Looked for stuff I didn’t realize I didn’t need at Ax-Man Surplus.
Category: Twin Cities
Tinted Windows
Looked through tinted windows after picking up tickets at the Guthrie Theater.
Trundling Freight Train
While I jogged, a freight train trundled.
Walking With Attitude Through Cancer Survivors Park
I had left the bright sunshine and blue sky that often follows a Minnesota snowstorm and entered the shadow of a corporate building. I walked past a snow shovel propped up at the entrance to a park in front of the corporate building. A worker had shoveled the entire path through the park. This was…… Continue reading Walking With Attitude Through Cancer Survivors Park
Four-Bridge Jog
My running route crosses four Mississippi bridges. This 1901 former railroad bridge takes me to Nicollet Island.
SPCO
Headed over to the twin of Minneapolis for a Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra concert in the Ordway’s new concert hall.
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
Posted Perches Above a Rail Yard.
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.