On a cycle ride with a friend visiting from the UK, spotted the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture reimagined as a skateboard jump ramp.
Category: Living
Balancing Act
Successfully prototyped a pressure balancing system for watering indoor plants. The highest plants are over 6 feet above the lowest plants. I was able to adjust the system so that each dripper gets similar water pressure.
Ramen for Lunch
Satisfied my craving at lunch.
Historic Markers
Cycled through St. Paul’s Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood past Indian burial mounds built 1,500 to 2,000 years ago, and a historic aircraft beacon erected in 1929. The beacon still has a rotating light at the top. It’s one of many that once lit the route between Minneapolis and Chicago.
Abandoned Train Station
Cycled through an abandoned train station.
Medication Vacation
Posted A Medication Vacation.
A Medication Vacation
Lupron, ready to be injected. I like to travel at least two months each winter. Part of that time my partner, Dwight, travels with me. The rest of the time he’s back at work while I continue the adventure on my own. Next week, Dwight arrives at the end of his career, and hops on…… Continue reading A Medication Vacation
Climbing The Wall
My bicycle hung out with neighbors’ bikes at the end of a spin alongside Minneapolis lakes, the Minnehaha Creek, and the Mississippi.
Plant Controller
Completed a controller for our indoor plants. We can control irrigation and three sets of grow lights over the Internet. The controller turns the water pump off when the tank is almost empty or the Internet goes down (after a preset number of minutes).
Fort Snelling At Bdote
Cycled past Fort Snelling at Bdote. I appreciate how the Minnesota Historical Society is striving to present a fuller history of the area.