Abandoned objects punctuated my walk in the rain on a dissonant day in Minneapolis: stuffed animal in gutter; armored vehicle in collision with car going wrong way on one-way street; balloons beside oddly placed gas meter; remains of a sofa beside bus sto
Category: Walk
Dutch Kitsch
On our walk: Dutch kitsch met emerging tulips.
School of Bartending
Walked as far as the Minnesota School of Bartending. Learned that in this time of Covid, it’s holding one-on-one classes. Rode the rails back.
Yikes
Avoided another trip… …to the emergency room. (There were no cones.)
Doing it Right
Walked across Interstate 35W on a new pedestrian bridge (5th St SE, Minneapolis). Unlike the bridge I crossed a couple days ago in St. Paul’s Union Park District, this is wide enough for pedestrians and cyclists, has lighting, and the bridge and approach
Staying Upright
Walked around Lake of the Isles while managing to stay upright. From now on, when it’s icy, I use a trekking pole.
Lake Walk
Snow accumulated as we walked around Lake of the Isles.
Old-Postcards Walks
To add interest to winter walks, started to add pins, linked to old postcards, to an interactive map.
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.