Quote Originally Posted by makbike View Post
At about the 6 mile mark I came upon a bird (barn swallow) on the side of the road. I stopped to see if it was hurt. It was okay it had recently left the security of its nest. The two of us spent a few minutes checking each other out and I think it quickly realized I was not going to harm it. It sat on my finger for about 30 seconds before it decided to test its wings and off it went to a tree on the other side of the road. It was a beautiful encounter and one I shall cherish.
What a wonderful encounter. I pray for a day when a bird will alight on my finger or hand. I tell the birds in my yard not to be afraid of me, but as soon as I show up they fly away...oh well.

I had a pleasant 47 mile ride this morning. It was a beautiful day for a ride. I went my usual ride from the house, but instead of turning west at the point of the mtn, I turned east and headed up through the benches of Salt Lake valley. Lot's of climbing. I am slow going uphill, but I chug away at it. I was hoping to retrace my ride I did for the Bike 2 Kids last Sept, but I made a wrong turn somewhere. Oh well. The ride home wasn't on the roads I would have mapped out, but there was a lot of downhill back to the house. All in all, a good ride.