Happy Memorial Day! Seems very quiet around here today...not much traffic, downtown (which you might miss if you blink) was deserted. I had a great little ride through the countryside and noticed lots of folks remembered to put out their flags. I wished I had patriotic cycling gear, but I don't, so I just put red, white and blue rubber bands in my goofy Pippi Longstocking braids instead.

18 miles today, which brings my total for the 3-day weekend up to nearly 60 miles. That may not sound like much, but I've never ridden so many miles here locally without rest days in between.

All those great Washington D.C. pics make me wish there was something patriotic or celebratory going on around here!