Pleasant explorations

[oursin]

I was given a lovely excursion around Minneapolis today by the lovely 1crowdedhour.

We went to Coldwater Spring:






Which as you can see from these photos is lovely.

We then went to Minnehaha Falls:




whence we walked along the creek as far as the Mississippi River:

Among the other beauties of nature we saw a number of dragonflies.

We also saw this amazing water tower

with its stern Guardians of Hygiene:




and were not entirely sure that swords were the appropriate implement for guardians of hygiene to carry - perhaps a vaccination needle?

We also took in the Peavy Fountain erected to the memory of the horses killed in World War I:

Besides these pleasures, there was delicious Latin American fusion food and mango ices, as well as delightful conversation. I could not think of a nicer way to spend a day (and it was a lovely day, bright and sunny yet with an agreeable breeze).

Comments

[carandol.livejournal.com]

Those are very epic figures! Makes me wonder whether the Falls of Argonath are just part of some ancient Middle Earth reservoir scheme.

[1crowdedhour.livejournal.com]

Those pictures turned out really well! Good work.

[cliosfolly.livejournal.com]

What lovely pictures! The water tower, in the first photo, reminds me a bit of a Dalek.

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

I am most impressed by the Guardians of Hygiene but slightly worried by their lack of feet. Are they also the Guardians against Verrucas?

[londonkds.livejournal.com]

That water tower really does look Dark Lord-esque.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

That might be the angle of the shot?

[londonkds.livejournal.com]

Maybe the angle or the shadow, but I think the whole thing looks like an Evil Dude's helmet in a fantasy film.

[oracne.livejournal.com]

Peavy Fountain yay!

Poor horses.

[ironed_orchid]

i'm somewhat in awe of the water tower.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Not exactly urgent, phallic, but certainly looming, at least when viewed from halfway down the steps.

[lightgreendryad.livejournal.com]

If not hypodermic needles, as least toothbrushes and razors. Maybe a pair of scissors.

Nah, you're right. The needles would still make it imposing, whereas we'd laugh at toothbrushes. And those solemn faces do not want to be laughed at.

[pameladean]

What a perfect summer visit!

I feel slightly less awful, in that light, about having to say that I am so entangled in revisions and trying to help out with last-minute 4th Street stuff (I live with the person who's chairing it) that I don't know when we could get together. Except at the convention. Can we set something up? I'll be arriving in time for opening ceremonies, I expect, and generally around for the whole weekend. Or we could figure it out by email. I'm pddb at demesne dot com.

P.

[oursin.livejournal.com]

Have emailed with some thoughts on arrangements.