On my run, the lighthouse on the Mississippi’s Hall’s Island deferred to the sun.
Category: Minnesota
Seward Co-op
Walked to Seward Co-op to buy groceries. It meets 95% of our food needs without having to navigate endless aisles of manufactured food. I appreciate the quality, emphasis on local sourcing, minimal packaging, and keeping money in our local economy.
Super Bowl Flyover
As Pink finished the national anthem at the nearby Super Bowl, the USAF flew heritage aircraft right over our balcony. Next excitement: will Justin Timberlake have a wardrobe malfunction?
New Soccer Stadium
Snow fell on the *other* football stadium as we walked through St. Paul’s Midway. Minnesota United will start playing soccer here when it is completed, spring 2019.
Brain Ice Sculpture
Just down the road from where we live, at the headquarters of the American Academy of Neurology, a brain ice sculpture editorialized about the big game this weekend. The Academy is running a campaign to educate people about sports concussions.
Bone-Chilling Day
Walked past a University of Minnesota heating plant on a sunny, bone-chilling day.
Fantastical Ice Creature
A fantastical creature, carved out of ice, celebrated winter as I walked through downtown St. Paul.
Security Fencing
On my chilly Downtown walk: bicycle racks were safe from bicycles behind a double row of temporary security fencing.
Beyond the Hogwarts House
Two blocks from our home in the Minneapolis Mill District, on a dead-end side-street, there’s a single-family home that is decidedly different. Some people call it the Hogwarts House; others call it the Arundel House. I love to stand outside the house and spot fantastical architectural elements, including the wizardly dormer in the photo at… Continue reading Beyond the Hogwarts House
Hogwarts House
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