Walk in the Cold

I came home from work and Luther wondered if I wanted to walk over to Midtown Global Market, have a Manny's torta and do a little shopping while he went to a meeting with some bikers regarding crime on the Midtown Greenway. On a summer's evening, there is nothing more pleasant than an activity of this nature. But it's November -- it's dark out, and the temperature is about 20 degrees F. with a stiff breeze. I said I would love to and went to pull out my old silk longjohns. The walk was brisk, the weather was bracing, and, when we got there, the jalapenos in Manny's tortas made a fire in our tummies and brought tears to our eyes.

Mozart Requiem

The St. Mark's Choral Society is preparing to present Mozart's Requiem on Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark's on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. Mozart died without completing the Requiem. Franz Xaver Süssmayr, a student of his, filled in the missing bits. Juan Luis Guerra wrote a song based on the Lacrimosa section of the Requiem. It's on his Fogarate CD.

Labor Day 2008 in California

I just realized that I never published my photos from California! This is a severe oversight. I had a great time! I would like to say a whole lot more about it but, for now, I will just post the pictures. There are four sets.

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Monstrous Crime Out

On Nic's birthday the Lyndale Walkers held a Monstrous Crime Out walk. Shirley came as a gorilla.

2008-10-28 Monstrous Crime Walk

Walking at Work

The two people on the walkway in the shadow of the building on this webcam shot are Jo and her walking buddy Judy on their way in from a brisk walk around the hospital campus.

2008-10-29 Work Walk

Last Canoe Outing

I can't remember exactly when it was, but sometime in late September or early October Dad and Jo took the canoe out one last time for the season. We put in as usual in the channel along Dean Parkway. We paddled through Lake of the Isles, through the Lagoon and under the Lake Street bridge into Lake Calhoun. We had often tried this before but always had to turn back because it was just too windy. But this time was different and we ended up canoeing all the way around the lake. The water was so clear and the afternoon light so beautiful, I felt like Reepicheep in his coracle.

2008-10-01 Last Canoe Voyage of the Season

Crane Ride

At work there is a huge construction project going on and Jo recently got to ride in the bucket on the crane. The pictures are from November 10th, when Jo rode in the crane but forgot her camera and had to get pictures from other people one of whom had taken them on his cell phone camera from the roof of the building, and from November 31st, when she grabbed her camera to go take pictures of other crane-riders and then sent it up with her office-mate Dustin who was nice enough to get a couple shots of the operator for her.

2008-10-10&31 Crane Ride

Muralist

Luther has been working on murals for our alley as an anti-grafitti measure. Works by Lucia and by Jack have also been mounted. Photos of these forthcoming.

2008-9-17 Muralist