Mastodawn

A pretty sunset with a tune from a band that was considered for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame this year but apparently missed it by THAT much. Maybe next year.
#MusicOfMastodon
#80sPop
#ShaboohShoobah
#NorthernWayOfLife
#MyHappyPlace

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UAdexmOC4io&ra=m

Brian Jopek 4h ago

I’m literally moments away from ploppin my butt down in that chair on my deck a/k/a “My happy place.”
#Sunset
#NorthernWayOfLife

Brian Jopek 3d ago

An April Saturday mid-morning view from the deck doorway: another couple weeks and it’ll be well on the way to green. Kinda reminds me of a Johnny Nash tune.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
#NorthernWayOfLife
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cAWgTPiwM&ra=m

Brian Jopek 4d ago

So much bullshit in the world. Takin some time to enjoy late afternoon sun on deck. It’s … easy on my soul.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sClassicRock
#NorthernWayOfLife

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6GQKEAZqNuM&ra=m

Brian Jopek Apr 6

The H. Lee White heads into Silver Bay, passing Split Rock lighthouse in Two Harbors Minnesota, 5 April, 2018. Photo by Christian Dalbec.
#ShipsOfMastodon
#LighthousesOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
#LakeSuperior
#NorthernWayOfLife

Brian Jopek Apr 5

Pre-sunrise, Easter Sunday view from Two Harbors, Minnesota, 5 April, 2026. Photo by Matthew Pastick.
#GreatLakes
#LakeSuperior
#NorthernWayOfLife
#SilentSunday

Brian Jopek Mar 29

Current mood.
#MusicOfMastodon
#NorthernWayOfLife
#SunsetFromOndeck

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=70FxnlXHjU8

Nora Van Elken - Ikebana

YouTube

Brian Jopek Mar 29

Current jam here on deck; it’s been too fuckin nice out here to be cooped up inside. Besides, I’m watching this little caterpillar move back and forth across the deck rail. Because … important shit, yanno?
#MusicOfMastodon
#60sPop
#SpiritOf67
#NorthernWayOfLife

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j3akJkD-6E4&pp=0gcJCZoBo7VqN5tD

Brian Jopek Mar 29

The folks took my brothers and me to Mackinac in the early 70s, some of the best home made chocolate candy EVER; Great Lakes freighter Wilfred Sykes makes its first pass of the Great Lakes shipping season by Mackinac Island, 28 March, 2026. Photo by Clark Bloswick.
#ShipsOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
#NorthernWayOfLife

Brian Jopek Mar 24

The first “blue hour” departure from Duluth of the 2026 shipping season for the Mesabi Miner, loaded with iron ore for Cleveland, 23 March, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
#ShipsOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
#LakeSuperior
#NorthernWayOfLife