Category Archives: Milwaukee

Nearly Sunset

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

Which is coming later and later every evening, thank goodness. Last week I noticed that for the first time this winter it wasn’t dark as I was leaving work. I took this picture on my way out the door this … Continue reading →

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Lines and Rings

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

A gloomy, rainy day in Milwaukee. But I’ll take it—way better than 10 inches of snow or below zero temperatures! Snapped this picture on my way from the CC to the Grohmann this morning (on MSOE’s campus downtown). Rain was … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Iconic Dinosaur

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Katherine Wikoff

I wrote a post back in 2012 about this relic from a long-closed amusement park on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The dinosaur has been a familiar fixture on North 76th Street in Milwaukee for at least 40 years, and for the past five … Continue reading →

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When you forecast the weather in Wisconsin

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Katherine Wikoff

Milwaukee’s Fox 6 meteorologist Rob Haswell walks the talk😄  

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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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