Microblog

Positively 4th Street mural, looking towards 4th Street, Dinkytown, on an urban hike today searching for traces of Bob Dylan in Minneapolis.

Met friends for dinner at Betty Danger’s Country Club in Nordeast Minneapolis: “A Country Club for the 99%.”

Views from our bedroom window: today, and two weeks ago.

View, Guthrie Theater before “The Parchman Hour.” Freedom Riders in 1961, racial justice: we need to ask more of ourselves and our leaders.

Walked into the Frauenshuh Cancer Center twice today. Yes, the fountain is pink.

Posted Dreaming of Circling the Globe.

After my dental checkup this morning, did my bit to promote tooth decay. Stocked up on candy for Halloween trick-or-treaters.

Tweaked our routers to improve the WiFi signal around the house, and to reduce overlap with neighbors’ signals.

Downtown and fading Fall colors from Lake of the Isles today. It’s hard to believe ice will be forming on the lake within the next 30 days.

Prepared afternoon tea for nephews: Sausage rolls; No-crust sandwiches; Scones; Meringues; Strawberries; Cream 3 ways (cheese, clotted, whipped).

Dwight + electric drill + auger made light work of bulb-planting.

Disposed of old medications including hydrocodone prescribed after my recent surgery. Thankfully I didn’t need or take any.

Walked and cycled on Fall leaves.

Explored University Grove: architect-designed houses owned by university staff on land leased from the University of Minnesota.

Posted Our Annual Walk on Fall Leaves.

Church bells outside a steeple: spotted on our run around Lake of the Isles this morning.