Little Prairie on the Alley

Laughing Waters Bluegrass Festival kicks off for a day of music at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis by the Falls. Pete’s PoolHall picking & grinning.

Garden Basil 2nd planting of Sweet & Thai varieties coming along nicely towards a Pesto harvest.

WTF U.S. citizenship difficult to prove, found out applying for an Enhanced Real ID. Passport & passcard expired. Driver’s license about to expire. Brought 2 certified birth records from hospital & state, both questioned. Minor middle name change from a marriage unclear. Now wait 3 months.

This Wild Turkey spent a morning gleaning our yard.

Posting at local market in Minneapolis. Amongst the urban jungle of squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, racoons, alley cats, stray dogs, and that coyote — eye out for a big old turtle.

Am I surprised that an over-promoted tech sales guy worth $1B doesn’t get how Real Life goes? My tech career crossed paths with a variety of managers, directors, presidents, CIOs and such. Many were great people, but too many lacked actual skills beyond building their budget nests.

Just reflecting out loud, while I loved most staff teams, so many bosses let us down.

Here come the Purple Coneflowers.

Mazy at the door wishing and dreaming out there.

Waiting at auto repair shop. Spacing out on vehicles streaming by…