On our walk: early blossoms at Our Lady of Lourdes, the oldest continuously used church building in Minneapolis.
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Bald Eagles in the Neighborhood
On my cycle ride, across the river from our home, a bald eagle was attending to its chicks.
Moving in a Time of Lockdown
Walking March 25, 2020. An eerily quiet Minneapolis/St. Paul MSP, walking towards the light rail station. Lane closed to traffic to promote social distancing, West River Road, Minneapolis. Behind the A-Mill artists lofts, across the Mississippi from our home. Railroad switch, a punch of color. I’ve only once seen a locomotive here; the train operator…… Continue reading Moving in a Time of Lockdown
My Kind of Souvenir
Woke up to coffee from Hawaii Big Island. I’d ordered it a few days ago from a small company in Kona. It feels good to have a bit of Hawaii in our home on this snowy day.
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.
Waterfall Rainbow
Jogged past a rainbow.
Hasty Departure
Au revoir Hawaii Big Island. It was time to pause our stay in Hawaii: tomorrow, a stay-at-home order goes into effect for the whole of Hawaii. We’ll return in December (ultimately it was December 2021) to complete the journey when the island will be back in business and trails have been reopened.
Hiking Abandoned Roads
Hiked another barricaded, abandoned road in another lovely valley. With the closure of Volcanoes National Park, and state and county parks, we’re improvising with abandoned roads, back-country roads and former sugar cane haulage roads.
Canopy
On our hike: looked up at the canopy.
Balancing Coronavirus Risks
Every morning we read the New York Times, the Washington Post, and our local paper, the Star Tribune. We took out subscriptions to all three newspapers within days of the 2016 presidential election because we need to support good journalism to hold the US Administration accountable. Today, the news is uniquely disturbing. Most of us…… Continue reading Balancing Coronavirus Risks