Gallimaufry

a miscellany notebook

Michael Hartford

Michael Hartford
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Birthday
July 22
Bio
Author of "Dad's Eye View: 52 Family Adventures in the Twin Cities," available May 15 from Minnesota Historical Society Press. Writer, photographer, programmer, dad.

MY RECENT POSTS

JANUARY 27, 2012 9:22PM

Evening Harvest: January 27, 2012

Chicago’s Hull House, founded by Jane Addams, closes doors after more than 120 years

“I wish we would have known. Why weren’t they screaming this from the rooftops?” said [Victoria] Brown[, author of "The Education of Jane Addams"]. Addams “was known as gentle, not conf

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JANUARY 27, 2012 7:01AM

Acadia: Gorham Mountain Trail #6

JANUARY 27, 2012 6:13AM

Gleanings: January 27, 2012

RIP Dick Tufeld, voice of “Robby the Robot”

Dick Tufeld, a longtime radio and TV announcer who intoned “Danger, Will Robinson!” as the voice of the robot in the 1960s science-fiction TV series “Lost in Space,” has died. He was 85.

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JANUARY 26, 2012 7:01AM

Acadia: Gorham Mountain Trail #5

JANUARY 26, 2012 1:46AM

Gleanings: January 25, 2012

The Hazda

I’d brought along a photo album, and passing it around helped mitigate the awkwardness. Onwas was interested in a picture of my cat. “How does it taste?” he asked.

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JANUARY 25, 2012 7:01AM

Acadia: Gorham Mountain Trail #4

JANUARY 24, 2012 7:01AM

Acadia: Gorham Mountain Trail #3

JANUARY 23, 2012 7:01AM

Acadia: Gorham Mountain Trail #2

JANUARY 22, 2012 9:53AM

Acadia: Gorham Mountain Trail #1

JANUARY 21, 2012 6:03PM

35: Oasis Ale

image

JANUARY 21, 2012 6:22AM

London Bridge

JANUARY 20, 2012 6:22AM

penguin

JANUARY 19, 2012 7:44AM

state bird

JANUARY 18, 2012 7:41AM

winter street crossing

JANUARY 17, 2012 7:41AM

bundled up

JANUARY 16, 2012 7:41AM

drifts 2

drifts 2 - click to enlarge

At last, we got some snow yesterday; still nothing compared to this, though, from the Dome Buster of December 2010.

JANUARY 15, 2012 10:18AM

Marv Davidov

And another, but very different, radical, committed to nonviolence: Marv Davidov, rest in peace.

JANUARY 15, 2012 9:55AM

radical portraits

These make fascinating companion pieces:

Swamp’s Last Day on Earth:

Tomorrow morning, Swamp will leave town and head for L.A.; after that, “Swamp†will cease to exist. He does not know where he’ll go or who he will be. All he knows is that he will dedicate himself to the goal

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JANUARY 15, 2012 7:41AM

drifts

drifts - click to enlarge

At last, we got some snow yesterday; still nothing compared to this, though, from the Dome Buster of December 2010.

JANUARY 14, 2012 6:51AM

to the dark tower

to the dark tower - click to enlarge

Washburn Water Tower

JANUARY 13, 2012 6:51AM

washburn water tower

washburn water tower - click to enlarge

Washburn Water Tower

JANUARY 13, 2012 6:51AM

winter tower

winter tower - click to enlarge

Washburn Water Tower

JANUARY 12, 2012 6:31AM

sentry

sentry - click to enlarge

Washburn Water Tower

JANUARY 11, 2012 6:11AM

winter knight

winter knight - click to enlarge

Washburn Water Tower

JANUARY 10, 2012 6:31AM

in fog

in fog - click to enlarge

Split Rock Lighthouse