Walked to Orchestra Hall.
Category: Living
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Paused behind this sculpture in a Minneapolis park. A frieze depicts Father Hennepin’s first contact with the indigenous people. Above this scene, the Norwegian sculptor represents the arrival of pioneers. The displacement of the Dakota people is invisible.
Travel Gear: Carry-On Backpack
I love to travel with just one piece of luggage: a backpack small enough to carry on to flights. Earlier this year, I decided it was time to buy a new backpack. The final impetus was a flight I would be taking from Miami MIA to Lisbon LIS, Portugal. I would be traveling with only…… Continue reading Travel Gear: Carry-On Backpack
Carry-On Backpack
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Cycling Beside Ice
A cool breeze blew off Bde Maka Ska, creating a significant temperature drop as we cycled by. Today is the latest I have seen ice on this lake.
The Language of Springtime
Wild spring onions, nettles, fiddlehead ferns, morels, spruce tips, ramps, the language of springtime. Tonight I’ll make morel risotto.
Revelling in Common Experiences
A friend flew in unexpectedly. Over beer we revelled in common experiences, New Zealand, India, Japan, Australia, making the workplace work, Heinekin at Schiphol, openness to opportunities to be in other worlds.
Three Days in a Row
Lifted my bike off its rack, third day in a row.
Processing Taconite
Enjoyed a mid-morning coffee at the University of Minnesota. The steel balls under the glass tabletop once crushed taconite into fine sand. Huge magnets then separated out high-grade ore. The process, developed at the U of M, established Minnesota’s Iron Range.
Schiphol Lounge
Bonus post: depiction of airport congestion, AMS, Amsterdam Schiphol.