Yesterday, with a big snowstorm promised, I rushed to get through some errands. It was starting to snow, the gritty sort that stings your face. When the temperature hovers around freezing, we get the gritty kind. This is sometimes preceded by freezing rain then sloppy snow as the temperature drops. As the temperature continues to…… Continue reading An Incoming Snowstorm
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An Incoming Snowstorm
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Sunday Morning
Startled birds took to the air as I walked along Downtown’s Nicollet Mall on a Sunday morning.
Tinted Windows
Looked through tinted windows after picking up tickets at the Guthrie Theater.
Trundling Freight Train
While I jogged, a freight train trundled.
Four-Bridge Jog
My running route crosses four Mississippi bridges. This 1901 former railroad bridge takes me to Nicollet Island.
Perches Above a Rail Yard
It’s 1906. A man looks down from his perch high above a rail yard and the flour mills it serves. The caption for the stereograph simply reads “Huge flour mills where grain crops are made into food for the world, Minneapolis, Minnesota.” From our temporary Minneapolis Mill District home, a rented condominium, I love to…… Continue reading Perches Above a Rail Yard
Perches above a Rail Yard
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Traces of the Past
Walked in search of traces of the past using these old insurance maps: At Milwaukee Road Depot: 1914, newly enlisted sailor, Norman Soley, waits for his train; 2018, this is a lovely event space, with adjacent Marriott hotels.
Lit Lighthouse
On my run, the lighthouse on the Mississippi’s Hall’s Island deferred to the sun.