Water flows through the concrete dam past the ruins of the turbine house at Paradise Springs. Located near Eagle, Wisconsin in the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Southern Unit, the dam and ruins are part of the Paradise Springs Nature Trail. The area once had a resort hotel with a tennis/shuffleboard court, a small horse track, a…… Continue reading Paradise Springs Dam and Turbine House Ruins
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A Hint of Autumn
“By all these lovely tokens September days are here, With summer’s best of weather And autumn’s best of cheer.” –Helen Hunt Jackson I found a small hint of autumn on the sidewalk today. Yes, the calendar says it is fall, but at least here in Milwaukee, the trees are still thinking summer. But soon enough,…… Continue reading A Hint of Autumn
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect. That is what I thought of when I saw this cool stencil street art installation. It’s one of the many murals in the recently opened Black Cat Alley in Milwaukee. It is an actual alley and features street art from local, national, and international artists. Located between Prospect and Farwell, the alley…… Continue reading The Butterfly Effect
No Swimming
No Swimming. I took a deep dive into my archives for this image since I was unable to get out and shoot today. From August of last year, this was taken along the lakefront in Chicago. I found it interesting the “No Swimming” sign right in front of a ladder to the water. Day 355 of my…… Continue reading No Swimming
Mixed Signals
Which way should I go? I’m getting some mixed signals. Left or right? I don’t like either direction. Hmm, perhaps I’ll just stay put in the middle for a while. Day 316 of my 365 photo a day project. I shot this image of a bike/walking path from the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Monona Terrace in Madison,…… Continue reading Mixed Signals
The Glass Tower on Downer Avenue
This concrete and glass “tower” sits on the corner of Downer Avenue and Bellview Place on the East Side of Milwaukee. I’ve tried shooting this many times and have never really captured the shot I wanted. But then today, after shooting it once more, I discovered one of the reasons I was not satisfied. The…… Continue reading The Glass Tower on Downer Avenue
The Parking Garage
The road twisted down into the open mouth of the parking garage. Slow. Slow. Slowly descending into the earth. We would be out of the searing sun and the heart of the day, no doubt. But what of the dangers that lurked below? There was only one way to find out. Down. down. Downward into the blackness. Day 299…… Continue reading The Parking Garage
Slow Please
Go slow please. On a multi-use walking / bike path like this one, it is pretty obvious why this was stenciled on the asphalt. But after I shot this, I started to think about other ways I should take heed of the sign. Here are just a few thoughts (in no particular order): Be slow to speak…… Continue reading Slow Please
Architectural DNA
While walking to the store today, I stopped to get a shot of the side of this building. I’m not sure if you can see it, but it looked like a giant DNA test result to me with its thin vertical windows and alternating rusty metal siding and concrete lines. Do you think the architect had…… Continue reading Architectural DNA
First Steps Toward
“Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject.” –Thomas Mann I went on a long walk today from my home on the East Side to downtown Milwaukee. All told, it was about 7 miles. I photographed many buildings, some flowers, a fire station, the river, the interior of city hall,…… Continue reading First Steps Toward
Concrete and the Landing
A beam of light marches down across a concrete wall and falls on a metal staircase landing. The newly renovated Milwaukee Art Museum is a treasure trove of photographable textures, materials, shapes, and details. I’ve spent quite a bit of time there recently (see here and here), and I still feel like I haven’t…… Continue reading Concrete and the Landing
Milwaukee County War Memorial Center
The Milwaukee County War Memorial Center looking east across Lake Michigan. Designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, construction on the center began in 1955. Heavily influenced by the abstract geometry of French architect Le Corbusier, Saarinen incorporated many of Le Corbusier’s ideas: lifting the majority of the building off the ground on columns, eliminating load-bearing walls to create open floor plans, and…… Continue reading Milwaukee County War Memorial Center