Holding on Tight

Held on tightly to the brakes as I negotiated a steep gradient to a path that took me along the river towards Downtown.

Lawlessness

Caught glimpses of the Mississippi below through cracks and gaps as I wheeled my bicycle across the bridge. The railroad company had installed a steel grid walkway for their workers over rotting and missing boards. A sign that once stated “No Trespassing” exuded lawlessness.

Cannon Valley Trail

Cycled on a rail trail beside the Cannon River, south of the Twin Cities.

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Pondering a Wall

I like to pause at this wall when I’m out for a cycle ride. For all the modifications over the years, it conveys a sense orderliness and stability. Like an abstract painting of geometric shapes, I find it calming. The Minneapolis Water Department still operates out of this site.

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Emoji Convention

On our walk: in place of friends and family, emojis gathered to celebrate a graduate.

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Cappuccinos by a Lake

Locked up our bikes, sipped cappuccinos, looked out at Lake Harriet framed by the back wall of the bandshell stage.

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Hearing Water

Water spilled down a glass wall across a silent Minneapolis street. I’d failed to notice this in normal times; now I hear it each time I cycle by.

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Transient Beauty

Our morning stroll became an eight-miler where we saw beauty and transience.

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