june 14

I would have been depressed if I had to drive my car today.  It was a perfect day.  It was 70 degrees F, winds calm, when I left about 9:20 am.    Here's the ole' bike path:

After church, I went to a potluck.  I had my fruit salad in an insulated bag with a small ice pack to keep it cool.  no need for a car for that!  I returned home at 2 pm.  Temperature was 76 F, winds 4 mph.  What a perfect day!   saw some ducks,

and turtles:

You can tell I didn't have my good camera with me.    I vegged on the deck when I got home.  Took a slight work break to turn over the compost.  It's good to be home.  I'm really losing interest in business travel.

june 11

I'm still in Pasadena, and I'm not biking, but this was fun:  Today I walked by this lovely orange tree, and admired it and took its picture, and the owner came over to talk to me and it turns out his son lives in Wisconsin, and he gave me two oranges from the tree.  I am going to let them ripen a bit more before eating them.  

and here's a bird.  also nothing to do with biking.  perhaps I should start a barbiebirder blog...

june 6-12

I'm on travel this week so no biking.  But I'm walking about 3-4 miles per day.  I considered renting a bike but it's nice to walk.  I'm in Pasadena, CA, and the cars are very considerate of pedestrians.  It's shocking at first.

June 5

Another fabulous June day.  Temperature was 77 F at 4:30 pm!    Winds were 10 mph gusting to 18 from the WNW so somewhat of a headwind.  But that just prolonged my time outside which is good.  Unfortunately our workout was inside and it was too hard, blech.  I hate kettleball jerks.   I had to go down in weight after the first 30 or so and use a medicine ball.   Anyway back to biking, here's the start of the bike path:

I brought my new camera with me today.  I love this camera.  However, it is kind of heavy around my shoulder, even without the telephoto lens.   Cardinals are so pretty against the blue sky and green leaves:

The peregrine falcon is in his/her nest every day when I bike by, looking inwards.  I wonder if the babies have hatched.

I love these poppies.  I'm gonna get me some of these:

Temperature was still 75 on my way home, nice!  Winds dropped down to under 5 mph so I didn't get payback for the headwind I had on the way out.  oh well.

I'm off to LA for a week so no biking, but will be walking lots.  

june 4

a beautiful spring day, still a bit cool though.  It's been a cool spring.  The temperature was 70 degrees F at 3:30 pm when I left, winds about 5 mph from the west.  a perfect day!   Here's the start of the bike path

I did see some ducklings up Starkweather creek, but neither they nor their mom posed for me.  And I didn't have my good camera.

It was like snow by the Yahara river, from the dogwoods I assume:

On the way home I stopped at the co-op for groceries, then headed home by the lake.  Temperature was 69 F, winds 4 mph.   

It's fun to see people out playing together and enjoying the weather.

june 2 & 3

no biking today.  drove the car to my kayaking lesson--which kind of defeats the purpose of trying out this "silent sport".  In retrospect I could have ridden my bike though I have to find a safe route.  

tomorrow I have a bunch of stuff to do that also would be much easier in the car, things that are hard to carry on the bike.  so I think I won't be biking then either.

it's a shame, a real shame.  I see gas prices are going up again too.

june 1

June is the nicest month in Wisconsin.  Too bad I will be gone 2 out of the 4 weeks.  I'd better enjoy the two weeks I am here.  Today it was 74 degrees F at 4:30 pm, winds 10 mph from the NNE.  The start of the bike path:

I saw the peregrine falcon coming and going to my exercise class. 

He's got a purple and green band on his feet.  I heard they have 3 eggs in their nest.

Well, this is probably as good as I can do shooting these guys, without a tripod or a closer view.  It was fun.  

Let's see, on the way home, temperature was 72 F, winds 9 mph from the NE.  A nice day.