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Location: Howe Elementary School, 3733 – 43rd Avenue South<\/p>\n
I know it’s spring — Passover starts tonight; Easter is this weekend; spring hit about a week ago on the calendar; meteorologic spring was 30 days ago — all good things…but, dang! I just don’t FEEL it!<\/p>\n
I awoke and was thrilled to see the sun. I pulled it together, hopped in the car and headed for one of my spots I want to shoot, that needs sun. In minutes, the sun was gone and, goll darnit, there were snow flurries. I looked around and saw nasty, dirty, snow-mounds and debris — hibernating lawns that look like they will never turn green again and dried leaves that didn’t make it to the compost. All creativity was lost. I turned around to drive home with hope of inspiration.<\/p>\n
As I drove past Howe School, I gasped! Did I see color? Is it possible?? I circled the block and came back and saw this.<\/p>\n
We Minnesotans are hearty folk; we put up with a lot. We ice fish, and play hockey — even on backyard rinks. We go to art shows on frozen Lake Harriet. We skijorn, cross country ski, snow-shoe, and of course — snowmobile. We do whatever it takes to get outdoors and in the snow. But when the snow is nearly gone and frankly, needs to go, and the sun just doesn’t come out — even a colorful playground set fills you up and gets you through one more day!<\/p>\n
Hopefully, Howe school will not be too concerned about the lady sitting in her SUV, staring at the playground set for the next few weeks. It’s just me, craving color.<\/p>\n
Photo: Jean Des Marais<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"