{"id":3918,"date":"2014-03-24T23:23:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T04:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/?p=3918"},"modified":"2014-03-24T23:23:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T04:23:24","slug":"when-life-hands-you-mayo-make-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=3918","title":{"rendered":"When life hands you Mayo, make photo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"mayo_plummer_28842\"<\/a>I don’t remember if I’ve alluded to it here, but I’ve been dealing with some medical stuff for a few months.\u00a0 That explains why I haven’t had a lot of photography to share.\u00a0 Well, in my most recent trip to Mayo Clinic, I dragged my camera bag along so I could photograph the rather unique Plummer Building<\/a> on campus.<\/p>\n

\"mayo_plummer_28901\"<\/a>This building is home to some really unusual masonry work, and having a 300mm lens with me made it a lot easier to inspect more closely.\u00a0 I still couldn’t find a building that gave me a nice, straight-on vantage point, but at least I got a decent angle.\u00a0 One has to wonder what thought goes into these things.\u00a0 I had to chuckle at the “big head, tiny body” motif going on here.<\/p>\n

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\"mayo_plummer_28851\"<\/a>Then, of course, you have the gargoyles.\u00a0 These beasties stand watch at each corner.\u00a0 Maybe it was my mood, maybe it was my meds, but they reminded me of Sam the Eagle<\/a> (you Muppets fans will get the reference) and made me chuckle.<\/p>\n

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\"mayo_plummer_28881\"<\/a>Again, as a photographer I had to play with different angles and framing.\u00a0 To be honest, this was the first time any of my cameras had seen the light of day in a LONG time, and I was determined to use every available minute between appointments.<\/p>\n

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\"mayo_plummer_28858\"<\/a>From afar off, this looked like a bunch of Monty Python characters looking through binoculars.\u00a0 It was nothing quite so strange once I zoomed in, however.\u00a0 Just lots of scrolling and that sort of thing.<\/p>\n

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\"mayo_plummer_28883\"<\/a>These were the spookiest of the bunch…not so much because of their shape or anything, but because of the weird symbols below them.\u00a0 I stay clear of the occult as a matter of general principle, and so things like this had my Spidey sense tingling.\u00a0 I don’t think it’s anyone’s way of preparing to summon Gozer<\/a> or anything like that!<\/p>\n

Thanks to the many people who have given us encouragement and support through this time.\u00a0 I appreciate the help.\u00a0 I appreciate the prayers.\u00a0 I appreciate the love you all have shown me and my family.\u00a0 I’m not in seriously bad shape, thankfully, although I’m not out of the woods just yet.\u00a0 But I sure am encouraged!\u00a0 Praise the Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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