Our morning stroll became an eight-miler where we saw beauty and transience.
Category: Living
Under the Stern Eye of St. John Baptist de La Salle
St. John Baptist de La Salle stood lookout while we set up suitably spaced lawn chairs and chatted with friends on the grounds of a high school.
Another Mouse Door
Spotted on our walk: a mouse door.
Our Country Club
On Stone Arch Bridge, part of Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park. The Minneapolis park system is one of the top reasons we live where we live. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board was established almost 140 years ago. Because of their foresight, parkland and trails permeate the city. 98% of Minneapolis residents live within a…… Continue reading Our Country Club
Projecting Calm
A run became a walk; blue poles projected calm.
Science Project
Cycled under glorious tree blossoms, stayed in the moment, didn’t take a photo. Instead, here’s my latest science project: logging the weight of a tray of microgreens. A load cell is connected to the cloud, an app graphs results, logging the weight of a tray.
Installing the Thule
Installed our battered old Thule.
Pandemic Poetry
It was a day to stay home and watch YouTube videos to improve my soldering, and other such skills. Occasionally I looked out at the constant rain and the scrolling message on the Guthrie’s marquee: “Promise this world your love” from a poem, “Pandemic.”
Vintage Rail Cars
Cycled under vintage rail cars.
Ice Cream in a Time of Covid
Walked down the block to Izzy’s to pick up an order of their Midnight Snack ice cream. We’ve been deprived of this delicacy for months, but today they started taking Internet orders. The server, who was behind plexiglass, slid my order through the freezer