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Deluge at Father Hennepin Bluff
Posted Deluge at Father Hennepin Bluff Park.
Deluge at Father Hennepin Bluff Park
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
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
[wp_quiz id=”2479″] 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…… 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. Soft…… Continue reading Mound with Spiral Path
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.
Unforgiven
Watched “Yurusarezaru mono” (“Unforgiven”) set in Japan’s brutal 19th century frontier, Hokkaido. It parallels America’s West: settlers (from Honshu), indigenous people (Ainu), and destitute Samurai rather than washed-up gunslingers. In 2013 I visited this 1870’s frontier home.