Category Archives: Photography

Urban river canyon, with cascades (😀)

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Not really, of course, but when I found this photo lurking in my camera roll (I snapped it one sunny afternoon last fall while taking the long way back to my office from the Science Building at MSOE in downtown … Continue reading →

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#WordlessWednesday – Intersection

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

A photo snapped from my car window on an overcast afternoon while stopped for a red light at the intersection of Hwy 100 and West Burleigh (pronounced “BURR-lye” for any non-Milwaukeeans out there) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Well, this post was … Continue reading →

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Crazy Quilt

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

No symmetry to be found in the window shade department at this office building in downtown Milwaukee. On a sunny morning here, it’s a free for all! Would you like new posts delivered to your inbox? To subscribe, click here.

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Crooked lamp with blinds on a sunny day

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

My old crooked lamp from the final close-out sale at the old downtown Milwaukee Marshall Fields store (formerly Gimbels) in the 1980s. It’s showing its age, listing slightly to one side, but still capable of doing its job. Like many … Continue reading →

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I ASSURE YOU; WE’RE OPEN!

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

Quite an existential feat this furniture store has managed to pull off! It is closed, as evidenced by the security gate across its entrance. It is open, as evidenced by the lit-up sign in the window. And it is timeless, … Continue reading →

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Abstractions: On a load of dirty dishes, ready to run

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

Or, the mundane and the sublime, lol. I had just finished loading the dishwasher today, placed the little Cascade detergent pod in the tray, but then right as I was about to snap the tray lid shut, raise the door, … Continue reading →

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After a March snowstorm, late afternoon

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

I just liked the overall mix of lines and light and color.😀 Would you like new posts delivered to your inbox? To subscribe, click here.

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A man on the street

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

WAY far away . . . I was walking down the hill to go into the back door entrance of my parking garage when I saw the man walking ahead of me in the distance. I liked the composition of … Continue reading →

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Snowy branches outside my office window

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

Just a momentary distraction while pausing during my workday to make a cup of coffee. The snowy contrasts, including the slushy street, were striking enough to prompt a photo. Now back to my slideshow on elections and the Electoral College, … Continue reading →

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Curlicue

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

I tossed my phone charger aside on the couch after I unplugged it the other day, and this is what I saw😄 Kind of striking, that curl of white against the two jumbled, dark red blankets. So I used the … Continue reading →

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