Calhoun Square

Photo taken from the walkway between Calhoun Square and the parking ramp looking north toward Girard Avevnue. Lovely spring day. It hit 60 degrees.

Uptown

Dale and I went to Uptown this afternoon to get him some clothes for our upcoming trip. It's looking quite the same as it always has.

Photo taken at Hennepin and Lake looking northwest.

Spruce Street

Dale and I went to brunch this morning at the Loring Kitchen and Bar which is on Loring Park. We got there a little early so we took a walk around the neighborhood. The photo of this new high rise was taken at 14th and Spruce. There is so much new development in the area.

Willow Street

New high rise near Loring Park. Photo taken at 14th and Willow.

Mary and Me

Photo taken by my friend Noel during autumn of 2010.

The Mary Tyler Moore Statue

Yes, The Mary Tyler Moore Show is my all-time favorite television sit-com. I remember Mom pointing out scenes of Minneapolis from the opening credits of the show as it played on our portable Panasonic television while she was cutting my hair in the kitchen on a summer night way back in 1970 or 1971. I was young enough to think that Mary actually lived here.

Photo by @mapledipped on Instagram as it appeared in Midwest Living magazine.

Weisman Art Museum

I've only been to the Weisman once while on a field trip with a group of 5th graders. They loved the place and so did I. The big painting of the cooped up chickens is unforgettable.

Photo by @bjornrk on Instagram as it appeared in Midwest Living magazine.

Mill Ruins Park

If I could time travel, the first place I'd go would be old Minneapolis. I'd love to see what the city was like in its milling heyday.

Photo by @roosegoose on Instagram as it appeared in Midwest Living magazine.

Spoonbridge and Cherry at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

One of my favorite Minneapolis landmarks.

Photo by @pinandhem on Instagram as it appeared in Midwest Living magazine.

METRO Blue Line light-rail/Hiawatha Avenue

I'm so happy light rail has become a reality. Minnapolis had one of the best street-car systems in the country when it was dismantled in the 1950s [?] in the name of progress. That was before my time. I remember reading about efforts to bring about light rail in the late 70s and early 80s. It became a reality in [?]. Everything old really does become new again.

Photo by @84ability on Instagram as it appeared in Midwest Living magazine.

More from the Modernism Gallery at the MIA

I was quite taken with what I saw in the Modernism gallery.

Modernism Gallery at MIA

Matisse at MIA

This is not actually a painting but a background you could pose in front of. Noel and I weren't feeling like getting our pictures taken but I still thought it looked pretty enough to snap a photo of it.

Matisse Exhibit at the MIA

 Noel and I went to the Matisse exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts today. This painting was one of my favorites.

The Lowbrow for Sunday Brunch

Dale and I skipped church and went to The Lowbrow for brunch today. He had bacon and eggs. I got a buttermilk pancake and a sandwich called The Truckstop. It's egg, sausage, and cheese on a fluffy white bun. It's delicious.