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Cycled over to Lunds & Byerlys to stock up on marmalade. My rules for marmalade are simple:…It doesn’t have “jelly” or “spread” on the label…Made with good, old-fashioned sugar (no other sweeteners)…You can’t read through it…Enjoying the marmalade requires chewing.

Posted Which bicycle should I choose?

Spotted this horned bicycle while crawling artists’ studios in Nordeast Minneapolis. The frame, handlebars, seat, mudguards, and chain guard are all wood. It was not for sale.

On my way to the bus stop, walked past this new business: dog hotel, dog day care, dog spa, …. The frontage stretches almost half a block.

Laughed at “Noises Off, “ a play within a play, at the Guthrie. This British farce has many traditional elements: misunderstandings, lots of doors opening and closing, trousers around legs, the tryst in her underwear, and an increasingly frantic plot.

Plotted a map showing local buildings designed by architect Ralph Rapson. I’ll use this to spice up some walks this winter.

Posted Insistence on Truth.

On my cycle ride, spotted these Christian-themed bike racks outside a church that values the earth, diversity, and justice.

On my cycle ride: Self-Made Man. Perched atop a parking garage in the Minneapolis Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, it’s easy to miss this sculpture.

Posted Snapshots: Superior Hiking Trail 2018.

Bade farewell to Bluefin Bay, on Lake Superior’s North Shore. We rent the same unit every year around this time.

Trees faded into mist as we hiked Oberg Mountain and Leveaux Mountain.

Hiked another section of the Superior Hiking Trail, including Carlton Peak and Temperance River State Park. Along the way, Dwight took this photo of a peeling birch.

Our hike, today, kept us close to the fast-flowing Cascade River. The “root beer” water is due to tannins from up-stream swamps

Walked a gorgeous section of the Superior Hiking Trail, north of Grand Marais. Woods, deep gorges, rapids, waterfalls, climbing, ridge trail, leading to Pincushion Mountain. Stood on basalt, thrown up a billion years ago, trees growing in cracks, looking

Spent the entire day walking through lovely backcountry on the Superior Hiking Trail. At Lake Agnes we marveled at how the lake would be a fraction of its size without beaver dams.