Tag Archives: Milwaukee

Lovebirds over Milwaukee Street

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Awww, so sweet❤️ Students in my Digital Society class had just finished their presentations, and I was putting the room back into good repair before leaving myself, performing all the usual courtesies like turning off the projector, pushing errant chairs … Continue reading →

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Parking garage staircase

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Two photos from my week. I had to pick up some prescriptions one day and parked in the two-story structure next to the clinic. As I was driving out again along the back wall, I noticed the sun shining down … Continue reading →

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“The Bridge” at MSOE

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Just a photo from my week. Every Milwaukee School of Engineering graduate since the 1970s will immediately recognize this as the skywalk between the Walter Schroeder Library and the Science Building (officially the Allen-Bradley Hall of Science and Fred Loock … Continue reading →

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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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A Podcast to Follow

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

School starts for me next week, with meetings this week and summer projects to wrap up. I’m staying home today, though. Because the Republican presidential primary debate is happening at Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee tonight and some sort of … Continue reading →

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Wildfire sun (in the style of Mark Rothko)

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

Yesterday’s evening sun was a strange shade of intense orange, almost something you might expect to see in a Mark Rothko painting. (Like, for example, his “Orange and Yellow” canvas, found at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum: https://buffaloakg.org/artworks/k19568-orange-and-yellow.) I tried … 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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A rainy start to May

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

Which is OK with me! The alternative for those of us who live in Wisconsin is 1-3 inches of snow, which the poor unfortunates who live about an hour north and west of Milwaukee are experiencing today. Additionally, today’s rain … Continue reading →

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