Week 65 of 209 Weeks: “What if I fall? Oh, but my darkling, what if you fly?” –Erin Hanson Photo Notes: This photo was taken near Stillwater, MN on September 6, 2018 when I took a hot air balloon ride with my stepdad.

Week 64 of 209 Weeks: “Hope is a discipline.” –Mariame Kaba Photo Notes: This photo was taken near Stillwater, MN on September 6, 2018 when I went on a hot air balloon ride with my stepdad. The odd texture on the St Croix River was a developing mistake. I didn’t have enough chemistry in the tank…

Week 63 of 209 Weeks: “We are all bound by a covenant of reciprocity.” —Robin Wall Kimmerer. Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the Minnesota Historical Society site Historic Forestville in late summer 2018.

Week 62 of 209 Weeks: “We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” —Gwendolyn Brooks Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the site of Western Illinois Threshers in August 2018.

Week 61 of 209 Weeks: “Small is good, small is all.” —adrienne maree brown Photo Notes: This was taken at Western Illinois Threshers in August 2018. I think it was at the flea market.

Week 59 of 209 Weeks: “Just breathe.” —Pearl Jam Photo Notes: I have no idea where or when this was taken. I just know I took it.

Week 58 of 209 Weeks: “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” —Albert Schweitzer Photo Notes: This photo was taken in Seoul, South Korea in May…