mechanical arms in the air like you just don't care

 From the 2019 Minnesota State Fair.

We met at Andy's

 From the 2019 Minnesota State Fair.

hey buddy where's the fire

 2019 Minnesota State Fair

 

Waiting for skyriders

Early morning at the 2019 Minnesota State Fair.

I miss the fair.

Hey, baby, it’s the Fourth of July.

Iceman

A couple days ago I read the announcement that the 2020 Minnesota State Fair has been cancelled. Haven't missed a year since moving to the Midwest in 1992. Over the years, the fair has become that old friend seen infrequently: small changes over time to a known entity. Constant transition, but a comfortable baseline of stability. The haircut might be different, but you know this person at a deep level.

Even with new foods, a new ride, another new restroom building, the overall structural essence of the fair remained the same. What made it different enough to keep me coming back year after year were the ever-changing faces that would flow through those 322 acres for twelve days at the end of August and beginning of September.

Hope to see you soon, old friend.

John Cena: Never Forget

Saint Paul, MN.

Bridge

Crosby Lake Farm, Saint Paul, MN.

Switch Lanes

Graffiti, Saint Paul, MN.

Trunk

A bit of snow on an early November morning at Crosby Lake Farm, Saint Paul, MN.

Walkens Welcome

Schmidty’s Sports Barbers, Saint Paul, MN.

A Place to Rest My Weary Head

Saint Paul, MN.

Get Lost A Lot

Saint Paul, MN.

Lost

Saint Paul, MN.

Wheel fun

Como Lake, Saint Paul, MN.

Big fall tree

Fall foliage in Saint Paul, MN.

Black chair

Como Park, Saint Paul, MN.

Efficiencies

Empty parking lot, Saint Paul, MN.

Saint Paul, 10-20-19

Saint Paul on a crisp fall morning just before sunrise. Felt like I had the whole city to myself.

"If I were to die right now in a fiery explosion due to the carelessness of a friend...then it would just be alright."

2019 Minnesota State Fair.