One of my neighbors, Ray Krause, was given a bike which he refurbished. Ray brought the bike to my house on the same day, another neighbor, Mary Kit, contacted me to find out if there were any bikes for sale within our community. I keep a list of Bikes for Sale/Bike Wanted. Mary’s sister, Bonnie, recently moved in with her and she wanted a bike. A perfect match and FREE! – all in one day.
And I don’t have another bike in my garage.
Rider down
As Pete and I were coming down San Juan Rd from a bike ride, I looked across the street and happened to see a girl fall off her bicycle as she rounded a corner. Her brother was ahead of her. I rode over to see if I could help. A lesson for doing a “personal safety check” before going for a ride (top down): helmet, loose clothing, right pant leg rolled up and, in this case, … shoelaces!
Properly tied:
Nice kids for sure.
Mother’s Day
The first present. Avery wanted to show me his extra-large fort upstairs where he plays video games. I was invited inside.
Breakfast from Orphan’s (the Platas Verdes was great) and fun with everyone.
Michael Riegel Bike Ride
Michael Riegel is an artist with installations in various parts of Sacramento. Riding to each of these 4 pieces is a 24 mile loop, but we ended up riding more miles. This loop is the ride being promoted by SABA during week 3 of May is Bike Month. Pete was a good sport and let me take his picture in front of all of them. Others who do this ride will post their selfies to social media.
Jumperman
6th & Q Streets
Transitions in Growth
915 Del Paso Blvd
Empower the Mind
3725 Marysville Blvd
The Bicyclist
N Natomas Regional Park
28 miles! It was hot by noon and I was tired. Nevertheless … girl power!
Thursday @ Jim & Lucy’s
Sandy & Archie, Lucy & Jim
This evening, Jim & Nicki Williams joined us.
Water balloons
I’ve been working on a project for SABA – an online toolkit “Successful Bicycling at Home with Kids.” Sophia, Avery and Carson have been the subjects of all my photos. Today’s photo session:
Riding and walking
Lucy and I rode the Sacramento Northern Bike Trail. We started at Depot Park and rode to the end at Elverta Rd, then almost to Robla and back. SEVEN miles! Go Lucy.
On Wednesday, after I checked the weather and saw a N wind at 19 mph, I decided to walk, not ride. I haven’t walked in a while so I thought I could extend my usual 3 miles to something more. I decided to walk the dirt road to the west of Fisherman’s Lake Parkway. Discovery! The drainage canal almost looks like a small river.
I walked 4.7 miles! Yikes, I was tired.
Drinks on Crete Island
Bike rides
On Wednesday Lucy and I rode a trail in Rio Linda.
On Thursday, Pete and I rode to Rio Linda, past the house I grew up in and Jim and Lucy’s, and back home along a small part of the Sacramento Northern Trail. Pete really liked riding these rural roads and being out in the country.
Today Pete and I rode downtown to take the last picture of a sculpture for a bike ride being promoted by SABA for May is Bike Month. Cyclists are supposed to visit 4 sculptures by Stephen Kaltenburg, take selfies in front of each, and post them to social media. This is my selfie in front of “Peace” at 555 Capitol Ave although this picture will only show up here because this blog is the only social media I do.
Drinks and dessert
At Jim and Lucy’s with Archie and Sandy. Archie is recovering from back surgery so this was a big outing for him, 2 houses down from Jim and Lucy’s.
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