Shedding Snow

On my walk, a grain rail car was shedding yesterday’s snow.

Categorized as Winter

Happy Places

Happy place. A memory, situation, or activity that makes you feel happy.Cambridge Dictionary. November 2019. I’m on a nonstop Delta flight from Seoul ICN to Minneapolis MSP on a brand new Airbus A350. I’m contented, sipping wine, snacking on nuts, and anticipating the Korean dinner I’ve preordered. I look out the window and see only…… Continue reading Happy Places

Home-Made Masks

Desperadoes about to enter a supermarket. Dwight did a fine job sewing the masks.

Restarting a Paused Trip

Had we not returned from our trip to Hawaii Big Island two weeks early, we would’ve returned home today. Made plans to complete our Big Island trip in December. We’ll visit Volcanoes National Park and the Kailua-Kona area, as originally planned.

May Peace Prevail on Earth

Spotted this on my cycle ride. The tower used to be part of a grain elevator. Now, it’s being incorporated into a new apartment complex. I tapped “Maanoo Da-bangan Miziwekamig” into Google and learned it’s Ojibwe. I wheeled my bicycle a little further to reveal the translation

DQ Time

It was almost 70°, I’d been pedaling hard, the service window was open, resistance was futile.

Categorized as Eat, Cycle

Open Road

It was easy to maintain social distance on our walk this morning. One or both lanes of this road have been made pedestrian-only for several miles.

Seeking Normalcy

Today we set up Zoom accounts so Dwight can attend yoga classes, and I can tutor ESL students. Note to self: try to remember to shave.