One more page from my walking-around-Minneapolis sketchbook yesterday. It was cold and windy so my hands were shaking and the lines are wiggly.

Even when they’re shaky and grossly imperfect, I like sketches better than photos because they show what I saw, not what my camera saw.

Before yesterday, I’ve never taken time to simply walk around Minneapolis. I drive or fly there to get something done, and then go home.

I’m glad I added a day to be a flâneur, to see the Mill Ruins Park, the farmers’ market, people out biking and strolling, a group doing yoga by the Guthrie, and more.

Having walked slowly, with pencil and paper in hand, I feel just a little more at home in the Twin Cities now.

A sketch features a building labeled "Mill Ruins Park" with a "Gold Medal Flour" sign and a separate circular logo for "Owamni by The Sioux Chef".