Scavenger Hunt Round 2 June marks the end of my tenure as your challenge host  — as I relinquish my crown, I thank one and all for participating! So, a search and suggestion for the next Challenge Czar/Czarina would naturally be participants who have up till now have not had the opportunity to demonstrate their … Continue reading "June Challenge — Scavenger Hunt 2.0"

We are home and with wifi I will post photos for our challenge. The first photos will be from Bellingham where, even though I did not ride mainly in the downtown area, I did do a bit of riding around and found some good examples. Here we have twins… Here is the most colorful and … Continue reading "ARCHITECTURE"

Trying to upload photos of the architecture part would take too long on such minimal wifi, so will post those later from a different place.

We are camping up near Bellingham for an event we attended (I will tell more in another post or on my blog in the near future) and I rode out to Lummi Nation on a gorgeous day. I am hopeful to be able to post photos with so little weak wifi, so here goes…. Well, … Continue reading "A LITTLE ARCHITECTURE AND A BIKE (failed attempt)"

Gable with a flared front side

My intent for today was to ride around town in search of more of architectural features. I did get some pictures of those things, but I’ll save them for tomorrow. This post will concentrate on colors–specifically, colors of leaf blossoms that have fallen onto streets and driveways. As a former paint store manager, I am … Continue reading "The Streets in MY Town Are Adorned With Springtime Color (At Least For a Day)"

Like many others, my knowledge of architecture is limited (very limited) — as in Art — I know what I like but have no idea how its done or how to do it. “The less you know, the more you can learn certainly applies here” Following are architectural photos — whether I know what I’m … Continue reading "A is for Architecture"

As you might guess, I have some A’s from my ride around and through our local airport. Airport Airplanes Aground in Airfield Air moving some flags Aviator Angle And on the route home, I cruised through an Academy. I remain on the mend from my illness and though I am better, still not at my … Continue reading "LOTS OF AIR IN THESE ”A”S"

While the A’s of May and anything bicycle remain in force . . . . . Close out the month looking for Architectural Features such as roofs and other adornments. A list of Architectural Features is HERE 36, yes, 36 types of roofs are HERE    (I had no idea either!) Public buildings are an excellent … Continue reading "May Challenge 2.0"

Alleys A feature of a bygone era? Still plenty of them here, but not in the newer parts of town Max the cat deferred on accompanying the ride of several alleys Said he had had enough of life on the street/alley until rescued and adopted Riding alleys certainly produces a different perspective What a place … Continue reading "A — is for Alleys"

There are times when I am feeling tip top, and times when I am not. But overall I am feeling much better and enjoying some time with my bike. I did find a few As for MAY on the past two days of riding. Arches Azaleas Anchor (a little difficult to see) Arrows Just a … Continue reading "A’S FOR MAY"

Having to run a few errands in our local town I was able to capture a few A images. Iconic river scene of Abingdon – on – Thames Sign Advertising Art outside of St. Nicholas Church. Abbey cinema where our eldest granddaughter Freya works. From here a spot of shopping then home before the rain … Continue reading "JUST A FEW MORE ‘A’S"

I posted this on fb but thought I would share here as well. BACK IN FORM I feel fortunate to have ridden on the last day of April to complete my 30 of 30 days challenge for 2023. My sore throat on that day was at the beginning stage of the cold that struck on … Continue reading "NOT PART OF THIS CHALLENGE, PART OF MY CHALLENGE"

Due to the forecasted heavy thundery showers for this afternoon today’s ride would be a local morning one only. An Appeal. In the early 1960’s St. Helen’s took a lightning strike during a heavy thunder storm. The resulting damage was repaired, and as it turned out not very well, as a couple of years ago … Continue reading "JUST A COUPLE OF ‘A’S"

A glacial deposit containing a lot of Clay Allium in the corner of the garden Axle inside that hub Cranks attached to the bottom bracket Axle Hub and Axle Cable Anchor bolt Click HERE for ‘a’ word describing Greg’s disdain for a certain town in far western Illinois (Parental Guidance is Advised)    😉

As I rode around today, I noticed quite a few “A” for May photo opportunities. Before too long, I realized I’d have to narrow them down to a single theme. In this case, I’m going with a transportation theme. You would not believe how many types of vehicles begin with the letter “A.” I’ve got … Continue reading "Bringing My A-Game (Transportation Version)"

A is for Antennas atop the Tower   A for an Australian koala mascot n Koala clings to a cable near a Bicycle headlight April showers brought May flowers

Here is my opening contribution for mAy. A touch of ’art’ at the elementary school… And though I may have posted this in the past, this is a new photo of a bike up high… I was successful (surprising myself with our weather!) in completing the 30 Days of Biking in April challenge. NOW – … Continue reading "A PIECE OF ART AND A BIKE"