Autumn in Saint Paul

The last days before the first snow mean it’s time for photography

With the first snow of the 2023-2024 winter upon us, I took the opportunity last weekend to get some autumn photos around downtown Saint Paul, Summit Avenue, and Cathedral Hill.

Every Saint Paulite probably knows where this photo was taken on the south side of the Mississippi River:

The Cathedral of Saint Paul, the Minnesota State Capitol, and part of the downtown Saint Paul skyline emerge through a tapestry of red and orange leaves

This whole “fall” thing is new for this almost-lifelong Phoenician. But that means the first snow of the winter’s upon us. Oh well.

Sketching the future

One of the big projects I’ve been working on this year is a wholesale redesign and reconfiguration of my personal website.

A pen on top of a piece of paper sketching out the new iteration of this website

One of the big projects I’ve been working on this year is a wholesale redesign and reconfiguration of my personal website. This sketch is just a bit of the many sheets of 13×19 paper and many whiteboard sketches for what this site will become.

Metrocenter photos

On June 24, prior to its closing, I traveled up to Metrocenter to take some final photos. Here are a few of them

Prior to its closing next week, I thought I’d make one final trip to Metrocenter to see it before the lights turn off for good June 30. I grew up close to this mall and visited it more than I probably care to admit in the 1990s. I wrote an appreciation essay on Metrocenter earlier this week, which I invite you to read first before viewing the photos.