Walking March 25, 2020. An eerily quiet Minneapolis/St. Paul MSP, walking towards the light rail station. Lane closed to traffic to promote social distancing, West River Road, Minneapolis. Behind the A-Mill artists lofts, across the Mississippi from our home. Railroad switch, a punch of color. I’ve only once seen a locomotive here; the train operator…… Continue reading Moving in a Time of Lockdown
Category: In This Together
Video Happy Hour
Weekly family happy hour was about to begin using our sophisticated FaceTime videoconferencing system.
Minor Inconveniences
Grateful that disruptions to the operation of our household are trivial.
Happy Places
Happy place. A memory, situation, or activity that makes you feel happy.Cambridge Dictionary. November 2019. I’m on a nonstop Delta flight from Seoul ICN to Minneapolis MSP on a brand new Airbus A350. I’m contented, sipping wine, snacking on nuts, and anticipating the Korean dinner I’ve preordered. I look out the window and see only…… Continue reading Happy Places
Home-Made Masks
Desperadoes about to enter a supermarket. Dwight did a fine job sewing the masks.
May Peace Prevail on Earth
Spotted this on my cycle ride. The tower used to be part of a grain elevator. Now, it’s being incorporated into a new apartment complex. I tapped “Maanoo Da-bangan Miziwekamig” into Google and learned it’s Ojibwe. I wheeled my bicycle a little further to reveal the translation
Open Road
It was easy to maintain social distance on our walk this morning. One or both lanes of this road have been made pedestrian-only for several miles.
Seeking Normalcy
Today we set up Zoom accounts so Dwight can attend yoga classes, and I can tutor ESL students. Note to self: try to remember to shave.
Census Day
On our walk, a reminder today is Census Day. It only took a few minutes to fill out the form online.
Victims of War
Pumped up my tires, rolled up one pant leg, hit the trails. At the Minneapolis Institute of Art, thousands of life jackets covered the columns to form an installation, “When Home Won’t Let You Stay.” Each life jacket was worn by a person fleeing war in Syria or Afghanistan.