Yesterday, I attended the Member Dinner & #2435 Locomotive Dedication, Part Two

This was the only dinner table that was in direct sunlight at this event.

This is the food that I ate during the dinner.  I don’t often enjoy very tasty meals like this one.

This is the appetizing leftovers that I ate for my breakfast the next morning.

Yesterday, I attended the Member Dinner & #2435 Locomotive Dedication, Part One

This is the postcard notice I got in the mail for this special event.  It feels good to be part of something that is both bigger than your everyday life and will last for many centuries to come.

Here is the excellent buffet table that was cooked and then brought to the Duluth Depot by Blackwoods staff.

Here is the menu of what food was being served that evening.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Open House Sun, May 5, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, Part Three

This original window is located on the North-East side, showing how dark these are.

A window on the North-West side, and despite being as clean as it could be, is still too dark to allow much light into the building.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Open House Sun, May 5, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, Part Two

This is my visual essay on the new stained glass of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.  We will begin on looking at the South-West side windows.

These are the North-West windows, some handcrafted pieces of which were made in Germany.

Looking North-East, we see that these windows are rather nice, letting in much more light than the original windows that turned the main hall into a darker place.

I love how these North-East windows cast such brilliant colors into the building.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Open House Sun, May 5, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, Part One

The outside of the restored Gloria Dei Lutheran Church looks nice.  Yet, some additional work will still be completed this month.

A sign warning people that this is parking lot is for Gloria Dei Lutheran Church patrons only.

These are the main entrance doors to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church I used to enter this restored building.

Today, I found a new “Employees Only sign” was installed on the fifth floor stairwell.

This new sign is located above the fifth floor platform, protecting the stairway leading to the top floor, hot water boiler room.  I wonder how long this new sign will last, until another homeless person pulls this new sign off the wall.  I’ll update this story as it progresses in time.

A May snowstorm in Duluth, Minnesota

This evening, I saw outside my apartment this mix of light snow and high winds.  I also heard some thunder.