Happy New Year to everyone! The guys and I got in a final, short ride on New Years Eve. The wind change causing terrible devastation elsewhere brought us clear skies on the southwesterly. We also got in a final two RED cars in the last 200 metres of our 2019 rides. See feature pic. We … Continue reading "Happy New Year!"
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Cold and blustery 30mph winds today — no rides 🙁 Looking forward to everyone’s posts on Cycle 365 in the next year Wishing everyone the Very Best in the new year!!
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Here’s a little giggle for you all to ring in the new decade! Two photos of yours truly, taken almost exactly 11 years apart! I’ve been riding bikes of all sorts, shapes and sizes for most of my life. I love life on two wheels and every opportunity for a ride I grab hold of … Continue reading "Two photos, taken over a decade apart!"
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Quick spin for last day of the year. Ran into John, a former colleague and fellow retiree. Stopped by Bud and Marsha’s on the way home to learn how she broke her toe. Now to guzzle hard cider tonight in preparation for early morning hike up Bald Mountain tomorrow. Read more at Bill Bikes
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This is MY New Year’s Eve post. (New Year’s Eve is a holiday, isn’t it? If not, that’s okay, because I’ll be posting a New Year’s DAY story tomorrow.) As always, this post will be all about ME, MY bike ride, MY pictures, and MY self-obsession. The title of this thing was inspired by a … Continue reading "NEW YEAR’S EVE: Party, Party, Party . . . Party All The Time"
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My challenge to self for 2019 was to cycle 6,000 kilometers in the year. “Ride with GPS” kept my totals with a difference between two of the 2019 counters. I could not work out why this was so. By yesterday I was still short by one of the measures but a ride this morning on … Continue reading "2019 Challenge – Success at last !!"
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One more bicycle picture from Myanmar, one more for the red challenge and one more BLOG entry from our Asian travels. Thanks for coming along!
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Last month’s challenge subject, Reds, was possibly the most productive one yet, generating 35 submissions; while the November one, Kids, was probably the least popular, resulting in only ten. I’m sure there’s a message in there somewhere, but I’m not quite sure what it is. Maybe lifeless subjects are easier to work with than squirrelly, … Continue reading "Challenge of the month, January 2020: Rocks"
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It’s hard to believe it’s almost 2020! It seems like only yesterday that our software shop was anxiously awaiting the new millennium to see if all our hard work over the last year had paid off or if our company’s systems were going to hemorrhage under a barrage of Y2K bugs. before we ring in … Continue reading "One last red before we go"
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In Bangkok on the last day of our trip we had the pleasure to again meet up with crazyguy Bill Weir. He has been cycling in all parts of Asia since the early 80’s and is still going strong. The past month he spent enjoying Bangkok and working on his JOURNAL and photos from his … Continue reading "Happy New year to all Bicycle Friends !"
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Late this morning I drove down to the former Hamilton Army airfield—now a pleasant residential neighborhood with old hangars transformed into tidy businesses and offices—where I’ve pedaled a couple times before. Having already explored some of the trails through marshes and wetlands along the Bay in that area, I wanted to revisit some of that … Continue reading "mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful"
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58F! Let’s go! Someone spilled the beans — including some red kidney beans Those are rejects from Teasdale Foods which are taken by tractor and wagon to the landfill periodically Teasdale specializes in Mexican lentil products although these aren’t jumping beans 😉 Another view through the chain stays Tagging along behind the tractor and wagon … Continue reading "December Challenge Finale"
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Got red, got bicycle – the rest is off topic pictures from a day in Bagan. Here is my BLOG.
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I have a Christmas morning tradition of going for a ride when the roads are very empty. The tradition didn’t quite go as planned this year, but I was still able to get in some new roads and take a bunch of pics of town for my parents, so they can see where I live … Continue reading "Holiday Challenge: 25 December"
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We’ve been holed up in San Diego for the past ten nights, waiting out the foul weather and staying close to restaurants that would be open over Christmas. We’ve managed to fit in a few good rides and walks though, and collected a few reds along the way. The featured photo is at Fort Rosecrans … Continue reading "Some reds for the holidays"
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The featured image is the kind of e-bike that is for rent here, with a little bit of red. Again many thanks for allowing all these off-topic posts. I see all over Bagan signs for e-bike rental. Ah, that would be great, I think. On closer scrutiny we see that they are renting motorized scooters … Continue reading "The Irrawaddy"
Read MoreIt was a short ride but I did ride this mid-morning. We had our Christmas family festivities last night and Susan and I spent the night at Jenny’s in Indianola. The plan is to take her two boys (age 3 & 5) camping in the RV for two nights. So I got in my ride … Continue reading "HOLIDAYS CHALLENGE – CHRISTMAS DAY 2019"
Read Morehttp://www.gianlucagimini.it/prototypes/velocipedia.html Hope the link works and that you enjoy it!
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Roses are Red Viking fans are feeling blue We went Waa-hoo Whilst they went Boo-hoo At the casino after my early ride. The game started at 9am on Christmas eve. I met a friendly father and son from Kentucky. The son a Viking fan and father a Packers fan. I learnt many things such as … Continue reading "Roses are Red"
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Happy holidays to everyone! My Christmas tradition is to go for a ride on Christmas morning. With everyone inside celebrating Santa, the roads are empty and I can ride narrow, shoulderless ones I’d normally avoid. However, it was waaaay too smoky this morning to continue that tradition. So I am heading out in a little … Continue reading "Solstice reds"
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The weather has relented considerably — highs in the 50 range, give or take a few degrees — and very little wind for a change. Although more in the high 20’s for morning rides — still quite better than its been. Out for some rides — nothing too outstanding to look at — but great … Continue reading "Late December Rides"
Read MoreI will be doing my official Holiday Challenge ride tomorrow, but yesterday I had a grand ride with Cindy and a few others. I could not resist taking this first photo for our RED challenge. I stopped to quickly click this festive bike, and had to rush to catch up with the group.This to me … Continue reading "ONE MORE RED AND SOME HORSES"
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Wishing everyone a happy holiday season with family and friends, on or off your bikes, at home or wherever you are! New blog installment HERE.
Read MoreI tried to get a summer picture at the same place – but couldn’t see the sun! So I have to stand further back. Brompton is in there standing against the house. Thank you all for your recent comments. Our area has no fires at the moment but friends both here is Tasmania and on … Continue reading "Solstice in Tasmania"
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I admit that I didn’t think that much about the technical aspects of solstice today – I just pointed the camera west toward the sea and took my best shot. I should at least get some credit for being aware that it was solstice though. I had my mind on other things, anyway. Foremost among … Continue reading "A La Jolla Solstice"
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A new post from a new country – sort of a complaining BLOG entry from Myanmar. Just saying the way it is. At least a bicycle shot, but what I find interesting is the sidewalk. A sidewalk isn’t meant for walking, there’s no room. You walk in the road, watching out for traffic. Hope all … Continue reading "On to Mandalay"
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Santa’s house in the park Light up at night, except the snow man, he doesn’t Look closely at the packages . . . . . I’ve been told nothing is too good for me . . . . . and that is what I’m going to get 😉 Site of the AWOL Thanksgiving turkey, Santa … Continue reading "Christmas Challenge"
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The sun will be in this position for several days 12/21/19 Technically, the Solstice will occur in about 6 hours
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Nothing embodies the spirit of the holiday season like a cute little evergreen that has been chopped down and given the title of “Christmas Tree.” Oh sure, there are other Christmas symbols out there, such as candy canes, wreaths, wrapped presents, reindeer, Santa Claus, angels, frankincense, Jesus, etc. . . . but nothing shouts out … Continue reading "HOLIDAY CHALLENGE: Oh, Christmas Trees! Oh, Christmas Trees!"
Read MoreMaking something Instagrammable seems to be the design ethos of the day. Such as this new pedestrian walkway on the side of a bridge.
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Hi there, I haven’t posted for a while. The last 2 months have been awful with weather patterns being driven by unusual sea temps in the Southern and Indian Oceans causing winds normally south of us to be lifted to Tasmania. The winds have been strong. Cycling has been difficult. I have my annual challenge … Continue reading "The wind has dropped !!"
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It was a damp and cold day for riding, but six of us faced the weather for a delightful day riding on the Centennial Trail. Hot chocolate at the Java Haus could not have been better earned. Bonus — a covered bridge in Lake Stevens. ;’-). Cindy was the most decorated with flowers and lights … Continue reading "COLD RED"
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It doesn’t look like a lot of traffic, but it’s erratic, often dense and follows its own rules. I see kids on motor scooters, maybe 12 years old, weaving in and out, dodging potholes and working through gridlocks at intersections with ease. Out in the country we saw many more bicycles, mainly kids on their … Continue reading "New and Old in Siem Reap"
Read MoreNo rain, but I did get to ride in the cold for the other end of my intended loop to capture these reds. Hang on Snoopy.. Even a Garbage can gets a little dressed up if you add red ;’-). Umbrella? Red decoration? Triple slide — one for each age ;’-0.
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We’re leaving Spain this morning, our Iberian adventure having run its course. We’d have been happy to stay a bit longer but unfortunately our visa expired. We’re on our way to San Diego, the starting point for our next tour, but taking the long way around – by flying East two time zones to Istanbul. … Continue reading "One last red for the road"
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The final ride of our Iberian tour was a hill climb, to a minor pass north of Valencia, Alto del Garbi. It was a great ride, and the perfect ending to the tour. Surprisingly, we saw several figures dressed in red along the way; so of course I have to post them.
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We left busy Bangkok and are now in Siem Reap for a visit to the awesome temples of Angkor. Siem Reap is much smaller but also loud with its share of air pollution. I’ll post a few photos here, some more on my BLOG. For technical reasons, my mobile phone pics are here, and only … Continue reading "Traveling Cyclists in Cambodia"
Read MoreBy the time the Seahawks game ended it was cold, and dusk would not be far away! I settled for a much shorter ride than I had wished, and got the reds from one end of the loop I thought I would ride. I have just a few more reds in mind that I actually … Continue reading "FIRE HOUSE RED"
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The Trail House is our local coffee shop / brew pub / bike shop near the Annadel mountain bike trails. Lots of serious mountain bikers hang there. Serious I’m not, but I’ve been known to frequent the joint with Jeff and/or Cap’n Will. This year the Trail House sponsored its Second Annual Lighted Bicycle Parade, … Continue reading "Lighted Bicycle Parade"
Read MoreWe had this plan to ride today and when Cindy sent me the text that the weather was a little “iffy” we thought twice about it. Being the intrepid riders that we are, we decided to try for it. By the time I had biked from home to meet Cindy at our ride start, it … Continue reading "UNEXPECTED REDS"
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Some by bike, some not. Today we were able to meet up again with crazy guy Bill Weir, whom we first met in Bangkok in 2008. Bill saw in FB that we were in Bangkok where he is spending the month of December. What a happy coincidence to again be in the same place at … Continue reading "Traveling Cyclists …"
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Back at Casey’s — red, red,and more red (Named after the founder’s friend K C Fish who encouraged him to buy an old service station which became a second convenience store) Red door at Grant Township food pantry Time for CranXmas donations JR’s Recyclables — red primer on trailer fenders – red marker lamp, red … Continue reading "December Challenge"
Read MoreJust as all Christmas things are not red, all reds are not Christmas things. Rather heady for me I know, but I couldn’t resist ;’-). This past week has had lots of days of rain. A few of the days were only partially filled with rain, but one never knows which part that will be. … Continue reading "I KEEP SEEING RED"
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Can you find the RED in the above photo, very subtle. So far this summer has been RED hot and setting all sorts of (the wrong) records. I decided to go for a solo night ride around the city and saw a red car, wasn’t sure if I should take a photo for security … Continue reading "December Challenge – I see red"
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Since I have the kind permission from the admin to post off topic, here are this morning’s street shots. I won’t be on my bike for a while. I am enjoying pineapple and papaya for breakfast, going out in sandals and short sleeves at all times of the day and night, but not the noise … Continue reading "Seeing more red in Bangkok"
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Not many bicycles in the crazy traffic on Bangkok’s streets, but a few in the back alleys. Some spots of red, though.
Read MoreHello, Cycle 365 friends. I have no particular reason for being absent from this site since July. Apart from forgetting to take Challenge of the Month themed photographs ?. I’ve done 4,700km on my bikes since the beginning of July. One would have thought that I would have taken at least one CotM photograph. I … Continue reading "Challenge of the Month: December 2019"
Read More“Hmmmmmmm,” I said to myself this morning, “where should I ride today that I haven’t been to for a while and isn’t too far away?” “I haven’t been to the Vermillion River recently,” I answered. “HEY!” I shouted out excitedly, “VERMILLION! Vermillion is RED, isn’t it?” “Yeah, I’m pretty sure I’m right about that, me.” … Continue reading "WHEN VERMILLION ISN’T RED"
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Oops, looks like it’s the wrong kind of bike. But obviously you can take your bike, large or small, into the restaurant. Forgot to take a picture of the food, but it was excellent.
Read MoreYesterday was a miserable, rainy and cold day for the most part. I didn’t know that when I went out early for a ride. I cut it quite short when the rain did start, but not before ‘finding’ a couple of things that Santa may have dropped on what must have been a test sleigh … Continue reading "SANTA SEEMS TO HAVE DROPPED A COUPLE OF THINGS"
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Well the trial is over. It took a full three weeks. We ended last Friday about 5pm. I have to say it was an experience and one that I will not soon forget. I will give a brief overview at the end of this post…… The weekend was still rainy but yesterday and today I … Continue reading "Back On My Bike…."
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After our rainy season officially began a few weeks ago, we had no rain, only fire. By Thanksgiving we remained barely above zero percent of average accumulated rainfall through that date. Then the rain arrived with a vengeance. After about a week of non-stop downpour, we hit one hundred percent of average rainfall for the … Continue reading "Autumn Lake"
Read MoreThere are sooooo many Santas out there! I thought I would take a photo of one or two to add to the RED challenge, but could not resist some of the others I came by on my rides. When I thought I had sated my search for them and would now stop, up would pop … Continue reading "SANTAS BE RED ;’-)"
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First of all, many many thanks to all of you for the lovely wishes for a good trip! I had been a bit secretive about our travels, being beset by a bit of “flight shame” and also feeling reluctant to take a long trip without our bicycles. And I am always nervous before the beginning … Continue reading "December: Leaving ice and snow behind"
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Featured image: Morning coffee, Smitten Merino Californian Red Zip Neck Top. Yo I’m back! Been absent from this site for a little stretch as I’d been overseeing a big project at work. A lot of time spent staring at a computer screen during the working day. So it’s RED for December! One of the bunches I … Continue reading "December Challenge: Red is the new Black"
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OK. No more snake photos. My friend Frank Hates snakes and says he’ll quit following my blog if I keep that up. Plenty of reds though in Aguilas, a small coastal fishing town south of Valencia. Poinsettias everywhere.
Read MoreI considered making the title of this post “B RED-Y”, but did not want to steal Suzanne’s witticism ;’-). Bells.. …and Bows… …and Berries… …and Balls… …and Boxes 😉
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This should be my final bicycle picture of the year – unless instead of packing I sneak out tomorrow for one last ride before we leave for our trip (without our bicycles – how can we!?). On December 10 we are flying to Bangkok. A visit to Cambodia to once again admire the magnificent temples … Continue reading "Red Challenge and Happy Holidays"
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It’s Spain’s Constitution Day, and it seems appropriate to celebrate their holiday while we’re over here. When in Spain, do as the Spaniards do. Actually, we didn’t see anything very holidayish here in Mojácar on our day ride to El Marchal, but we did have an awesome ride. The featured photo is of a ladder snake … Continue reading "Holiday/Monthly challenge: a red and a rescue"
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I assume the few citizens of Rodalquivar eventually just shorten their village’s name to Rod. I’m not that excited about today’s shot in Rodalquivar from our ride to Aqua Amarga because bougainvillea in bloom is still pretty common here. Like Em though, I’m not seeing a lot of reds in this environment and I feel … Continue reading "December Challenge: Red in Rod"
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The guys and I managed a short overnight ride to Beechworth on Wed/Thurs. We saw some reds along the way – though not in the concentration that you get in towns. If the challenge is ever brown or green, boy do I have an extensive range to work with. You can read about our ride … Continue reading "December Challenge: Reds – Rural Style"
Read MoreWe are still here!! Until the past two weeks I was riding Surly Girl daily…..you know the ‘normal’ ride. However, two weeks ago I was selected for Jury Duty in Salinas. The case is lasting at a minimum three weeks…..that means NO BIKE RIDES for me. The only good news is that just about that … Continue reading "MIA In Monterey"
Read More“The depth of redness is an image of life’s most intense fulfillment. The deeper the red, the closer it becomes to the earth, the more real and truthful it becomes.” -A quote from The Unbearable Lightness of Being, by Milan Kundera, except that I substituted the “depth of redness” B.S. for the author’s meaningful thoughts on “heavy … Continue reading "THE UNBEARABLE REDNESS OF BIKING"
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Tail light on the Western Flyer — attached to a Gen-U-Wine Pletcher carrier — undoubtably worth more than the WF 🙂 Purchased at Big R farm store (2 dollars!) Big R: “If they don’t have it, you don’t need it” Liddle Ford pick-em-up truck hitches a ride Back from a breezy ride in 23F … Continue reading "December Challenge — Red"
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November: Fog and Sun and Rain… A beautiful month of brilliant colors, moody fog, frosted mornings – and rain, for a bit of variety. I got 22 rides in this month bringing the total for the year so far up to 197. Just one more month to go for 2019. HERE IS MY PHOTO GALLERY … Continue reading "November Gallery: Another month completed"
Read MoreI joined the club ride that my friend led today. This is her (somewhat) annual bike ride for the bike club and today was a fine day for it. The ride is on the trail ending up at Molbak’s Nursery — which is MUCH more than a nursery! Through the month of December, they always … Continue reading "MORE REDS"
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My favorite color has always been red. I have red jackets, red shirts, red paniers… If there had been a red bike available when I bought my e-bike, it would have been red, too. So I am glad I am going to get a shot at this month’s challenge. We are going to be traveling … Continue reading "Red-dy for the December Challenge"
Read MoreLet’s get this party started ;’-) Most if not all of my posts for this challenge will actually be Red on Red ;-). It was a bit cold at 38 degrees this morning but I bundled up well and started a ride through my neighborhood. These first reds are actually right on my street. It … Continue reading "DECEMBER CHALLENGE: REDS"
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