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The beautiful view outside my window this morning

The new I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, MN opened Thursday September 18th, 2008, at 5am.  The new bridge was completed and opened to traffic in just over 13 months after the previous bridge collapsed on August 1st, 2007 killing 13 and injuring 145 more.

I didn’t make the 5am opening, but I biked over the adjacent 10th ave bridge around noon to take some photos and see how it actually looked with all the construction equipment replaced with traffic.  I can’t wait to actually drive over it

I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge

I managed to brush past this little guy without even seeing him, I was surprised Brit spotted him the the 6.5ft tall wild flowers.  Taken at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen, MN.

See more photos from the Arboretum on my Flickr account by clicking on the photo.

The greatest fireworks show I’ve ever seen in my life!

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©2008 Skyler Kehren
Fireworks in Minneapolis, MN
July 4^th, 2008