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"Love is in the Air" Last week I found about a dozen bullfrogs in the reeds in Powderhorn Lake, it was scandalous! I chose to use my photos of the groundbreaking instead, so this week I wanted to see if I could get another shot of one of the males for my shot today. Success! He vibrated everything around, including my camera--out of the 15 shots I took only 3 were usable because of the vibrations from his song. Please be aware that these amphibians are highly sensitive to your touch--their skin absorbs everything. So please look but leave them where they are; and don't throw anything into the lake. That way they will be out singing in Powderhorn for years to come.
"Ty" I heard rhythmic clanging coming from the backyard of a neighbors house and decided to check it out. Ty was working on a homemade drum kit made from junk metal and wood for an upcoming production called "Nature" that will be performed with this antique wagon at the U of M Arboretum in June.
"Farheen Hakeem" At the May Day Cafe near the corner of 35th and Bloomington, Farheen Hakeem was collecting signatures on petitions for Green Party candidates running for State Representative and statewide offices. According to her, the Green Party needs 1% of the vote to maintain minor party status and 5% of the vote to gain major party status. Farheen is running for Governor of Minnesota as a paper candidate. In the past, she ran for Mayor of Minneapolis, County Commissioner, and State Representative, receiving double-digit percentages. She works for the Taking Root program with the Minnesota Council of Churches, recruiting volunteers in the Muslim community to welcome refugees and newly arrived families. She and a Christian community organizer form groups of Muslims and Christians to do interfaith work in an effort to welcome families as humanitarian work. She lives with her foster child and her cat (Blizzie) in Powderhorn, where she has lived for the last ten years. Farheen says, “It is the best neighborhood in the world.” www.mngreens.org for more information.