Tag Archives: sunlight

Market Street, evening

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Taken after work tonight on Market Street, the one-block street that runs along behind the Campus Center at Milwaukee School of Engineering. The bright early evening sun was low in the sky, casting shadows down into the canyon created by … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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February evening sunlight

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Katherine Wikoff

This is what greeted me yesterday as I left my office in the Grohmann Museum at MSOE shortly before 5:00. The reflected streaks of orange sunlight across the pavement seemed very cheerful to me. And at this time of year, … Continue reading →

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Slant of Autumn Sunlight

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

I thought about cropping the “city” fixtures out of this picture, but I’ve decided I like the traffic light at the bottom right. That one little red dot sort of counterbalances and complements all the varying shades of blue. What is it about autumn light? These beautiful skies … Continue reading →

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Coffee Break (another “magic of light” post)

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

Friday was a cloudy, blustery day. Very strange, in fact, to look up and see clouds racing from east to west. Normally our weather moves in the opposite direction. But there’s currently a high-pressure system to our north and east that … Continue reading →

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Chasing light – afternoon sun in the city

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Katherine Wikoff

When I left my office around 5:00 this afternoon, the first thing that caught my eye was this tree’s orange leaves, illuminated by the slanting rays of the sun.  The tree fairly glowed in the shadows of downtown Milwaukee office buildings beneath … Continue reading →

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