Frame 1: Northbound on Intestate 35W toward downtown Minneapolis.
EVERY TIME MY HUSBAND and I journey toward and around downtown Minneapolis, I am taken by the skyline. Generally, I am not a fan of skyscrapers embedded in concrete, of vertical lines that block ground level views and cast long shadows. I am of the prairie, of horizontal lines and broad vistas.
Frame 2: You best know which lane you should be driving in.
Yet, I have grown to appreciate the Minneapolis skyline. From a distance. And through the viewfinder of my Canon DSLR. My camera distracts me from the often congested traffic, although my definition of congested certainly differs from that of a city dweller.
Frame 3: Traffic builds as we approach the downtown. Great sign placement choice by Yahoo.
Afterward, when I am back in my Faribault home office, photos uploaded into my computer, I study the frames. And I see in the downtown skyline images an almost other-worldly quality, as if the collection of buildings is background in an animated film. Unreal. Stacked Lego blocks. The work of an artist rather than that of engineers and builders.
Frame 4: Enough traffic for me. About this time I’m asking my husband, “Do you know which lane you’re supposed to be in?”
Frame 5: Traffic slows in a tight spot.
Frame 6: We’re going right. Better than taking the congested 16A exit.
Frame 7: I love this painterly view of the Minneapolis skyline.
Frame 8: One last look at the skyline.
Do you see what I’m seeing, that surreal artistic quality in the buildings?
© Copyright 2015 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
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