Bridge to International Falls

Last weekend my family drove up to International Falls to look around.  Nice little town! Anyway, we passed this cool bridge on the way and decided we had to stop on the way back to get a few pictures.  Luckily they have a campground right alongside it so we could pull off the road and get closer.  Thought I would share a few.

I love reflections, it can be so hard to get them just right but if you do it's totally worth it!

I had to share this one because it makes me giggle everytime! :D Do horses have speedometers?

This next one is just a little walking stick who walked my way the other day.  Isn't he awesome!

New clouds

Read something on Life's little Mysteries website about a new cloud type, the first to be named in the past 50 years.  Looked at the picture they had and realized those were the weird clouds I had been taking pics of all summer.  So I thought I would share a few of them! I love how they can look so different everytime.

These last 2 are just some cool ones I got as a storm front moved in.

I love a good storm and always have an eye on the sky :D

Standing my ground

Think of me as Switzerland.  I'm neutral territory.

I'm not choosing sides and I'm not going to let you go through me to get to someone else. 

But I have no problem taking you down if you want to try.

tears

I am trying to decide if it is good or bad

That I've come to the point where I can't let the tears fall. 

They used to come all the time

Now even when I know they are there I no longer let them go. 

I wonder sometimes when I got to this place. 

I wonder why, I wonder how

Crying inside is safer maybe.

Maybe if I let the tears go you'll know

I hurt and I'm sad and I'm so weak.

I guess I would rather cry alone,

Would rather hide it all inside.

Because they are my tears

And you don't understand and don't want to anyway.

Infinity Symbol Found at Center of Milky Way Galaxy | Ring at Galactic Center Holds Many Mysteries | Herschel Space Observatory | Life's Little Mysteries

Perhaps Chaos really isn't as chaotic as we perceive. Perhaps we can find meaning in places that we never suspected. Or perhaps its all just a coincidence?

Infinity Symbol Found at Center of Milky Way Galaxy | Ring at Galactic Center Holds Many Mysteries | Herschel Space Observatory | Life's Little Mysteries

What did you see?

I took some pictures on the 4th of July (or tried to) and discovered something interesting.  When you see something and then go back and look at it later, sometimes things aren't exactly the way you remembered them to be.  A different perspective, a different view, a different light, a tilt of the head and things are no longer the way you thought they were. I guess when all is said and done, you should always take a second look!

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain [Studio Version]

Picturing Minnesota

Living in Minnesota has shown me a whole new meaning for nature.  Taking pictures is quickly becoming my most favorite activity.  I can barely stand to sit in the car on a nature drive or (to be honest) any drive.  I want to be out there walking in the trees, chasing the dragonflies, searching for frogs and turtles, listening to all the songs of the wild places, and exploring every last spot that is hidden in the forests and lakes.  

Where do those trails go?  If I wait long enough will that bald eagle land for a picture?  What kind of bird is that?  Was that a wolf or a coyote?  Is that deer alone or is there more hidden in that treeline? Which lake is this?  What's that blue heron staring at?  Are those beaver dams and if so where are the beavers?  How can there be so many different dragonflies in one place? 

All these pictures were taken at Lake Bemidji State park in Bemidji, Minnesota. 

I've updated my camera several times in the last year alone and will probably have to do it again. I've already decided that I have no choice but to bring it with me everywhere because there's always something I have to take a picture of.  I'm not done yet.  There's a lot more just waiting for me to find it!

I LOVE IT!

Just an Interesting Website

I was browsing the great wide web and came across this website.  Some of these are just absolutely fascinating! I literally sat here reading page after page and still could sit here reading for hours!

http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/whats-at-the-center-of-black-holes--0880/

I had to share the picture because I've never seen this one before and I think it is so beautiful.  Hard to believe it could be real.  But given what little I (or anyone) knows about black holes, I'm sure if I'm close enough to see it in real life then it will be a little too late to share the knowledge.  So perhaps in this case I don't really need to see to believe... this picture will do nicely.  Thank you!

Hello?

I guess if you are going to start somewhere then "hello" is a good place.