The View from the Highland Water Tower

The Highland Water Tower is a landmark in our neck of the woods. Once a year, the Saint Paul water people open it so folks can take the (quasi-) long climb to the top. This year's once-a-year was last Saturday, July 18, so Patty, Kirsten, and I took the trip. The views were nice, and it's great to have an extra connection to an important part of the neighborhood landscape.

Fun at Oceanaire; July 14, 2009

Patty and I just celebrated my birthday with oysters and crabs cakes at Oceanaire in downtown Minneapolis. If you can't read Jonathan Swift's quote in the above photo: "He was a bold man who first swallowed an oyster."

Here's a not-great shot of us savoring the moment.

We savored the food, too. I don't want to get mushy, but I feel grateful that, in this ecomony, we were able to go out and do this. (Nice mojitos, too!)