Springtime at Marquette 2022

“The tulip is the loveliest of all flowers. So whoever despised the tulip offends God immeasurably.” — Alexandre Dumas

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Capture 52 - Week 6: Texture

“That's the chief lesson I have learned: The texture of our universe is one where there is no question at all but that good and laughter and justice will prevail.” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Texture brings life and vibrancy to images that would otherwise appear flat and uninspiring. #Capture52 #capture52week6 #texture #stjoanofarcchapel #marquetteuniversity (41 on 52)

Christmas Morning at Marquette

“Oh, come let us adore Him!”

Doors Open Milwaukee 2019

“Well, I'm a regular visitor here, but Milwaukee has certainly had its share of visitors. The French missionaries and explorers were coming here as early as the late 1600s to trade with the Native Americans… Actually, it's pronounced mill-e-wah-que which is Algonquin for the good land." - Alice Cooper, Wayne’s World

This year, during Doors Open Milwaukee, we stayed a bit off the beaten path since we hit most of the major attractions last year. See photos from last year in gallery below.

The Mackie Building and 100 East Wisconsin Building

The Milwaukee Ladybugs, 100 East, and City Hall

The Chase Bank building with Carlos Rolón’s glowing floral cube in the lobby and 365º views of Milwaukee from the 16th floor:

Looking South | The Third Ward

Looking East

Looking North

Looking West

Visiting my cousin Frank’s Sadler Art Gallery in the Marshall Building in the Third Ward

Feeling melancholic at the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center

Feeling nostalgic on on the rooftop of the Catholic Financial Life building (aka Catholic Knights) where I lived in Grad School

Marquette campus looking south and the Court House in the foreground looking east

The Pabst Mansion

Cheers to Doors Open Milwaukee!

Modest Grace

“I love tulips better than any other spring flower; they are the embodiment of alert cheerfulness and tidy grace…Their faint, delicate scent is refinement itself; and is there anything in the world more charming than the sprightly way they hold up their little faces to the sun. I have heard them called bold and flaunting, but to me they seem modest grace itself, only always on the alert to enjoy life as much as they can…” ― Elizabeth von Arnim

Something happens to my heart when I am here — especially when the tulips are blooming!

Epiphany

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” - John Milton

Tonight, I am grateful for this weekend’s unseasonably warm weather, for some very successful bargain hunting, for precious time with family, for the squeaky clean, snoozy pup on my lap, and for continued inspiration.