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On a cycle ride with a friend visiting from the UK, spotted the Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture reimagined as a skateboard jump ramp.

Successfully prototyped a pressure balancing system for watering indoor plants. The highest plants are over 6 feet above the lowest plants. I was able to adjust the system so that each dripper gets similar water pressure.

Satisfied my craving at lunch.

Cycled through St. Paul’s Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood past Indian burial mounds built 1,500 to 2,000 years ago, and a historic aircraft beacon erected in 1929. The beacon still has a rotating light at the top. It’s one of many that once lit the route between Minneapolis and Chicago.

Cycled through an abandoned train station.

Posted A Medication Vacation.

My bicycle hung out with neighbors’ bikes at the end of a spin alongside Minneapolis lakes, the Minnehaha Creek, and the Mississippi.

Completed a controller for our indoor plants. We can control irrigation and three sets of grow lights over the Internet. The controller turns the water pump off when the tank is almost empty or the Internet goes down (after a preset number of minutes).

Cycled past Fort Snelling at Bdote. I appreciate how the Minnesota Historical Society is striving to present a fuller history of the area.

Local eggplant from the farmers market is the best at this time of year. I first microwaved slices (8 minutes at 60% in our oven). For breading, I use Japanese panko crumbs. Simple food, served with a dollop of yogurt with mint.

Sheltered from the rain at St. Paul’s Union Depot.

Pushed my bicycle through “The Shed” in Nordeast Minneapolis. Over 300 people work 21st century jobs in the surrounding former industrial spaces. The gantry crane nods to the past.

Recent heavy rain explained the bike path along Minnehaha Creek being flooded in several places, and the Falls going full throttle.

Cycled over to Axman Surplus in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood to forage for parts for a project. The iron lung has been a fixture as long as I can remember.

Walked my bicycle across the pool at the newly restored and reimagined Peavey Plaza, downtown Minneapolis. The pool is one-quarter inch deep, so there’s no need to remove shoes.

Bought lightweight spectacles.