Day 92

Hopkins Raspberry Festival Grand Day Parade today. I liked several of the shots I got today. Had a great spot to get pictures. I liked this one because of the perspective of the long line of firetrucks.

Day 85

Sunshine in the park, and they installed 2 new benches.

Day 83

Classic car scene on Main Street in Hopkins. Could it be the one that the Raspberry Festival King and Queen ride in?

Day 79

Got this great shot of a bridge on a walk in a park in Hopkins tonight.

Day 76

Took a walk mid afternoon today. Hopkins  Mainstreet is all decked out for the July 4th weekend with flags on every light pole.

Day 74

I went to Shady Oak Beach today to take some photos of the lake and enjoy the weather. There were too many people on the beach soI walked over the fishing pier and took some shots there. I really liked how the wind made waves and the water reflected the sun back like mini flash bulbs.

Day 73 (tuesday)

Tennis courts in Hopkins

day 72

I went for a walk this evening and took many pictures along the way, but I liked this one the best because it just said "summer" to me. I know most people wouldn't use a photo with sun glare on the lens, but the sun shining and the tree lined path just felt so wonderful.

Day 70

Flowers growing in my neighborhood.

Day 69 (Friday)

Yesterday I actually forgot to take my camera with me all day. So I was thinking I would just pick 2 today, but then I remembered this photo I took of the flag in central park in Hopkins and decided it should be the photo for yesterday.  I really liked the symmetry of the light poles and how the tip of the flag was in mid furl in the breeze.

Day 66

I saw a whole family of Geese today on shady oak rd.

Day 65

Hopkins water tower at dusk. Sepia tone added in Photoshop.

Day 58

I stopped at the little lake and road side park on Shady Oak Rd between hwy7 and main st Hopkins to take some pictures of the lake in the sunlight and came across a duck "couple" sunning on the shore but they got scared off when I walked up and they took off swimming into the lake. I snapped pictures as fast as I could and I liked the ripples in the water in this one and the way the water reflected the greenery like glass.

Day 46

Took a walk in central park again today. I was drawn to the shadow of the volleyball nets on the sand.

Day 32

From the end of my street I can see this sign and the surrounding trees across the road and this week I'm really enjoying the bright greens in the foliage as the sun hits it.

Day 23

My neighborhood is starting to turn green! This morning I was struck by the contrast of the dark wet tree trunks and the bright new green leaves and green grass.

Day 20

Went for a walk this afternoon. So nice to have some warm sunny weather. I took many pics in the park today and had a hard time choosing which one to post, but finally settled on this one from the baseball diamond. Central Park in Hopkins.

Day 16 (monday May 2)

A little late on posting this picture. The day got away from me some how.  I was out for a walk and the bell tower at St. Joesph Catholic Church started it's hourly chiming so I snapped a few shots of the tower. This one intrigued me with the building in silhouette against the cloudy sky.

Day 14

Hopkins Clock tower at night.

Day 12

Hopkins cinema. A landmark I pass every day. Still lit up tonight for a few more minutes.