Category Archives: Milwaukee

Drinking the Kool Aid

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

It still kind of shocks me to read or hear people using that phrase to describe positive buy-in to a new idea. As in, “We’re extremely excited about our company’s new product. Everyone has been drinking the Kool Aid, and … Continue reading →

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Umbrella Graveyard

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

It rained all day long in Milwaukee yesterday—so windy that umbrellas turned inside out or were wrenched away. Lots of people, like me, gave up and decided to brave the elements in raincoats alone. Yes, I felt like an idiot walking down … Continue reading →

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A Windy Autumn Day!

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

I actually prefer some of my other attempts in terms of composition, but in the end I decided to go with this photo because of that lone leaf whirling into the frame at the very moment I snapped the shutter. (Or whatever term is correct … Continue reading →

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Evening Beckons

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Seen as I was leaving work last night. This is the changing quality of light that people talk about in northern climes. At least some of what they mean. The light slants from a lower place in the sky as … Continue reading →

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Sunlight and the Approaching Storm

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Yesterday morning was bright, but by about 10:00 rain was pelting down. You can see the contrast in weather systems, as well as the strange juxtaposition of sunlight and dark skies, in this photo I took around 8:30 or so on … Continue reading →

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Hour Marti: Free We Deliver Ask Inside

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff
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Grohmann Museum, Morning Sun Through Clouds

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff
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Grohmann Museum, Reflected

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Saw this reflection of my building in a puddle from last night’s rain while leaving work this afternoon.

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Bloom Where You’re Planted!

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

My equipment is no fancier than A) my older-model iPhone (a 5c, not even the 5s, which apparently had a better camera) and B) my Kodak Easyshare Z915 Digital Camera, which is no longer supported by the company and which I got on sale … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Tennis Courts

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

This is a tale of two tennis courts in Milwaukee’s Washington Park. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted of Central Park fame (see a nice NY Times article about his Midwestern parks here), Washington Park was once home to the Milwaukee … Continue reading →

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