Photo @ ‘only’ minus 10F Very brief excursion on the Raleigh — the photo demonstrates one of the reasons why. The Friday prior to all this, the weather warmed enough to turn snow covered roads into slush which then froze to glaze ice. Most side streets are a giant skating rink. And then. . . … Continue reading "Vortex In Vermilion County"
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We’ve all been joking about how absolutely crazy it is that a 36C day feels ‘cool’ and quite manageable. But when you’ve been up in the 40s many days over four weeks, the mid-30s seem absolutely lovely. Believe me, you are glad you did not have to live through that feature photo or the week … Continue reading "Cabin Fever Respite"
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When I rolled out of bed this morning, here the temp was approximately 70 or 75 degrees F warmer than balmy locales in the Midwest. For the second day in a row I decided to ride in honor of my vortexed comrades in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Illinois. I scooted out the Greenway with the … Continue reading "Sonoma Vortex"
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I took one look at the TV weather and said to myself “I’m NOT going out in THAT!” Call me a sissy, but I decided to waited until 10:00 for my bike ride when it would be a few degrees warmer. Plus, the wind had reduced somewhat from the overnight windchill of more than 50 … Continue reading "DAY TWO OF THE GREAT MID-WEST FREEZEOUT"
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It’s been a busy month down here in Tasmania for me, which means I haven’t clocked up quite as many kilometres as I would have liked. It’s all good though as I plan on being much more relaxed about my cycling in 2019. No chasing distances or Strava segments or anything like that. I’m simply … Continue reading "January Challenge – The smoke clears"
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I had other deeds I needed to accomplish today, but I made a little time for a short ride. I wanted to show solidarity with my comrades in places like South Dakota, Minnesota, and Illinois, who — in the face of the polar vortex — no doubt ventured out on two wheels today wearing nothing … Continue reading "Cold, cold, cold"
Read MoreThough I’ve managed to get out on the bike every day since my last posting due to our garden project and grandparenting duties today was the first chance to get out with the camera. Sadly, I could only come up with one reasonable shot, taken on the outskirts of Shippon village. Weak winter sun through … Continue reading "PRE – LUNCH RIDE"
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Yes, it was still insanely hot all week. It got to 45C again on Friday. On a couple nights, it never dropped below 29C. We’re breaking all sorts of records after more than four weeks of scorching hell. But finally, on Saturday night, a cool change came through and we were able to get in … Continue reading "Boring and blissful clouds"
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No, it is definitely not spring yet although it was a few degrees warmer today than yesterday. I somehow expected some spring-like vegetation in the Botanical Garden and since it was a bit warmer and there was no snow on the bike paths, Janos and I cycled there. This winter cycling is something new; last … Continue reading "Spring in January? – Monthly Challenge Clouds"
Read MoreLots of gray skies, wind, cold, snow, and blowing snow in Salem the past couple weeks, and I have been recovering from a bout of flu (I think) and just plain lazy, so I haven’t been out on bike much. But, Saturday afternoon the temperature climbed into the low 20s(F) and there was some blue … Continue reading "1344"
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Another pleasant January day in northern California. High cloud and filtered sunshine, with temperature close to 70° F in some places, but a chilly wind out of the north while pedaling. I drove down to Mill Valley, parked near the elementary school, and biked through Sausalito, across the bridge, and on the path along the … Continue reading "Put your arms around me, baby, like a circle ’round the sun"
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Although I’m not sure whether I should call them gloves or mittens. But I got the kind of winter hand gear the Nancy recommended and they are the best. Not cheap, but what sacrifice won’t I make to be able to ride my bike. Seriously, I am developing a taste for winter riding. Not Minnesota … Continue reading "Have Mittens, Can Bike"
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Another beautiful, clear day. Just a short jaunt to some familiar locales under nothing but blue sky. Read more at Bill Bikes
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We’re so lucky up here in Portland. If we’d been around the whole time and if I were more ambitious, I’ll bet I could have posted a challenge response for every day of the month. I really feel for the Navigator, led at and their ilk, looking at a blazing blue sky and praying for … Continue reading "Cloud challenge, take 3"
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Picked up the Ogre from the shop where it underwent very minor surgery this morning. Took it for a spin to ensure everything hunky-dory. All is well under blue skies. PS to riders in Minnesota and Illinois: I’ve seen weather forecasts for your locales for the middle of next week. As your 300-lb Samoan attorney, … Continue reading "You’re my blue sky, you’re my sunny day"
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After an almost cloudless week and stinking hot temperatures some clouds rolled in and the temperature plummeted…AAAhhhhh. This photo was taken outside our new hospital with my bike, public art work and some nice stratocumulus clouds, then some rain later. click here for my previous days ride with a link to my week long cycle … Continue reading "Monthly challenge. A bike and some clouds"
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I’m trying to be…”Always Ready” that is! As you know (I’ll try not to be too political here) but there is this shutdown going on and our local Coasties are NOT being paid. I guess defending the coast line boarders is not essential. Isn’t that odd I would have thought it was an essential part … Continue reading "Semper Paratus….”Always Ready”"
Read MoreIt snowed last night and into this morning when I got up. I wanted to go out and get a picture of my bike tires making tracks in the snow, like Greg, but by the time I ate breakfast, drank a second cup of coffee, read the paper and got dressed, the roads had melted … Continue reading "Winter comes to Burgundy."
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Finished my morning chores. The sky looked excellent, especially for the requirements of the Challenge of the Month. The Ogre being slightly under the weather (nothing serious; heading for the shop tomorrow), I grabbed the lonely Long Haul Trucker. Had to remind my hands where to find shifters and brakes levers. Cruised over to Spring … Continue reading "Obscured by Clouds"
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Hi all, I arranged with Mary to get the 2018 Coffeeneuring patch – and it arrived yesterday.
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Same bike, same challenge; but a different day, different bridge, and different clouds. I see a theme here. If I hurry, I could fit seven posts into this month’s challenge – sort of a mini-Coffeeneuring series, but without the beverage. This time we’re looking at the Saint Johns Bridge, on route to Kelley Point. Come … Continue reading "Same same, but different"
Read MoreFive of us rode to Teluk Intan last Sunday. This was the view to the east across the Perak River. This was the view to the west. Rain was already falling in the distance. It did start raining where I was ten minutes after I took this photograph. Fifteen minutes later the rain had stopped. … Continue reading "RIDE # 11: 20 JANUARY 2019"
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A photo with clouds, in Portland in January? Yes, I think we can manage that quite nicely. Now that I’m posting this though, I wonder if once again I’ll be short of the mark. Does it count if you can’t see the clouds for the fog? Read on if you’d like to see more Portland Grey, … Continue reading "A foggy day in Portland Town"
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January is the hardest month to find clouds. We can go days with none at all as high-pressure systems park themselves over us. In a normal summer, on average, we get just three days of rain in the month. There are plenty of years we get no rain at all in January. Our most dramatic … Continue reading "Please send more clouds… just not at night"
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The temperature dropped a few more degrees today but the roads were dry and a pale sun came out briefly so I got on my bike – inspite of the -2°C, or because of it. I felt challenged by the weather. Yes, that felt mighty cold. I rode the short distance to the English Garden … Continue reading "Sun and Clouds and Cold – Monthly Challenge"
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Wednesday night we received multiple smart phone messages and loud TV emergency warnings about mudslides and flash floods. Fortunately, we didn’t wash away, nor were we crushed by trees felled by the howling wind. I took a short ride in the rain on Thursday to survey some of the damage, including the rushing water at … Continue reading "Floodway"
Read MoreSuzanne asked what I wear on my hands to keep them from freezing. Here is a photo of my wind bloc fleece mittens, rain overmitts if needed, and chemical hand warmers for frozen rides ;’-). Mostly I wear the mittens alone but am always prepared with more. I find that mittens work better for me … Continue reading "Cold Hand Riding"
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Storms the last couple of days brought to the San Francisco Bay Area inches of rain, mudslides, localized flooding, and wind gusts over 90 MPH. I stayed indoors. Still raining today, but conditions much calmer. I put on raingear and pedaled over to Flatrock — the confluence of Brush Creek and Santa Rosa Creek — … Continue reading "Flatrock"
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Today was even warmer than yesterday, 5°C which I guess you can call mild for this time of year. So my bicycle was my preferred mode of transportation for my errands of the day. In the morning I rode to my Tai Chi class (first time) and in the afternoon I prolonged my shopping ride … Continue reading "Clouded Over – Monthly Challenge"
Read MoreI’m posting this a couple of days after the fact because I’ve been super busy, and also when the sun shines in Burgundy, indoors is not the place to be. Tuesday morning, the skies were clear. Instead of the grey rainy weather we’re used to in January, the sun made an appearance this morning and … Continue reading "A sunny day at last!"
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Well, we’ve been back in Munich for a week now. At first we saw lots of snow, no clouds since the sky was one big grey cloud. Then two days ago it was above freezing and rained, melting and washing away most of the snow. Yay! It hasn’t frozen over since and there was no … Continue reading "Wispy Clouds – Monthly Challenge"
Read MoreIt was a big ride last Sunday. A 200km / 124mi Audax. With an early start. We rode very close to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport as the sun came up. Those are contrails. And I think Venus shining brightly. There were more conventional clouds in the sky over the Strait of Malacca at lunchtime. … Continue reading "RIDE # 6: 13 JANUARY 2019"
Read MoreAnother pre-dawn start. With an unusually large turnout for such an early start.
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Plenty of rain around here so far this month, which is exactly what is supposed to happen in January. Last time I checked, we were up to 80 or 90 percent of average for the rainy season. That limits my opportunities for pedaling and means I need to hop on two wheels whenever there’s a … Continue reading "Water, death, sheep, cloud"
Read MoreIt was a year ago today that my father in law of more than 40 years passed away. In Doug’s memory, Neale our youngest son and I would ride in kilometres the number of years he was on this planet, 86. We would ride to places we knew he would of loved to have seen … Continue reading "memorial ride"
Read MoreI tried to post some of this on Friday but the system somehow rejected it, so will just post the photo’s. Distance – 10 miles Journey – Solo. Bike – Dawes Galaxy.
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How is it you can have a bicycle for 4 years and have never noticed that the cross bar has this really cool name on it?? Little Bessie is officially now “Uptown Bessie”. I never noticed that it says “uptown ex” right there. Can’t believe it is January 12th and it is my first ride. … Continue reading "Uptown Bessie and First ride of 2019"
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I rode to Deloraine for an overnight camp. This sky looked great. The first day was very windy, the second day OK. The overall average speed was very slow. The story of the ride can be found here.
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It has been raining for a couple of days. More rain on the way, but a short break today. In order to comply with the Challenge of the Month — clouds — I grabbed the camera and headed out on the Ogre for a quick spin. Took two photos, and camera batteries died. Reached for … Continue reading "I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now"
Read MoreWell, of course we had a grey day for our ride, but Cindy, Kathy and I enjoyed being on our bike. We met at Cindy’s house and headed for Centennial Park. We stopped for a rest and snack break at the park which is home to this old school house. The school house building is … Continue reading "RIDE #3 JANUARY (WITH WISP OF A CLOUD)"
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Not many clouds around today and it’s a nice 27°C with breeze (here a helpful behind breeze) so not too hot.
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Raleigh on 7th street headed to JR’s Darker area to the south is more clouds moving in Interesting development involving a very different chain ring on a adult tricycle at JR’s — (as we know, you never know what might show up there) After some research, it turns out that is a Hagen All Speed … Continue reading "7th Street/Clouds/Mysterious Chain Ring"
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I wanted to start the new year with a ride down the Sonoma coast, but yesterday I ended up hiking to the summit of windy Bald Mountain with my ace support crew and another couple. Fortunately, today the weather was still as perfect as it gets at the coast. Also, the traffic was probably a … Continue reading "Sonoma Coast"
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We are still on the Atlantic coast in Andalusia, Spain. It might possibly be the sunniest place in Europe. This stretch of the coast is called Costa de la Luz, Coast of Light, for good reason. I guess I shouldn’t rub it in, but I had a hard time finding a cloud today. What deprivation, … Continue reading "Cloud? What’s that?"
Read MoreWho would have thought the weather would be so different? Not me, but when I got up this morning there were no clouds in the sky. Sue was on me immediately after coffee to get out and stop the bitching about the bad weather. So off I went, thinking I might not be able to … Continue reading "Looking for the silver lining: Clouds on the horizon."
Read MoreThe sky was quite resplendent this morning, albeit for only a short time. From pink . . . to gold in about ten minutes. All the colour had faded away soon after.
Read MoreI had forgotten about the number of rides challenge so am starting that now with re-naming my last post to include ‘Ride #1’. That means today was ride #2 ;’-). It started as a utilitarian ride (which I don’t intend to include in the number of rides for the challenge), but ended up being a … Continue reading "RIDE #2: WITH A FEW CLOUDS ALSO"
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It’s been cloudy or I’ve been asleep or I just plain missed it – but yesterday I managed a sunset picture. Our driveway heads somewhat east / west so I took the shot there. I will probably have to walk a bit further along to get the winter solstice picture!
Read MoreThe first ride on 2019 was from where Brian lives to Putrajaya and back. Putrajaya is the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya. Kuala Lumpur had by then become overcrowded and congested because of rapid urban development. Things haven’t improved since. Architects and city planners started with … Continue reading "Ride # 1: 02 January 2019"
Read MoreAnnually my informal group of women riders do a FROSTY ride. First Ride Out Startng The Year. The same two friends host us for the event and we have been doing it for many years. There was only one year that we got rained out and one year that we actually had sun! This day … Continue reading "RIDE #1: OVERCAST NEW YEAR’S DAY 2019"
Read MoreThe sun was shining through broken cloud up until the time I managed to get out shortly before noon, by that time the sun had disappeared. Looking south the sun would be at its highest about now. Leaving this point I rode into heavier cloud that was leaking. Snowdrops, first of the winter for me. … Continue reading "CLOUDY RIDE"
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Casey’s General Store and a stratus cloud deck Just purchased a 425M$ Mega Millions ticket — one chance in 290+ million (what could possibly go wrong?) Over 2″ of rain NYE lead to flooding of the North Fork Thats last summers Corn Field Happy Geeses 🙂 Looks like clouds coast to coast
Read MoreAccording to Wikipedia, the fount of All Knowledge, “France has a maritime climate with no true dry season”. What it doesn’t say is that there are times when the rain never stops. Thus it has been since the beginning of December. According to my ride diary there were only three days all month when I … Continue reading "Last ride of 2018"
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After being out of town sans bicycle for a few days, I figured the Ogre would want to get out and bid farewell to 2018. Despite the moderate temperature, a cold wind howled and gusted out of the north. I think it blasted straight down from Hastings, Minnesota. It blew me all over the roads … Continue reading "Community Bikes"
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