Ahhhh, Spring! Finally a day that would have been mild enough to ride, but all that sand (it adds traction on snow or ice, but once those are melted away it's like somebody dumped ball bearings all over the roads) has me a bit spooked. Still. I'll get RubySlipperz Spring cleaned this week and take her out for a spin. Meanwhile, if I've got this attachment thing worked out right, here are some pretty definitive signs of Spring I saw on today's hike. Luckily for me, they were so busy they didn't really care how close I got with the camera. If they had cared, I'd have been in deep doodoo. I didn't have my allergy kit with me.
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03-25-2007, 02:21 PM #1
The Hills! The Hills! Eek
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Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.
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03-25-2007, 05:49 PM #2
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beautiful flowers!
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03-25-2007, 07:04 PM #3
What's next? A half iron?
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Gorgeous flowers Duck! My bulbs are finally starting to blooom, aah spring...
And the real sign of spring? I got out on my road bike for the first ride of the year! Yeah baby, does that thing fly compared to my mt bike...
Knotrek - yum. I want you to come cook for me someday.....
Lisa - glad you had a great visit with your daughter. I enjoy giving my "poor" kids stuff too. It feels good.
And yes, I do feel different. I changed my email addies and my class webpage with my new name today! Weird! (It's particularly amusing actually, because dh's previous wife and I have the same first name. And I knew her way back when. So when I hear my new name, I think of her.) I don't think it will take long until it feels like me though.
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03-25-2007, 08:25 PM #4
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Beautiful pics! Makes me smile
Push the pedal down watch the world around fly by us
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03-25-2007, 08:51 PM #5
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Beautiful.
Originally Posted by Duck on Wheels
I saw some new spring wild-flowers on my ride yesterday too!
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03-26-2007, 02:59 AM #6
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sand
Duck..If you come to Western Australia you could enjoy biking on sand on most of the bike paths. Even better, you could bike on pea gravel on the mtb trails..
It's exciting..
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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03-26-2007, 03:26 AM #7
Sell crazy someplace else
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KG-or should I say the new Mrs. D, congratulations again and your scenery pictures were a delight to look at.
-I still have the cheater platform on one side of my clipless as well.
Knot-the lunch you had yesterday sounds divine. Oh, I just noticed you should be at the airport.
Wishing you safe travels!
Lisa- I am so happy your weekend was an enjoyable on. It sounds as though you had a brilliant time. If your daughter ever lacks any wool, just let me know. Thank you, I think my family is fairly wonderful.
DoW-Beautiful flowers. Spring had skipped us. We went from an extremely mild winter to hot, humid and hazy summer. It is again forecasted to be 80*F.
Time to prod the boys further along and get DH out the door.Jennifer
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03-26-2007, 05:14 AM #8
Now in the PNW
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Bmomo'3, you're right, I just came back from the airport
CC, I think Australia and Antarctica are the only continents DoW has not been to? And since it's not likely a sociology prof will be invited to Antarctica she could go to Australia.Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
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03-26-2007, 05:40 AM #9
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Good morning All!
K&T - glad you had such a fantastic weekend! And, yes, I would love for you to cook for me any time!
Duck - I love seeing the bees in the flowers! Great photo you got there! Isn't spring the best?
Mimi - congrats! You will get used to the pedals and will have more power!
Yesterday we did a very nice ride in the park. Three women taking it easy - one in serious training on an easy training day, J & I just getting back to riding....it was great! Of course I have no idea how anyone gets anything done when the biking starts again!! We have so much yard work to do and just did the basics, we didn't manage to clean the house at all, did not get enough laundry done, didn't give 'Cuda's foot the soakings it needed....boy I'm glad it's riding season again!
Hugs & butterflies,
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03-26-2007, 08:35 AM #10
Don't whine
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Back in Seattle again... (sing it, everyone!)
Slept some on the plane, got coffee in the airport, ate a Larabar while stuck in traffic on the freeway.
Got about 10 minutes before I have to go to work.
I did manage to cook b'fast this morning after all, just scrambled eggs and cheese. Nothing exciting. And we ate as fast as we could so we could get me to the airport on time.
I don't feel like going to work. I wanna take a nap, then go for a ride on Flossie with her new stem and headset and GORGEOUS Rivendell barbag from Trek.
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