Locke and Key, Vol. 2: Head Games by Joe Hill
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’m making my way through the Locke & Key series as it draws to a close. I love the intricate entanglement of words and artwork. One without the other would tell less than half the story. On to volume 3, already downloaded to my Comixology app…

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Whisker frost

Wicked cool hoar frost when we woke up this morning. Every outside surface seemed to have sprouted white whiskers overnight.

From today’s Pioneer Press:

In Bemidji, Occupy1stCityOnMississippi has held a couple of demonstrations at a park near the statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.

“We’re a small town. People know each other. We don’t tend to want to get into each other’s faces,” said organizer Luke Whiting.

Downtown St. Paul, as seen from beneath the High Bridge

I spent my lunch hour Monday with a friend strolling along the Mississippi River by the Upper Landing. I decided to shoot some photos with my phone, using the Hipstamatic app. The weather was phenomenal — 83 degrees and sunny, at the beginning of October. We won’t have too many more days like this. Below is a slideshow of a few more of the pictures I snapped.