Turds-day

Seen near home.

Complained about here.

Not Under Cultivation

A field in the Arb, full of large-flowered penstemon (tinyurl.com/6kzxfp) and a few Canada thistles. (geolocation)

Agro-Industrial Complex

The skyline of a big farm on Highway 19 east of Northfield, as viewed from a ridge in the Lower Arb.

Alumni Field

The incipient savannah at the Alumni Field in the Upper Arb at Carleton.


Check back in 50 years for the real deal.

Actual Lily Pads in an Actual Pond

No frogs, though.

Dam Nice View

Looking south toward the upper Lyman Lake over the dam. geolocation

For the Birds

Our backyard bird bath, full from the weekend's rains and reflecting the birches.

Bored delivery guys

Bored delivery guys, originally uploaded by Limz Akimbo.

Speaking of deadwood, here are a bunch of delivery guys (and their cars) all lined up and waiting for the evening's first dinner orders. Took me the longest time to figure out why eight guys were hanging out behind a restaurant at 4:45pm.

Click through for some explanatory notes.

Cemetery Tree

If a tree branch falls in a cemetery, and there's nobody alive to hear it, does it make a sound?

Future Art

The resident sculptor's trove of trees, awaiting their fates and resting in the mud next to a warehouse made of straw bales.

Exurban import?

Klog, originally uploaded by Limz Akimbo.

Hey, aren't knitting circles supposed to be a rural thing?!

From a Distance

The hamlet of Dennison, Minnesota, as seen from a mile west. I like Dennison because the town's water tower (at right) looks just like one of the blue Harvestore silos you see everywhere around here.

Nameless Creek

A beautiful little creek running under Lamb Avenue east of Northfield (click through to see the photo on a map).

Note the horses in the background and the electric fence wire in the foreground to keep those horses from going under the bridge.

Cement maze

Cement maze, originally uploaded by Limz Akimbo.

Looks like the underground lair for a demented villain (or maybe a daytime hangout for Bladerunner), but it's really just a spot where the El tracks cross a four-way intersection at an angle.

Double Span

The bridge to Mai-Fête Island on very still May morning.

Ibson Roooooooad...

Take me home - or at least south to the next paved road.



Click through for this photo on a map.

Your choice.

As the road goes, so goes the country.



Click through for this photo on a map.

Megawhat?

Carleton's wind turbine, shot from the road but close enough to hear the thrum of the blades.

Green power

Solar panel reflection, originally uploaded by Limz Akimbo.

The top of a new solar-powered trash barrel/compactor near the Morse stop on the Red Line. I love the reflection of the brick building on the left side and the similarity to Chicago's street grid.

Private Parking Spot

I really dig the fact that I can pretty much guarantee myself a spot to park my bike (pictured) by simply leaving my U-lock hanging on the last bend of this bike rack. (It's a straight-line distance of about twenty feet from my office window.) I also now dig the fact that the beautiful tree in front of the rack does a wonderful job of keeping the rain off my bike.