Monday 21 July 2014

Neighbourly

Our neighbours' cat went through a period where she effectively adopted us. Something about bird feeders and people whose only job seems to be to pet her. This is Sheba! Taken 6.18.14.

Sunday 20 July 2014

Chapel

Guess who cleaned out her phone? The chapel near sunset. Taken 5.13.14.

Wednesday 16 July 2014

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Monday 14 July 2014

Slider

A turtle in one of the lakes at Hidden Lake State Park. Taken 7.4.14.

Sunday 13 July 2014

Thursday 10 July 2014

Obligatory

It's a thing. If you want to represent the arts in Minneapolis, you take a picture of this sculpture garden. Taken 5.31.14.

Wednesday 9 July 2014

Another Lake

You wouldn't think it was in the middle of Minneapolis, would you? Taken 5.31.14.

Tuesday 8 July 2014

Minnesota Mansion

At one point this was the biggest house in Minnesota. The guide sounded quite peeved about being surpassed! It was built by the railway tycoon James J Hill in 1891. Taken 5.31.14.

Monday 7 July 2014

The Little Engine that Could?

The cutest loco in the whole place. St Louis Museum of Transportation. Taken 6.10.14.

Sunday 6 July 2014

Comparison

From the same spot as the Big Boy... very green? The King George V is a Great Western 'King' class loco, built in 1927. National Railway Museum in York. Taken 11.3.13.

Saturday 5 July 2014

Cab

The view from the cab-- much engine. Very wow. Taken 6.10.14.

Friday 4 July 2014

Knobs

Inside the cab of a Big Boy. So many knobs! St Louis Museum of Transportation. Taken 6.10.14.