Today’s forecast high is 102°—A good reason to fill up a growler to take home from a nearby brewpub.
Category: Living
Avoiding Heat
Suddenly, early morning cycle rides are appealing. I was on the trail, today, soon after 7:00 a.m.: the temperature was already in the 70’s and it was delicious.
Rewiring A Garden
Rewired this manifold for an irrigation system for a rack of indoor plants. The system has been performing well for two years. Next, I’ll replicate this system for a second rack of plants. When we start traveling again we’ll be able to water our plants from anywhere in the world.
Grasses On The Balcony
Installed drippers to irrigate native grasses on our balcony.
Shaped by Function
Cycled past places shaped by function in an industrial area of North Minneapolis.
My First Great Ball Contraption
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My First Great Ball Contraption
https://youtu.be/MpkWSPPooqs A great ball contraption (GBC) is a [LEGO] machine which receives soccer balls or basketballs from one module and passes them to another module, rather like a bucket brigade. Modules built according to the GBC standard can be assembled into a collaborative display without pre-planning or modification.greatballcontraption.com GBC’s are a whole LEGO subculture, complete…… Continue reading My First Great Ball Contraption
(Almost) Self-Sustaining Building
On our walk: a mill worker depicted at the Pillsbury A-Mill. Completed in 1881, it was the world’s largest flour mill for 40 years. Today the building is well-appointed artist lofts; a hydroelectric generator, combined with geothermal, produces 75% of the building’s energy needs.
Flags On Cranes
On our walk across a former railroad bridge: Memorial Day weekend flags were suspended from three cranes on the Minneapolis 10th Avenue Bridge. The 90-year-old bridge is going through a major rehabilitation.
Post-Industrial Space
Cycled through this space in the Crown-Arts Campus, Northeast Minneapolis.