Tag Archives: Milwaukee

At the doctor’s office (photos taken while waiting to check in)

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

I had an appointment earlier this week and noticed the sunlight in a hallway off to the side while waiting in line to check in. The person at the head of the line was having an extended conversation with the … Continue reading →

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My own little light at the end of a tunnel

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Stayed late at work last night, although not quite as late as this darkness would seem to indicate. Sunset is coming earlier in Wisconsin these days, and the Grohmann Museum closes at 5 PM. I took this picture on my … Continue reading →

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When life imitates art (or, the imperfection of perfection)

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

I walked into my office in the Grohmann Museum on MSOE’s campus the other day and really liked the golden autumn glow of light reflecting from the locust tree outside my window. Especially appealing was the correspondence between the dead … Continue reading →

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Two apartment buildings

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Just a quick photo today. I liked the lines and colors of these two apartment buildings, which I noticed while daydreaming during an extra long stop at the traffic light facing south at Farwell and Ogden thanks to Milwaukee’s train/shuttle, … Continue reading →

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Oh, cruel harbinger!

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Yes, I know it’s the end of August. But couldn’t we wait just a little longer for the autumn colors to arrive???

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Lines Crossed

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

The sky is overcast in Milwaukee this morning. For some reason this bird and all the crisscrossed lines caught my eye when I stepped out onto our back porch with my cup of coffee to supervise our dog. She had … Continue reading →

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Shaded sunlight through slanted blinds

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

It has been a while since a collection of geometric shapes caught my eye, but I really liked the patterns of light and shadow seen here in the dark vertical, light horizontal, and even-lighter slanted lines created by sunlight filtering … Continue reading →

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Charlie Behrens, Midwest Storyteller Extraordinaire

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Check it out! Charlie Behrens filmed his “2 Types of People in the Parking Lot” video at the grocery store where I often shop. Did you notice the yellow-green awnings from these photos I took a few months ago. Behrens … Continue reading →

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Ice Storm!

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

I know states to our south frequently get ice storms, but they are rare in Wisconsin. We usually get snow instead. However, we had a significant ice storm this week Monday through Tuesday evenings. Which, ironically, came exactly 100 years … Continue reading →

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Go!

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Katherine Wikoff

Just a couple of photos from a gray day in Milwaukee. I actually took these pictures over a month ago (October 22), but as today is another gray day, I decided to share them. Sometimes, like today, I’m feeling “gray,” … Continue reading →

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