Wendy

@hyssop

Minneapolis, France, dogs, books, food and criminal justice reform. If I’m not here I’m out walking.

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Wendy@hyssop· 8d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekEforEphemeral

A spiderweb in the grass glistens in the morning sun.

Wendy@hyssop· 16d

The moon over the Côte d’Azur #alphabetchallenge #weekdfordark #nicefrance

A rock beach with chairs and black and white striped umbrellas, closed up for the night. It is night, and the moon reflect on the ocean in the background.

Wendy@hyssop· 20d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCurves #CaponiArtPark Anthony Caponi, Bronze powder and shaped concrete

A curvy cement snake sculpture with piercing eyes wends and winds along a rock and grass hillside.

Wendy@hyssop· 20d

#adoorablethursday

A wire screen door with red metal vines and white metal flowers and an arched top against a maroon and cream wall.

Wendy@hyssop· 23d

#streetscape #MaintenanceHoleMonday featuring bonus Froot Loops

A metal sewer manhole with a sailboat in the middle, strewn, for no apparent reason, with Froot Loops.

Wendy@hyssop· 26d

This is about as close as you are going to get, and it is Northeast not Southside. And not a garage.

A mural depicting two squirrels paddling using a Pabst Blue Ribbon can as a boat.

Wendy@hyssop· 27d

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBehind

Statue depicting a pair of legs from behind with a splash of water.

Wendy@hyssop· Jun 29

An evergreen statement. #alphabetchallenge #weekZforZany

A sign on a phone pole shows the Three Stooges and says “You can’t fix stupid”

Wendy@hyssop· Jun 26

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekYForYonder #coted’azur

A view from above of the Mediterranean Sea running along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice France.

Wendy@hyssop· Jun 19

A few years back while I was on a walk in St. Paul on Juneteenth I was impressed to see someone had taken the time to chalk the words to “Juneteenth for Mazie” by Floyd Cooper on the sidewalk.

Nine photos of the text to the book “Juneteenth for Mazie” written in different colors of chalk on a sidewalk.

The words “Happy Juneteenth” are written on a sidewalk in purple chalk.

Wendy@hyssop· Jun 18

Tough category, but I think these French port-a-pottys arguably fit the bill. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXyloid #Provence

A row of four charming French port-a-pottys made from wood with tile roofs.

Wendy@hyssop· Jun 11

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWater #provence

A swimming pool with bright blue water, carved into a rocky hillside.

Wendy@hyssop· Jun 6

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVocal #Prince 💜 by Jonas Never

A black and white mural of Prince playing a guitar, surrounded by a purple aura, on a black wall.

Wendy@hyssop· May 28

Yellllo likes her style!

A beat up yellow dodge pickup truck sports a license plate reading “YELLLLO”

Wendy@hyssop· May 27

A blue car with a hand mirror duct taped to where its side mirror should be.

Wendy@hyssop· May 22

Saw a new to me anti-ICE sign this morning. I appreciate a sign that is a take on a common sign you see all the time.

A wooded fence with an anti-ICE sign in front.

A red, black and white sign that says “Danger. ICE Not Safe”

Wendy@hyssop· May 7

Minnesota River Bottom Trail #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReflections

Framed by trees, pink and orange dawn clouds are reflected in a river below.

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 29

Spring is in the air! These lads were doing their damndest to impress this young lady this morning, but she looked underwhelmed. #birds #turkeys

Two tom turkeys stand next to each other in the middle of a city street, with their feathers impressively displayed, while a hen goes on with her day trying not to make eye contact or encourage them.

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 29

Dare to dream!

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 27

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQForQueen

A whiteboard depicting a black and white cow wearing a crown and the following joke: What do you call a cow with a crown? A Dairy Queen!

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 24

Joan of Art’s Humpty Dumpties are spectacular and definitely animal adjacent.

A bronze Humpty Dumpty wearing a lavender suit, with a monocle, peering at a book.

A bronze Humpty Dumpty wearing red pants and a lavender shirt holds up a goblet, and, by the look on his face, has clearly been drinking for awhile.

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 24

Also a great gorilla in Windom, south of Bachman’s.

A life sized metal gorilla in front of a house, showing a little rust.

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 24

It’s very cool! Holland Neighborhood - 23rd Ave and 5th street. There are at least two Loraxes, including this one in Tangletown.

A carved Lorax is standing on a stump that says “Unless”

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 24

A full size giraffe statue stands in front of a house with a red door.

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 21

That’s 20 cities with all streets walked/jogged: Bloomington, Dover, Edina, Elgin, Eyota, Falcon Heights, Fort Snelling, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lauderdale, Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, Richfield, St. Louis Park, St. Paul, Sunfish Lake, West St. Paul, Woodland #citystrides

A map of the Twin Cities metro area with cities boundaries marked off. Multiple cities show all of the streets marked in purple, indicating that they have been walked/jogged.

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 20

Always a timely message. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple

A mural depicting John Lewis, painted in shades of purple with the Edmund Pettus Bridge on his left. Background colors are a vibrant orange and yellow. To his right reads “VOTE” and to his left is his quote “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation.”

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 17

So many books.

Floor to ceiling bookshelves meeting in a corner.

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 17

A vintage Hermes 3000 typewriter upon which several highly regarded cookbooks were written. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOld

A faded light green Hermes 3000 typewriter on a wood table with a white stucco wall at its back.

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 8

Not mine, but a friend’s. Appalachian horror! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/we-sent-th...

A book titled “We Sent Them Down Singing”. The cover shows a vertically placed yellow bird with white eyes and a mountain scene place horizontally across its middle.

Wendy@hyssop· Apr 5