Lake Walk

Snow accumulated as we walked around Lake of the Isles.

Categorized as Walk

Old-Postcards Walks

To add interest to winter walks, started to add pins, linked to old postcards, to an interactive map.

Categorized as Walk, Plan

He Seemed Lucid

Walked with a friend as temperatures rose above freezing. This guy seemed quite lucid as he assured us he had been working out.

First Walk of 2021

Walked, as we always do on the first morning of the year. The bridge and the decapitated pole are remnants of this former railroad right of way. We’ll wait until next year for the bar lunch we usually include in this first walk.

Yarn Bombs

On our walk, spotted these yarn bombs. A sign reminded us today is the winter solstice, and invited us to take one of the macramé stars. We didn’t take one, a photo sufficed. “From this point forward we begin our journey back to the light.”

Categorized as Arts, Walk

A Safe Place to Sit

On my walk through the University of Minnesota’s East Bank campus, it wasn’t too cold to sit outside and enjoy a coffee.

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Afton State Park

Hiked Afton State Park: St. Croix River bluffs, prairie, woods, undulating trails, overlooks.

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Trail Lunch

Our hall table, items for a state park hike tomorrow. Earlier today, ducked into Trader Joe’s to pick up supplies. The store had been reorganized yet again, I couldn’t find gorp in the usual spot, so grabbed the first things I saw. Lunch on the trail will be good, it always is.

Categorized as Eat, Walk

Fading to Grey

On my walk: snow fell and the towers of Downtown slowly faded to grey.

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