First day of spring

Temps have reached the 70s, trees are flowering, bikes are eager for a spin. This bike especially, I prefer my e-bike.

Flowers blooming at Teal Bend Golf Course.

Carrots sprouting in the bathroom.

Tuesday at 8:06 pm, Spring officially arrived.

Lake Wildwood

Sunday afternoon, I drove to Penn Valley

and met Tim and Maria at the clubhouse after their round of golf. Lots of friends to visit with and I got to see Leslie – Maria’s oldest daughter – and son Liam!

A band played on the patio.

At home on the nicely-warm outdoor patio:

Kite Fun Fly Day

at Blackbird Park, a 5-minute walk from my house.

I worked at reception for Bike Doc:

This was the first Bike Doc of the season. Anya from Jibe was there to see how the new Inflation Station was going. Coletha and Diana stopped by also.

Lori flying her kite:

Robert and Dennis getting ready to leave for the day. All equipment: tents, tools, tables, bike stands, etc are carried in the trailer and towed behind Rad e-bikes. It is a heavy load.

Robert and Pierson then rode back to the Jibe office for storage.

Your bike rides this week

Monday March 11. At Teal Bend, Dani, me, BarbaraB, Kathy:

Brenda, Agueda, Rachel:

Lori and Brenda:

Tuesday March 12. Brenda and Lori:

Rachel:

Friday March 15. Brenda and Lori:

Saturday February 16. Lennore went for a ride:

Brenda and Lori at Blackbird Park for Kite Fun Fly Day:

Family Science Night

An annual event at St Ignatius. Parents, friends, teachers, and the robotics clubs at Jesuit and St Francis come together to share the excitement of STEM careers.

Using kinetic green sand, rocks, water (blue strips), walkways (gray strips), sticks and blocks, small trees and bushes, students were invited to design a park.

City Council meeting

Tuesday evening, I arrived early for the 5:00 City Council meeting. Everyone who attends passes through security.

The Girl Scouts were first up for a special presentation followed by a photo op:

Our item was pulled from the consent agenda to allow for more robust public comment. There were 43 online comments and about 10 people who made in-person comments. There were a few disruptions by a rather large loud group – who wanted the City Council to pass a resolution advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza. At one point a 15-minute recess was called which helped to calm things down. The ATC report and Councilmember comments were almost complete when things really erupted and the Council meeting was abruptly adjourned.

The above picture was taken early on in the meeting. After that, I didn’t feel comfortable taking more photos. Increasing numbers of police began to arrive. A protest was growing outside the building. Yes, time to adjourn and go home. After 3 hours, our item almost passed, but not quite.