Cycle365 Challenges: Join Us!
Cycle365 Challenges are a great way to get inspired to ride, a great way to share your rides, and a great way to inspire others to ride. Cycle365 riders are welcome to add Challenges for themselves and others to share. To create a Challenge, just submit a post as usual with the rules and guidelines. … Continue reading "Cycle365 Challenges: Join Us!"
Read MoreA Few More Birds
Hi folks, I’m sorry I’ve been mostly absent from the Cycle365 Bird Challenge. My excuse is that my bike tour in Wisconsin is keeping me very busy. I have managed to capture a few pictures of birds on my tour though, and it looks like this is the time for me to post them. I’ll … Continue reading "A Few More Birds"
Read MorePeru
My ace support crew is in Peru exploring Machu Picchu and other venues with her “all women, all trails” gang. Along the way, she’s sending me bike-related photos. Read more at Bill Bikes Post Views: 13
Read MoreRed and Black Birds
Reggie the Red Bird flew in from Illinois State Nice match to the Mazda Reggie Turkey Vultures 3 on the ground 1 in flight Post Views: 10
Read MoreRich Goes Mountain Biking (sort of)
The Kickapoo Mountain Bike Club has a system of trails at Kickapoo State Park near Danville IL This is an area that was extensively strip mined for coal for many years The mountain bike trails run amidst the various piles of spoil and ponds The trails are rated from easy to highly technical Being a … Continue reading "Rich Goes Mountain Biking (sort of)"
Read MoreBRRR — EARLY MORNING COLD RIDE
They said rain for the mid morning and again in the early afternoon today. My usual love for early morning riding had some difficulty getting me on my bike at 8:00 because it was cold! Temps were not as low as they have been (48 this morning), but the dampness from the evening and night … Continue reading "BRRR — EARLY MORNING COLD RIDE"
Read MoreSmall and Pretty and Huge and Not so Much
Along 7th street this morning, a flash of yellow crossed above the road and perched in a tree. Sloooooooooooowly stopped the Raleigh, and quietly pulled the camera from my pocket. Adjusted the zoom . . . . . Hold STILL I thought! HOLD STILL! And it did 🙂 Another serendipitous shot from the driveway Turkey … Continue reading "Small and Pretty and Huge and Not so Much"
Read MoreTour de Weeds
Windy today, but otherwise lovely weather, so the Ogre and I drove down to Tolay Regional Park. The place was a giant weed patch, but I always enjoy pedaling on the old ranch roads, exploring little nooks and crannies, and fiddling with the camera. And I think at least one photo to meet requirements of … Continue reading "Tour de Weeds"
Read MoreRain and Sun
The picture on top is from today at the Botanical Gardens. But first yesterday. Yesterday was grey with threatening clouds. We decided to ride anyway, in the morning, hoping the rain would wait until noon. We almost made it, but about two kilometers from home the clouds opened up. Janos, the optimist, hadn’t put on … Continue reading "Rain and Sun"
Read MoreJust Riding Around Looking at Fields
As the 1977 Chevrolet Ad stated: Now that’s more like it! Warm (Hot) temperatures and lots of wind have dried the fields to the point a cloud of dust trails the planter Fuzzy photo shot on the fly of the almost ubiquitous John Deere equipment Planting along 4000N A little farther west on 4000N Recently … Continue reading "Just Riding Around Looking at Fields"
Read More‘Holed up’ in Kilkiven
Well I’m in the middle of a short cycling tour around Brisbane in Queensland at the moment. Having a great time touring the countryside with a little adventure and adversity thrown in. Right now it’s pouring rain and flooding so I’ll just stay put in a small little town with a friendly pub called Kilkivan. … Continue reading "‘Holed up’ in Kilkiven"
Read MoreReggie the ISU Redbird
Birdland
When it comes to Animalia Chordata Aves, one of the best spots around here is Spring Lake. That’s not far away. I walk and ride around the lake all the time. So off I went on two wheels to see what the avians were up to today. Read more at Bill Bikes Post Views: 17
Read MoreI GOT (AND LOVE) MY RAINLEGS ;’-)
I have thought many times in the past about these Rainlegs and finally purchased a pair. You can see more about them on my blog. Thank you Suzanne for the positive thoughts about them — you are right! I did find some bird things on my rainlegs test ride ;’-). Live birds will not stay … Continue reading "I GOT (AND LOVE) MY RAINLEGS ;’-)"
Read MoreGeese and other birds
It feels like summer now with temperatures around 24C/75F. We have been having one-layer days, just a jersey nothing over it! The last time I posted I was freezing. I looked up PEFC and found this: PEFC is the abbreviation for “Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes”. This somewhat unwieldy name hides the world’s … Continue reading "Geese and other birds"
Read MoreRaleigh scores the elusive bird
Ride down to the railroad on a beautiful morning What little breeze there was would be a tailwind back to town Raleigh leans against a signal control station OZA 102.81 is the distance south of the rail yard near Chicago On the way to the railroad we found the bird we were looking for! A … Continue reading "Raleigh scores the elusive bird"
Read MoreAlfred Hitchcock Presents: The Birds
Almost four years ago I put together a collection of “birds and bikes” photos. So these aren’t new, but they might fit this month’s Challenge. Birds and Bikes Post Views: 21
Read MoreI Was Right–Wisconsin Does Have Birds
In addition to that group of vultures, I’ve seen many ducks, geese, pelicans, hawks, bald eagles, great blue herons, redwing blackbirds, swallows, and songbirds. The first two days of my tour have been along the Wisconsin shores of the Mississippi River. That whole stretch is a National Wildlife Refuge, so it only seems natural that … Continue reading "I Was Right–Wisconsin Does Have Birds"
Read MoreRaleigh Goes Birding
With nearly Zero success Ready to roll to the North Fork Lots of trees there, bound to be some birds Sometimes a blue heron will be found here Must be too early — they haven’t migrated back Raleigh points out, there may be no herons in the stream, there is one closer than that 🙂 … Continue reading "Raleigh Goes Birding"
Read MoreIT TAKES A VILLAGE
Suzanne pointed out that I had posted a ’bird city’. Here then is bird village. It turned out to be such a nice day (after a bit cold morning) that I ventured on a longer ride. Since I was in the same neighborhood of the village, I meandered over to the yard filled with everything. … Continue reading "IT TAKES A VILLAGE"
Read MoreHuffy Goes on a Goose Hunt
Which isn’t too terribly hard to do today In the past, seeing a flock of geese flying north or south depending on the season was quite a sight Today. geese remain here year around McFerren Park is one such place to see geese, so Huffy sets out across town to see what might be there … Continue reading "Huffy Goes on a Goose Hunt"
Read MoreBird related pictures and a video not bird related
Just some miscellaneous shots of bird related things, but not any REAL birds yet. And now for the video from our ride yesterday. It was kind of cool, and although I had pretty many layers on, I was feeling sensitive to the cold wind. So after a while I decided to add my rain jacket … Continue reading "Bird related pictures and a video not bird related"
Read MoreNothing Special
Just a ride around 3/4 of the town’s perimeter and no where not visited many times in the past Finally, this “lovely” weather has begun to cooperate so a quiet Sunday Morning ride was very welcome A little breezy but after this rotten spring very tolerable — headwind out and a nice tailwind back Just … Continue reading "Nothing Special"
Read MoreWHAT THE HAIL!
The sky was getting mighty dark and I just knew that this partially sunny morning was about to change. But I did not realize how much it would change until shortly after I was home, not yet out of my cycling gear, and the hail came down hard. I managed to find some bird things … Continue reading "WHAT THE HAIL!"
Read MoreA black kite in Annecy
At least I think it’s a back kite, up there in the upper left soaring above the mountains. To be honest though I’m not really sure. I didn’t even notice it was in the picture at the time or I’d have zoomed in to be sure. No matter. It’s just an excuse to show you … Continue reading "A black kite in Annecy"
Read MoreA RIDE IN THE RAIN FOR BIRDY THINGS
First thing I know is that I want Rainlegs that Suzanne has mentioned along the way ;’-). I knew I was taking a chance this morning and the light rain did not deter me… at first. It came and went periodically and kept me guessing. Soon however, I was beginning to get cold in the … Continue reading "A RIDE IN THE RAIN FOR BIRDY THINGS"
Read MoreBird Stuff
There is a prairie restoration area along the Lock & Dam Road that seems to attract a lot of songbirds and other small birds. The restoration project was paid for by our friends at the Pine Bend Oil Refinery, which is ten miles away. I guess they thought such an environmentally friendly act would either … Continue reading "Bird Stuff"
Read MoreOne for the birds
Finally we’re done with graffiti and ready to move on to the May challenge. I’m sure Greg thought I’d never get with the program and will be forgiving, not noticing that this great white bird shot was taken on the last day in April, not May, on our ride to Chambéry. Post Views: 19
Read MoreRoad Trip Utah: Potash Road
Like Valley of the Gods, Potash Road was completely unknown to me until I stumbled across it while searching for interesting day rides near Moab. Read more at Bill Bikes Post Views: 30
Read MoreBirding
Hardly saw any birds on my ride today, the few that flew overhead didn’t alight for me to get their picture. But I knew where to look for bird feeders and bird houses. They were all at the same location which you can see in the featured picture on top. Below are close up shots. … Continue reading "Birding"
Read MoreCycle Days Challenge: April 2022
A short month, just 30 days and very few rides. Medical stuff kept me off my bike for several days and a trip to Italy’s Lake Garda without our bikes meant another week’s pause. On the days I could ride, the weather was fine, for cycling anyway. The farmers would have liked more rain. Here … Continue reading "Cycle Days Challenge: April 2022"
Read MoreBIRD STUFF
As it turns out, we will not be traveling to California as Susan needs more time to heal. So I put away my packing self, and got on my bike for what might be the only non-rain day for the remainder of this week ;’-). And I found some bird stuff while out and about. … Continue reading "BIRD STUFF"
Read MoreRoad Trip Utah: Valley of the Gods
I didn’t know about Valley of the Gods before this expedition. I must have learned about it while I was searching for possible day rides. Thank goodness I found it! Now it ranks as one of my all-time favorite routes. Read more at Bill Bikes Post Views: 24
Read MoreClaix collects graffiti too
After all this time I’m still terrible with the French language. I’m still struggling with the basics, like simple pronunciation. So I thought Claix was pronounced to rhyme with checks, and was pleased with the cleverness of my rhyming title for this post, something Greg would undoubtedly be proud of me for. But no, Claix … Continue reading "Claix collects graffiti too"
Read MoreNo Comment?
I see another problem cropped up, I think yesterday, from a new version of the enhanced comment plugin. It looks like there is a version compatibility issue with this plug-in and the version of PHP the site runs on. I’m not sure, but I suspect this has prevented you all from commenting on posts. I … Continue reading "No Comment?"
Read MoreRoad Trip Utah: Zion
Because Monument Valley farther east was closed to bicycles, I wanted to find an alternative ride for a couple of hours today to go along with the drive to Mexican Hat in the southeastern corner of Utah. Read more at Bill Bikes Post Views: 17
Read MoreRoad Trip Utah: Virgin River
After driving from Santa Rosa to Barstow, the next day Old Grumble-Face and the Ogre reached St George in the extreme southwestern corner of Utah with plenty of time for a ride. I already knew about the Virgin River Trail…. Read more at Bill Bikes Post Views: 20
Read MoreMay Challenge
Feather from a hawk which occasionally appears in the neighborhood Neighbor’s bird feeding apparatus with an umbrella-like Twirl a Squirrel device Presently we are advised not to feed birds due to the presence of Avian Flu — to mitigate communal meeting points Black Birds are scarfing up seed spilled previously Little black speck at the … Continue reading "May Challenge"
Read MoreMORE FOR THE BIRDS
I had two errands that I wished to do by bike if the morning rain would ever stop. I was patient — well, that is questionable — and when there was a moment of no rain shortly after the lunch hour, I made a run for it. I did my two errands while it was … Continue reading "MORE FOR THE BIRDS"
Read MoreGigantic Cardinal and Other Birds
Boy oh boy, I sure was glad to see this website was back up this morning. I took a couple of bird pictures yesterday, and without Cycle365 I wouldn’t have known what to do with them. Now I can post them, along with a few more that I took today. First, however, I wanted to … Continue reading "Gigantic Cardinal and Other Birds"
Read MoreTHIS POST IS FOR THE BIRDS
Huge thank you to Scott and Rachel for taking time from their trip to help get us here back on track 🤗. I finished the 30 Day of April challenge by riding every one of those 30 days (Yay), and was able to ride the first day of May to begin ’Bike Month”. Found some … Continue reading "THIS POST IS FOR THE BIRDS"
Read MoreThey’ve got an awful lot of Graffiti in Grenoble
What a promising title for a pop song! I did the hard part; now all we need is a composer/lyricist team. This is two days late for the April wall art/graffiti challenge, but under the extenuating circumstances (namely, the lack of a functioning website) I’m confident that our current Challenge Czar will grant a waiver … Continue reading "They’ve got an awful lot of Graffiti in Grenoble"
Read MoreRoad Trip Utah: Introduction
Having safely returned home, I’ve now managed to create the first couple of installments of my blog for my auto and bike expedition. More to come. Read more at Bill Bikes Post Views: 26
Read MoreLate Graffiti
I took this photo several days ago. When I tried to post it before the deadline, the site was in a state of digital meltdown. But here it finally is, late to the party. It’s on the wall of an underpass on the Virgin River Trail in St George, Utah. Post Views: 21
Read MoreTransition: Graffiti to Bird
First, a big thanks to Scott and Rachael for getting Cycle365 to work again, although they had more attractive things on their agenda, like cycling beautiful paths in sunny France. Now to catch up for the days that we couldn’t post anything here. On the first post-operative day at the hospital (April 28) I was … Continue reading "Transition: Graffiti to Bird"
Read MoreTest post
It works! Post Views: 21
Read MoreRoad trip
Due to lack of time and crappy Internet connections, looks like I won’t be able to do any serious updates about current expedition with Ogre and automobile until I return home in a few days. In the meantime, for anyone desperate to know how the Ogre is faring on (mostly) dirt, sand, gravel, washboard, rocks, … Continue reading "Road trip"
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First, to clear up some possible confusion, since some of you may have had high school physics or chemistry and already be familiar with valence. We’re talking today about Valence, not Valence. It’s a small city in France on the Rhone river; and being French, it has a French pronunciation. Something like Vahlawnce, maybe. Anyway … Continue reading ""
Read MoreThe May Challenge: Birds, Birdhouses & Birdfeeders
I’m making my monthly trip down to Iowa for my dad’s medical appointments tomorrow. I’ll be there for a couple of days, so I figured I should announce the May Challenge a little early. The title of this page says it all about the subject of the challenge. Since birds exist almost everywhere in the … Continue reading "The May Challenge: Birds, Birdhouses & Birdfeeders"
Read MoreGraffiti Train
I like trains. I’ve always liked trains. I remember how great it was to hang out by the train tracks when I was a grade school kid. I marveled at the size and power of locomotive engines. I thought it was the coolest thing to put a penny on the rails just before the train … Continue reading "Graffiti Train"
Read MoreGraffiti finale
Today I got an early start for my ride to tai chi class so I would have time to stop for some pictures. Rain was predicted for later on. Cool and cloudy, it was fine for a few snaps, and on the way home it poured. Good planning. This will also be my last post … Continue reading "Graffiti finale"
Read MoreRoad trip
SITTING THIS ONE OUT I THINK
There is no graffiti in our neighborhoods where I do most of my riding. I know I posted this photo on the 17th (before graffiti came live), and am using it now simply to post here about my lack of challenge posts. On the club ride I joined this past Friday (when Graffiti was live) … Continue reading "SITTING THIS ONE OUT I THINK"
Read MoreOn not rising to the challenge
So I’m not doing so hot on this month’s challenge. I totally failed on the four elements, although I did have my eyes open for it. I saw smoke a few times, but apparently it’s not always the case that where there’s smoke there’s fire. I’m finally on track with this graffiti thing though. Here’s … Continue reading "On not rising to the challenge"
Read MoreMorality and more
I had never payed much attention to the graffiti around here. But thanks to the challenge I now look forward to each underpass to see what kind of art it might have in store. Both yesterday and today I set out with no intention of looking for pictures for the challenge, I would just take … Continue reading "Morality and more"
Read MoreEarth Day
For Earth Day, my old campus—it feels like I’ve been retired forever—sponsored a big art project stretching for more than 1000 feet on Elliott Avenue. Read more at Bill Bikes Post Views: 27
Read MoreThree Days of Graffiti
My only excuse for not posting anything until the third day of the Graffiti Challenge is that I had nothing to write about. No stories, no poems, no words of wisdom, no anecdotes, no nothing. I mean, yes nothing. No nothing would mean something. I rode my bike, of course, and I had a few … Continue reading "Three Days of Graffiti"
Read MoreMore Graffiti
My ride to Starnberg to visit my son and his family follows the train line for the most part, and where there are train tracks, there are underpasses – breeding places for graffiti. Post Views: 29
Read MoreA Raleigh Request
Raleigh wanted a photo with a field of matching weeds Out on a search of graffiti which is very scarce around here And certainly nothing like the photos Suzanne posted — the only time we see anything like that is on a rail car speeding thru town at 55 mph Being an old service … Continue reading "A Raleigh Request"
Read MoreGraffiti
Gauting doesn’t abound in graffiti although there is some, usually not very artistic, or perhaps not at all artistic. Our ride today was in the country and I didn’t really expect to find anything for the challenge, but even miles from nowhere, tunnels seem to attract sprayers. On our way home, I also spotted some … Continue reading "Graffiti"
Read MoreThe 4/21 thru 4/30 Challenge: Unauthorized Art
This “Unauthorized Art” Challenge is all about GRAFFITI. It does not include outdoor sculptures, murals on the sides of buildings, or other works of art for which the artist received permission. Technically speaking, graffiti is vandalism and we shouldn’t glorify it. But sometimes it can be quite artistic. (Heck, a secretive graffiti artist named Banksy … Continue reading "The 4/21 thru 4/30 Challenge: Unauthorized Art"
Read MoreElements Conclusion
AIR is compressible — WATER is not AIR Clouds drift in the AIR over the Diamond Back — made from materials from the EARTH Flag with little AIR movement It has been in full fly for several days, and will be again tomorrow with 40-50mph winds predicted 🙁 WATER in the North Fork EARTH mover … Continue reading "Elements Conclusion"
Read MoreWINDING DOWN ELEMENTS WITH WIND & WATER
We have a lot of water around here — above and below. Some boats need AIR to propel them on the WATER Some of the WATER in these clouds comes down as hail — which is what fell on me on this day’s ride ;’-). Post Views: 24
Read MoreSpring is in the Air
And an airplane is in the air, too. Technically, I am not showing pictures of air, just illustrating the title of this post. It is finally feeling like spring. No snow here. Yesterday I was on my bike for the first time this month! Way too long. Some medical issues (breast biopsy, but everything is … Continue reading "Spring is in the Air"
Read More2nd Last Day of the 4 Elements Challenge
BY THE NUMBERS It was a fine day today–chilly maybe–but fine in every other way. The main way in which it was fine is that I managed to meet 3 different challenges in 90 minutes. FIRST, I maintained my participation in the 30-days of April cycling challenge. That was the easiest one. SECOND, I managed … Continue reading "2nd Last Day of the 4 Elements Challenge"
Read More“If you don’t want to see it . . . . .
don’t look out the window in the morning” Stated the TV weather man There it goes crossing Indiana and into Ohio Le Tour strikes a pose Planting the field may be a way off yet 🙁 Sad looking daffodils ~~~~~~~~~~ Its beginning to look a lot like ~~~~~~~~~~~ . . . . . . … Continue reading "“If you don’t want to see it . . . . ."
Read MoreA Decent Day for the Elements
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Read MoreSOME WATER, SOME EARTH, AND A SMILE
Riding with a few friends is always a plus, and even being hit with cold rain near the end of our picnic lunch did not do much to dampen our hearts. Along the Burke-Gilman Trail we cross over the Sammamish River for WATER ;’-) We get more WATER and EARTHY beach along Lake Washington… And … Continue reading "SOME WATER, SOME EARTH, AND A SMILE"
Read MoreEarth Air Water Fire 2
Piles of soil and aggregate from the EARTH Small exposure of glacial till — Earth Clear AIR courtesy of Canada/Minnesota (and the wind wasn’t blowing its brains out for a change) Not to be confused with Lovely Lago di Garda . . . . . . Lagoon at the Park — WATER With all the … Continue reading "Earth Air Water Fire 2"
Read MoreEarth Water Air and Fire
Daffodils growing out of the Earth Raleigh waits out Water falling from the sky Le Tour receives Air from a Lyzne pump *** Baby bicycle warms in the glow of a Fire *** Pumping up bicycle tires reminds me of working at the service station years ago ….. Tom, who often hung out with … Continue reading "Earth Water Air and Fire"
Read MoreANOTHER GO AT THE FOUR ELEMENTS
As we all agree — FIRE is the most difficult. Let’s see if this one will work… FIRE (even if out of focus) EARTH (in a pile) AIR (through a hole) WATER (surrounding boats) Like Greg, I have been diligent about my 30 Days of Riding in April ;’-). Most days have been at a … Continue reading "ANOTHER GO AT THE FOUR ELEMENTS"
Read MoreOnce Again, The Winter Bike Faces the Elements
I LIKE winter–that is, when it’s actually winter. Mid-April is not winter. The weather is supposed to be more springlike. It’s supposed to be getting better out there, not worse. March had nicer days than this month. Oh well, yucky weather is no excuse for a tough guy like me to abandon my Thirty Days … Continue reading "Once Again, The Winter Bike Faces the Elements"
Read MoreWater is life
Today I am featuring just one elemet – water. I just read that 70% of the earth’s surface is water and that our bodies also happen to consist of 70% water. No water, no life. But this isn’t an essay on the importance of water. However, one aspect of water became obvious yesterday as we … Continue reading "Water is life"
Read MoreLots of air, water and earth, a little bit of fire
Today I have pictures from our hike in the Parco della Rocca e del Sasso, a piece of land jutting out into Lake Garda, with ancient olive tree groves in the valley and a stoney trail to the cliffs overlooking the lake. At home I walk very reluctantly, maybe because the same paths are boring. … Continue reading "Lots of air, water and earth, a little bit of fire"
Read MoreA Sports Report Involving The Four Elements
Hastings, MN Thanks to the heroics of Son of Bing Bong, the Minnesota Truckers emerged victorious in their Major League Bikeball season opener. Son of Bing Bong went 5-for-5 with two triples, a home run, and eight RBIs, leading his team to an overwhelming victory over the Wisconsin Trekkers. With his perfect batting average of … Continue reading "A Sports Report Involving The Four Elements"
Read MoreAir and Water
Zillions of Water Droplets creating Cloud in the Air An entire atmosphere of air, but if air escapes your tube , , , , , Should that air escape — several options (not shown: CO2 inflator air replacement) Post Views: 43
Read MoreFOUR ELEMENTS
It is definitely a reach to call the one ”fire” but there is no fire that I will find even if camping, as we never have a campfire. Moot point though as we will not be camping at all this month, so cannot even steal a photo of someone else’s fire. Here is my first … Continue reading "FOUR ELEMENTS"
Read MoreFire – Earth – Air – Water
The street art above is from a walk in Moniga on Lake Garda, Italy, where we are visiting for a week. I see the elements water (in the gutter) and earth (the stones and under ground) here. I decided to look into Greg’s suggestion that we could also use the properties of the four elements … Continue reading "Fire – Earth – Air – Water"
Read MoreApril Rhyme Challenge
Last night we had our first decent rain for the year and it was nice hearing the raindrops on the tin roof and feeling the coolness in the air. The featured photo shows tonight’s sunset with a shower heading our way. I’ll be on six weeks of holidays soon and will be spending 4 weeks … Continue reading "April Rhyme Challenge"
Read MoreCaptive Air Is Crucial
It seems so simple and mostly completely out of mind Until it fails — Which is rare Millions upon millions of vehicles depend on it to keep rolling The humble, unsung, heroic valve core Such as my old beloved 3 speed Huffy Uses captive air to keep rolling Here is why there is no more … Continue reading "Captive Air Is Crucial"
Read MoreFresh from a Thorough Tune-Up, The Reckless Mr. Bing Bong Gets In On Rhyme Time
Before I go, I’ve got a bonus rhyme. While out riding this morning, I saw a couple pieces of evidence that one of our Cycle365 friends paid a to visit MY Town. Post Views: 46
Read MoreOut of my Element
I’m back. As I mentioned in my previous, I am having big problems logging in. I also have a week or so behind me of health issues, all has turned out alright though. I was a bit distracted for a while. Okay, let’s get to the challenge. I love the way you set it up, … Continue reading "Out of my Element"
Read MoreOut of Touch
I spent about an hour trying to log in. I don’t know how I managed and probably can’t repeat it. Yikes. I used to be able to log in through older comment links, but we are traveling now and I had absent-mindedly deleted my old mails before we left. A disaster. I have also not … Continue reading "Out of Touch"
Read MoreThat isn’t dull, men . . .
That fiendish Czar, he’s gone too far. I’m not a bard, it’s just too hard! Until this Causse I’m at a loss-a But this grand Cirque drives me berserk. I’ve found my rhyme, and just in time! That isn’t dull, men; it’s a dolmen! There are no men here, just this Menhir! Post Views: 36
Read MoreANNOUNCING THE SECOND OF THREE APRIL CHALLENGES
Oh man, the ten days of rhyming sure flew by, didn’t it? (Though you’ve still got the rest of today and tomorrow to get your entries posted.) I don’t know how things could get much more fun and exciting than that challenge, but I have a good idea where to start. That would be to … Continue reading "ANNOUNCING THE SECOND OF THREE APRIL CHALLENGES"
Read MoreOpening Day
This year the start of the baseball season was delayed due to a dispute between millionaire players and billionaire owners about…money. But we had a beautiful day for the Giants opening game, so I had to pedal down from the bridge and do a loop for good luck…. Read more at Bill Bikes Post Views: … Continue reading "Opening Day"
Read MoreCLOSING RHYME TIME WITH #6 POST
SWING – WING You can move to and fro on a SWING, or fly high upon a critter’s WING I have definitely enjoyed our rhyme time together. What can our czar have up his sleeve next? 😳 Post Views: 20
Read MoreConcluding Rhyme Time
Been a great challenge and looking forward to seeing what Czar Gregory has in store for Part 2 Click HERE for the Final Photos Post Views: 22
Read MoreRHYME TIME (FOURTH VERSE)
Good job everyone with your rhymes and thank you for your participation in the first third of this month’s challenges. I’ll announce the second third in a couple days. In the meantime, here is what I came up with today. It all began with a ride underneath a train . . . in a light … Continue reading "RHYME TIME (FOURTH VERSE)"
Read MoreRHYME TIME #5
What a beautiful day for a ride I had today. Sunny and 50+ Allowed me to ride without my helmet liner for the first time!! I (we) expect another day similar to today before our rain sets in for a few days. SHELL-WELL At the seashore Sally was selling her SHELL as I was walking … Continue reading "RHYME TIME #5"
Read MoreJUST A RIDE — NO RHYME
I joined a club ride that my bike friend Ron would lead today. It has been a long time since I have joined this group for a ride and it was such a delight to reconnect with people I have ridden with in the past. A simple ride along a bike trail to enjoy our … Continue reading "JUST A RIDE — NO RHYME"
Read MoreSimple Rhymes
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Read MoreAn Owl and a Scowl
A swimming pool behind that fence Doesn’t welcome robins, and so, hence Sits an owl as some defense It never moves and is clearly static Turns out the owl is made of plastic As the Huffy goes rolling by In his view what does he spy? Cleary not meeting Huff’s approval Huffy calls for its … Continue reading "An Owl and a Scowl"
Read MoreRHYME TIME #4
Wind Advisory of 45 mph with gusts to 60 brought me out of the house and onto the saddle at 7:30 a.m. (for DAY 4/30) to avoid such tragic weather! I anticipated a short, very short bimble around our mile block. I was fortunate to get in more miles than I thought, AND I actually … Continue reading "RHYME TIME #4"
Read MoreRHYME TIME (THIRD VERSE)
Something about the bank reminded me that I haven’t gotten any extra credit yet. Several of you have written rhyming stories for the extra credit and I have not. Kudos to you, boos and hisses for me. As your Challenge Czar I should be a leader, not a follower. Here is my effort to catch … Continue reading "RHYME TIME (THIRD VERSE)"
Read MoreSnow on the roof
Because nothing rhymes with Wodonga
Because I had to ring my parents today, and that time slot is smack in the middle of the day, I decided to do some riding around town before and after that call instead of my normal longer out-of-town ride. Here are some rhymes to get started for the month. No pic of the bike … Continue reading "Because nothing rhymes with Wodonga"
Read MoreA-Rhyme-Pril Challenge
Sun and sky like giant lanterns Produce some interesting driveway patterns Huffy and it tire tread Spent the winter in that shed And while we’re here looking at Huffies . . . . There comes along two dachshund puppies That’s enough to raise one’s ire The way they disposed of an old used tire … Continue reading "A-Rhyme-Pril Challenge"
Read MoreRHYME TIME (Second Verse)
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Read MoreRHYME TIME #3
I needed to get out early this moring (8:30) as forecasted rain was due in by mid to late morning. Though the rain has not come yet and it is noon, I am happy to have gotten in my ride in the quiet of the morning that had a few momentary sun breaks. TRAIL-SNAIL I … Continue reading "RHYME TIME #3"
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Last but not least – Janos’s videos from our two days on the road While we are riding, Janos is busy making videos. Back home, he starts editing his material and adds background music. Some of the commentary is live, some dubbed in later – unfortunately for the English speaking community in German. A new … Continue reading "Post Script"
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