On the ride in to work, a bird with very good aim lands his morning constitutional on my leg. I get back home after surviving another day at the “office” to find the bike odometer reads 666. Overall it was not a bad day, and I did beat the thunder storm home, so I now [...]
Because of weather, we had to change the BCC ride to today, and Donder* was not able to join us. I made Ellen stop so I could get a photo of these purple flowers (my name for them, Ellen called them thistle). One of the cool things about having Ellen on a ride is she’s [...]
I thought it was perfect timing when I got home and found my Olympus 790sw sitting on the counter yesterday. Today was my commute by bike day, and I took a few extra minutes to take photos going in and coming home. I kept an eye on the weather all day, and decided to wait [...]
Rainy Day
Today was my day for a big ride. I mean, a REALLY big ride–for me, anyway. It’s been one month since my last 40 mile ride and I wanted at least 45 today. I set myself a goal: 3 hours on the bike.
I had been faithfully checking the forecast all week and had every [...]
On our last BCC ride, Ellen was telling me how there was a “trough” in the area that they used to drink from when she was a kid. Apparently tests were done and it was discovered there was a high amount of lead or something else bad in the water, so the town dismantled it. [...]
I rode to work today, and I lost against Mother Nature. The commute in was great, the ride home not so much. Before I left, I noticed the storm moving in sooner than expected but it looked like I might beat it. I did not. Donder who was heading into work saw me pedaling before [...]
I’m back in the saddle after a long week of flu-like suffering. Today I rode a short 20 miles–enough to get me out of the house and pedaling again. When I don’t ride I feel lousy physically, and mentally as well. I’ve often likened time outdoors exerting myself to a sort of spiritual purging, and [...]
Ellen and I headed out from the parking lot at work without Donder today because she blew us off, I meant lacked dedication and commitment, had other plans come up. Too bad because we elected club officers today. Ellen is president, I’m vice president, and Donder is head bike and water bottle cleaner. That’s actually [...]
I finally called Olympus about not being able to find my receipt, but it was not a problem because I purchased the camera through their repair exchange program. After getting that confirmation, I headed out on the DB to go drop it off and run a few more errands. I was able to lug the [...]
Another bonus of commuting to work by bike? Not having to decide between a bike ride or mowing the lawn. Yes, that is a photo of my lawn at this very moment. Mine is the only one on the street that looks like this right now. So, I will post the ride stats and head [...]
