#bdemakaska

[cedella38]

Bringing new meaning to “we weathered it all” walking #bdemakaska #thunderstorm (at Bde Maka Ska Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf8DAB1sjSr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bdemakaska #thunderstorm

[jstanleymn]

Green is my color. No? 💚💚💚 #working #guitarday #acoustic #epiphone #lakeoftheisles #bdemakaska #cedarlake #lakeharriet #lakenokomis #minnehahafalls #minneapolis #minnesota #spring #la #dodgers #losangeles #doyouwantthelonganswerortheshortanswer 😝 (at Minneapolis Chain of Lakes) https://www.instagram.com/p/COtZUlthjsS/?igshid=1sbufma3kjo8y

#working #guitarday #acoustic #epiphone #lakeoftheisles #bdemakaska #cedarlake #lakeharriet #lakenokomis #minnehahafalls #minneapolis #minnesota #spring #la #dodgers #losangeles #doyouwantthelonganswerortheshortanswer

[mplsdentco]

summer in minneapolis is almost here. can’t wait. throwback photo.

#summer #minneapolis #lakecalhoun #bdemakaska #uptown lynlakes dentist

[bobdixonphotos]

B&W film photo. Bde Maka Ska Marina in May. #adobe #lightroom #film #bwfilm #filmphotography #blackandwhite #nikon #nikkormatftn #35_70mmf35 #bdemakaska #may #marina #tenders #rocks #cityscape #urbanlandscape #minneapolis #minnstagrammers (at Bde Maka Ska) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4fOQhrJfoz/?igshid=16q6p2snfgji9

#adobe #lightroom #film #bwfilm #filmphotography #blackandwhite #nikon #nikkormatftn #35_70mmf35 #bdemakaska #may #marina #tenders #rocks #cityscape #urbanlandscape #minneapolis #minnstagrammers

[riesenfeldcenter]

Throwback Thursday: Given the fantastic weather we’ve been experiencing here in the Twin Cites, we thought we’d share an inspirational image of some University of Minnesota Law School students camping at Bde Maka Ska, c.1898. So follow the lead of these strapping young gentlemen, brake out your bikes and bow-ties. 

To the Lake!

#1898 #bicycle #cycling #cyclist #bikelife #camping #bdemakaska #studenlife #law student #umn #university of minnesota law #university of minnesota law library #riesenfeld center

[26point3andbeyond]

Life at Diamond Lake Bistro is a never-ending adventure of shenanigans & food follies. While making tuna melts, on @kowalskis_markets delish English Muffin bread, the girls worked on adhering some @scotch sticky squares to a stool 😶. This was after a long weekend of partying &, wait… no, cleaning the house. It was a major milestone for us; @margomuschamp & I spent several hours cleaning/working around the Bistro-House & the girls played in the playroom 😳 that’s never happened in 3 years! We celebrated w/ @scar_of_the_sea #pinotnoir - what a beaut🤩 very Santa Barbarin stylistically but w/ pale pinches of terroir complementing the fruits. Watched some geese & ducks at Bde Maka Ska, as the sun was brightening the day. Got takeout burgers from @heathers_mpls - I didn’t overhear anyone say “What’s your damage, Heather”, so I guess it’s a little more upscale than I was prepared for. And the burgers were 💯 🔥! That teal-emerald bar backsplash is something out of a dream sequence in a Disney mermaid thriller 💚💙 - speaking of thrillers, the @brackmountain #loliveto #pinotnoir was a real treat while waiting for those delicious burgers (& chocolate sea-salt cake, cookies, & pizza rolls for the littles) Speaking of Disney, someone’s ready for a role in a Disney remake of Titanic 😬 #myheartwillgoon Last 2 shots are #wineglasses - reflecting the gilded age @tradant wine tasting & flowering geranium framed in a @riedel_official stemless #burgundy glass. Maybe this is the beginning of a new chapter… or maybe an anomaly. #whatevs #everforward #diamondlkomneity #diamondlkbistro @makin_it_with_margo #diamondlkgirls #tunamelt #foodporn #bdemakaska #sota #mpls #mplsfoodie #cityoflakes #cityofflourandsawdust #riedel #diamondlkcreative #heathers (at Diamond Lake Bistro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWpMQAwsIeP/?utm_medium=tumblr

#pinotnoir #loliveto #myheartwillgoon #wineglasses #burgundy #whatevs #everforward #diamondlkomneity #diamondlkbistro #diamondlkgirls #tunamelt #foodporn #bdemakaska #sota #mpls #mplsfoodie #cityoflakes #cityofflourandsawdust #riedel #diamondlkcreative #heathers

[poodletail]

What I saw today. #goodmorning #bdemakaska #conciergelife https://www.instagram.com/p/CV3ihkNJu52/?utm_medium=tumblr

#goodmorning #bdemakaska #conciergelife

[ch05en]

Bde Maka Ska Winter by Cocoabiscuit https://flic.kr/p/2kmeLtZ

#Flickr #cocoabiscuit #minnesota #winter #bdemakaska #lakecalhoun #olympus #omdem5

[kjosy]

Beautiful day at #bdemakaska #mplslakes #uptown #minneapolis (at Bde Maka Ska) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMme5hnuHe/?igshid=15fgw579drjz4

#bdemakaska #mplslakes #uptown #minneapolis

[cedella38]

“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn." Ralph Waldo Emerson #bdemakaska #sunset (at Bde Maka Ska) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHNdFErjiuP/?igshid=sudzzasl8wjo

#bdemakaska #sunset

[tsgminneapolisminnesota]

Where is your Wednesday taking you? We hope that you find yourself paddling out on one of our beautiful city lakes!🛶⁣ ⁣ If you don’t have your own mode of water transportation, head over to @wfrminnesota! They have what you need to get out on the water. Rent a paddle board, canoe, or kayak and explore minneapolis in a new exciting way🌊 They also rent bikes for those of you who prefer to stay on land! ⁣ ⁣ You can find @wfrminnesota at Lake Bde Maka Ska, Lake Harriet, and Lake Nokomis.⁣ ⁣ 📸: @alissajane1 ⁣ ⁣ #thescoutguide #thescoutguideminneapolis #minneapolis #mpls #mnlakes #mnlakelife #landof10000lakes #bdemakaska #lakeharriet #lakenokomis #wheelfunrentalsmn #kayaking #paddleboarding #canoeing #bikelife https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrFDpThQc6/?igshid=13u047zr2wpmx

#thescoutguide #thescoutguideminneapolis #minneapolis #mpls #mnlakes #mnlakelife #landof10000lakes #bdemakaska #lakeharriet #lakenokomis #wheelfunrentalsmn #kayaking #paddleboarding #canoeing #bikelife

[santaerik]

Another #minneapolis #sunrise . Lake #BdeMakaSka #bicycle #silhouette #skyline #downtown #fog #playinggames #thewave (at Thomas Beach (Lake Calhoun))

#fog #silhouette #bdemakaska #minneapolis #sunrise #thewave #downtown #skyline #playinggames #bicycle

[mhartford]

Sign update #minneapolis #minnesota #seenonmyrun #runningjournal #optoutside #nikeplus #nrc #bdemakaska (at Winchell Trail) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0OGEIdnl-9/?igshid=mwy2pgdtfuz

#minneapolis #minnesota #seenonmyrun #runningjournal #optoutside #nikeplus #nrc #bdemakaska

[bobdixonphotos]

Pedal boats at Bde Maka Ska. #adobe #lightroom #nikon #d200 #september #bdemakaska #pedalboats #blue #yellow #cityscape #urbanlandscape #minneapolis #minnstagrammers (at Bde Maka Ska Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoWuHZhg4gb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fgf9007jz1ql

#adobe #lightroom #nikon #d200 #september #bdemakaska #pedalboats #blue #yellow #cityscape #urbanlandscape #minneapolis #minnstagrammers

[wanderingsoul]

questions to ask yourself before the new year except its february and we’re in a pandemic

what is one small way you can become a better person? for others? for yourself?

i can become a better person by addressing the trauma that i carry, and addressing it, and learning to cope with it better. i can be a better friend, parter, daughter and sister by leaning into the parts of myself that are broken and taking the time to pursue healing in meaningful ways. i can become a better person by taking responsibility for my growth and healing and actively work towards a more healed, wholesome version of myself. 

what are you holding onto currently that is no longer serving you? why are you holding on? what’s one small step you can take towards releasing it?

i am holding on to the idea that i can fix those around me. being in a partnership/friendship with someone that openly expresses brokenness pulls on the need inside of me to fix things, and fix her. except thats not how people work, and thats not how healthy relationships work. i am holding on to this because for a long time, and sometimes i think to this day, i have been the glue for so many people. i am the common denominator, i am the steady, i am the savior. and being with alexa is a challenge because i have to be fully present, and wanting to support, with the very present knowledge that i can do absolutely nothing to make her feel better, and i might get my feelings hurt if i try. 

goal for the new year that excites me? goal that scares me?

the goal that excites me the most this year is buying a house. it feels like another piece in the puzzle of the ever-elusive “perfect life”. having a house, two cats and a garden is a dream that i am so desperately hoping becomes a reality this year. 

a goal that scares me is getting a therapist. i put it on my new years goals and here we are, almost march and i am no closer to reaching that goal. there are lots of things about therapy that are scary, being vulnerable mostly. and also the fear that i am going to open a can of worms that i can’t put back. and at the same time, i am afraid i am going to do the same thing i did last time - convince my therapist i was completely healed and didn’t need her help anymore to make her feel like she did a good job. probably one of the most toxic people pleasing i have ever done.... yikes. so this year, i want to be vulnerable and open with a therapist- and truly learn from them. 

what do you want to be a student of in the new year?

i want to be the student of self-love this year. i feel like i have so much to learn from her, and truly so much to gain. as i am on this journey of ~weight loss~ healthy living i want to learn how to truly love myself- in all the forms that i take. one of the childhood and teen traumas that i carry around is self-loathing for my physical body, and extreme uncomfortableness i feel inside of her. my body was different than i thought it should be, and i never felt thin or pretty enough. even though looking back i could not have been any thinner without blowing away. as i try and lose some weight to get back to a healthy range, its so tempting to chase that skinniness that seems closer than ever now. i don’t ever want to think about my body in a good or bad way again, the same with food. i want it all to be neutral and purposeful. i don’t want body positivity, i just want body neutrality. i want to be comfortable and unbothered. i want to take pictures and look for the joy and not be hyperfocused on the rolls. 

a quote that i am taking with me on this journey - 

“what if you wake up some day, and you’re 65, or 75, and you never got your memoir or novel written, or you didn’t go swimming in warm pools and oceans all those years because your things were jiggly and you had a nice big comfortable tummy; or you were just so strung out on perfectionism and people-pleasing that you forgot to have a big juice creative life of imagination and radical silliness and staring off into space like when you were a kid? it’s going to break your heart. don’t let this happen.” - author unknown

who in your life deserves the biggest thank you for this year?

i am thankful for karl because of his understanding of me. i am thankful for mikaela for being a rock in my life and a cheerleader. i am thankful for silka because she offers more love than i know what to do with. i am thankful for alexa because she pushes me to be a better person. i am thankful for my mom, and her patience with me as i grow. i am thankful for my dad, and the hands-off role he has taken in my life. i am thankful for the friends that were patient and kind with me this year as i stayed away from most of them. 

what can you thank yourself for this year?

i am thankful for the resiliency and grit it took to get through this year. feeling extremely burnt-out, from the pandemic, from social work and from life. managed to get a new job which is furthering my career in the healthcare field, managing to save a little money to buy a house. making it through the panic attacks and crying in the car at the thought of the losses in my life. thankfulness for the home that i have in myself, and the peace and safety i offer myself to be who i am and to encourage growth. 

what have you outgrown this year?

i have outgrown pointless complaining. life is what you make it (to some degree) and i am choosing joy where i can and peace towards things i cannot affect. 

what is an important boundary to set in the new year?

it is important to me this year to set emotional boundaries this year and create language to protect myself when i find myself trying to fix my partner and getting into old negative habits. 

what’s a memory from this past year that makes you smile just thinking about it?

now this one’s a bit challenging because of the pandemic and social tension of this year, but i am choosing to focus on the personal good that happened in my life. 

january- three way kiss with mariah and alexa. iceskating in CVS field with dalton. getting naked in the woods at taylors falls. 

february - tall heights concert. drinks at cowboys with emily, alexa, sarah and meghan. raincloud and strawberry tattoos. 

march - up/down bar with jaden and silka-getting mexican at 3am. cuddles on the couch with hippo while everyone was gone over spring break. drinking wine and looking at art at bethel. christian living on our couch- hiking afton. our neighbor mark gets his dog ella. 

april- doordashing with knute- danny davito picture. staying with karl and mikaela for 3 weeks. getting drunk with jimu // garage door beer challenge. getting to ride on todd’s motorcycle. 

may- seeing juneau for the first time. knute’s “just friends” instagram post. biking along st. croix with john. fishing with jaden at rapidan dam. lilac bushes blooming at the ranch. alexa’s graduation surprise. rollerblading... canoeing lake iduhapi with callie, sam, alexa and knute and smearing ourselves in charcoal. eating chinese and drinking wine for alexa’s birthday. 

june- watching the dad’s try and fit our couch into the house. GFS- nightwatches, curfews. birthday bagels on the balcony. celebration at camp iduhapi. biking in northfield with jen. adopting juneau! bringing her everywhere with me. fathers day with john eating tacos. breonna taylor march. getting drenched walking around bdemakaska. 

july- bee’s knees tattoo. cabin trip to barnum lake with alexa and jen. celebrating anthony’s birthday with alexa and erin (moving the gravestone). duluth trip with sam, knute and lea - jumping into lake superior. trip to padre island with john-getting way too burnt to function. chic fil a drivethrough with juneau. 

august- camping trip with mikaela -attempt to get into canada and immediatly denied. murder mystery at emily’s house. rain on the patio for emily’s birthday. golden retriever puppies. dinner date with emma downtown minneapolis. annual brule trip- flipped the canoe. 

september - alexa and i take a fake trip to ny. celebrating john’s birthday. visiting jeff’s farm. celebrating jen’s birthday in northfield. shooting pumpkins with jen. another trip up to barnum lake with karl, mikaela and seth. minnehaha trip with emma. jack’s apple farm trip. 

october- camp trip, reffing football. making apple crisp. murder mystery night for sarah’s birthday. thrifting outdoor outlet with emma and lea. hanging with ozzy the cat. photoshoot with alexa and hippo. halloween party at caitlin’s house- being velma and daphne with alexa. 

november - start working at bluestone. dinner at pub in minneapolis with jen where we die laughing. winning monopoly with callie and tyler. hiawatha hike with alexa. thanksgiving at silka’s. 

december - giving the cats a bath. accidentally breaking into a cemetery with alexa. muffin’s christmas photoshoot. christmas at jens. sea world with molly, kody and kids, seth, john, k&m -forcing ourselves to watch blackfish the next day. tattoos! hammocking by the river. almost running into the elementary school on jimu’s dirtbike. 

[strollingshuttereyes]

Partial Lunar Eclipse, 2021 Photographed from a wonderful vantage point above Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis. The seven mad weather gods played well that night :-) Composite image of moon from start to peak. . . . @bbcskyatnightmag @skyandtelescopemag @astronomypicturesdaily @mikeaugustyniak @derushaj @lowellobservatory @mplsgov @yourtake @stribphoto @parisreview @youresa @natgeoyourshot @meredithcorporation . . . #astronomy #astrophotography #lunareclipse2021 #bdemakaska #minnesota #minneapolis https://www.instagram.com/p/CWj5kpaMIHN/?utm_medium=tumblr

#astronomy #astrophotography #lunareclipse2021 #bdemakaska #minnesota #minneapolis