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Red Sky . . . But What Time??

Northern Light** “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor take warning.” –Old proverb. With Twin Cities temps now (well) below freezing, there aren’t many local sailors divining weather clues from the sunset and sunrise. All the same, I suppose it’s a good omen that the snapshot above — looking southwest across...
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“On Golden Pond?” Sort Of

All Alone . . . in the Middle of 3 Million People OK, so “On Fuchsia Pond” doesn’t have the same ring to it as “On Golden Pond,” the 1981 movie starring Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn. And the body of water that’s pictured above and below left isn’t a pond — it’s Minneapolis’ Lake...
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So THAT’S Why They Call it “Sunset Boulevard”

Truth be told, this shot (taken at dusk last night) was taken closer to Minnetonka Blvd. and Highway 7, where the view of the horizon was more open. Just goes to show that you don’t need mountains or an ocean in the foreground for a dramatic sunset shot. P.S.:  the old adage, “red sky at...
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