As temperatures nudged towards 100, cycled an abbreviated route along almost deserted trails. *The title probably originated in the UK as a spoof of a tabloid headline.
Category: Summer
A Taste of Summer
Tonight, we’re having sweet corn. Good local sweet corn has been in short supply this year because of the dry weather, but a friend picked up a supply at the farmers market and passed it on to me. We’ll cook all of it, and shuck what we don’t eat tonight for a salad or wrap another day.
AC
Still 88° at 6:00 p.m. Grateful for AC.
Let the Corn Season Begin
Tonight: our first taste of Minnesota corn this season.
102°
Today’s forecast high is 102°—A good reason to fill up a growler to take home from a nearby brewpub.
Storm
Couldn’t out-pedal this storm.
State Fair in the Rain
Wandered around the State Fair in the rain.
Fine Seasonal Lunch
This plus crusty bread made a fine seasonal lunch. Minnesota strawberries are at their best right now: they’re small and flavorful. I’m convinced a strawberry is allocated a fixed amount of flavor, whether it’s big or small.
Signs of Fall
I averted my eyes and looked towards Lake of the Isles whenever I saw tinges of Fall colors in the trees.
Smoke Haze
Hazy Minneapolis skyline from Lake of the Isles. I could taste and smell the smoke from the Canadian wildfires.