On my goal after 2 days--7.27 miles today

We have the parking lot for this morning

No cars allowed

Looking south from the Ford bridge down at lock #1

My bike ride, which was 7.27 miles YES, took me over the Ford bridge, through Wabun Park and onto the grounds of the Veterans home in Minneapolis.  From there I went back over the bridge and then into several alleys in St. Paul.  I find that often the view in the alleys is interesting and perhaps better than from the street.  Some thoughts:

• Wabun Park is awesome.  Minneapolis has put much $$ into it and it certainly is a wonderful place to have so close to home.
• A huge addition 👷is being built on the veterans home.  They also have an adult care center there😐 and I am sure that is very good BUT I hope I NEVER have to be in a place like that.  
• I think St. Paul should take on a name that indicates it is a city with many HUGE garages.  As I bike the alleys I know that many many garages are bigger, nicer and better furnished than a large % of the population's homes.  One garage near the Mississippi River is 3 stories with a deck on the 3rd floor that I am sure overlooks the river and Minneapolis.
• Every day I ride I am amazed at how easy and fun it is to ride my Bentley bike that Aaron built.
• I think St. Paul could also be named, in some way, for the people who walk in the morning.  Most of them appear to be like Lego pieces with no expression or if not that plastic toys who have legs that move and eyes that go from side to side.  When I offer up a cheery "good morning" some respond but some just ignore me as if I am some kind of evil guy who is out to hurt them.  Sometimes I want to stop, get off my bike and say that the weather is perfect, you are alive and out so smile and be thankful.  I say that but I do know that many people have many worries and troubles so I will just let it be.
• St. Paul could also be called bunny village as they are everywhere.  Sometimes they just stop in the middle of the road and scratch themselves as if they have lice.
• Traveling over the Ford Bridge is noisy and it can be kind of scary.  When I stopped to take the picture a large truck came by, going too fast for sure, and the bridge seemed to shake as if it would fall apart.  

We received another watering from heaven yesterday so no need to water the garden today, nice.  The agenda for today is do some painting and then cut out the rest of the baseboards and quarter rounds for the bathroom.  If I have enough energy left I may get the boards primed as well.
It was fun to see John, Henry, Liam and Audrey yesterday.  They stopped in for about an hour before John dropped the kids off at Servant Camp.  They will be there until Friday AM when they head home.  As the kids enjoy camp John will be working at Trinity here.  Actually their visit was a bummer as I HAD to admit Henry is now taller than Grandpa!  If only I was in my prime I would be a bit taller!!!
Enough for now.  The FP is almost history and my breakfast is eaten.  I will not tell Terry what I had for breakfast as she would think it awful BUT it was a burger topped with cheddar cheese, a fried egg and a slice of home grown tomato.  The tomato took the place of ketchup. That was a new sandwich for me and it was good but perhaps not for breakfast next time!
On to my next agenda item so that I can enjoy the satisfaction of crossing off things I have done!