Less than a half mile from our home, across the Mississippi, there’s a small park I had never visited until last week. Steps make it inadvisable to cycle through the park, so I promised myself I would wait until a rainy day to walk through this park, Father Hennepin Bluff Park. Last Friday was that… Continue reading Deluge at Father Hennepin Bluff Park
Category: Minnesota
Buying Direct from Producers
After modest purchases at Mill City Farmers Market, we kept on spending.
Stone Arch Bridge in the Rain
Cycled across Stone Arch Bridge in the rain.
Frame Protruding From Truck
Posted Frame Protruding from Back of Truck.
Frame Protruding from Back of Truck
I spotted this today when cycling across the Mississippi on the 3rd Avenue bridge, heading towards downtown Minneapolis. A horizontal frame was protruding from the back of a road construction truck. A rather agile cherry picker on another truck was conveying workers to the underside of the bridge. I cycled to connect with a path… Continue reading Frame Protruding from Back of Truck
Mound with Spiral Path
Gold Medal Park fits a lot of personality into its compact 7.5 acres in the Minneapolis Mill District. We get to see it every day from our temporary home while our condo is being completed next door. The park, with a mound, with a spiral path, is now a permanent fixture in our lives.
Remains of a Travel Agency
Walked past the remains of a travel agency. I’m grateful the Internet gives me the power to research and actualize my travel dreams.
Hearing Native Voices
Scaffold In May 2017, I stood behind a chain link fence that was covered with protest notices. “Shame on you”“Take it down”“There is no art in genocide”“Not art, not a game, not experience, not your story, not your family” Behind the fence, in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, workers were putting the finishing touches to a… Continue reading Hearing Native Voices
Tangletowns
Explored Tangletowns in both Minneapolis and St. Paul, where the streets wind and ignore the grid. Found this 1887 Cass Gilbert home in St. Paul’s Tangletown. Later, Gilbert was the architect for the MInnesota Capitol, the Woolworth Building in New York, and the US Supreme Court.
Art and Skyline
Viewed art and city skyline at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.