Erectly

The city has been doing a rehab project on the 10th Ave Bridge since 2019.  Supposedly they will be wrapping things up this spring.  From this perspective, it looks like an erector set. 

Functionality

 

Perdurability

Many years ago, Minneapolis and St. Paul dug up their streets to remove streetcar tracks.  In the process, they also dug up all the cobblestones that paved the streets in bygone days that were hidden under the asphalt.

These are a few that must have been rescued by my husband's mom during that time.  I think I have one somewhere too.

Dusty

Tools of the trade.  Drywalling continues.

Bury

The massive drill being used for the sewer project.

Waggy

"I don't know what all the commotion is about, but I'm still wagging my tail. 

Trashy

Three cheers to the demise of a very nasty bathroom.

Putrilaginously

Almost 2 weeks ago, I blogged these pipe fittings while they were lying on the ground.  Every morning on my commute, I see the workmen out there laboring away and this week they put the pieces together.

It looks like they won't be buried after all, and I thought the contraption was cool looking, so I had to shoot them again.

However, they may look pretty and cool, but it smells like 20 poopy toilets overflowed at the same time.  Ugh!  It reeks so bad!  I found out from a sign they posted that they are re-routing wastewater above ground so that they can repair the underground wastewater tunnel. 

I realize that this might not be interesting to most people, but I enjoy watching big construction projects come together.  Especially ones in my general neighborhood.

Pipy

There's some construction on Godfrey Parkway in the area of Hiawatha Avenue.  These ginormous shiny blue pipe fittings caught my eye.  It almost seems a shame to bury them, as they would be a lovely addition to any playground - a kiddie Habitrail.