at Jim and Lucy’s.

Friday. This was fun. Amal was thinking about buying an e-bike. We went to a store I’d never been to before to look around and take a test ride. ATV Wholesale has a big selection with several brands. All the e-bikes are Class 2 which means they all have a throttle.

Tuesday. Congratulations on your new e-bike, Amal. Installing a hitch and purchasing the correct bike rack is another investment, so I helped transport the bike home.
Twenty people showed up for today’s ride. Steven was the ride leader, Ki was sweep, Jorge was the mechanic. We met in front of Kohl’s, hoping the dark clouds to the west were not filled with rain.


Great ride, 20 miles to the California Aerospace Museum in McClellan and back. McClellan, now its own town, used to be an Air Force base.

On the way back, we all enjoyed hot fresh tamales at a roadside stop.

Almost back to our starting point.

A beautiful morning in E Nicolaus, a bit chilly, flocks of geese honking overhead.

Thank you Becky for wanting to gather walnuts with me. What a good friend! Becky raked all the walnuts from 15 trees into piles. I picked up about half the piles, sorted out the debris and filled 5 grocery bags to take home. We finished sorting the debris and left a thick layer of walnuts to finish drying. Justin picked up the rest of the walnuts later in the day.

At home, the walnuts went into stacked drying trays in the garage.
