Our future home towered overhead while I enjoyed an Izzy scoop. Yes, we will living next to an ice cream shop.
Category: Minnesota
Coffee House Chic
Stopped for a breakfast burrito amidst coffee shop chic. Corner Coffee, Minneapolis North Loop.
The 1029 Bar
Cycled to The 1029 in Nordeast Minneapolis for Sunday lunch: their famous lobster rolls, and Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA.
Scenes from a Bridge
I love this bridge. Built for rail in 1883, Stone Arch Bridge crosses the Mississippi then curves through the Mill District into downtown Minneapolis. When I traverse it on bike or foot, I think of immigrants arriving from the East being welcomed by this scene before starting a new life in Minneapolis or points beyond.… Continue reading Scenes from a Bridge
Scenes From a Bridge
Posted Scenes from a Bridge.
Temple to Gods of Underwriting
Walked past this Minneapolis landmark built in 1965 for an insurance company. A critic described it as a temple to the gods of underwriting.
Breakfast at Lake Harriet
We stopped for breakfast at Lake Harriet.
Journey to the House of Balls
White paint traced the black lines of the graffiti letters on the concrete of a freeway overpass spanning the Cedar Lake Trail: a failed cover-up. I imagined a subversive city worker performing the cleanup: “F*** you Mitch McConnell” was still visible, white on gray. “Images hiding in plain sight” was my theme for the day. I… Continue reading Journey to the House of Balls
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
On Monday morning I cycled with my partner, Dwight, on his commute to work. He took the turnoff for work, I continued on to the town of Excelsior on Lake Minnetonka, 18 miles west of our home On Excelsior’s main drag, I noticed the yellow tile shown in the photograph at the top of this… Continue reading You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Bridge Under Bridge
Cycled beside the Mississippi to downtown St. Paul.