Flower of Purple Prickly Pear CactusThis past week, many of the cactus plants near my house began blooming.

Purple Prickly Pear Catcus

What I think when I scroll through the massive blocks of @mndottraffic (the Twitter account for the Minnesota Department of Transportation, actually really helpful by listing crashes and other stuff) posts about our recent winter weather:
“THERE BE [CONFIRMED] DRAGONS, YOU’RE IN FOR IT NOW.”

Scrolling through MNDOT
Originally posted to Cinemagr.am
Plowing Nicollet Mall
Originally posted to Cinemagr.am

Until a few days ago, I was only familiar with one version of David Bowie’s “Cat People (Putting Out Fire).” It’s probably the only version most people are familiar with; it was also used in Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. There is a faster version featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan (the blues guitarist) that is on Bowie’s Let’s Dance album, and it’s really awesome. I especially like from ~3:15 on.

Fancy pigeon at the MN State Fair has their furs on, clearly.

Chicken care and preparation at the MN State Fair involves Vaseline.

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