Scrap Magnets

Edited a video I took yesterday while exploring an industrial area of Minneapolis: Scrap Magnets. https://youtu.be/WUTKDrTfjVw

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Regaining Order

Stopped to take a snapshot of a North Minneapolis building salvage yard. An employee invited me to wander around and take photos. Surrounded by 20-feet-high racks of materials, I framed scattershot photos which lacked focal points. With these pipes I regained some sense of order.

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Genuine Waterfall

On our cycle ride: yesterday’s heavy rain at Minnehaha Falls. A couple days ago it had run dry because of the drought. It dried up in another drought in 1964 before a visit by President Johnson. Out of sight, the city opened many fire hydrants upstream, draining into the creek.

Imagining Travel

Lightning and welcome heavy rain made it a good day to imagine an adventurous trip next summer with our nephews and their dad. We’ve booked the flights, now we can plan possibilities.

Categorized as Plan

Return to the Known World

Pushed my bicycle alongside railroad tracks until I spotted a familiar building: the California Building, home to 80 artists and a decent coffee shop.

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Cycling Walker, Minnesota

Earlier this month, we drove Up North for a few days of cycling. Giant Muskie, Garrison on Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota. At Garrison, on Mille Lacs Lake, we turned left at the Giant Muskie without stopping. Another 80 miles to our destination, Walker, Minnesota. The absurdity of the muskie promoted an earworm. As we approached…… Continue reading Cycling Walker, Minnesota

Sausages on the Weber

It’s sausage-and-cabbage Saturday: summer on the Weber, winter in a braise.

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Today I Declined a Free Cookie

It was too hot a day to cycle past an ice cream store I’ve never tried. This was their smallest portion; I declined the “free cookie.

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Angels Unawares

Reminded of our common humanity by this bronze, “Angels Unawares,” at the Minneapolis Basilica. “Be welcoming to strangers, many have entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13:2. Too often, statues celebrate leaders who’ve trampled on the humanity of folk.