Today MyJeff and I return to the State Fair via the free Park & Ride bus for another round of the Minnesota Great Get-Together Wonders. My camera is already in my fanny pack, although I won't promise as many photos as last time. The forecast could be better ... but not by much: 77 F (~23 C) and partly cloudy with winds at 10-14 mph. Pretty darned ( Read more... )

Sipping hot coffee; bundled in layers that included flannel shirt, jacket, and lap robe (among others); and sitting on a nice little cushion to protect my tush from early-morning cold plastic in the 39 F (~ 4 C) temperature, I stared at Venus and pondered how there could be so much traffic hum at 5:20 in the morning. As my gaze wandered the eastern ( Read more... )