Photo Scavenger Hunt

This is sort of a "best of Rochester" scavenger hunt. I wanted to record my city and to have some images to use later in my Circle Journal -- one of the girls has chosen "Where I Live" as her theme and I am pretty sure I won't have her book until next winter sometime. Best to be sure I have plenty of pictures to use of my favorite Rochester spots.

For those who are first-time visitors to my blog, welcome. I live in Rochester, Minnesota, the home of the world-famous Mayo Clinic. Many of my images were taken on the Mayo campus itself, which is made up of a number of buildings covering multiple city blocks here. The Mayo system includes multiple hospitals, a medical school, a Ph.D. program, and much more. Thanks for stopping by!

All photos were taken this month with a few exceptions, which I noted in the titles. Most of them are straight out of camera, although a couple were cropped with my new PSE software.

I am pretty pleased with most of my shots -- I am far from a pro but I learned a few new things about my camera and about Photoshop, so it was well worth the effort. Thanks, Kristi!

Here's her post with the links to all those who participated. Lots of amazing photogs there -- go vote!
1. Cool or interesting architecture (Mayo and Gonda buildings from the doorway of the Plummer Building)
2. A sign of spring (my lilac bush)

3. Something musical (Garrett playing his French Horn)
4. Something sweet (Skittles Rob brought home from China -- the green is apple flavored instead of lime!)

5. Something metallic (statue of Dr. Will and Dr. Charlie in front of Mayo and Gonda Buildings)

6. A landscape
7. An interesting doorway (Mayo Medical School Student Center)
8. A reflection (Gonda and Mayo buildings)

9. A cemetery (Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester)

10. A pair of shoes (Evan's new Harley boots. I think he would sleep in them if I let him.)
11. A body of water (Silver Lake)

12. A drink (margarita at home)

13. A mosaic or mural (The Reading Center)

14. Rain (okay, a puddle left after the rain)

15. Classic Car (my dad's 1929 Model A roadster, taken last summer. That is NOT a Photoshopped gleam!)

16. A work of art (the clock I made for my scraproom, taken in 2007)

17. A church (Homestead UMC)
18. A statue (at Mayowood Mansion)

19. An interesting sky (July 4, 2006, San Jose, CA)

20. Something in motion ( a little girl at the park, taken with permission)

21. Lights at night (Rob and campfire, August 2008)

22. A silhouette (dinosaur skeleton at Quarry Hill Nature Center, March 2008)

23. Something historic (covered wagon from the History Center)

24. Unusual perspective (Mayowood Mansion)

25. Flowers

26. Self-portrait (sorry for the poor quality, taken with my webcam)