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Brownian_motion

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he/him Dad; Retired multi-career: USAF retired, corporate, US Gov't. Go Bills! #biketooter #cycling #biketrailer #SciFi #History especially #WW2 in the Pacific […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.scot/@Brownian_motion, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026
#bikemn #BikeTooter Went to BikeMN.org Kate Bike Fall Fest today. Will the rain and mist ever end? I think a lot of people did not come today due to the wet weather. I passed on the 44mile gravel and did a 25 mile paved instead and am glad for it. I am so tired […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
Screenshot of a RideWtihGPS activity for the 25 mile paved ride in Mankato Minnesota 2026 09 27.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Caught this walking the dogs the other night. #sunset #sunsetphotography #sunsetsky
A view of a pink cloud formation from a low sunset over a riverbank with trees. The view of the sky and bank is reflected in the river. At dusk.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
A friend of mine is the head cook at a school I got this from them today. A student comes up to grab a roll and says "Why is there a bite taken out of every roll? " I said when the rolls bake and proof they expand and touch and then when I pull it apart those […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A sheet of freshly baked rolls.  Each roll has a mark where they were separated after baking.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026
The Priority is in the LBS for major repair work so pulled the old Bianchi out and trying to ride it feels like a unicycle compared to the 600. But it’s so light! Checked out the newest section of the Mill Towns State Trail in Northfield out to the old […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
Screenshot of a sign on an old bridge. Sign reads: Waterford Bridge 
Erected by the Hennepin Bridge Co. Minneapolis Minn 1909.  
Designed by Chas A Fores County Surveyor.  
Supervisors 
Christ Boleyn, Supervisor
 John Pennington, James Hunter
A. T. Withers Clerk Screenshot of a silver bicycle leaning against orange plastic safety fence across the approach to an old bridge. The bridge deck beyond the fence is missing but you can see the old road deck on the remainder of the bridge.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026
Sigh! Last day this year for sunset at or after 2000 hours here at 54N. Let the long nights begin. #sad #MNastodon
A image of a watch face showing that the sunset for Wed Aug 26 is at 2001 hours (8:01PM).
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026
took advantage of a great summer day yesterday and rode the Root River and Preston-Harmony trails for a 60 mile loop between Fountain to the IA border. The rains have not been kind to the trails in general and the Preston-Harmony portion needs a lot of repair […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A black bicycle posed on a trail with a herd of black cattle behind it beyond a small creek. Trees and clouds and blue sky are all in the back ground of a large green fieldBLT and chips on a plateRide with GPS screen shot showing new portion of Preston-Harmony State Trail in Minnesota that goes south from Harmony to the Iowa border.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
Vintage Baseball ⚾ at Vintage Band Festival #vbf #MNastodon
Women in late 1800's period dress with women's suffrage signsTeams in 1860's baseball attire
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
And the requisite bike photo #BikeTooter #vbf
Black bicycle with trunk bag in front of a vintage band
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
#MNastodon #vbf
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
Vintage Band Festival Northfield MN. #MNastodon #vbf
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026
Training ride today on one of our last nice days before the #heatwave sets in. Gray skies gave way to sunshine. I found that the new section of the Mill Towns State Trail in Northfield is well under way. They've even built a path under the existing bride at […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A view of a old bridge across a river with trees in the background. In the right foreground a new paved trail section is completed along the river to the old bridge.A black bicycle posed on a gravel roadside. Low clouds with dark bottoms hang overhead, with a endless view of green corn fields in the distance.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026
Dodged some thunderstorms and rain this morning in central #MNastodon and got a nice gravel ride today. Lot's of hills so 2k feet of climbing in just under 30 miles. Failed on the 14% grade and had to walk the last 30 feet so I for sure need to get back to the […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A black bicycle posed on a white gravel road next to a green planted farm field. The sky overhead is very dark overcast clouds that are blue-black.Screen grab of RideWithGPS activity map showing track of 29 mile ride with 2k climbing @ max of 14% grade.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026
I did a planned excursion from the 60 mile course to rejoin the 33 after taking on the hills. 11% grade at one point and I made it without getting out of the saddle and still had one lower gear left. Including riding to the start and finish almost 50 mile so really happy with how the ride went.
A screen grab of a RideWithGPS activity page showing the map of a ride. Distance was almost 49 miles with over 2000 feet of climbing and a max grade of 11.5%
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026
Yesterday was the 2026 Heywood Gravel Ride in #northfieldminnesota and it was the best weather day for a ride in years. Lots of folks turned out from what I could see. I watched the 60 mile group leave and the street was packed for the entire block. The music […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A street packed with bicyclists waiting for the start of an event. The crowd fills the entire street as far back as the camera captures.3 cyclists on a gravel road under sunny blue skies with fields of green on either side of the road and trees lining the far distance. Low farm buildings can be seen on the right side A closeup of a open tent pavilion roof line. The printing on the roof says "Northfiled Minnesota, TheHeywoodride.com.  Many people on bicycles can be seen beyond the tent roof.A black bicycle leaning against a road railing crossing a small creek.  There are trees photo center behind the bicycle and creek and a planted field can be seen top right.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 28/03/2026
Spent the afternoon with 100+ thousand fellow #minnesota folks at #nokings in St Paul. We are many they are few. #MNastodon #resist
Minnesota capital building background to No Kings rally crowd
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026
Hiked the west end of the Border Route Trail along the GunFlint this morning. Saw two gray wolves coming out of the trees on the way to the trailhead. Did the loop to Magnetic Rock in warm sunshine. Wonderful day for a walk. #brt #borderroutetrail #northcountrytrail #MNastodon
Magnetic Rock formation in norther Minnesota. A large, 40foot high naturally occuring magnet. The rock is shiloetted by puffy white clouds and blue ski. Snow is on the ground at the base.A view of two gray wolves along a roadside, picture taken from a car. If you download you should be able to zoom in and see the wolves who appear as small dot in the original photo.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2026
Late March, took a chance and came up to the Gunflint Trail #gunflinttrail for some late season skiing and hiking. Missed the big storms down south over the weekend and now it’s going below 0F but 40’sF by end of week.
A large wood sign for the Gunflint Lodge behind the reception desk. a frozen Lonely Lake on the Gunflint trail on a sunny winter day. Blue skies with small white clouds framed by fir trees view across the lake with the south ridge visible on the far side.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2026
Still looking for status from the family as we’re away during this latest blizzard, but got this yesterday afternoon about 1600 CDT #MNastodon
welp theyre finally trying to plow the parking lot and struggling. road still isn't plowed. the good news is the asshole with the red truck that shoveled the snow from his side onto the neighbor's has a 3 ft berm behind his truck, so karma
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 12/03/2026
I think this week’s NewYorker cover nailed it. #uspol
New Yorker magazine cover for March 16, 2026 showing Donald Trump as a mash-up of General Douglas MacArthur and General George Patton standing in a golf cart driven by a tiny Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the grounds of Trumps outpost in Mar-a-logo Florida.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 09/03/2026
RE: tomkahe.com/@GiftArticles/116201499…
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2026
Inhabitants of the #minnesota #zoo seem to be very happy with the snowstorm. Saw quite a few who aren’t usually too social. The #wolves were especially curious. If there wan’t a glass wall felt like they’d have been happy to have their ears scratched. #MNastodon
Several gray wolves at a viewing window at the zoo gazing curiously at the people watching them from inside on a snowy day.Two North American panthers curled up sleeping in their enclosure at a zoo with people gazing at them through a viewing window .A scene of a reef tank full of sharks and ocean fish with people looking at them from a window wall at a zoo.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026
[#uspol #ice mention of kidnapping] #resist #resistance
A vivid description of the detainment of a person by ICE and what it means.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026
Local #bike group had about 40 riders show up today for our memorial ride for #AlexPretti #BikeTooter
A group of fat bike bicycle riders on a winter street in afternoon sunshine. They take up most of one traffic laneA group of fat bike bicycle riders on a winter afternoon standing in a park before a ride for Alex Pretti
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026
Good turnout in town this afternoon, I'm going to go with 500+ people at least despite -7F static and about -30 wind chills. #politics #resistance #resist #authoritarianism #protest #civildisobedience #noice #paramilitary #minnesota #mnastodon
A crowd of people dressed in cold weather gear carrying flags of USA and protest signs against ICE tactics walking along the sidewalks in a small town. sign in a doorway:  Be Careful of ICE Treacherous out there
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2026
Epicenter. Map for today.
A screen grab of a map of Minnesota USA overlayed with colored location dots for reports of ICE activity for Jan. 13, 2026
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2026
@engineerlikeagirl.bsky.social My first attempt at bread in 3 decades this last weekend. I think the smells of bread out of the oven beat cookies hands down.
A load of home made bread on a cooling rack on a black stovetop.  To the right of the loaf is a steel Dutch oven pot that the bread was just removed from.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/12/2025
At 0900 CST this morning in #minnesota I was walking dogs in sunshine and 39F. Now it’s below 20 and we’re in a blizzard warning.
A screen grab of a US Weather Service bulletin showing south central Minnesota USA with northern sections in purple for Winter Weather Advisory, and southern sections in a Blizzard Warning.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 25/10/2025
Any #BikeTooter folks who are interested, there’s a link on bikemn.org for ordering the MN state flag and BikeMN cycling gear. Looks like you’ve got about 2 weeks to get your order in. The state flag shirt gets more positive comments than any other […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A cropped photo of a person wearing a shirt with the Minnesoa State Flag motif with a single large white star at the center top and 2-tone light/dark blue pattern.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2025
An act of wanton vandalism in Washingto D.C. USA today as history was eraased with a backhoe.
A screen grab of a news report from the Associated Press AP with a picture of the East Wing of the White House in Washington D.C USA is demolished to make space for a formal ball room.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2025
More photos #BikeTooter #MNastodon #publicart #coffeeonabike
A photo of a to-go coffee cup from Twisted Oak Coffee House in Prescott Wisconson. The cup is on a brown wood table top.A black bicycle posed on a street in front of a mural in Hastings Minnesota. The mural depicts iconic views of the area with “Welcome to Hastings Minnesota” in lettering A view of the BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe ) railroad lift bridge crossing the St. Croix River at Prescott Wisconson from the bike path under the highway. The two towers of the lift counter-weight systme are clearly silhouetted against a cloudy sky.  The river is visible on the photo left with the Wisconson shore across the river.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2025
Took a ride up the Mississippi River Greenway from Hastings MN to Invergrove Heights and back to Prescott WI today. First time in several years and the new trail from Spring Lake Park to Invergrove is a huge improvment in safety and ridability. Sections of the […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A black bicycle posed on a mud bank in front of the Vermillion River in Hastings Minnesota. A small section of rocks are crating whitewater behind the bike which is framed by a tree to the right and lush green brush across the rive.A bicycle posed on a trail in front of a public scupture that forms a shape of a small tree by hanging bicycle frames from a post above the ground.  The shape created by the bikes gives the impression of a rounded tree canopy. A rock retaining wall is behind the tree and on the slope above that a pavillion garden is visisble against a gray cloudy sky.A section of old bridge structure laying on the ground along a bike path. The structure is two supports laying on the ground from left to right, with two supports attached at a 45 degree angle rising vertically from the pieces on the ground. The entire piece comprises a form that extended on both sides of the bridge. The steel work is still painted in the sky blue color or it’s original installation. Large gusset plates with rivet heads join the ground pieces with the angled arms. Green ground growth grows around the pieces and hides sections from view. A gray cloudy sky is overhead, and a black bicycle is posed on the foreground in front of the nearest piece.A black bicycle posed along a roadside in front of a sign that reads “Benjamin-Lewis Sculpture park with several pieces visible in view.  Directly in back of the bike and sign are a heart shape mounted on a pedestal made out of large wire cable with old kitchen utensils. A second piece in the shape of a large insect like a grasshopper is visible appearing to be inside the heart shaped piece. Several other pieces of fanciful creatures are visible in the background of the photo. All the statuary is in a grass field with sunlight shining from right to left creating shadows.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2025
Wearing my bikemn.org state flag shirt once I finished BikeMS Ride around Minnesota fund raiser today. Gathering strength to head to hotel in a coffee shop and get more compliments on this than all other bikes, gear, or apparel put together. #BikeTooter #bikemn #MNastodon
Bikemn.org Minnesota State flag tee shirt
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2025
Day1 pictures. #MNastodon #BikeTooter #bikems
Public art mural of a fanciful river scene on the side of a semicircular viewpoint along a river.  The top half of the view is a large orange red sun. The bottom half is a view under the wate teeming with fish, turtles.  Located on a river walk in Granite Falls, Minnesota.A view of a bicycle posed on a roadside in front of an informational sign in Ojibue and English. The message is "Land Where They Dig The Yellow Medicine".  Outside the city of Granite Falls, MinnesotaPublic art mural of a fanciful meadow scene.  Highly colorized butterflies and flowers frame a rainbow over a river in Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2025
[Mention of suicide support organization] Rode a nice gravel route for Tour de SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) in Northfield MN today. Great cause and a chance to get a ride in before the MS ride this next week. #BikeTooter #MNastodon
A black bicycle posed on a gravel road in a rural setting.  On the left side of the rode is a field of tall corn.  On the right side of the road is grass.  The sky overhead is dark with clouds.A group of cyclsts gathered  at the start of a ride to support a Suicide awareness organization called SAVE.  In front of the group is a sign with a QR code for information.A screen grab of a RideWithGPS page showing the route for the gravel ride of 33 miles.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2025
Every fall I do a Cancer awareness ride across Minnesota titled RideMN1 (ridemn1.org). It’s always rural so we have a supporter bring the loo with us. Yesterday I was walking the dogs in town and spotted this beauty on a side street. We’re going to have to up […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A small road trailer parked on a city street. On the trailer is a small outhouse the size of a port-a-potty, with wood sides and a peaked roof.  A small cresent moon shape is carved into the wood above the door to the outhouse.  A sign says “Bath house” attached just below the roof line.  Trees are visible on both sides of the street behind the vehicles.A small pickup truck with a trailier parked on a small roadside stop.  The trailer is very low to the road and has a portable toilet (port-a-potty) mounted on it.  The passenger side door has been painted with a message “Biking to end Cancer, RIDEMN1.ORG”.  A group of cycilists can be seen picture left behind the truck with coolers, camp chairs, and bikes around them.  Dense trees are behind the group in the background.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2025
If I get anywhere near my bike over the next couple days it's going to be early, slow, and not too far. #noaa #weather #weatheraware Sure hope the lights stay on in that agency for the summer.
A screen grab of the US Weather agency showing extreme heat danger for the central and northeast US for the next several days.  Large area's are in the Major and Extreme risk category
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2025
Couldn’t make the local Tuesday Night Gravel ride last night so did it earlier in the day solo. Good thing, it was a lot cooler. Beautiful ride with a mostly low North wind. Forgot the camera so I hope someone, somewhere, someday pops a few photo’s up here […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A screen grab of a RideWithGPS page showing a proposed route of mostly gravel in the south central Minnesota area around Northfield.  The distance is 21 miles and the climbs are estimated at 649 feet on a mostly level ride.  The group is “A Ramblers Guide to a Two-Wheeled Life”.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2025
This was one of those people at the #nokings near me . Note the details on the hat. toad.social/@wdlindsy/1147066176207…
A US. Marine Corp Veteran at a NoKings rally holding two signw.  One says “F*ck Trump, no Kings”, the other says “This is some straight up Nazi Bullshit.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2025
Thunderstorms finally cleared out just before sunset, leaving some spectacular clouds on the backside to catch the fading light
A view of very disturbed cloud lite in a pink glow from a setting sunA view of very disturbed cloud lite in a pink glow from a setting sunA view of very disturbed cloud lite in a pink glow from a setting sun
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2025
Little late but got one ride in this week (smoke, weather, sick dogs) for Tuesday Night Gravel #tng. Good group gathered at the park to start and the night wasn’t as hot as expected. Rode some generous hills and enjoyed a Stout at the tap room afterwards. #BikeTooter
A group of bicyle riders approaching a gravel road on a summer night.  The road is photo center from bottom to top and the group is riding away from the camera in various colors.  Overhead a pale blue sky with light broken coulds can be seen. Trees line the road in the distance as it disappears over a hill.A freshly poured pint glass of stout on a wire mesh table.A group of cyclests gathered in a park in the shade of a large tree.  The group is in typical riding gear though some are wearing standard summer shorts and shoes.  All are wearing helmets and sun glasses prior to leaving for a group ride.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2025
Wonderful day on a bike in #twincities riding #tourdeluce. Made it to 6 locations with many other folks. #coffeeonabike thanks to Peace Coffee. Passed #publicart being recreated on the #minneapolis #Greenway . Since I can’t eat much while riding, I saved up my […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A black bicycle in a bike rack with two bright yellow pizza boxes stacked on the tail bag attached with a green bungee cord.  The pizza boxes are from a chain called Pizza Luce in the Twin Cities area of MinnesotaPublic art mural being applied to the underpass of a road bridge on the Minneapolis Greenway.  Most of the figures are outlines but some are in the process of being filled in. One of the artists is visible in the center of the picture.  A black bicycle parked along a bike rack with other cycles. On the seat is a paper coffee cup with the  “Peace Coffee” logo visible.A picture of a plastic picnic table top.  On the table are two pizzia boxes stacked up with a paper plate with a slice of pizza on top of the boxes.  To the left of the boxes is a plastic cup of beer with a white foam cap.  To the left of the cup of beer is a black bicycle helmet.  The boxes are from a chain called Pizza Luce and are bright yelllow with black lettering.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 30/05/2025
If you’re cycling in the Twin Cities area tomorrow I might see you. Meeting friends] and joing the Tour de Luce. I can’t eat much while cycling so the panniers were worth the ride last year when I brought home enough slices to feed the whole family pizzia. They […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A photo of a open pizza box on a table.  Several slices are stacked in the box and one of them is half-eaten.  Next to the box is a plastic glass of beer with a slim white foam on the top surface.  In the background is an empty almond color paper plate and hands holding a cell phone.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2025
Tuesday Night Gravel last night was a bit damp and smaller groups, but a good day since I got out on the #prioritybicycles. Toured the spring planting Almost came off over some potholes but managed to keep my seat. Then laid the bike down at the end going over […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A wide angle view of a gravel farm path between two newly planted fields.  On either side of the path a small swath of green grass lines the tire tracks.  In the middle distance a single bicycle with a rider in blue is visible.  In the far distance a group of riders can just be seen as small dots.  The sky overhead is cloudy with the base of the clouds swirling and unsettled as rain showers were passing.  A group of bicycle riders on a gravel road in the early evening dusk.  The road fills the lower center of the photo, then narrows in the picture as it goes into the distance and veers off in the top left corner of the photo.  The riders are wearing various colored jerseys and jackets under a cloudy evening sky. On the right side of the photo a large tree overhangs the road from lower right to center top and right. A green field with more trees can be seen in the distance.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2025
Well a few days late, but enjoyed the #bikemn Med City Meander bike ride this weekend in #rochesterminnesota with friends. Gorgeous spring day, Loud Mouth Brass rocked the downtown rest stop and the meander really did meander around the rivers and lakes. #MNastodon
A brass sextet called Loud Mouth Brass playing in a city plaza in Rochester Minnesota. The 5 brass players (1 trumpet, 1 trombone, 2 alto sax, a Sousaphone) are standing behind music stands playing their instruments in summer sunshine. The drummer is just visible photo center in the background.  Behind the group is a large wall of glass windows of an office building.  Across the street are trees lining the city street walkway.a black bicycle posed in a parking lot.  In the background is a large 2 story building with a mural of an old fashioned radio with a large speaker and the dial type tuner above knobs.  The building houses a local radio and tv station.3 bicycle riders in gear posed along a street. Two riders wear a jersey/shirt in the logo of the latest version of the state flag of Minneosta USA.  The flag is a pattern of light or sky blue with a dark blue panel. The dark blue panel hosta a 8 pointed white start symbolizing the North star.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2025
Heywood gravel ride today in Northfield MN. No idea what actual rider count was but saw many reg no’s over 1000. I manged 52 miles but had to bail on some of the final legs, too cold and too much wind for the legs. Met a number of nice folks and got Martha’s […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
Two large draft type horses in their paddock. A pair of goats are in the fenced area to the right.  These horses were so happy to have someone pay attention they came right up to the fence and wanted to play.  A black bicyle posed alongside a country road.  Behind the bicycle is the remaining three story brown stone walls of a very old grain mill building hidden in a large growth of trees and brush. A black Priority bikes 600 with trail bags and small frame pack posed in front of a small pavillion cover.  The pavillion banner says Northfield Minnesota across the top, and THEHEYWOODRIDE.COM across the bottom.  The area is in Central Park in town and is the start/stop location.  A number of bicycles and riders are visible around the area.A picture of a riders tag number 533 from the Heywood ride in Northfield Minnesota.  A Wahoo GPS is visible below the tag.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2025
Not sure if I'm getting on my bike today. Spring hurricane in the upper mid-west USA today if I'm looking at what's left of NOAA radar and the wind speeds. Thankfully just looks like, not is. Defunding this essential service is an act of political vandalism. #NOAA #wx
A screen grab of a NOAA radar composite of the upper central USA and lower central Canada showing the low pressure system centered about Fargo ND with a clearly visible circular pattern about the center of the low.  Reminiscent of a hurricane, though thankfully our winds are only gusting in the 30-40 mph range, not the 100's.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 15/05/2025
Training ride today. Going for the 60 mile route on the Heywood gravel ride this weekend. theheywoodride.com ridewithgps.com/routes/50456411J Did just over 28 mile and 1650 feet of climbing. Glad I got out early before the heat and humidity […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A screen grab of a portion of a RideWithGPS ride summary page.  The page shows statistics for the ride, 28 mile in 2 hours 28 minutes of pedaling with 1657 feet of climbing with a max grade of 11.9%.  The other portion is a map based view of the overall route.A view of a black bicycle posed on a gravel road at the top of a country hill.  The road sides are green grass and the hill disappears down directly beyond the bike and reappears far in the distance as a skinny white thread among the trees.  Overhead thick clouds obscure the sky that looks like it could rain at any minute.  It didn't.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2025
Yesterday was another spectacular spring day here in south central Minnesota and Tuesday Night Gravel ride was a real treat. As always I brought up the rear of the “no-drop” group. Even then I didn’t have to wait when we stopped at the brewery post-ride […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]
A photo of a group of people on bicycles riding along a rural gravel road.  The road and group are photo center.  Newly plowed and planted fields of dark brown earth are on both sides of the road.  Overhead a clear blue late evening sky is visible across the photo top.  An old wooden corn crib is visible in the distance amoung a small grove of trees that have early leaves appearing.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2025
Great day for a ride on the trails to the Minneapolis May day parade. Awesome group of people who make their own parade. A parade, art and cycling on a gorgeous spring day. Doesn’t get much better than this. #MNastodon #BikeTooter
A group of large puppets in the shape of large white birds dancing in a street parade.A group of bicyclists riding unusual bicycles in a street parade.A large 2 story high ferris wheel parade float in a street parade framed by tree blossoms. .  The vehicle towing the float is visible to photo left with a large gout of flame visible top left.A large parade float in the shape of a huge blue castle  on a city street.  The float is at least two stories hight.
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Brownian_motion @brownian-motion.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2025
Anybody going to Mayday in Minnieapolis today? I’m riding into the park/parade on my bike to see what’s going on. #MNastodon #BikeTooter www.maydaympls.org
A picture of a bicycle loaded onto a car rack, which is attached to a red squarish car.  The bike is black and slightly tilted from upper right to lower left.  The car is parked on a ashphalt surface with greeen grass and trees visible on the background, backlite by a low sunlight from an early spring morning sunrise.
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