and blue Chicago Cubs pennant flag hanging on a bare wood picket fence

Cubs

Transplants from a different metro area. Photo: Jane Strauss

Red, black, and white butterfly atop yellow-orange flower

Tracking Monarchs

Monarch at Longfellow Gardens before migration to Mexico. Photo: Sue Romain

Decorated wooden box of books on a wooden post next to a yellow bench with text reading Books fall open, You fall in.

Sit & Fall

Little Free Libraries are a treat around the neighborhood… Photo: Julie Smith

window display of human skeleton amidst an array of fabric samples

Fabrics to Die For

Seasonal window dressing. Photo: René V. Rosengren

Looking up river on a cloudy day with trees colored from green to yellow to orange along the banks

Yep, It’s Happening

Dramatic change in the foliage on the Mississippi River… Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

Two boys with a wagon of pumpkins with a man and lots of orange pumpkins around them

Holiday Shopping

Finding the perfect pumpkins at Mother Earth’s “pumpkin patch”… Photo: Jane Strauss

Wooden wall outside a storefront with 4008 spray-painted in black with gold GILDA sign above

Gilda

Two Bettys’ new neighbor.  Photo: Rene Rosengren

two bungalow houses with front yard features as described

Longfellow Front Yards

Common characteristics of many Longfellow front yards are… Photo: Jane Strauss

Small white shack with a half moon shape cut out of door behind a white picket fence in a field of brown leaves with trees in background

Half Moon Outhouse

With winter coming, would be a cold trip… Photo: Sue Romain

Brown leaves on snow-covered tree limbs with tiny snowflakes falling in foreground

Seasonal Transition

Usually by now, maples have shed their leaves… Photo: Jane Strauss

Sunrise scene in snowy park with benches, stone walls and stairway in backbround

Minnehaha Sunrise

…near the Falls, still rushing… Photo: Roxanne Dunlop

Two lit-up unicorn statues at night in a front yard

Believe

…believe in me, I’ll believe in you… Photo: Katie Simon-Dastych

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