Ed: Thanks, and you're right, of course. :)
jbucklin: My humble thanks for your kind comments. Great Nostalgia over the weekend, by the way, and definitely my favorite of the contemporary Stetson felts!
Wonderful hat, Josh! Fantastic lines and felt, with unique sweatband and liner. The mothing takes away nothing from this singular hat, in my opinion.
I watched it as soon as it was listed, and was tempted to bid despite the fact that it is five sizes too small for me. A hat like this...
Caxton Beaver Twenty
A late night bite at Mickey's Diner after the Minnesota Orchestra concert Saturday night.
Reluctant initially to take my hat into this greasy spoon, it just seemed to be a fitting place to wear a hat while dining, and so I did.
Mirror reversed self portrait...
'Veiled Lady', by Raffaelo Monti. Marble. Italy, c. 1860.
Under the rotunda in the old wing of the museum. This portion of the museum, in Neoclassical style, was completed in 1915.
A rare and beautifully decorated Corinthian helmet. Greece, Peleponisos, c. 540 B.C.E. Magnificent lid...
Tulips in all their glory.
The little pavilion in tiny Cochran Park, another of our favorite places to just be.
The centerpiece of Cochran Park: 'Indian Hunter & His Dog ', cast in 1926 by St. Paul native Paul Manship, he of 'Prometheus', Rockefeller Center fame.
Ambling back towards...
The Glory Of Spring
View of a wet downtown Minneapolis from the ubiquitous skyway system. Last weekend started off windy, cold, and drearily wet. It seemed especially fitting that we were on our way over to Orchestra Hall to hear the Minnesota Orchestra play Stravinsky's 'Le Sacre du...
Very nice Lee Black Label Homburg. I would agree with billyspew on the 40's to 50's date estimate based upon sweat and liner details. The 'oil-skin tip' he referred to, also known as 'onion-skin', is the translucent cellophane type material protecting the liner tip from soiling, commonly found...
fmw: Thank you for your kind remarks. Your observation on my head shape and narrow brims is very interesting, as I always thought wider brims were better suited for my broader face and large noggin.
Alex: Thanks! So, where are your Prom pictures, have I missed them?
The next morning, Mother's Day. Lowertown, St. Paul. First outing with my Barbisio.
At the St. Paul Farmers Market, one of the best in America.
A little too early in the season for corn or other vegetables, but fresh flowers were in abundance.
Buying Mother's Day flowers...
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