Category Archives: Milwaukee

Changes at MSOE – A snapshot of the old and the (very) new

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Walking back to my office from the scholarship luncheon today (a really nice event where MSOE scholarship sponsors and recipients get to meet over a meal), I noticed the old Blatz Brewing Company logo atop MSOE’s Alumni Partnership Center. The … Continue reading →

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Gaining clarity from a second look around

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

So about three weeks ago I posted this photo: One of the things I liked about it was the crisscrossed bands of shadows across the lawn. I assumed it came from the sun shining through the mall of trees on … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Staircase

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Coming upstairs just now from my department meeting, I really liked the patterns of shadow and light on the staircase. Took a few quick pictures, natch 🙂 I think I like the photo in the middle best, mostly because in … Continue reading →

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Top Down

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

I took this photo of our birch tree this week on a sunny early evening as I arrived home from work. Trees die from the top down, something I learned from the arborist years ago when our birch tree was … Continue reading →

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Green lawn, white building, angled shadows, caged “works” (and thoughts on blogging)

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Something about the bright sunlight and the white building, the slanted shadows and the lush green grass, and finally the caged meters and pipes caught my eye as I was walking down the hill to Starbucks a few days ago. … Continue reading →

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Down to the Bone

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

MSOE’s Campus Center building, originally the Valentin Blatz Brewing Co. Bottle House, is getting some major restoration work done. Windows are being replaced, as is apparently much of the exterior facade. Today I noticed that that the work seems to … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee’s Water Street ladybugs and large veins at City Hall

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Yesterday morning I walked over to a foundation’s office to hand-deliver a grant proposal for the daytime homeless sanctuary I volunteer with, Repairers of the Breach. (Website HERE; Facebook page HERE. Check them out if you’re interested in finding a … Continue reading →

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MGIC Plaza in Black and White

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

I don’t do black-and-white photography very often. But these sunny-day pictures of the MGIC Plaza down the street from my office seemed perfect for a more stark presentation than color could give them. What do you think? (P.S. – As … Continue reading →

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The Milwaukee (Library) Lion

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

In talking about my “Carnage at the old Washington Park Zoo” post over dinner last week with my friend and fellow blogger Karen Spivey, we started to reminisce about Milwaukee and its close relationships with favorite animals. For example, consider Samson … Continue reading →

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Carnage at the old Washington Park Zoo

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

I was doing research on something else today when I came across a Milwaukee Public Library blog post from October 2015 about a whole slew of bear deaths/killings in a mixed species/order exhibit at the old Washington Park Zoo from … Continue reading →

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