I was riding by the farm campus. They had cars parked in a newly harvested grain field and signs up announcing "Agriculture Open House". I rode in a bit, close enough to see what was going on, but not so close that I would have been in conflict with the pedestrians. They were offering tours of the research plots, they had bleachers set up for presentations, they had tents set up for dinner, there was a new equipment display, all in all it reminded me of a county fair, right there in the shadow of the state fair.I got this picture of the "Seed of Knowledge". It is a 22 foot tall permanent artwork. It tilts back and opens at the top. There is a tree planted in the center which presumably will eventually embellish the overall display. The "Seed" is located across from the flower gardens pictured a couple of days ago.
The Tour was pretty interesting for a flat day. Two days ago we learned that Vinokourov is not going to win the Tour. Today Vino responded and made his presence known by orchestrating the disintegration of the peloton in a cross wind, a move from which we learned that French national champion Christophe Moreau is not going to win the Tour. The field is reduced to about eight remaining with a realistic shot at winning. Discovery still has two. By the end of Sunday's stage the eight will be reduced by at least a couple more, perhaps reduced all the way to one.
It is hard to be a fan in the face of the continuing scandals but there just is not any doubt that the race produces compelling theater.
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It's kind of a football shaped greenhouse. It seems to qualify as artwork, too. They do some odd things at the U of Mn.
Make or break tomorrow for some bikers at the Tour. Rasmussen is still holding up okay for an old guy. I think he likes wearing that jersey, but there may come a time when he has to choose between yellow and polka dot. He seems to look better in polka dots to me. TT
Excellent outdoor art. Our own county fair starts Monday.
Moreau seemed to think that it was payback for his actions the day Vino got hurt, and that it was all part of the race. I read yesterday that Rasmussen had been kicked off the Danish national team for suspicious behavior during training. Elusive, hard to find, that kind of thing. I am not at all sure that the sport is anywhere near clean yet. SS
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