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Trees Like Cotton
Yesterday’s snow was so pretty, laying itself down thick and heavy on the tree branches. Everything was drenched in white. Then today in the sunshine all that snow started falling off in globs, leaving behind these odd clusters of “cotton” … Continue reading
Abstraction in Snowy Branches
I guess we’ll be shoveling later tonight, but meanwhile the snow is beautiful ❤️
Caterpillars Don’t Become Butterflies!
A blogger I follow published a link to this older post today, which he said has become the most-visited/read post on his blog. I can see why. Number one, I’ve never heard this about caterpillars. And number two, the metaphor … Continue reading
Brutalism Softened
One of the Juneau Village Towers apartment buildings, photographed in the soft haze of our misty “wintry mix” today. With their Brutalist looks, the towers of this apartment complex have always reminded me of the old Soviet Bloc style housing. … Continue reading
Snow in Repose
Just a photo I took of a bench outside the Starbucks at Red Arrow Park. Winter can be pretty and even peaceful.
Posted in Life, Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged Milwaukee, Park bench in winter, Red Arrow Park, winter
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Seen walking back from the dentist
It had been raining on the walk over from my office, but the sun was out by the time I left the dentist to start walking back. It’s only about a 15-minute walk, and I like to swing through Red … Continue reading
Posted in Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged BMO Tower, Dontre Hamilton, Milwaukee, Milwaukee City Hall, Red Arrow Park
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Balanced, calm composition (veering slightly toward hysteria)
I was instantly struck by this four-quadrant checkerboard pattern of vertical and horizontal lines and areas of shadow and light when I walked into my office around 1:00 this afternoon after teaching my freshman report-writing class. I fooled around with … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Photography
Tagged art versus craft, artistic vision, editing photos, photography as art, vacabulary as vision
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Castoffs
Photo taken today on the south side of Wisconsin Avenue, somewhere between 35th and 12th Streets; can’t recall exactly where. This struck me as an interesting assortment of “forgotten” things, so I took the picture while stopped at a traffic … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life, Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged Cream City Brick, ghost sign, Milwaukee, pay phones
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Corner offices, late afternoon in mid-December
We’re getting to that time of year when darkness falls in Milwaukee well before it’s time to leave work for the day. I took this photo yesterday at 4:17 pm. And guess what? Little did I know, that was the … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged December, Downtown Milwaukee, Milwaukee, office building windows, winter darkness
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Inspiring article on Reese Witherspoon to get you unstuck
Truly enjoyed this fascinating and substantial Hollywood Reporter profile of Reese Witherspoon, especially how she took charge of her career when the entertainment industry’s existing system offered limited opportunity. You can find the article here.
Posted in Life, Movies and film, Television
Tagged agency, entrepreneurship, self-efficacy, women's careers, women's issues, women's roles
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