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The Decemberists “Rise From the Bunkers” tour was great at Surly Brewing Festival Field tonight. Their music is so delightful. 🎶❤️

Outdoor concert at dusk with a large lit stage, red and orange lights beaming over musicians performing for a packed crowd.
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Zinnias in bloom.

Bright magenta zinnia in full bloom with a yellow center, growing in a garden alongside tomato plants and sunflowers. Pale yellow-green zinnia bloom with layered petals and yellow center, growing in a wooden raised garden bed Bright pink zinnia in full bloom with layered petals, surrounded by more zinnias and green foliage in a garden
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My Mom is helping Mazie get the Tomatoes under control. Only 4 plants but they have all gone MASSIVE! 🍅

Two people posing and smiling beside an overflowing raised garden bed full of tomato plants, one holding ripe tomatoes.
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Need to declare war on these horrible Beatles going to town on our strawberries! 😲

Three Japanese beetles feeding on strawberry plant leaves, with surrounding foliage heavily skeletonized by beetle damage.
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We had a great time at the MLS All-Star v Liga MX All-Star game tonight at Allianz Field.

ESPN broadcast desk at field level inside Allianz Field during the MLS All-Star vs Liga MX game with packed stands behind it MLS All-Star large letter display on the pitch at Allianz Field with pyrotechnic flames and smoke during pregame ceremonies, packed stadium behind it. MLS All-Star Game at Allianz Field with fans in foreground watching soccer on a lit pitch at dusk, packed stadium behind Four friends smiling for a selfie in a packed stadium during the MLS All-Star game at Allianz Field in Minnesota. Large white UNITED letters sculpture outside Allianz Field with people walking past on a sunny evening
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What a day! Started with an early wake up in Reykjavik finishing our Iceland trip and ended with a OneRepublic show in St. Paul!

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Great OneRepublic show tonight! Set list was just right and hit all the favorites. Tyler’s favorite band. 🎶

OneRepublic concert with lead singer performing at mic on stage, large video screens showing close-up, crowd in foreground Concert venue packed with audience members, a guitarist in a helmet performing on stage under purple and teal spotlights with large video screens Large arena packed with fans bathed in purple light watching a band perform on a brightly lit stage with a giant LED screen OneRepublic concert with band on stage, large LED screens showing the band name, and a packed crowd with hands raised
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Need to Breath opening for OneRepublic tonight at XcelEnergy Center. I hadn’t heard their music before. They put on a really good pre-show. 🎶

Crowded arena concert with stage lights blazing, band performing in the distance, and a large screen showing a performer in a wide-brim hat
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Iceland Log Day 16

Sunday, August 7th
Cold morning in Reykjavik. Rainy day in Minneapolis.

  • Up at 5:20a!
  • 6:00a Depart Airbnb in Reykjavik.
  • Return rental car to Enterprise Rental. Mazda CX-5 served us well!
  • Get checked in and drop off bags.
  • 9:30a Depart DL261 to MSP.
  • 4:30a Back to Central Time.
  • 11:00a Land in MSP
  • 11:49a Arrive back home!
Google Maps route from Baldursgata 22 in Kopavogur near Reykjavik to Keflavik Airport, about 50 km west along the coast.

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Iceland Log Day 15

Saturday, August 6th
Nice Icelandic day, a little misty in afternoon, no wind.

Our final full day of this epic Iceland 2022 trip! To frame the day, imagine that each of us had a few things on our list that we wanted to get done before we finished our trip. The net of that is a lot of walking around, various tasks, and a wide variety of things!

  • Breakfast at Sandholt.
  • Walk down Laugavegur.
  • Walk along harbor to a small lighthouse
  • Escaped from Reykjavik Escape!
  • More shopping on Laugavegur, with long stop at Hörg but no purchases.
  • Yummy snack at Loo Koo Mas.
  • Watch the Reykjavik Pride Parade.
  • More shopping, resulting in shoes!
  • Drop off shopping at Airbnb.
  • Never having enough baked goods, stop to try Brauð & Co.
  • Visit the Kattakaffihusid (Cat Cafe) for cappuccino with Cats!
  • More shopping at 66° North to get Mazie a shirt.
  • Much deliberation at art gallery.
  • Go see the Sun Voyager.
  • Shop at Museum Shop in Harpa.
  • Tried to see if we could use the Hopp scooters to get around, but decided wouldn’t work.
  • Visit Vínberið candy store.
  • Visit Rammagerðin to get Icelandic Wool Blanket.
  • Visit Kronan to get some local snacks to bring home.
  • Go to Fly Over Iceland! Stunning visuals, and a lot of places we had been to on the trip.
  • We got super lucky and found another street spot to park car in after driving to Fly Over Iceland! 😅
  • Final dinner in Iceland at Íslenski Barinn. Very good food and a very fun waitress.

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