Woodhaven

There is a large “destination” playground in Eagan that I recently heard about, Woodhaven. I initially just checked it out online and was largely dismissive of it because of the evident lack of shade. It’s entirely surfaced with poured-in-place rubber (PIP) which also gives that extra “sun baked” feeling to it, that feeling they cleared… Continue reading Woodhaven

Washington Park

Washington Park is a normal community park in Richfield in the northwest corner of the Cedar/77 and 494 intersection. An old friend mentioned it as some place they were hoping to check out and I guess I beat them to it on an overcast day. My overall feeling was that there wasn’t any one particular… Continue reading Washington Park

The True Size of…

When talking about our move to Japan I frequently fall short in explaining what the distances are like. How big is Kanazawa? How long does it take to get from Tokyo to Nanao? Are we going to visit Fukuoka every weekend, once a month, or once a year? How big? Here is a website that… Continue reading The True Size of…

Groups Test

This post is just to test whether the groups are working correctly. Groups should allow segmenting readers and posts, so that not every post, image, or page is viewable by all users of the site. This should only be visible to those in the “Family” group.

Fuller Park

Often I associate St. Paul with sand playgrounds featuring community provided sand shovels, trucks, and other toys, but I recently headed to Fuller Park near Nicollet and 50th and discovered much the same in Minneapolis. Happily, it still has the classic Minneapolis staple, a wading pool and rec center. Fuller has Kompan play areas for… Continue reading Fuller Park