Yep, that’s me going off to clean some chimneys Gloomy day with a monogrammed chimney Several chimney caps and vents on this house Fireplace Chimney Crayfish Chimney  😉    

This post comes with a sunshine and no cloud guarantee. On Sunday I decided to head south along the coast to Kwinana Beach Heavy Industrial Area and check out the smokestacks for the Cycle365 Challenge for January. There was a strong, cooling sea breeze headwind (here it’s called the ‘Fremantle Doctor’) whilst I was cycling … Continue reading "A Stack of Smokestacks"

On my ride to the city from home I usually pass theses old relics sitting by themselves next to the Ascot Racecourse. I think the local government has big plans for the area’s redevelopment but nothing’s happened for years. Weather-wise it’s just been sunshine and temperatures around 30 to 42 Celsius which is pretty typical … Continue reading "Chimney Challenge"

Reprise of the Pretty Little Roadside Dolly Placed her on the bridge rail hoping Stacey would see and recover her No such luck, and besides she kept falling off, the dolly, not Stacey, whose whereabouts are still unknown Update 12/29/21  The Pretty Little Roadside Dolly has been rescued by someone — at any rate, she … Continue reading "A B C-onclusion"

Not a day for me to get on my bike. The temperature continues to hover around 0C, cold is not the main problem. It’s the pretty snow flurries that make the bike paths and small roads a bit of a hazard for an old lady like me. So again I did my errands on foot … Continue reading "A B-ikeless C-old D-ay E-nhanced"

I was convinced today was going to be a no bicycle day. But the sun was peeking out from behind the clouds this morning and although weather.com indicated -1C/30F and a perceived -6C/21F, I got on my winter layers, packed my camera bag and got on my bike. I’m not sure what the perceived temperature … Continue reading "More ABC’s"

I found so many nice ABCDE’s on my ride today. Again it was in the mid-30’s and windy, but better than what’s predicted for tomorrow. So seize the day was our motto and Janos and I got on our bikes for an asphalt loop. We’re not interested in messy trails through the woods these days. … Continue reading "C-ollection of A-rt and B-ottles"

I was feeling quite down and discouraged yesterday at the prospect of three months of grey weather not suitable for riding. But today the sun came out and the world looked different and I have many pictures for our new ABCDE challenge. So much fun. Altogether we had a most enjoyable ride.

It was extremely foggy last night, leading me to expect I could score an out-the-garage-door photo of the driveway and court wrapped in thick, impenetrable grayness this morning. Surprisingly, however, the fog burned off as soon as the sun came up, so I missed my shot. Oh, well. Clear blue sky was better for biking.

  Colder Saturday morning after a fairly nice day yesterday Temp around freezing and a moderate south wind — opening the garage door I noticed what appeared to be light rain, but turned out to be tiny ice pellets If its just ice, I won’t get wet, so off I went on the usual route … Continue reading "Sting!"

The featured photo was taken on Wednesday on my ride home from work. Well today got to 30 Celsius, warm, but not hot enough to get the crowds down the beach. I rode to my mum’s house at Quinns Rocks after a cycle with my friends the ‘Wildhogs’. Out of the blue the weather forecast … Continue reading "Stormchaser gets hopeful"

These photos are actually from a ride two days ago, on Saturday, which was the day after our heavy rainstorms. The day started out extremely foggy. I wish I’d taken a photo out the window at 7AM, because the fog was so dense, I couldn’t see the trees just a few feet from the window. … Continue reading "Foggy Morning"

I’m not going to subject you to Storm Chaser Greg’s irritating voice and insane weather hysterics today. No doubt, that guy’s schtick is wearing thin on everybody by now. I ignored the warning signs and went for a bike ride. If I didn’t have such a sturdy bike and such a tough-guy spirit, that could’ve … Continue reading "Something Like Four Pictures and Four Short Videos About Today’s Minnesota Weather"

By now, you know Storm Chaser Greg’s routine: And then a live report from the road.

Well I’m pretty sure after 12 years of school that to have a storm you need clouds and all we’ve had lately is continual blue skies…depressing. Today (Saturday) was feeling very summery with a maximum of 31C (88F) and I met my Wildhog pals for a ride to a cafe where we caught up with … Continue reading "Storm Chaser desperately seeks clouds"

Rogue snow squall on the back side of yesterday’s weather system We seem to be developing a sequence of bicycles in the garage door photos  🙂

It’s true, gray begets gray. After three consecutive days of dark gray skies here in MY Town, EVERYTHING is starting to appear gray to me. At this point, I’m even hallucinating in gray. Nevertheless, I was compelled to go for a bike ride in the grayness again today. But, of course, I had to tune … Continue reading "A Gray Sky Makes Everything Else Look Gray Too"

Well just 15kms east of me there was hail, lightening ,thunder and the wettest November day on record with 40mm of rain in two hours (not a drop of rain here). I heard the distant thunder in the early morning hours but after a 111kms day of touring on a loaded bike the day before … Continue reading "Almost a famous Storm Chaser"

I looked out the window and it seemed much brighter than it should have at 7:00 a.m. this time of year. Thank you Central Standard Time. It also looked pretty nice out there but, as everybody knows, looks can be deceiving. In order to get an official weather statement, I turned the TV on and … Continue reading "A City For All Seasons (All of Them Terribly, Terribly Hazardous)"

At the end of yesterday’s post, I hinted at the change in weather that was taking place over the course of my bike ride. I hope the suspense wasn’t too unbearable, but it probably was. After all, I have been called “Cycle365’s Master of Suspense” and “The Alfred Hitchcock of the Cycling World” by lots … Continue reading "From Dangerously Boring to Frighteningly Windy"

I can’t believe it’s already November 5th. Correction: I CAN believe the date. What I meant to say is “I can’t believe it’s already five days into the November Weather Challenge and Storm Chaser Greg has yet to make an appearance. This challenge seems to have been tailor-made for his over-the-top weather reporting. I guess … Continue reading "Uncooperative Minnesota Weather"

Foggy morning* Fog had been predicted and it certainly came true, at this point the fog had dissipated to some degree Lights flashing fore and aft off into the fog we went *  In the interest of maintaining the impeccable integrity of Cycle365’ers, the fog photos were actually taken in late October

Yup, there’s me and my cartoon alter-ego up there at the top of the page. We have a world famous relationship in which I’m always nice to him and, in return, he treats me like dirt. I question why in the world did I agree to take that angry little son-of-a-so-and-so on a bike ride … Continue reading "Alter-Egos Are Coming Out Of The Woodwork"

Having trouble finding a way to add just the right decor to your bike for everyday use? Expecting company and you want your bicycle to look the very best it can? Hosting a formal bike soiree and you need some high class adornment? Unable to come up with ideas for some kind of silly monthly … Continue reading "AAA Plus Master Bike Decorators"

The featured image is of my bike at sunset on a ride home from work adorned by a ‘nang’ which was filled with Nitrous Oxide. This seems to be the latest drug of choice by the adolescent motorists who visit the local lookouts judging by the piles of them they leave behind. At the start … Continue reading "A ride in the countryside"

A decorative road-find photo for Rich, who apparently enjoys pedaling and guzzling. 😉

I’m starting to think gardening isn’t nearly as difficult as gardeners want me to believe. When we were driving home from Spokane last week, we assumed The Feeshko’s garden would be in pretty rough shape after a month of neglect. Far from it! The garden was not only still alive, but it was THRIVING — … Continue reading "OUT OF MY GOURD"

That’s right, folks, this post is deceitful in every way. The underhandedness began when I checked the “Challenge of the Month” box. Yes, it does show me riding my bike decorated with a really cute dog and a predatory bird. But it’s a picture taken long before the “October Decorate Your Bike Challenge” began. In … Continue reading "Using Cycle365 In An Unauthorized And Somewhat Sneaky Way"

I was pretty pleased with myself today. I saw dozens and dozens of acceptable decorating items for my bike while on my ride, but I narrowed my final selection down to three. It required some tough decisions, but I did it. It was a little like when I edit the number of words on one … Continue reading "Three Roadside Finds To Decorate My Bike With"

Cycling Happiness And now the sadness Well then I was in for a major overdose of cycling sadness. News on Facebook emerged that there had been a fatal accident of a cyclist in Bunbury (200km south of Perth) which I posted on my cycle touring clubs Facebook group site. It was upsetting but there are … Continue reading "Cycling happiness and sadness"

I know I’ve been largely absent from my own monthly challenge and, again, that’s because I’ve been preoccupied with my bike tour in Idaho. But I check in on this site once in a while and I appreciate the participation. I cannot believe there is still a German gal who continues to post something happy … Continue reading "Sad: Ending a Fun Bike Tour. Happy: Special Dispensation from The Feeshko to Continue On. And a Surprisingly Happy Ear Worm"

I didn’t get any blue sky today, I was out too early. Later in the day I might have had more luck. This morning I was on the way to the gym and at kilometer nine, just two kilometers before I got there, I realized I had forgotten the lock for my bike. I can’t … Continue reading "Happiness is … (17)"

At least I don’t have to sit and ponder to think up a title for my posts this month. Yesterday I got a call from the bike shop – the faulty suspension has been repaired, I can come and pick up my bike – very happy. So this morning I took the city train in … Continue reading "Happiness is … (16)"

Another dry day, although it wasn’t exactly sunny. Rain had been predicted but in the afternoon some blue broke through the clouds. Who wouldn’t be happy? 15/30, I’m half way to my goal.

Happiness is another sunny day, and that I rode to the gym today. I haven’t been there all summer and I am really happy to get started again. I have a good program with exercises for strength, balance, coordination, cardio – boy, I need it all. I guess I’m not so happy about the red … Continue reading "Happiness is … (13)"

So I was trying to think of the things that make me happy or sad. There are lots of things that might bring a smile to my face when I ride, but does it truly make me happy? Probably not. I think happiness isn’t as shallow as that for me. I think happiness transcends pleasure … Continue reading "Pondering happiness"

It was real easy to get down into the canyon — like, 40 mile per hour easy — and it was easy to ride in the canyon. Maybe that’s why I’m so happy. But possibly the happiest part was the 10 mile, 2,000 foot climb out of the canyon on a road that I can … Continue reading "Happiness Is Being In The Snake River Canyon. Sadness Is Having To Leave It."