Somehow I always find Greg’s challenges confusing. Inspired, but confusing. But then, I get confused easily – that’s a problem with having a fossilized brain, I guess. So are we supposed to complete three posts this month to get a passing grade? And are they supposed to be spaced out with one in each ten … Continue reading "Preliminary practice picnic post"
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Too early so this one won’t count. Just getting warmed up for the new challenge. This is Munich’s Marienplatz with town hall and a pretzel.
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July is almost finished. It’s been a very wet and cold July here with twice the average amount of rainfall. I’ve been kept off the bike not only by weather but also by a lot of pain. I can’t breathe deeply or my diaphragm seems to squish things that hurt. So no biking at the … Continue reading "Finishing with a smile"
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“Food? What kind of challenge is that? Food isn’t a challenge; it’s a basic necessity of life itself. What next? An oxygen challenge?” Pretty freaky how I can read your minds, eh? But yeah, I get it. Food is everywhere and most of us Cycle365-ers are lucky enough to be able to eat it at … Continue reading "THE AUGUST CHALLENGE: FOOD"
Read MoreIt is hard to tell by this photo, but the face is formed by sun dappling through the trees overhead as I roll along neighborhood roads. This next one is whatever — some kind of splatter it seems, and maybe use your imagination to see the face Smoking a pipe? Popped right out at me. … Continue reading "SUN DAPPLE AND SPLATTER FACES"
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I’ve been following lots of bike journals the last month or so, and it’s been exciting to finally see people getting out and about. It inspired me to want to get away from home for at least a minor adventure, so I decided to head up to northern Vermont for a two day, one night … Continue reading "Two Days on South Hero Island"
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Looking for new territory to explore today, I remembered a recent article in the newspaper about a huge mural being painted on a building on the southwest side of town where I seldom ride. Based on that, I decided to pedal in that direction…. Read more at Bill Bikes
Read More…you cannot always trust when I say it will be my last entry post for a challenge ;’-). Today’s ride brought these… Look closely — a tree face that is a little cockeyed. A face with a goatee —I in a driveway. And my favorite of this group — from the climbing wall at the … Continue reading "LIKE SUZANNE SAID…"
Read MorePointy chin face Wild Chicory face Double Monkey faces? On a utility pole Smashed cup face Pebbly Face Long Face looks a little board-ed Thanks Greg! Its been fun! And you turned out to be quite correct, never before have I noticed so many faces until I began to look for them.
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Are you tired of my monthly challenges yet? After only one month at the helm, I sure hope not. One good sign is that nobody has brought forth articles of impeachment yet. And the latest Quinnipiac Poll shows that I have a 50% approval rating, which is several points higher than one of my country’s … Continue reading "Populist President’s Press Conference"
Read MoreFeeling better about our short trip now and ready to post some more faces.
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“They tell me you’re a man of true grit.” -Mattie Ross to Rooster Cogburn in the film True Grit. It might seem as though the featured photo, the title of this post, and the movie quote have absolutely nothing to do with a bicycle ride, but before you click the X in the upper right … Continue reading "Greg’s Got True Grit"
Read MoreI think I have exhausted all the nearby faces, and since this will be my cycling arena for the remainder of the month, I call these my final entry. Unless they aren’t. ;’-) With the nose just out of joint… A dark face on the building… A little nose above a yawning mouth… At my … Continue reading "FACING UP TO IT — MY SWAN SONG FOR THIS CHALLENGE"
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I’ve got a page up on our trip over at CycleBlaze. You can read the first installment HERE.
Read MoreI never would have sold my recumbent to Jack if I had known he was going to allow just any-old-body to ride it! Only kidding!
Read MoreYou will see why lucky in just a little while 🙂 Chevrolet pick up at the concrete works . . . . . . . . modified with a 1950 Buick grill Evil looking face on the right, little bear cub face to the left Morning Glory leaf face Morning Glories are climbing the … Continue reading "July Challenge — Lucky #13"
Read MoreI wrote this when I returned from Barbados in 1983, but didn’t see it again until 2021 when my sister discovered a long-forgotten copy while cleaning out our parents’ home after our father passed away. My brother drove from Virginia to California last week to hand-deliver the faded dot-matrix hardcopy. Read more at Bill Bikes
Read MoreDiamond Back and face at the old city hall building Face cropped out of a man hole cover Face with tiny eyes and a big firery mouth Not for credit, lug nuts and wheel spider face
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Yes, I know that this was last month’s challenge and that I’m three weeks late. I was so excited to come across a push mower in Ithaca with its pushee attached that I had to post it. Ithaca, btw, is a wonderful place in case you didn’t know that already. Rocky and I have spent … Continue reading "A late scavenger hunt entry"
Read MoreJanet has already posted, but I thought you’d like to see how my photos of our day came out. Here we are at lunch overlooking the sea. Here we are doing a test ride of J&J’s Transit Connect because we’re considering buying one. Here we are looking out at the sea after riding on the … Continue reading "Our Day With Jack & Janet"
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Well we are still around…..I see I haven’t posted since May of 2020! What a year it has been……we did ride our bikes and do a lot of walking but not much documentation of said adventures. Yesterday we took a little trip north to HMB (Half Moon Bay) and visited with Kathleen and BJ. They … Continue reading "Little Trip North"
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Hi, Everybody! After postponing our trip for a whole week due to terrible weather in the forecast, which meant canceling all our hotel bookings and re-booking, we knew we would leave on the newly planned day, rain or shine. Well it rained, the weather was acually worse than on the original planned date of departure. … Continue reading "On the Road at Last"
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Raleigh at CSX Railroad Nice morning for a ride, so the Raleigh and I headed south for 3 miles, then west to the RR. Short pause there, no trains in sight, (I was hoping to get the face of a CSX locomotive) so headed back toward town. Tried a video on the way just to … Continue reading "Well Worn Routes Close to Town"
Read MoreNow that we are back home (for a few weeks) I have begun my usual repetitive neighborhood rides. I was just bimbling along without thought really to find any faces or other things in my challenges. I feel kind of done with searching for things for the month. But, as we all know, these faces … Continue reading "ON MY WHATEVER RIDE"
Read MoreBuck toothed RR tie plate (looks as though he has one filling)
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I’m not a natural like Greg when it comes to finding face like objects but here’s a few I’ve seen along the way. The featured image has two bright eyes with a swirly hairdo. (For some reason the caption on the featured photo never work) I knocked up a video when I went for a … Continue reading "Pareidolia everywhere"
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It’s kind of nice to go bike riding in a different state — even if the state is right next door to your own state. Such is the case with my visit to Iowa. Yesterday I enjoyed my trip to Stanley and I enjoyed today’s trip even more. There is a vibrant Amish community in … Continue reading "My Trip To Amish Country"
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Yesterday I wrote about the dumbest thing I’ve ever done. I also wrote about my plan to drive to MY Town and back to resolve the problem, which would have been the second dumbest thing I’ve ever done. It’s all moot now, because — HALLELUJA! — I found the key to my bike lock this … Continue reading "My Trip To Stanley"
Read MoreI did not find as many things as I wanted in last month’s scavenger hunt challenges. Among other thingsI knew that I’d never find a reel mower because (1) what the heck is a reel mower? And (2) who uses those these days? When I looked up reel mower I reelized that Rich meant “push … Continue reading "Some Unfinished Business"
Read MoreNot for Credit face — Ford Pickup Planter Not for Credit — Smiley Face Cabinet
Read MoreThat’s right, today I surpassed the stupidest stupidity of my stupid cycling career. Or maybe it was yesterday that I achieved the height of stupidity. I’m not exactly sure. Let me tell the story. The Feeshko and I drove back to Iowa yesterday. My dad had a medical appointment to keep and it was in … Continue reading "The Dumbest Thing I’ve Ever Done (and that’s sayin’ something)"
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To make up for the squid, next up is something I think you’ll find is fun. Most of us have heard about or even used Little Free Libraries where you can take or leave a book to share. My wife BJ just heard about little free galleries, and that there was one in our town. … Continue reading "Something Arty"
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While it’s true that we live by the sea, it doesn’t often smell that way. But for a couple of days recently there was a distinct fishy smell wafting – well not exactly wafting, more like blasting – our way. So I set out to discover the source of this smell. The nearby commercial fishing … Continue reading "Something Fishy"
Read MoreYesterday, I drove to Elizabethtown, KY to order a tombstone for Jim. Whenever we went near that town, we’d drive past the place we had our Bike Fridays worked on. The mechanic was a BF dealer and was the best, but the last time we saw him, he was closing up shop and moving to … Continue reading "Not on one, but at least talking about bicycles"
Read MoreEm is so right about faces now becoming ‘eye worms’!!! I keep looking at everything to find a face, but soon will stop dong that so to enjoy other things along my routes. Well, I most likely will not stop doing that! Dumpy… and Stumpy…
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The second short tour is now chronicled and posted! It took me exactly one month to get it done. Here’s the link to the journal over on CycleBlaze.
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We’re seeing entirely too many cheerful, grinning faces here. This character here brings some balance, looking like his wallet is about to be fleeced as he reaches for the sky in Buffalo. Look at those big eyes! He looks terrified.
Read MoreSo here are the Part 2 pics from my ride yesterday. I did go for a short ride today, since the weather was beautiful again, but I did not ride slow and look for faces. I just pedaled and soaked up the sun and tried not to puke. So see what you think of these: … Continue reading "On the board – Part 2"
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What started out to be a an impromptu three-day, two-night trip to see my dad after his auto accident, turned out to be a week-long visit. Luckily I decided at the last minute to bring my bike. Even more luckily, I am a bike tourist so I have no problem wearing the same clothes day … Continue reading "The Iowa Wrap-Up"
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I am finally getting around to posting a journal on our two little tours in June. I am writing up our rides a good month after the fact. I wrote hasty notes in the evenings but I will rely mainly on my pictures and the gps route to recreate the days we were on the … Continue reading "Bavarian Getaways"
Read MoreUpon saying goodbye to our camping friends, one of them had this hanging out and I just had to post it here ;’-). I will check in after we get back to Sarah’s and have normal wifi!!
Read MoreNot exactly a face per se, but an outline of one Someone had placed a penny on the CSX rail and it got severely flattened The zinc inner sandwich sort of forms a hairline and a short beard Mr Lincoln is back in the Memorial somewhere Interesting stuff about pennies HERE
Read MoreWe’ve had a lot of gloomy days this month and my upper GI tract is not amenable to being away from home much right now. But today was a gorgeous day – warm enough for pants and tshirt – so I forced myself out there and only ended up with one retching session. The secret … Continue reading "Trying to get on the board"
Read MoreNo wifi unless I catch it at a good time at the visitor Center. Even then it is very slow. I will not be able to make any comments on posts until after we return to Sarah’s in another day or two. Susan and I took a hike and I found a couple of faces. … Continue reading "AT A CALIFORNIA STATE PARK"
Read MoreIt looked like a stable grey and overcast day so we set out for a short ride. We reached Lake Starnberg, moseyed around a bit and then the skies opened up. What luck that we were standing outside a cafe and could grab a sheltered table. Timing is everything. When the rain more or less … Continue reading "Getting the Rain out of Our System"
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The Erie triangle is a virtual pareidolia hotbed, now that I know what I’m looking for. I like today’s discovery after our ride to Presque Isle (Pennsylvania’s version – it turns out Michigan and Maine also have their own Presque Isle). He looks so cheerful, his mug brimming with hydrangeas. Or maybe he’s crazed, with … Continue reading "Still eerie in Erie"
Read MoreKind of grey and gloomy weather these days with lots of thunder storms and not so conducive to riding. But I have been getting out, if not as much as I would normally. As a matter of fact, we had planned a two-week tour starting today – and then canceled the whole thing. Just too … Continue reading "On the face of it"
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A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE FIRST TWO PARTS OF THIS HIGHLY INFORMATIVE, TOTALLY NUTTY, MILDLY SATIRICAL, IOWA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-APPROVED TOURISM BROCHURE FOR CYCLISTS: First I covered the cultural stuff for which Iowa is super-famous. Then I wrote about Iowa’s historical, scenical, landscapical, and national parkical highlights. Now comes part three. Today I will be … Continue reading "THE NORTHEAST IOWA TOURISM BROCHURE FOR CYCLISTS: Part Three"
Read MoreI was granted an hour to ride while Susan would finish up at the hotel, drive Sarah home and begin packing the van. I was truly not interested in searching for anything on my short ride, but this first face was staring at me as I sat on a bench sipping some tea at this … Continue reading "I WAS NOT LOOKING FOR ANY FACES"
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We’ll, maybe not so eerie. Definitely strange though, seeing this dude with a butch haircut looking sly with his downcast, hooded eyes. But that’s to be expected in the Erie Triangle. Definitely a wierd place.
Read MoreMy disclaimer is that I have little to almost no control of what happens for the next few days. The Grands and their Dad came home with some sickness that we (Susan, Sarah and I) are trying to avoid. Thus, we three are holed up in a motel for (at least) two nights. Our camping … Continue reading "I DIDN’T MEAN TO LIE — MORE FACES"
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As you may recall from yesterday, the first part of my tourism brochure concentrated on the amenities Iowa has to offer to the jet-set crowd: The fine dining, the night life, the luxury accommodations, the world-class shopping, etc. Today I’ll be presenting Part Two of the brochure. As promised, it will be geared toward those … Continue reading "THE NORTHEAST IOWA TOURISM BROCHURE FOR CYCLISTS: Part Two"
Read MoreI hope you can see the tilted face (two eyes and a nose, no mouth) and the outstretched leg and arm.
Read MoreRusty Face Along 6th Avenue south of town Iron concretions among the limestone chips have begun to weather and form streaks Disc brake pad face (sort of) If you consider the iron concretion as one eye and a black tar spot as the other?? Now that is more like it — returned later in the … Continue reading "July Challenge — 5"
Read MoreOn Saturday, my wife I drove down to White Plains MD and rode one of our favorite Maryland rail trails – the Indian Head Rail Trail. We’ve done it before but not for several years. It is only 13 miles long but a beautiful surface, great views of wetlands and the Mattawoman Creek. We saw several … Continue reading "Indian Head MD Trail Trail: July 4th or Groundhog Day?"
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Yes, I know I’ve been a pretty faithless participant last month. Planning our tour, biking our tour and blogging our tour is pretty time consuming, especially when you factor in time for eatin’ and drinkin’. I’m trying to get my head around the idea of seeing faces in strange places, but I don’t think I’m … Continue reading "With a little help from my friends"
Read MoreThe Feeshko, Diggity, The Reckless Mr. Bing Bong and I drove down to Iowa for the Fourth of July Weekend, which includes the birthday of American independence, and even bigger than that, the birthday of ME. It was an impromptu visit, motivated by an auto accident in which my dad was involved. He was very … Continue reading "THE NORTHEAST IOWA TOURISM BROCHURE FOR CYCLISTS: Part One"
Read MoreToday was my favorite ride of all four I have done this week. Since it did take me through much the same areas as the other rides, I felt rather sure I would not find a face today. Perhaps these will pass. MAYBE A LITTLE “WALLEYED” EITHER RETRO OR FASHIONABLE SQUARE GLASSES, AND A BIT … Continue reading "FINAL ENTRIES FOR THIS WEEK (I THINK)"
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Accompanied my 26 year old granddaughter on her way home from visiting us and on my return trip home, I slowed down and looked for some faces.
Read MoreBeautiful 4th of July here Ride around the Conservation Club Loop Just outside the club’s gate was this face That’s not a face with moles, itsa face by moles The gate to the club was wide open but I did respect the No Trespassing sign Back home with some now cold coffee from before . … Continue reading "July Challenge — 4"
Read MoreI am able to get quite a few rides in here, but after tomorrow that will change as I will have little to no opportunity to ride very much for our final week away. We will be doing other activities with the Grands as we attend a planned camping outing. But today’s ride did bring … Continue reading "ABOUT (MORE) FACES"
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Stop sign at 1550E/4000N (where 1550 stops for 4000) What one person referred to as a ‘Stoptional’ sign — stop if you feel like it On one ride, a lady in a red Buick was coming north on 1550E, in an obvious rush. A Ford Explorer was coming east on 4000N. Buick lady decides to … Continue reading "July Challenge — 3"
Read MoreOn my Garceau on Wheels ride I did see a few faces. PERHAPS RELATED TO DARTH VADER… JOINED AT THE LIP… “DROP JAW GORGEOUS” ORIGINATOR SAW THIS PAINING AS I ARRIVED HOME… This photo is for Rich to show where that beer mug guy is located. Looks attached to some pipes. That is actually a … Continue reading "FACE 2"
Read MoreBefore I make a post with a few more faces, I will tell you about this experience I had. Yesterday was a warm one and the water in my camel back had warmed up quite a bit. So last night I tucked it into the garage fridge to start out with it quite cold and … Continue reading "A WHEELED GARCEAU — JUST IN TIME"
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I’ve been happy to see a few July “Face” Challenge posts already. I must say, the pictures have all been worthy of the fine grades I’ve given them. It makes me feel like I succeeded in making the challenge not too impossible, but it also makes me feel like my students are smarter than ME. … Continue reading "I’m Trying To Do The Best I Can In My Own Challenge"
Read More2 Cycle Muffler Going to JR’s??!!!!!!! OH NOOOOOOOOOO! Happy Pedal Chain Ring Smiling Crooked little smile on derailleur
Read MoreI went out yesterday with my camera – in the rain – and found some faces, snap snap snap. Got home and I won’t tell you what happened because it’s too embarrassing – well I had forgotten the memory card yet again. That was the bad goofy. I rode the same route again today and … Continue reading "Too Goofy Again"
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I am sorry to have missed all the fun of the scavenger hunts and Suzanne’s May challenge. I hope everyone has been having a great time! I started a medication in April that was absolutely brutal and diminished my quality of life to nil. It was the final thing that pushed me over the hump … Continue reading "Some fun links"
Read MoreThese are not nearly as good as Rich’s finds, but they are what I spied on my ride today. You may need to stretch your imagination a bit ;’-) BIG WIDE OPEN GRIN… A LITTLE CLOSE EYED AND LONG NOSED. MOUTH SAYIN OOOOOH. MAYBE WITH A COFFEE AT WORK… I think the shadow of my … Continue reading "FACES…"
Read MoreBug-eyed/Frog-eyed lawn tractor Hydrant face with a serious case of bags under the eyes Puzzled look on a travel trailer propane regulator? (Face on the cardinal too, but it doesn’t count) Happy RV (Forgot to include my bicycle in one of the photos) *Begs forgiveness from Faye Kenews*
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Summer is here! And I managed to ride every day. Towards the end of the month we had several days with severe and unpredictable thunder storms and it was a bit tricky finding a dry window. But I did, even if it meant the ride was a short one. In spite of the short rides, … Continue reading "Walks and Rides: The June 2021 Edition"
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