tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64797984824690260452024-03-05T08:24:43.853-08:00Tim's Bike Blogtimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-9018857049712558362022-12-31T06:37:00.001-08:002022-12-31T06:37:43.123-08:00Looking Back at 2022<p>I started the year with a plan to post pictures of my rides once a week and to do 6000Km... I kept up the weekly posts for 32 weeks - into August... and then just stopped. It got to be a bit much with all the other stuff going on... AND it felt like i was just posting the same pictures over and over again, because I just kept riding the same routes over and over again and stopped at the same spots to take pictures?! </p><p>Am I just DONE with this blog...? I don't know... We shall see. </p><p>I did not make it to the planned 6000KM either. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIjgUungmIttoejTsAwxzvGfQwUHHvbMd4bFQQrBSNGdk6o3AEUm2lJrWNUvrYWV9yDIdpepZ4TI6nXC1UGeCtGGpSoQ0lKFsj0C3TY_lr397eLtp81sfx_4eSTo9asTL4nR2NK5MhvIsqF4Ywqz_db4J7KddEiRK4lFggEBfaggYyYEnYtcG3qtPrg/s2262/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-31%20at%208.25.22%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="2262" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIjgUungmIttoejTsAwxzvGfQwUHHvbMd4bFQQrBSNGdk6o3AEUm2lJrWNUvrYWV9yDIdpepZ4TI6nXC1UGeCtGGpSoQ0lKFsj0C3TY_lr397eLtp81sfx_4eSTo9asTL4nR2NK5MhvIsqF4Ywqz_db4J7KddEiRK4lFggEBfaggYyYEnYtcG3qtPrg/w640-h126/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-31%20at%208.25.22%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></p><p>Things started off well enough... but something happened in September - I think we all got sick and I was too sick to go anywhere for two weeks and... just fell out of the habit. In October I got buys with the drawing challenges - which took up a lot of time and it was hard to get motivated to get back into a routine of riding... and then it got cold and there was even less incentive to get up and out for a ride... and then it snowed and I strained my hamstring and that pretty much put me out of commission for the rest of the year... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EVA4khg-qM4GKe1JsPzPQyMEHWv9-3KUslnTcTuxVQbfn7qOorHDPuEWFREWBAJlieJ4RWm6KM2sY2n0DheShqnvEliiJnMMegwSyOGay7LrhQ-qb5WsI_RBpj6xcUAjpY-4dFh8nxyAOJnZg5MZV3J9CAxGwhG7yY-O3z3QfhQ5Zuhug7qtnqL1Aw/s1082/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-31%20at%208.25.41%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="1082" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EVA4khg-qM4GKe1JsPzPQyMEHWv9-3KUslnTcTuxVQbfn7qOorHDPuEWFREWBAJlieJ4RWm6KM2sY2n0DheShqnvEliiJnMMegwSyOGay7LrhQ-qb5WsI_RBpj6xcUAjpY-4dFh8nxyAOJnZg5MZV3J9CAxGwhG7yY-O3z3QfhQ5Zuhug7qtnqL1Aw/w640-h282/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-31%20at%208.25.41%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></p><p>In the end, I did manage to ride 4764Km this year... which wasn't the 6000Km I was hoping to ride... but it was more than 2020 or 2019! </p><p>Maybe next year will be better... </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-57472217578410833852022-09-30T13:22:00.001-07:002022-09-30T13:22:25.300-07:00October Critters on Bicycles Drawing Challenge!?<p>Kind of dropped the ball with the weekly updates. It was all just getting to be a bit much, when I'm never sure if anyone's actually even reading stuff!? I am on track to get to 6000Km by the end of the year. Just have to do an average of 20Km/day for the rest of the year (that will put me over, I can miss ten days and STILL make it to 6000Km!) </p><p>This is sort of cycling related... </p><p>I had this idea for an October Drawing Challenge... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbegEjWeEWYMaS_mXHbR1HF4KG-ohpNLnoUTlRSRhlGZweVtoKJei1yJgELFpbagXOY_SKaiqSPImwnbrizCofSkINm9X0_vRfPG7yM7XgU9UVqa8cxgZ7YHp0BJ3DkIFzSAD2Zu-Hgcc5HNcK9i89MMAZRL4MtkdZ7c1vWuNI5sIoAt_LvkytwcIlA/s640/IMG_20220923_125259704_BURST001%20Medium.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbegEjWeEWYMaS_mXHbR1HF4KG-ohpNLnoUTlRSRhlGZweVtoKJei1yJgELFpbagXOY_SKaiqSPImwnbrizCofSkINm9X0_vRfPG7yM7XgU9UVqa8cxgZ7YHp0BJ3DkIFzSAD2Zu-Hgcc5HNcK9i89MMAZRL4MtkdZ7c1vWuNI5sIoAt_LvkytwcIlA/w640-h640/IMG_20220923_125259704_BURST001%20Medium.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I like drawing critters. </p><p>And bicycles. </p><p>And often, critters ON bicycles. </p><p>People often do drawing challenges through October (Inktober, etc) - sometimes working from a prompt list… </p><p>So, I thought I might make my own prompt list this year. 31 Day of Critters on Bikes!? But what critters to draw? What bikes are they riding? What are they all wearing? </p><p>That is where you come in! I thought I would draw 31 bicycle-riding-friends and followers as critters on bikes! </p><p>If YOU were a critter of some sort, what would YOU be? </p><p>What is YOUR favourite bike to ride? </p><p>What do YOU wear while out riding it? </p><p>More specific details are better - otherwise I have to just make shit up. If you have pictures feel free to forward them to me in messenger or email. I will try to do the first 31 suggestions I get (there are NO GUARANTEES IN LIFE, however!). </p><p>Just to be clear - these are, for the most part, going to be anthropomorphic animals, like the others I've been drawing recently - basically a clothed human body with an animal head (may or may not have tail) - unless you wish to be illustrated as a participant in World Naked Bike Ride Day!?</p><p>Fine print: </p><p>You absolutely can use the image I post based on your suggestion (for non-commercial purposes- i.e. like, you can go ahead use it as a profile pic on social media, but not as a logo or in an ad for a business, without my permission.), but I would appreciate if you would link said image back to me (either my instagram or twitter accounts, or my art blog) </p><p>I’m probably going to do these all in a sketchbook (I like keeping these things all together in one place!) so originals will not be for sale. </p><p>I may or may not post the pictures here... They will definitley go on my Art Blog and Instagram and Twitter, so check them out there:</p><p>Art Blog: <a href="https://artgeekbrown.blogspot.com/">https://artgeekbrown.blogspot.com/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tim.in.saskatoon/">https://www.instagram.com/tim.in.saskatoon/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/timinsaskatoon">https://twitter.com/timinsaskatoon</a></p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-91474450762594149072022-08-16T08:47:00.005-07:002022-08-16T08:47:55.232-07:002022 Rides - Week Thirty-Two<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1mfSDeGDX0i-apm34R8pUrKSxTmjZG_9znwu0E5SDo4c6vMnRdvYFz3uTp7UXO-bxOUq3Tgd4y5hMOnHOdJIXzrsD88-M2GEvlUrrZDD6KTD4Vduh34mO4HOzwFWjj9m5UtoAasMmVJXvodoNe1YzIr_wCwOb1C3GePiTpq8PEzvJEWgA_7nXzDkpw/s4160/IMG_20220808_101537879_HDR.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1mfSDeGDX0i-apm34R8pUrKSxTmjZG_9znwu0E5SDo4c6vMnRdvYFz3uTp7UXO-bxOUq3Tgd4y5hMOnHOdJIXzrsD88-M2GEvlUrrZDD6KTD4Vduh34mO4HOzwFWjj9m5UtoAasMmVJXvodoNe1YzIr_wCwOb1C3GePiTpq8PEzvJEWgA_7nXzDkpw/w480-h640/IMG_20220808_101537879_HDR.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>All this past week I rode up to the Rusty Mcdonald Library with Keiran on the tandem every the morning to drop them off at the Sage Hill youth writing program, and then rode back up to pick them up later in the afternoon! It was a 14m round trip each time! So I was doing 28Km each day just getting them there and back! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6fPlfF6AOrEFpJPPl_OsHLfHuNd8DhmR269VDk4xWJvpxobycWVZhWMRjxJwQFKREfM5Ki5GDrfk_v82JUSUZ1SGhjA2o0xNHqXEJnzsnk_bF9MYk8v09sKisVsPxRbT4CLrZDH05B9DmB7WzMZnbxIRs4qyaOck9qpVAPwhM2KZYmkyKW4swmBUEQ/s3082/IMG_20220808_101611368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3082" data-original-width="3082" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6fPlfF6AOrEFpJPPl_OsHLfHuNd8DhmR269VDk4xWJvpxobycWVZhWMRjxJwQFKREfM5Ki5GDrfk_v82JUSUZ1SGhjA2o0xNHqXEJnzsnk_bF9MYk8v09sKisVsPxRbT4CLrZDH05B9DmB7WzMZnbxIRs4qyaOck9qpVAPwhM2KZYmkyKW4swmBUEQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220808_101611368.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I have to say, this kid has come a LONG way this past year. A year ago they were suffering from crippling social anxiety - they would barely leave the house at all, certainly not on their own. I highly doubt they would have got to any workshop with a pile of complete strangers for a week (no matter how much the might desperately WANT to)... and they definitely would not have just walked in there on their own... </p><p>When I dropped them off Monday morning I suggested I could wait outside for a bit and they could text me a thumbs up when they got in and figured out where they were going and if it all seemed okay. They just said, "nah, you can just go..."</p><p>We DID ride up here the <a href="https://bikegeekbrown.blogspot.com/2022/08/2022-rides-week-thirty-one.html">previous week</a> - partly to scout a cycling route to get here, but also I made them go into the building on their own (after I had done so!) to see where the library was in the building and where the meeting rooms were that the workshop would likely be taking place in. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePckcTmexnmBbFsD_l8964iXy71zVb5PnQv0CTroirwjUJht82FP5KBCygdUb-_GSUTC8QjJx3y5dwCSue4cTPhAjT3xXcTUiw9p0Td4oszEMXqbAAQQl7aqwYJfj4M8sTHZGtuZjgxkCbOMaU5LhzWJ7JtGIQED-5oSoEUAQLnq1Vm-eSCAy0HT1Bw/s4160/IMG_20220808_101909106_HDR.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePckcTmexnmBbFsD_l8964iXy71zVb5PnQv0CTroirwjUJht82FP5KBCygdUb-_GSUTC8QjJx3y5dwCSue4cTPhAjT3xXcTUiw9p0Td4oszEMXqbAAQQl7aqwYJfj4M8sTHZGtuZjgxkCbOMaU5LhzWJ7JtGIQED-5oSoEUAQLnq1Vm-eSCAy0HT1Bw/w480-h640/IMG_20220808_101909106_HDR.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>It was lovely Monday morning.</p><p>By the afternoon it got really HOT - I thought I was going to die climbing the big hill up Pembina Avenue... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7hhdnyswn6NqrS9asMof3vUfz_gpe5QSjqhLqdbpFeXPQ2ACsw-ze2mJUSZInLoWsaZ4cb5SZA9jvrkfgtFXU0zk6dsAUWR-TF8oyY8atopm9z6jJOK4TPmBoAx9b4lOzmAggONPlj3Zwcqz5lUM5e6np7uITN5O_pqN0-AkD5xTnORIIUyVJ39gtg/s3120/IMG_20220810_102138756.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7hhdnyswn6NqrS9asMof3vUfz_gpe5QSjqhLqdbpFeXPQ2ACsw-ze2mJUSZInLoWsaZ4cb5SZA9jvrkfgtFXU0zk6dsAUWR-TF8oyY8atopm9z6jJOK4TPmBoAx9b4lOzmAggONPlj3Zwcqz5lUM5e6np7uITN5O_pqN0-AkD5xTnORIIUyVJ39gtg/w640-h640/IMG_20220810_102138756.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>All week we rolled past this cute little "free library" on the way to the public library... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_71Kj7VxoNtShPJct_X2k3cJpoD1OKGonCVIzAe5yzE7th0jFI0H2lA3-N19SDBjry1ze75MBWSEVTRdIrQp0AqFhO1K2Uhxquwz_smbAQmzKvndVydFRQArTIOY1EvNklBqLwS9XzT4O5P8qUhbOnptJ2utiJzZKA237rf1Yy2Csx_30eTxZBu60w/s2702/IMG_20220810_102145572.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="2702" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_71Kj7VxoNtShPJct_X2k3cJpoD1OKGonCVIzAe5yzE7th0jFI0H2lA3-N19SDBjry1ze75MBWSEVTRdIrQp0AqFhO1K2Uhxquwz_smbAQmzKvndVydFRQArTIOY1EvNklBqLwS9XzT4O5P8qUhbOnptJ2utiJzZKA237rf1Yy2Csx_30eTxZBu60w/w640-h640/IMG_20220810_102145572.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It kind of made me laugh... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoXN2FtePuX79NOeUN-hGQoJP9AHJhSXM0YzLn0qS0castPAkmfWG73iXxe_pMGzieHQUt8e1CqkFGs0UebHdWwML0588IIU24zUkCrrBtVT7-lHs6RV069rGwUxeW65NPpkrV5ApqjJbwfg6z1dEcmWpMYjfwQ_Uq4JRbkCRX9vrz2vUtXPOpudC2Q/s891/IMG_20220810_102145572%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="891" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoXN2FtePuX79NOeUN-hGQoJP9AHJhSXM0YzLn0qS0castPAkmfWG73iXxe_pMGzieHQUt8e1CqkFGs0UebHdWwML0588IIU24zUkCrrBtVT7-lHs6RV069rGwUxeW65NPpkrV5ApqjJbwfg6z1dEcmWpMYjfwQ_Uq4JRbkCRX9vrz2vUtXPOpudC2Q/w640-h640/IMG_20220810_102145572%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I have to admit, I was curious... but was a little afraid of finding thirty-seven copies of Fifty Shades of Grey in there... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1fpTFW0GI4FT_HtvXtKmOd-6AeBB1uahYipk888ubc2PHb4CFxB04ZnlLgfSkJOde8Tdx_iT9UMd78vzB_V8y2Y90qmibreIItrR4xkS52hYZxsq2Wfa09J0vtEk3rYfv-pfuGb8i31j2ArhU2xrC3cEeQcQutMA028WGlThmPlcwTFKLFNYUToLWg/s1280/IMG_20220811_101208656_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1fpTFW0GI4FT_HtvXtKmOd-6AeBB1uahYipk888ubc2PHb4CFxB04ZnlLgfSkJOde8Tdx_iT9UMd78vzB_V8y2Y90qmibreIItrR4xkS52hYZxsq2Wfa09J0vtEk3rYfv-pfuGb8i31j2ArhU2xrC3cEeQcQutMA028WGlThmPlcwTFKLFNYUToLWg/w640-h640/IMG_20220811_101208656_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>One of the mornings we spotted cormorants on the cables over the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuC1n0uUNgzCBYBnTaa2wifVsYkIZ4oL80L0pC9GzXwFMXz02NIosi8xWT6xKesX11S_X6nOaCiqFI-JURwASo-aG-ZkLwj6-Cj7pxxPRUX12fNK4NyV1qCTrSdVV36K_UeCT7FTditawwAL1sfyhMjD--IDT-YNsel9CaEk9--MzEX6TJn0FdEKOxA/s1280/IMG_20220811_161605370%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuC1n0uUNgzCBYBnTaa2wifVsYkIZ4oL80L0pC9GzXwFMXz02NIosi8xWT6xKesX11S_X6nOaCiqFI-JURwASo-aG-ZkLwj6-Cj7pxxPRUX12fNK4NyV1qCTrSdVV36K_UeCT7FTditawwAL1sfyhMjD--IDT-YNsel9CaEk9--MzEX6TJn0FdEKOxA/w640-h640/IMG_20220811_161605370%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Part way through the week they closed off part of the trail to do some work on it... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-xOqVcETBJPrPXND6Z970CnzxDaMnRXAs5qx-QZz12A9NfN-uFc1GTPPPNN324xc2OcaioHYFzrqlr9PCumzeaAslUdzcOwex4LoMn8RszEoA2iezy42-rGf_tS5kEG0uLyEddqDxWgisR1EOX5h5T6xpyMZnwdKRw7rvNKlQ-1Jw0gDJ75OUK4jcA/s1280/IMG_20220811_161630354%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-xOqVcETBJPrPXND6Z970CnzxDaMnRXAs5qx-QZz12A9NfN-uFc1GTPPPNN324xc2OcaioHYFzrqlr9PCumzeaAslUdzcOwex4LoMn8RszEoA2iezy42-rGf_tS5kEG0uLyEddqDxWgisR1EOX5h5T6xpyMZnwdKRw7rvNKlQ-1Jw0gDJ75OUK4jcA/w640-h640/IMG_20220811_161630354%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>And the detour turned out to be a bit of a challenge - Almost hit that light post a couple times while dodging branches!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABQ5p-dh-COF16UNq-Wh04DH6TTe6K67N4-l5fl815M3MSQffaXxRZsmaMTW4wzmWa3myvwlvKy9yHOoUjBQhgaNyKakPl4ZkIxsvVaqkskqEEiPLw_iEaodONN5T7PoVWk3_7NIP3ttTbG_uRLZxheEk1zzm2xwI5qtdyoVrXdq6sXOjkG0fGlZKsw/s1280/IMG_20220811_170053870%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABQ5p-dh-COF16UNq-Wh04DH6TTe6K67N4-l5fl815M3MSQffaXxRZsmaMTW4wzmWa3myvwlvKy9yHOoUjBQhgaNyKakPl4ZkIxsvVaqkskqEEiPLw_iEaodONN5T7PoVWk3_7NIP3ttTbG_uRLZxheEk1zzm2xwI5qtdyoVrXdq6sXOjkG0fGlZKsw/w480-h640/IMG_20220811_170053870%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Thursday, on the way home, Keiran and I stopped for groceries at Preston Crossing and then checked to see if Amanda was ready to leave as we rolled through campus. She said she was... but then we ended up waiting while she finished "just one more thing!"</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKR8fvjOTKcQyrhfIPXzt7OpEq_o8HFVBk0T_69ZCqbSfH4J7rja14_KVMqcXqDVASfXLu-jcxECj7yff049MPXmothFFeOSUbzCXqh4Xly8hoj-CMqySOvMp_Ylzqo7mMxl46WZuk4ZEQBRjUEg5WK2y6koAtG-IngZwFKdbRp5Voz1v5aTuqMugDA/s1280/IMG_20220811_170854719%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKR8fvjOTKcQyrhfIPXzt7OpEq_o8HFVBk0T_69ZCqbSfH4J7rja14_KVMqcXqDVASfXLu-jcxECj7yff049MPXmothFFeOSUbzCXqh4Xly8hoj-CMqySOvMp_Ylzqo7mMxl46WZuk4ZEQBRjUEg5WK2y6koAtG-IngZwFKdbRp5Voz1v5aTuqMugDA/w640-h640/IMG_20220811_170854719%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Riding home with Amanda. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQew9uFP8akIHlZKq3_RF4c6NIb8X2xwcyr63o5BIFXlUWjmTFfM4x8qDVB9PIMEJSy0s15edVwlpgDTdiulTkkOZtWReTk5vr86i81GXA5yNP5iHYzsBD13LpPA9_Am5p44KRxX_nQUm7LfZcTjpFkpaYSnXZak5uxTGHb_nat2J7HetuY2dtOJvDg/s1280/IMG_20220812_123504189%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQew9uFP8akIHlZKq3_RF4c6NIb8X2xwcyr63o5BIFXlUWjmTFfM4x8qDVB9PIMEJSy0s15edVwlpgDTdiulTkkOZtWReTk5vr86i81GXA5yNP5iHYzsBD13LpPA9_Am5p44KRxX_nQUm7LfZcTjpFkpaYSnXZak5uxTGHb_nat2J7HetuY2dtOJvDg/w640-h640/IMG_20220812_123504189%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Friday we went to meet our new family doctor! Yay! </p><p>I did a LOT of riding in the end this week... but not a lot of picture taking - it was mostly hauling and picking up Keiran from places and a few other errands... not a LOT of pictures were taken (thankfully! less to sort through and decide what to post!) </p><p>I took Saturday off (I was tired, it was hot!!!) </p><p>Sunday morning I decided to paint a portrait of the <a href="https://bikegeekbrown.blogspot.com/2022/08/bicycle-art-purple-surly-karate-monkey.html">PURPLE SURLY KARATE MONKEY!</a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LrNfzgl1X3UJOOu-3IX3tudfx_Bu7iw5Y7zpm4o4zOzov4gUwBdiVpWhEONhIr3mqTDj0KUERsdRdJ6nblFkK3r9iddmUoTcUOpQK0IP6npjjmhkeE8pgndRuS7v41_8L46ZBfeE-WZWFQiWMzsICvhBlUg8II-M06earH2s2natt5POca4iKKCmRQ/s1280/IMG_20220814_185418065%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LrNfzgl1X3UJOOu-3IX3tudfx_Bu7iw5Y7zpm4o4zOzov4gUwBdiVpWhEONhIr3mqTDj0KUERsdRdJ6nblFkK3r9iddmUoTcUOpQK0IP6npjjmhkeE8pgndRuS7v41_8L46ZBfeE-WZWFQiWMzsICvhBlUg8II-M06earH2s2natt5POca4iKKCmRQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220814_185418065%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Afterwards, I decided I needed to actually go for a RIDE on the the Purple Karate Monkey! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JKmP29SeHWI7I4NrpjEEnqWU0kMomaLgozzIrQJVN_eWSI6G2hkNKgP9PxhMKixMLaacINPF-IAv21Zzi3yBSC0RGV-YW6sLsEi6jJL2xLY08_wYhXqkQyZLKENhkMedl8SpUD8YWsLBqvG1pJ4_ABpPEAMDIgVgaU0Z45soHBLJLRPJdixaPH8RkA/s1280/IMG_20220814_175624828_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JKmP29SeHWI7I4NrpjEEnqWU0kMomaLgozzIrQJVN_eWSI6G2hkNKgP9PxhMKixMLaacINPF-IAv21Zzi3yBSC0RGV-YW6sLsEi6jJL2xLY08_wYhXqkQyZLKENhkMedl8SpUD8YWsLBqvG1pJ4_ABpPEAMDIgVgaU0Z45soHBLJLRPJdixaPH8RkA/w640-h640/IMG_20220814_175624828_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>hit some of the easy single track along the river valley. </p><p>And that was it! I did make my 200Km goal... but didn't do much extra to try and catch up the kilometres I missed the last two weeks.... </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-61425987864332926252022-08-14T12:56:00.002-07:002022-08-14T12:56:07.637-07:00Bicycle Art - Purple Surly Karate Monkey! <p> Felt like drawing today. Wasn't sure what to draw. Thought I might do a bike portrait of my Purple Surly Karate Monkey. </p><p>(mostly done from memory, so somethings are a bit wonky... but... whatevs...) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsd85HFMVyctwMqGvLtEIP90cIn4ttpqIdJJd8F33xcpgAuYT3-ggZAc3H0s-tZetnxBNawsDHZpcOcQNPevPyqdRJ2Tk2y6kD38w7B4O7rAJtCFWWUbtXNO86tVh26K7DoUU0tXizMVZNoFYQz1iDxSN6g15S5b3mwFGwblG0Dfh4xY2rqm2Osj3Fg/s1280/IMG_20220814_134102684_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsd85HFMVyctwMqGvLtEIP90cIn4ttpqIdJJd8F33xcpgAuYT3-ggZAc3H0s-tZetnxBNawsDHZpcOcQNPevPyqdRJ2Tk2y6kD38w7B4O7rAJtCFWWUbtXNO86tVh26K7DoUU0tXizMVZNoFYQz1iDxSN6g15S5b3mwFGwblG0Dfh4xY2rqm2Osj3Fg/w640-h480/IMG_20220814_134102684_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Purple Surly Karate Monkey! 35cmx28cm (14"x11") - ink on paper</p><p>I haven't done any critters on bikes for a while... maybe I should do more of those! </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-46695067958735764062022-08-10T12:27:00.001-07:002022-08-10T12:27:13.288-07:002022 Rides - Week Thirty-One<p> Monday, 1 August 2022, was "Saskatchewan Day" - a statutory holiday here in Saskatchewan - so Amanda had the day off and decided we should go for a paddle. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Kzxx2FTkPSwOUt-RH7Wcm9Oqimhj_z1-Kv6j-rWLdPgsB2-Mo_gM9JVWRs1SzU1LYJCZI0Y-lKt4Hq9ODNJYoLejwcfWcryoTWRPMRAmDNSJAoWZ22VQGJVNLzw7SGXP2Rxtn8NZOUasSPWh_m8K9hjL_-5fc1z_TqMrJAySbSE2D1jlnVxqvGojcg/s640/IMG_20220801_131248846_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Kzxx2FTkPSwOUt-RH7Wcm9Oqimhj_z1-Kv6j-rWLdPgsB2-Mo_gM9JVWRs1SzU1LYJCZI0Y-lKt4Hq9ODNJYoLejwcfWcryoTWRPMRAmDNSJAoWZ22VQGJVNLzw7SGXP2Rxtn8NZOUasSPWh_m8K9hjL_-5fc1z_TqMrJAySbSE2D1jlnVxqvGojcg/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_131248846_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There is a whole separate post about that... </p><p><a href="https://bikegeekbrown.blogspot.com/2022/08/saskatchewan-day-paddle.html">Saskatchewan Day Paddle</a></p><p>Tuesday I rolled over to the Broadway area to drop some stuff off at a friends and then rode down to the South Bridges, just to get some extra distance in... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr24mL_B1-3tGMBBhEKycBzvGDtQhp1P7jXNMuTVXKwtYB-0p_IGoxihmDbUfyUZ0TpycnJ-Lw1pxxBfHs1iNacyJWWY1KMnkQ0FfWsm0OAD4VlDsTgNaFFZ6tHnMI54--NIiD73CRmjHL_03SGL3N56LyxiQHE3cIEOCzc1IDiwLyKO0aZIBALUipxg/s1280/IMG_20220802_163018099%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr24mL_B1-3tGMBBhEKycBzvGDtQhp1P7jXNMuTVXKwtYB-0p_IGoxihmDbUfyUZ0TpycnJ-Lw1pxxBfHs1iNacyJWWY1KMnkQ0FfWsm0OAD4VlDsTgNaFFZ6tHnMI54--NIiD73CRmjHL_03SGL3N56LyxiQHE3cIEOCzc1IDiwLyKO0aZIBALUipxg/w640-h640/IMG_20220802_163018099%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It had rained a lot the night before... and most of the day... and I thought I might just get rained on before I got home... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2mQT_AixfmxJr0Obp5uB1yXdmjcWvTvpXyvnCtehbWIN45UgIHZoxQR7iYf_dbCCpNWTIfoYmRzpKYu99M954nGI-W02RC39xDV-dEJ4xln9HvKTTKd4S7hfxkFGUlwRjWjHNi0exX7uiLvk9bIgtHm4sr-qXprqPI1ZFET_iRPHS6bGbQ2ZlBx_4Q/s1280/IMG_20220802_163020696%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2mQT_AixfmxJr0Obp5uB1yXdmjcWvTvpXyvnCtehbWIN45UgIHZoxQR7iYf_dbCCpNWTIfoYmRzpKYu99M954nGI-W02RC39xDV-dEJ4xln9HvKTTKd4S7hfxkFGUlwRjWjHNi0exX7uiLvk9bIgtHm4sr-qXprqPI1ZFET_iRPHS6bGbQ2ZlBx_4Q/w640-h640/IMG_20220802_163020696%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lots of sections of pathway through Gabriel Dumont Park were partly washed out - lots of these cones all over the place. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOu00N2z0t2V2Riw20HvUIiDa_6yJxYRB456CmKPR7oLW0sQk3mpEXCTIpaIMLS--udmSP13F891d1gZ9J04RmD2yazS96m7cJuRvoHkZ1IuIIrQUBSgbPJgwkBVD3UihhLb6nIu-KkHoJS687NPu4cd4ySFb8U1IRekbxQi1RTrf3RTiw6B1Yi3eWWw/s1280/IMG_20220802_163441053%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOu00N2z0t2V2Riw20HvUIiDa_6yJxYRB456CmKPR7oLW0sQk3mpEXCTIpaIMLS--udmSP13F891d1gZ9J04RmD2yazS96m7cJuRvoHkZ1IuIIrQUBSgbPJgwkBVD3UihhLb6nIu-KkHoJS687NPu4cd4ySFb8U1IRekbxQi1RTrf3RTiw6B1Yi3eWWw/w640-h640/IMG_20220802_163441053%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Gulls out on the water. I stopped to try and take some pictures with the better camera... only to find the battery was dead... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkDV79-6cejuuDGzgLQdzDEoLXlF-XDeHATrc_CnbCyDVtfwlNzvGW1Izyfwv2B2x1kslNCPtFR2Lnb7g_MaePheOyrHa5HWRVeyET-Vo1eph1km3aguX899VtqY0e63ycRo_v_Hdpx8mGed_4WZeNaFcGk9l35zuxW2N1uWPEU_RQwcS8xpXhc2uSA/s1280/IMG_20220802_163902180_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkDV79-6cejuuDGzgLQdzDEoLXlF-XDeHATrc_CnbCyDVtfwlNzvGW1Izyfwv2B2x1kslNCPtFR2Lnb7g_MaePheOyrHa5HWRVeyET-Vo1eph1km3aguX899VtqY0e63ycRo_v_Hdpx8mGed_4WZeNaFcGk9l35zuxW2N1uWPEU_RQwcS8xpXhc2uSA/w640-h640/IMG_20220802_163902180_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>CrAzY clouds. </p><p>I did not get rained on in the end. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNRnnWYbcjq_Hq_uq1yoDE7qcUinX4qoON-UbDAVK1wkONYealmAf5OtkWwlbDrug_JiScWFoTOddvsBtlaAny40r5mDIwn7BZ1rJQf5sPHTJcU1mn1QXp0yZKp_azioC_-BW9Nh51J0SMeA_Q50D4Nn4w_7vo8q8t0YJKcPfvH7rN30kaQg8IKfJlw/s4160/IMG_20220803_184440213.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNRnnWYbcjq_Hq_uq1yoDE7qcUinX4qoON-UbDAVK1wkONYealmAf5OtkWwlbDrug_JiScWFoTOddvsBtlaAny40r5mDIwn7BZ1rJQf5sPHTJcU1mn1QXp0yZKp_azioC_-BW9Nh51J0SMeA_Q50D4Nn4w_7vo8q8t0YJKcPfvH7rN30kaQg8IKfJlw/w480-h640/IMG_20220803_184440213.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Wednesday I rode keiran over to dance class on the tandem and pick them up again later. Admired MORE crazy clouds while waiting for light to cross 22nd. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIVnr8r6vMlpXUlYcuj9wfRDlHa4HTQoSM403pmgEwz0YNjX4i2mLsd2T5xbv7E9Ky2B5UdPGDUSqUCbiI_ChK7ZQ35_nbf_SksSs-erGGCxHoYDFYPp6-O7iZ_sv3TLmNDB8DHA1SW1o1FnEAEboaNeHrip8KxPGVAsOnz0VltffcWKH9mFdO6joEQ/s3120/IMG_20220804_144934539.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIVnr8r6vMlpXUlYcuj9wfRDlHa4HTQoSM403pmgEwz0YNjX4i2mLsd2T5xbv7E9Ky2B5UdPGDUSqUCbiI_ChK7ZQ35_nbf_SksSs-erGGCxHoYDFYPp6-O7iZ_sv3TLmNDB8DHA1SW1o1FnEAEboaNeHrip8KxPGVAsOnz0VltffcWKH9mFdO6joEQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220804_144934539.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Thursday I rode up to Chief Mistawasis Bridge and east through the swale. Hit some dirt trails along the river bank on the west side. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNy7qDvfc6taG1RsnX-ocw9ND8pe6D-rJXpllbvmaviVM8g44pNFzRxJgZrUr6Tc95MNSQ6mKg3kZhHOYF-81iGlvMXdTmEk1b6_kfCYq34Vf_KyomQfQh4FiUHQ1TquCb2gM2v5VveDA7uoho1eu0lIRFO7zMAkBYo0HiKMaNsTzaT_Yysm6zBgBMg/s3120/IMG_20220804_154251532_HDR.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNy7qDvfc6taG1RsnX-ocw9ND8pe6D-rJXpllbvmaviVM8g44pNFzRxJgZrUr6Tc95MNSQ6mKg3kZhHOYF-81iGlvMXdTmEk1b6_kfCYq34Vf_KyomQfQh4FiUHQ1TquCb2gM2v5VveDA7uoho1eu0lIRFO7zMAkBYo0HiKMaNsTzaT_Yysm6zBgBMg/w640-h640/IMG_20220804_154251532_HDR.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>View from the west side of the bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNhj5RJY3M9P2f6iJCTTSGInGZ-wzyrnAtmvtlwNHMvD5b_61cxjIbqlvXI2Aga4Xwh05N7oYB5EvON0M-ucyC86QgCcI24widIZPbn2FGW3Q_aLmMf1hWShcSEVxL3aCnlakePOQmGpUO6U7NrSfpsqGxaPSKIeOUq-gNdia4tT5EP31xyDjUTkkxQ/s1280/IMG_5290%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNhj5RJY3M9P2f6iJCTTSGInGZ-wzyrnAtmvtlwNHMvD5b_61cxjIbqlvXI2Aga4Xwh05N7oYB5EvON0M-ucyC86QgCcI24widIZPbn2FGW3Q_aLmMf1hWShcSEVxL3aCnlakePOQmGpUO6U7NrSfpsqGxaPSKIeOUq-gNdia4tT5EP31xyDjUTkkxQ/w640-h640/IMG_5290%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lots of ducks and their babies in the wetlands. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgGHKaDqeTApsvr964XKM5YHJbXPhL2D_PsF66fBJUkXrGisR7Nc8K-fQvK2Q4oMVM9yptmGshr3jXGYFyZY28zPFPGGba9i2JtvMUDIASMEgMVI2O7xYGWumpWDWTvIve0JNNTq4-4mudS9F6fE1TZMbS6-eqoJJVSAiEqg9LOqVHCsUhY-_tnfd8g/s1280/IMG_5323%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgGHKaDqeTApsvr964XKM5YHJbXPhL2D_PsF66fBJUkXrGisR7Nc8K-fQvK2Q4oMVM9yptmGshr3jXGYFyZY28zPFPGGba9i2JtvMUDIASMEgMVI2O7xYGWumpWDWTvIve0JNNTq4-4mudS9F6fE1TZMbS6-eqoJJVSAiEqg9LOqVHCsUhY-_tnfd8g/w640-h640/IMG_5323%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Our friend the Swainson's Hawk at its usual post.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliLROH_Xu8II09gCPTC3RPoogaWrLQ_YJhz_z0H6T-HPUGxlOkVGa3FZS52VRJIlSj9VFeH-pyGzkGkdmaYcN69WzvDdCcrZYHLYZ0Y-PLAh_RskOR5DLVtrpM2fYDQ5WdCD5GgrMqns2afmUJBBs22a0G-J7lrc5JQHnM1RI_U229Mvya3bwUh42eA/s3120/IMG_20220804_165708410.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliLROH_Xu8II09gCPTC3RPoogaWrLQ_YJhz_z0H6T-HPUGxlOkVGa3FZS52VRJIlSj9VFeH-pyGzkGkdmaYcN69WzvDdCcrZYHLYZ0Y-PLAh_RskOR5DLVtrpM2fYDQ5WdCD5GgrMqns2afmUJBBs22a0G-J7lrc5JQHnM1RI_U229Mvya3bwUh42eA/w640-h640/IMG_20220804_165708410.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>As it was well past quitting time when I rolled past campus I check to see if Amanda was still working (and she was!?) so I convinced her to ride home with me. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGauVLqBW4cjSP4jU5VkZQ6dBnOCLF-NP81LW7mDteXE_LYtrR_ppWOvf8FhNqu613klMy83Qzh8v7ROix2VAndqFa74ij3vGuLQ0aCxaU0mF1nQ-B18qg2Bj1F1XXl2eZPh-VUm29I2VSmEm3LkSzzVBhwF5bo6PhEu-LTYrdmgmqVhe58Ri5Dkdn3w/s3120/IMG_20220805_131819709_HDR.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGauVLqBW4cjSP4jU5VkZQ6dBnOCLF-NP81LW7mDteXE_LYtrR_ppWOvf8FhNqu613klMy83Qzh8v7ROix2VAndqFa74ij3vGuLQ0aCxaU0mF1nQ-B18qg2Bj1F1XXl2eZPh-VUm29I2VSmEm3LkSzzVBhwF5bo6PhEu-LTYrdmgmqVhe58Ri5Dkdn3w/w640-h640/IMG_20220805_131819709_HDR.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Friday scouted a route to the library Keiran would be doing workshops at all next week and art show</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_wMzplf76hRhahDAQfkThY8nrVYsT_mAJ0XF9rRnpS6F4AHLcUWLFgzfxzVRIhvDM5Wfit0s3-sAmvL1FZBCZ_wsyooP5ZuGBCAKi5Xm0j2UgN3F0xAPnDl8WWCZXfaVpdlMhKwmpqSg-D8DSQ00sGlIhZJuoWJcveUjmtYl8HWt5IP9Hb3RGEZupg/s4160/IMG_20220805_142055396_HDR.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_wMzplf76hRhahDAQfkThY8nrVYsT_mAJ0XF9rRnpS6F4AHLcUWLFgzfxzVRIhvDM5Wfit0s3-sAmvL1FZBCZ_wsyooP5ZuGBCAKi5Xm0j2UgN3F0xAPnDl8WWCZXfaVpdlMhKwmpqSg-D8DSQ00sGlIhZJuoWJcveUjmtYl8HWt5IP9Hb3RGEZupg/w480-h640/IMG_20220805_142055396_HDR.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>On the way home we stopped at City Perks to check out the <a href="https://artgeekbrown.blogspot.com/2022/08/wild-in-city-show.html">Wild in the City art show</a> that I have a few pieces in. </p><p>Later in the afternoon I did a loop of the bridges. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf4aC2pYQxofhvzLEEsOcX8Adb923oHxzwjavyj69Up9uIquEqXFmdE5TTXw1JEeAzw5hMjQINhSDtiTQ1cPVCyA_seQhNGVzvWY_JfibRMU1zkvJ4iIgzTMeWhAyRTP6AxKRCkAMLEXcCREGJWTZNbhDoAKPkRVx_39rKM37J7IgKP2yGbzeYI5EFA/s1280/IMG_20220805_163122772%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCf4aC2pYQxofhvzLEEsOcX8Adb923oHxzwjavyj69Up9uIquEqXFmdE5TTXw1JEeAzw5hMjQINhSDtiTQ1cPVCyA_seQhNGVzvWY_JfibRMU1zkvJ4iIgzTMeWhAyRTP6AxKRCkAMLEXcCREGJWTZNbhDoAKPkRVx_39rKM37J7IgKP2yGbzeYI5EFA/w640-h640/IMG_20220805_163122772%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>South bridges</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPw28rqW6N6SbNPlNgyFtIuSDU5quuGopz3YkDaO_c7sunbAxGxydoFpeo94r7L3AOlTHpGBzkgIoMwFLfFef2mcCUMPl4fppQtXi5GhCaSHHrM0t2Ql7iPHiMHeqrLG2aplYQ8QLrMapR8aWAQeL26NXzmPWj5H6qpwtTkbL0GL2e2WltrjiD3OQHQ/s1280/IMG_5376%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPw28rqW6N6SbNPlNgyFtIuSDU5quuGopz3YkDaO_c7sunbAxGxydoFpeo94r7L3AOlTHpGBzkgIoMwFLfFef2mcCUMPl4fppQtXi5GhCaSHHrM0t2Ql7iPHiMHeqrLG2aplYQ8QLrMapR8aWAQeL26NXzmPWj5H6qpwtTkbL0GL2e2WltrjiD3OQHQ/w640-h480/IMG_5376%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lots of Pelicans and Cormorants on the island by the weir. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOwmEzpGa7rLeGwIlMdyPplH6WWBZHV7MOBfxvkpr8Odj_mywwlpko_urcQUaBO2zj9QNEgLqYLfmkqVAzpwPSACqY7H60D8s-rXCaDqnuXrUpYGRCJE8V7KQIPub3ZCkmXpRZ2fVzFYxUNHeDneuPTL7i0hPvrGJzNgEP_eEBQmtoZq9cnYJVUafEA/s1280/IMG_20220805_171037617%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXjE6VdKG47OybxY3wBCGDgi3FfhV_vaHVW6XgOZF2M-lc6iXtp7ysW90K7W9GnW2kH59MtqoNBbVqXbwr1ogrkAjfsgJZ-zSvxVjr70AhHzBECvPF2Syret_VA_QVzzQBBIJ_QLNT8bUZ0P20rpQIppi7QpOKHLc9HJIxzoySbdHfHG3FZvxvyforg/w640-h640/IMG_20220807_161826383_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>How long has it been since I went out this way!? Fields are turning yellow already!?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisprekP2a7WEglS4qv0DDD-mBQ58psZxDtPHZpynH-LB5BdHpuo3r0aLCsr_WHKR9uFlCnpLPnPjTWM3XbVe3uGMSMjiQCfcLgADYY1vcsHsi_2S5SfW4XRl4nF9S4YNCj6k3VceN_DTh8RfzQi3oBqlJcn7WaibIC-ZKNU2vxfECc6WzdDf3sDX0hRw/s1280/IMG_20220807_172211485_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisprekP2a7WEglS4qv0DDD-mBQ58psZxDtPHZpynH-LB5BdHpuo3r0aLCsr_WHKR9uFlCnpLPnPjTWM3XbVe3uGMSMjiQCfcLgADYY1vcsHsi_2S5SfW4XRl4nF9S4YNCj6k3VceN_DTh8RfzQi3oBqlJcn7WaibIC-ZKNU2vxfECc6WzdDf3sDX0hRw/w640-h640/IMG_20220807_172211485_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lots of Black-eyed Susans along the edges of roads everywhere. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKg531Em8MTXOO2Nv-M9O6tW92p9kPlA_Ilc0GFYeq5AM4C85ZhfufObGQwZK6NlP-99iaezUtrq0VOpQi8cKQr9ZpXs9YaK9MyoZusZuB4myzMXIoEoT9K1n6o4SrThXV_PNUaNuAzq9wp6SzJ4ww0UKFST9Auleu4Vdld28EYqOTk6tWdgMCxQv3g/s1280/IMG_5569%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKg531Em8MTXOO2Nv-M9O6tW92p9kPlA_Ilc0GFYeq5AM4C85ZhfufObGQwZK6NlP-99iaezUtrq0VOpQi8cKQr9ZpXs9YaK9MyoZusZuB4myzMXIoEoT9K1n6o4SrThXV_PNUaNuAzq9wp6SzJ4ww0UKFST9Auleu4Vdld28EYqOTk6tWdgMCxQv3g/w640-h640/IMG_5569%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>In two separate locations I was startled by very well camouflaged Goldfinches taking to flight from clumps of Black-Eyed Susans as I rode past. (can you see the goldfinch in the picture above!?) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdaUVrVeWEl4WQx5HUs5u_MXhXbiewW0RQLRAsWo4Ro1nqFQUSJHVP4EZWo_dIjqW1bOrGDi4E0C60Xlx6VZmC-J2OXMn98CFFFvtSScVxg1abSM2esDuRuftvxsaGsNof8TdYHJyukVA-T2-Ui61Qw_4v_VrQgWPEm_rLEJbzui457Ck_pLxjTFbbg/s1280/IMG_5570%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdaUVrVeWEl4WQx5HUs5u_MXhXbiewW0RQLRAsWo4Ro1nqFQUSJHVP4EZWo_dIjqW1bOrGDi4E0C60Xlx6VZmC-J2OXMn98CFFFvtSScVxg1abSM2esDuRuftvxsaGsNof8TdYHJyukVA-T2-Ui61Qw_4v_VrQgWPEm_rLEJbzui457Ck_pLxjTFbbg/w640-h640/IMG_5570%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There he is! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaxeo1nwG_bpVPGYq7Kj6nm-KI8YFbPUtL-DhxtqrKFTvfz1yY2NaxOSEJBFwKgEejnTfHOHEFbpY8ot1cbZr3EfyVjgt-UgIETAqCwfqpNZqx7jRjzigOkZ6cmtNqv3qbww3MSjo5dlmzU9MSAqPuiE1puXqx3O6kpvsMTd4CyAq8VCJaoQmRHthFQ/s1280/IMG_20220807_174328967_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaxeo1nwG_bpVPGYq7Kj6nm-KI8YFbPUtL-DhxtqrKFTvfz1yY2NaxOSEJBFwKgEejnTfHOHEFbpY8ot1cbZr3EfyVjgt-UgIETAqCwfqpNZqx7jRjzigOkZ6cmtNqv3qbww3MSjo5dlmzU9MSAqPuiE1puXqx3O6kpvsMTd4CyAq8VCJaoQmRHthFQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220807_174328967_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Hit some sandy summer roads. </p><p>Saw lots of other birds. Kestrels... Some other hawk I coudln't identify or get a good picture of... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7Buy0CVUC1d_JJraqpRmDn_ObyFIxSbZqzafJLOIfD4MooF8O8dT6bMEoKUFi16_th7RyqmPgWfzRM1mCxmBtFgi25N88_V8QHTZ36ZtN3NKcdjpP82RYBSLVfNnPjCffl55BcdmMQjNL5XoQoDn4ryW9m828BZRIqNA7y-DRKMFDgHJxmsX5uQKEQ/s1280/IMG_5528%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7Buy0CVUC1d_JJraqpRmDn_ObyFIxSbZqzafJLOIfD4MooF8O8dT6bMEoKUFi16_th7RyqmPgWfzRM1mCxmBtFgi25N88_V8QHTZ36ZtN3NKcdjpP82RYBSLVfNnPjCffl55BcdmMQjNL5XoQoDn4ryW9m828BZRIqNA7y-DRKMFDgHJxmsX5uQKEQ/w640-h640/IMG_5528%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Raven on a power pole </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxWbbcTG4CA95R270KcDDNgvJKN6ZsqWuHnoH4IjgupA4_WRkbyJ7o7tWnsBWA6O1tu2PTnN4pPqmFmvYTUdtzADVXznqICViUBHwDHYH_GjlM5qBYBkIKi3-43Dp60tTLv5tM12usRbPz_60mO9v7YUf06Zq54djhmAev2fcxGzuPKWc2YKJA05SiQ/s1280/IMG_5545%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxWbbcTG4CA95R270KcDDNgvJKN6ZsqWuHnoH4IjgupA4_WRkbyJ7o7tWnsBWA6O1tu2PTnN4pPqmFmvYTUdtzADVXznqICViUBHwDHYH_GjlM5qBYBkIKi3-43Dp60tTLv5tM12usRbPz_60mO9v7YUf06Zq54djhmAev2fcxGzuPKWc2YKJA05SiQ/w640-h640/IMG_5545%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Young <a href="https://artgeekbrown.blogspot.com/2022/08/birbs-of-saskatchetoon-mountain-bluebird.html">Mountain Bluebirds</a>. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxdPxq9hiBMj6Pj_jzbQK70QD5akBM40VMbsCEGzx3LR1CirLbl5Qi2Sc6j9BpuslHp-znfpmPcNydAPqOG0D7Pv-oVhAxHjspo9wdu2UJqyXT8swMKi-s0foBbkUXq_gHiJtrAPzQ8gs-Z_Ay40PeMo-owzf45B6zGP4tv8HueGUq4kkLwCs3ha44A/s1280/IMG_5616%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxdPxq9hiBMj6Pj_jzbQK70QD5akBM40VMbsCEGzx3LR1CirLbl5Qi2Sc6j9BpuslHp-znfpmPcNydAPqOG0D7Pv-oVhAxHjspo9wdu2UJqyXT8swMKi-s0foBbkUXq_gHiJtrAPzQ8gs-Z_Ay40PeMo-owzf45B6zGP4tv8HueGUq4kkLwCs3ha44A/w640-h640/IMG_5616%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Scores of Magpies! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvM2YIlh0sRKfwaGZDhVSm8ErCQm6c9JRlmmUi8KsInkxXqEebKnXHkMH5pgA7cg4RqiTWxFhVvevIh-jUxyhPnAJ0hOC0Pku1H3U4jMoy_1GfLeLTUcFETV2PQ0JsCRpkKvXgxZOm23ztys8Mcd4n7Al0pyBVwxsTmJw_w3btiKpZReL6i6n_te7mA/s1280/IMG_20220807_181048115%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvM2YIlh0sRKfwaGZDhVSm8ErCQm6c9JRlmmUi8KsInkxXqEebKnXHkMH5pgA7cg4RqiTWxFhVvevIh-jUxyhPnAJ0hOC0Pku1H3U4jMoy_1GfLeLTUcFETV2PQ0JsCRpkKvXgxZOm23ztys8Mcd4n7Al0pyBVwxsTmJw_w3btiKpZReL6i6n_te7mA/w640-h640/IMG_20220807_181048115%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Heading back into town. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKcYJFsRPyrMDnOH1JgL0Oql7iI7x288nZMnUUkcvqSiQ1H2dN3GnikE0T_PJABvDTUtWUiRktQWFMDlibp8p-WwozlCKWrdXh5OU19lvogtrCr10kRr-bqZ5xutLPbRadyDrGcWgrPpP4_rvZrjJVUevUu80IyVh7-jgONOcF6f61L4huCPdt0h1Lg/s1280/IMG_20220807_181310040%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKcYJFsRPyrMDnOH1JgL0Oql7iI7x288nZMnUUkcvqSiQ1H2dN3GnikE0T_PJABvDTUtWUiRktQWFMDlibp8p-WwozlCKWrdXh5OU19lvogtrCr10kRr-bqZ5xutLPbRadyDrGcWgrPpP4_rvZrjJVUevUu80IyVh7-jgONOcF6f61L4huCPdt0h1Lg/w640-h640/IMG_20220807_181310040%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>more yellowing fields</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudkX2Cjbb0j2zKrMwngLL5fLaUc9-nmS_cfZQjoV-phZUq3zHehwpuhk-VmrVcbvbkbdTjTcNI1YJXS5cV_coia9-7HJi-kyclBIhs0fcpZcAEx99oJIeb89_2VlgSIcQIMIMex0qASqy1IvOX1apBz73ssvO7UQxxGLM9KO3bWtaPh9kbnEi-dNqSA/s3120/IMG_20220807_185336649.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudkX2Cjbb0j2zKrMwngLL5fLaUc9-nmS_cfZQjoV-phZUq3zHehwpuhk-VmrVcbvbkbdTjTcNI1YJXS5cV_coia9-7HJi-kyclBIhs0fcpZcAEx99oJIeb89_2VlgSIcQIMIMex0qASqy1IvOX1apBz73ssvO7UQxxGLM9KO3bWtaPh9kbnEi-dNqSA/w640-h640/IMG_20220807_185336649.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Some kind of party on one of the islands in the river. </p><p>That's all for this week. </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-54600640359346020272022-08-03T11:09:00.003-07:002022-08-03T11:09:43.998-07:00Saskatchewan Day Paddle<p> Monday, 1 August 2022 was "Saskatchewan Day" - a Stat Holiday in Saskatchewan and Amanda had the day off, so she suggested we go for a paddle. </p><p>Not really bicycling... but it is a Human Powered, outdoorsy endeavour and I'm not about to start another blog for pictures of our few kayaking trips... so.. Also we haul them to the rive with trailers that are designed to potentially be hooked up to bicycles... though we don't have that attachment and just walk them down... </p><p>Whatever...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR78YWP3HGlShDWzdGgolHi-weWwKPqLs5FtNbsI2E4qLz4CIhhAinA4jnFYGMhutK95tEdHWsYjhf_65TlbtXRDCyyLIUD2X6aLQpbgmLbh34reYwPREy8ottskj-2LMVpmLSGDkF3hRj_NWp3FSK-4pO4GclTpGpD2gGMx9vGwmj7Nm8QEv1n4OHpg/s1280/IMG_20220801_122838215_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR78YWP3HGlShDWzdGgolHi-weWwKPqLs5FtNbsI2E4qLz4CIhhAinA4jnFYGMhutK95tEdHWsYjhf_65TlbtXRDCyyLIUD2X6aLQpbgmLbh34reYwPREy8ottskj-2LMVpmLSGDkF3hRj_NWp3FSK-4pO4GclTpGpD2gGMx9vGwmj7Nm8QEv1n4OHpg/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_122838215_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>attempted stow-away on my kayak as we were getting things out. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OQpC4LzdiMLZgdZR9T-aMS0pMLqDtaE3lD_Gbo_OBttbqGCYyuenwB_v94qCvCufylrY5kp-g8QNMoXKiDoVNXOI8rxtU2qu5CdiIV0o5LbGhxK7sfT-Z1zMvAHvzpuBqH3MiKEOxTkMrNnbSuknNhyCWhfVPwR_6egjy2KjLV_yqv2r90c1zbspEw/s1280/IMG_20220801_125626078%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OQpC4LzdiMLZgdZR9T-aMS0pMLqDtaE3lD_Gbo_OBttbqGCYyuenwB_v94qCvCufylrY5kp-g8QNMoXKiDoVNXOI8rxtU2qu5CdiIV0o5LbGhxK7sfT-Z1zMvAHvzpuBqH3MiKEOxTkMrNnbSuknNhyCWhfVPwR_6egjy2KjLV_yqv2r90c1zbspEw/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_125626078%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Down at the boat launch. They have a new deck down there. It is not awesome... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Kzxx2FTkPSwOUt-RH7Wcm9Oqimhj_z1-Kv6j-rWLdPgsB2-Mo_gM9JVWRs1SzU1LYJCZI0Y-lKt4Hq9ODNJYoLejwcfWcryoTWRPMRAmDNSJAoWZ22VQGJVNLzw7SGXP2Rxtn8NZOUasSPWh_m8K9hjL_-5fc1z_TqMrJAySbSE2D1jlnVxqvGojcg/s1280/IMG_20220801_131248846_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Kzxx2FTkPSwOUt-RH7Wcm9Oqimhj_z1-Kv6j-rWLdPgsB2-Mo_gM9JVWRs1SzU1LYJCZI0Y-lKt4Hq9ODNJYoLejwcfWcryoTWRPMRAmDNSJAoWZ22VQGJVNLzw7SGXP2Rxtn8NZOUasSPWh_m8K9hjL_-5fc1z_TqMrJAySbSE2D1jlnVxqvGojcg/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_131248846_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Out on the water, paddling past the water treatment plant. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44w2QtAkkwn84mYde7lt9jlIcHpMAEtjHJaMLoeE_yf4YuIcVr5pD4-01KJIWqwKIg5Bp1spgCqLRAZJU43jzkb9x8ohP18GfeZg6_81kVXQBLxPfApFc9-58eDOP9xLrsTk-obZostnNNJVgL0oR6j-fLGYE2UGp7dJOIIqKS4b4FNhMwmOmWQ5kCA/s1280/IMG_20220801_131841183_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44w2QtAkkwn84mYde7lt9jlIcHpMAEtjHJaMLoeE_yf4YuIcVr5pD4-01KJIWqwKIg5Bp1spgCqLRAZJU43jzkb9x8ohP18GfeZg6_81kVXQBLxPfApFc9-58eDOP9xLrsTk-obZostnNNJVgL0oR6j-fLGYE2UGp7dJOIIqKS4b4FNhMwmOmWQ5kCA/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_131841183_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Heading south - up river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggT-D1YBdap8BDyOgmRmdvRrUb6Wq-Pse0v6jT_SS3QjAGNCtgI5V9Bk4ne3ZH489VRG4R7pplz4Zn6GDCL5Ugs9K1inr8_x8FedIRNXySkoajehcNM4tAgcUaompA6J9sv9bHd9wqyM-gK5F92yQbpncbmGnO1XSdIT7evUMT5Dd0k_1RbwWwzy_23A/s1280/IMG_20220801_140031663_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggT-D1YBdap8BDyOgmRmdvRrUb6Wq-Pse0v6jT_SS3QjAGNCtgI5V9Bk4ne3ZH489VRG4R7pplz4Zn6GDCL5Ugs9K1inr8_x8FedIRNXySkoajehcNM4tAgcUaompA6J9sv9bHd9wqyM-gK5F92yQbpncbmGnO1XSdIT7evUMT5Dd0k_1RbwWwzy_23A/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_140031663_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Amanda was thoroughly amused by a ducks butt as it was bobbing for food at a shallower point in the middle of the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTqFGpRrumlTPUtMT0smamgODhyO76DuEeedJ8L9L_JzeKxafnpqOUFrSpx5vs2r3Q0tGBPb-JlmftLoBwbTGZMP2XPmRZ9Cw71IjhHR3cA042f2S2YO7NP_9k5EXC0i0Vn5H0DKP_Rp2GIQKsDaqKP75Y398y3Cp9UxMDxMaTJORi501VjZ5JDXdyQ/s1280/IMG_20220801_140158051%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTqFGpRrumlTPUtMT0smamgODhyO76DuEeedJ8L9L_JzeKxafnpqOUFrSpx5vs2r3Q0tGBPb-JlmftLoBwbTGZMP2XPmRZ9Cw71IjhHR3cA042f2S2YO7NP_9k5EXC0i0Vn5H0DKP_Rp2GIQKsDaqKP75Y398y3Cp9UxMDxMaTJORi501VjZ5JDXdyQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_140158051%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lots of mid-ever sandbars with gulls on them. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoE4dkrRS91FbWyvWks3rJqT5FBe5dYMvPpcdXiCJkDAl2HRD--nNCZywUWlPg26472mXB0GPLX__XlQkEMziQmC6dmCJoQuOJaVE2xuuG4LV25MvPIXM78RDgeIZOHRTLRyBNhZk2h1jAtk-3hsFFpkD7h4J68QaF2lYfXkrQeuntksRFtM54kjU8w/s1280/IMG_20220801_142121371%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoE4dkrRS91FbWyvWks3rJqT5FBe5dYMvPpcdXiCJkDAl2HRD--nNCZywUWlPg26472mXB0GPLX__XlQkEMziQmC6dmCJoQuOJaVE2xuuG4LV25MvPIXM78RDgeIZOHRTLRyBNhZk2h1jAtk-3hsFFpkD7h4J68QaF2lYfXkrQeuntksRFtM54kjU8w/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_142121371%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p> Some with a LOT of gulls on them.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7e5vRrNpWG1zTNX0F1QCSDmlXC5YUe_LRT5UDybh8dHQz2kpXJaWICDPepLOLqDRkdDtM54D0OeJoTpObIG3a-mGcmbphHRCUCvx9WFwhkDLWvnthK0bqPLENAJ_bzJTgSnBzh_o-SOwoC2B9vE9EjnPskwwMTlw2iPs96WXm_7JE1dkbT4VRQG-wQ/s1280/IMG_20220801_143514933_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7e5vRrNpWG1zTNX0F1QCSDmlXC5YUe_LRT5UDybh8dHQz2kpXJaWICDPepLOLqDRkdDtM54D0OeJoTpObIG3a-mGcmbphHRCUCvx9WFwhkDLWvnthK0bqPLENAJ_bzJTgSnBzh_o-SOwoC2B9vE9EjnPskwwMTlw2iPs96WXm_7JE1dkbT4VRQG-wQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_143514933_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The South Bridges. Gordie Howe traffic bridge and the Grand Trunk rail bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjzh6yolRw26PPS0TlYADLZ8j3Y0-KEziMGWUN4URL0ebDHDLc6SBB9CsT4TtragUh_pp8OW3DqTjCYByCJAsvkpNxJoc3ngfkbhcAoOIugz_fetgTbOenWL8LsmQWMZ_opctuQ_c3nivt5XbZ_I0_8KPEa74_FEE0leLP_e3P_ONgkW-9gPyaWhl-Q/s1280/IMG_20220801_144243481_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjzh6yolRw26PPS0TlYADLZ8j3Y0-KEziMGWUN4URL0ebDHDLc6SBB9CsT4TtragUh_pp8OW3DqTjCYByCJAsvkpNxJoc3ngfkbhcAoOIugz_fetgTbOenWL8LsmQWMZ_opctuQ_c3nivt5XbZ_I0_8KPEa74_FEE0leLP_e3P_ONgkW-9gPyaWhl-Q/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_144243481_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Stopped for a break on the sand bars just south of the bridges. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGS6n5Y-19g2doLDWWoYyMUTwaD5LlH3KLYSaKqI6W4OwHpqTej1qLkiNNx3L0cTaePO1JPk22W-MZ0qidv-F2VR3obZKPnZoVr_T1gc2Yc3fQBtMDMPMeuZmxG4fVAQUzCzY_PN-TUGVAyn94Z9TE_YAYZlO2dzyLWwWvtpWjVcSLFkQboq-jnbe4Q/s1280/IMG_20220801_144742631%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGS6n5Y-19g2doLDWWoYyMUTwaD5LlH3KLYSaKqI6W4OwHpqTej1qLkiNNx3L0cTaePO1JPk22W-MZ0qidv-F2VR3obZKPnZoVr_T1gc2Yc3fQBtMDMPMeuZmxG4fVAQUzCzY_PN-TUGVAyn94Z9TE_YAYZlO2dzyLWwWvtpWjVcSLFkQboq-jnbe4Q/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_144742631%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Super loud train rolled by. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZD5b0Dy3itqk3THEFAgDcD9AEUtotGEpuAflOF6a79cPqUVQayvAlrDEdDPZ58OgjYU-uuVfqWNt4Sqodc_XuT013GxrD1NOBvb2IWLPLZWhf8P0z-QGDJCm4HjNtGJ6LdT-nWGjWeUoyGDwza4AytdSbp_DYw_B-dANzjhboR2RcP3FZQx20WpSIA/s1280/IMG_20220801_152055802_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZD5b0Dy3itqk3THEFAgDcD9AEUtotGEpuAflOF6a79cPqUVQayvAlrDEdDPZ58OgjYU-uuVfqWNt4Sqodc_XuT013GxrD1NOBvb2IWLPLZWhf8P0z-QGDJCm4HjNtGJ6LdT-nWGjWeUoyGDwza4AytdSbp_DYw_B-dANzjhboR2RcP3FZQx20WpSIA/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_152055802_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More Gulls</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw4zus9yjvWtmLMutMZDf838IiYHqqW0hDXx4-yxKrlbHml1ltvAt9rtpRea2dyDCgoOo5q6tzZLzoQpbYvtKsSZ_m7u9ShG9BHLgK605e5B98AE6Cq1ER9WVlBlVCzDXo9FswcHgZchgOBAFny4fmznlmiIOajE1flaAVAd4CeYvYfmomY_eu5kfaw/s1280/IMG_20220801_153511722_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw4zus9yjvWtmLMutMZDf838IiYHqqW0hDXx4-yxKrlbHml1ltvAt9rtpRea2dyDCgoOo5q6tzZLzoQpbYvtKsSZ_m7u9ShG9BHLgK605e5B98AE6Cq1ER9WVlBlVCzDXo9FswcHgZchgOBAFny4fmznlmiIOajE1flaAVAd4CeYvYfmomY_eu5kfaw/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_153511722_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Heading back, I mostly stuck to the west bank of the river where there were loads of ducks sunning themselves on rocks. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqsh4QGCsd6xvnxvbU29K6RlxGYCFPdmKj_r2lY-0Qi5nIsmBaYaZIBwMZsjcy_sWU3PDD_5q_mm2BqL2aT46gsnZPK6kUq3KlLGWhC1rPL0knhoVdqs59vSJQ8BoErRKDySaHgM38GAvnViw6bHj5Jpqo2Mm4ewLWI0mYeQFI97Cu4q3GOexWNOujg/s1280/IMG_20220801_155552696_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqsh4QGCsd6xvnxvbU29K6RlxGYCFPdmKj_r2lY-0Qi5nIsmBaYaZIBwMZsjcy_sWU3PDD_5q_mm2BqL2aT46gsnZPK6kUq3KlLGWhC1rPL0knhoVdqs59vSJQ8BoErRKDySaHgM38GAvnViw6bHj5Jpqo2Mm4ewLWI0mYeQFI97Cu4q3GOexWNOujg/w640-h640/IMG_20220801_155552696_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Back to the dock and loading up to haul the kayaks home. </p><p>Amanda has some pretty grand ideas about a camping trip with these... I'm not so sure. we're both pretty sore from a short trip that didn't even get us OUT of the city limits. we'd have to do 2-3 times as far to get to anywhere that we might be able to camp... I think we'd need to be paddling more than we are now to get fit enough for that. Maybe if we started in JUNE and were paddling at least few times a week... then... MAYBE... </p><p>Maybe next year. </p><p>Of course, that's what we said LAST year... </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-24349926787787505412022-08-03T10:24:00.004-07:002022-08-03T10:24:40.611-07:002022 Rides - Weeks Thirty<p>Slacked off on Monday again, but got caught up on the previous two weeks of posts... and got some drawing finished up... </p><p>I did have to go out to get Kerian to an appointment later in the afternoon/early evening. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGo-x_5jPY-BbXCSK7WeAd-5DqboiGm6KS8frMv3JzCuHCYnYcbjhqNmVSwjOPMTowZyP2rXe19x9GDTNEUVJiP0uYJhmMAYNM4p8IpNC7BlnqVz2WJGetH24AZ5lXqrlT4O2a5vBs-zHadTCOanEASOx03m3rzOgFlbpNiITS1dp_-F3LbseC_eJ6Q/s3120/IMG_20220725_165302704.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGo-x_5jPY-BbXCSK7WeAd-5DqboiGm6KS8frMv3JzCuHCYnYcbjhqNmVSwjOPMTowZyP2rXe19x9GDTNEUVJiP0uYJhmMAYNM4p8IpNC7BlnqVz2WJGetH24AZ5lXqrlT4O2a5vBs-zHadTCOanEASOx03m3rzOgFlbpNiITS1dp_-F3LbseC_eJ6Q/w640-h640/IMG_20220725_165302704.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There were some CrAzY clouds on the way downtown</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxgf_PIvKkVfRdhAmVL5jPid1myiAMjQE0R30ffPFqc2trPHHQXEK3FBpo02mvbNUbNoA1QbEBv-lzrbM33t15ZkOEHXGu-yGtQoFXQNPDtekkba9vB7XxIoe1p_Wxad18KEouGQLg8TZ1Db9lLtT_c99gq1C3YWqFbTPtqwd7EOPL3IOJP8tsNHWAg/s1280/IMG_20220725_165308340_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxgf_PIvKkVfRdhAmVL5jPid1myiAMjQE0R30ffPFqc2trPHHQXEK3FBpo02mvbNUbNoA1QbEBv-lzrbM33t15ZkOEHXGu-yGtQoFXQNPDtekkba9vB7XxIoe1p_Wxad18KEouGQLg8TZ1Db9lLtT_c99gq1C3YWqFbTPtqwd7EOPL3IOJP8tsNHWAg/w640-h640/IMG_20220725_165308340_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>We got to the appointment without getting rained on too much. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKVd0keb7Qs4nftcWIPsEHZhtxS556s47x8fniWfVD1dBLtzr4vMqtZt3r3ppMiCzz4MmIuCqXvkB1pwtQQUleaVMBlIWLxsXY0Z18hgmqMkO7FA0vGhAU8NI-Q8lF6WPGoW006-f5tZ1XS-BwNleVWt8ebm2UTvrAOXBN7eWf9msoRSV1ogVMheQYQ/s1280/IMG_20220725_165316304_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKVd0keb7Qs4nftcWIPsEHZhtxS556s47x8fniWfVD1dBLtzr4vMqtZt3r3ppMiCzz4MmIuCqXvkB1pwtQQUleaVMBlIWLxsXY0Z18hgmqMkO7FA0vGhAU8NI-Q8lF6WPGoW006-f5tZ1XS-BwNleVWt8ebm2UTvrAOXBN7eWf9msoRSV1ogVMheQYQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220725_165316304_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It did rain for a bit while Keiran was in the appointment...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6bL7W5FiY_8Gmw5toRrqc2kSMUvNANOZK6Zn0xo0YpW_LrPonvhCIIIbl6BgSJzSyjbskEfj4jIc9yoosudUU_muBy36adEtYtEI1R8wCcAihyEqOscG7dXeOdev3i47XDe2ohUvI-K3-dl3BgCTWsV1RWU1YtH_pkya1zNL4AC7s6FNYZOFkfKKjA/s1280/IMG_20220725_182056350_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6bL7W5FiY_8Gmw5toRrqc2kSMUvNANOZK6Zn0xo0YpW_LrPonvhCIIIbl6BgSJzSyjbskEfj4jIc9yoosudUU_muBy36adEtYtEI1R8wCcAihyEqOscG7dXeOdev3i47XDe2ohUvI-K3-dl3BgCTWsV1RWU1YtH_pkya1zNL4AC7s6FNYZOFkfKKjA/w640-h640/IMG_20220725_182056350_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>On the way home we spotted PILES of Cormorants on the cables going across the river! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzbyOMagcHYL1nHQ3-CO0fJ4DeOCgbEgLhG1bizhxfjo0nKks22IbzuKNjM5N9xvcMXhCX-9lEiV2SGHA-kJ7hoKK-tieF8kQ5DZgQp0iTWqVJl7RvlYlMwN4p3eHUQToOYUE5W-J893Ia-CSdJPneMB4Y0evrkORPaviSgi97bqG8QoKNtIZ2uFP9w/s3120/IMG_20220725_182105014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzbyOMagcHYL1nHQ3-CO0fJ4DeOCgbEgLhG1bizhxfjo0nKks22IbzuKNjM5N9xvcMXhCX-9lEiV2SGHA-kJ7hoKK-tieF8kQ5DZgQp0iTWqVJl7RvlYlMwN4p3eHUQToOYUE5W-J893Ia-CSdJPneMB4Y0evrkORPaviSgi97bqG8QoKNtIZ2uFP9w/w640-h640/IMG_20220725_182105014.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>They were teetering and bobbing and looking like they were having a hard time balancing up there - which is unusual. Usually they sit up there quite perfectly still...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsdF9N-ZOPwd2wxj6drsbpZVQAUmKnpycDmS15hzt39KaM7gzk3b5KW5wVXYygzVfq1mK06piaQfyoRRysName-MQv6miJ9xrMPd_90JbuOO9Un6ZQpbgXEhLihyUpzeuNICyy1pR7rss7R36fTXsTO6DFJrNOtNPn3OllmUgfMh_PXcIB_kLUSn4eQ/s3120/IMG_20220725_182255080.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsdF9N-ZOPwd2wxj6drsbpZVQAUmKnpycDmS15hzt39KaM7gzk3b5KW5wVXYygzVfq1mK06piaQfyoRRysName-MQv6miJ9xrMPd_90JbuOO9Un6ZQpbgXEhLihyUpzeuNICyy1pR7rss7R36fTXsTO6DFJrNOtNPn3OllmUgfMh_PXcIB_kLUSn4eQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220725_182255080.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It wasn't windy, so I wondered if it was that the cables were wet and slippery from the rain, or if these are all young cormorants, unaccustomed to sitting on cables (or possibly some devious combination of the two!?) </p><p>Tuesday I woke up to rain... didn't go anywhere... </p><p>Wednesday I ran out to do some errands along 8th street. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7Hdn6kgj5n8QATCMHQfCUGf1GbhIr1H1yL2KEr6fkWrT8kFEQmgB1U3GELORWR10epR5QZMbNCPUXyYbLphlcBolg1mj98QR8vqfQ4kOkJfrqIV1BYi8pnFfA9TlRLa0dxpNLCCmkxOIfIsXOhSXmxIBeVmcfGC7t54lgjmp2i6PN28BiSadpuZR-w/s1280/IMG_20220727_124155079_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7Hdn6kgj5n8QATCMHQfCUGf1GbhIr1H1yL2KEr6fkWrT8kFEQmgB1U3GELORWR10epR5QZMbNCPUXyYbLphlcBolg1mj98QR8vqfQ4kOkJfrqIV1BYi8pnFfA9TlRLa0dxpNLCCmkxOIfIsXOhSXmxIBeVmcfGC7t54lgjmp2i6PN28BiSadpuZR-w/w480-h640/IMG_20220727_124155079_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Picked up a copy of Stone Age from Dragon's Den (which we <a href="https://saskminigamer.blogspot.com/2022/08/july-games.html">played</a> the next day).</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCr5BxNoCiVG5MOeA3YiWmWLjh3ocm2X7AS2eMsovS6fD2Gt9uSykRvMDj3G4aMByNNKUP4vQl5qG2-bqRAwxtM48wxnA-fKox7CA9AKg2B5yin82mUu52L3QEwc9ZnL3UWed4dow9CFogzF05k7sZhs-8OsziM7PBpNMkqkQq8-m9HDz5LDoPZa-yQ/s1280/IMG_20220727_125528567%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCr5BxNoCiVG5MOeA3YiWmWLjh3ocm2X7AS2eMsovS6fD2Gt9uSykRvMDj3G4aMByNNKUP4vQl5qG2-bqRAwxtM48wxnA-fKox7CA9AKg2B5yin82mUu52L3QEwc9ZnL3UWed4dow9CFogzF05k7sZhs-8OsziM7PBpNMkqkQq8-m9HDz5LDoPZa-yQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220727_125528567%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>and some bulk pure sugar candy for the diabetic to deal with low blood-glucose events. And some more groceries at Superstore. </p><p>In the evening I rode with Keiran to dance and rode out to pick them up later. </p><p>Thursday I went out for a ride to drop off two pieces of art which are to be included in a show next month. After that I rode up to the Circle Drive Bridge, across to Sobey's at Preston Crossing and then back home through the University of Saskatchewan campus. </p><p>There were SO MANY CROWS everywhere. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AeC-CGzoaAC4KF6veZpPSU8hCihDzymIPmNNuJGMer2ZcWxd_GZrzO6ut65UPXn-BYpSc-C6MKYD4MWNBHXXBzGwURQIHpN1GNvflLUSdBRCo5YzBbe4IzEl7AjJ0I82H9i4KGMoLQHkT1uRSvbl7hrk9iYZ_X-9rEiua3VAsWT4Uve1mW0Awp6MPw/s1280/IMG_5044%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AeC-CGzoaAC4KF6veZpPSU8hCihDzymIPmNNuJGMer2ZcWxd_GZrzO6ut65UPXn-BYpSc-C6MKYD4MWNBHXXBzGwURQIHpN1GNvflLUSdBRCo5YzBbe4IzEl7AjJ0I82H9i4KGMoLQHkT1uRSvbl7hrk9iYZ_X-9rEiua3VAsWT4Uve1mW0Awp6MPw/w640-h640/IMG_5044%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>This fist three I ran into as I worked my way past construction and the detour through the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan site. I think they were running lines... I'm pretty sure I heard one of them say something about the "Thane of CAWdor"...?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwz3qCLlul4QtBRRvtuqFwrvtsE6mSBvfw_l0FPho7BlRRitK6bbPXzmAp9CJk33HPoZxCfW_eG5LNwa0babUZ7TJKlIB-H7aEDErluvUrdIwIF3Bc81nqxMwX815SK6d4JZflyRtF87i7CGFvSQlPVQhEDtuP8_GDWY9JMFBd6CJQI93ftuKTAnoz6w/s1280/IMG_5069%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwz3qCLlul4QtBRRvtuqFwrvtsE6mSBvfw_l0FPho7BlRRitK6bbPXzmAp9CJk33HPoZxCfW_eG5LNwa0babUZ7TJKlIB-H7aEDErluvUrdIwIF3Bc81nqxMwX815SK6d4JZflyRtF87i7CGFvSQlPVQhEDtuP8_GDWY9JMFBd6CJQI93ftuKTAnoz6w/w640-h640/IMG_5069%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Murder on the Tracks</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbp813Wess6_Gv-cXuoUeh_vA5RMhS8qCGDjxOsYwR-3AiWGJ7NU0Z6R4Y9a1sEYW01f_K07i2rWZOcKFGkb8y0p8419n9e9lLKypCm4cHD1jSvwEaD2Ix-RpciOoBuiZstgPZZeJe3rPRD8Nf6IzawmYJEjEXiItDnLp8AMj_1IbZB1MGHObZKl4axA/s1280/IMG_5072%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbp813Wess6_Gv-cXuoUeh_vA5RMhS8qCGDjxOsYwR-3AiWGJ7NU0Z6R4Y9a1sEYW01f_K07i2rWZOcKFGkb8y0p8419n9e9lLKypCm4cHD1jSvwEaD2Ix-RpciOoBuiZstgPZZeJe3rPRD8Nf6IzawmYJEjEXiItDnLp8AMj_1IbZB1MGHObZKl4axA/w640-h640/IMG_5072%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I think they're plotting something... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4cmKPs6A8DaF0b5KgPN8Gry1VDRI7DRLygg78C0QVU86nVsll3IXGUCB23uurTnk5qmzVzhw6tZH8ZjH77QBrTTqRpC1jcWrCLxCPKfC0P1424ytFyN6UMuoFXACgjQ3ePy3WeZwReZ54DAqzj5a-u4MUNuRaw0y-nr7zvZ08Pu2Y-npnW9JHrymDg/s1280/IMG_20220728_173934439%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4cmKPs6A8DaF0b5KgPN8Gry1VDRI7DRLygg78C0QVU86nVsll3IXGUCB23uurTnk5qmzVzhw6tZH8ZjH77QBrTTqRpC1jcWrCLxCPKfC0P1424ytFyN6UMuoFXACgjQ3ePy3WeZwReZ54DAqzj5a-u4MUNuRaw0y-nr7zvZ08Pu2Y-npnW9JHrymDg/w640-h640/IMG_20220728_173934439%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>rolled into capus on a trail I haven't used in some time. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdh-2RQNqEQZgxqP-6iTKrkbjwxU2NDQ6GK1EgXo-nPb0PE4L33f3fL2CuFpTCJ_0vvnVdTWZcTtDKbHhfWaKLFE0m4V0jg4FEuUiEdxzYXeeTsj1RbRBIUKXk2g8fcTPq0jPyxYX9chZQuAfxXK8XJaARGBKmsD9ckZwTEkMgrGiy2bFjLFBFT2gYQ/s1280/IMG_20220728_174425988%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdh-2RQNqEQZgxqP-6iTKrkbjwxU2NDQ6GK1EgXo-nPb0PE4L33f3fL2CuFpTCJ_0vvnVdTWZcTtDKbHhfWaKLFE0m4V0jg4FEuUiEdxzYXeeTsj1RbRBIUKXk2g8fcTPq0jPyxYX9chZQuAfxXK8XJaARGBKmsD9ckZwTEkMgrGiy2bFjLFBFT2gYQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220728_174425988%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Getting close to where Amanda works</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPeTi4ioxjIU7N7LZ76IkBQvD17Y7T8MQ4WPGGX6J0jVPjjICKpOBDraI8xjC6AWcnLOiiVtqLz60ozJwW2qOdw9PxT0KNPBw9LPQumXjgNxUH_0JaPdIwVzWzUSg5A1xOw0Jnxcq_oKkrQ5MOgAopt1vEdp1oBSTtlJIV5EeyEZLvSEeCFWoekrtcA/s1280/IMG_20220728_175743715%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPeTi4ioxjIU7N7LZ76IkBQvD17Y7T8MQ4WPGGX6J0jVPjjICKpOBDraI8xjC6AWcnLOiiVtqLz60ozJwW2qOdw9PxT0KNPBw9LPQumXjgNxUH_0JaPdIwVzWzUSg5A1xOw0Jnxcq_oKkrQ5MOgAopt1vEdp1oBSTtlJIV5EeyEZLvSEeCFWoekrtcA/w480-h640/IMG_20220728_175743715%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>This old crow was just finishing work so I rode home with her. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzqr5pCfuURO39AA06M4OUPV_iGoJ5EgMZ_QB7FXa17EgbPPmitOuawzmGT8tZ4Qzy8lBeaXVl9_eFpPJ47yVSjIPOelKdy52EEy5dqU7gqo8hO8Svhn_wndtdKGE0JO1b8pDUxamw4Re8uZSLxHwOmZAIYqNaAQTIoCQhfjlJ5EwSLrm_1mX6N4bMw/s1280/IMG_20220728_180421328%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzqr5pCfuURO39AA06M4OUPV_iGoJ5EgMZ_QB7FXa17EgbPPmitOuawzmGT8tZ4Qzy8lBeaXVl9_eFpPJ47yVSjIPOelKdy52EEy5dqU7gqo8hO8Svhn_wndtdKGE0JO1b8pDUxamw4Re8uZSLxHwOmZAIYqNaAQTIoCQhfjlJ5EwSLrm_1mX6N4bMw/w640-h640/IMG_20220728_180421328%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I swear the whole ride home was just catching me up on the latest in the unending OFFICE DRAMA!? </p><p>Saturday I made a quick trip up to Broadway for groceries... no pictures... </p><p>And that was it for this week. Nowhere close to 200Km I was to do this past week... However, I did note that at the end of week 30 I was just over 3000Km for the year. The plan was to do 100Km per week plus eight weeks where I'd do and extra 100Km - originally that plan was to be july and august... as long as I manage to do 200Km a week for the NEXT eight weeks... and then 100Km a week for the rest of the year.... I COULD still make the 6000Km goal! </p><p><br /></p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-79366649205066280572022-07-25T12:14:00.003-07:002022-07-25T12:14:35.006-07:00 2022 Rides - Week Twenty-Nine<p>Monday I decided to have a "rest day" and not go anywhere. This is almost always a bad idea. Always best, when you have a goal in mind of distance you want to ride in a week, to do as much riding as soon as you can... if you happen to get it all done by Wednesday, great! You can take the rest of the week off... OR.. do some extra riding!? If you take Monday... and Tuesday... and then Wednesday off... and then things just don't work out on Thursday.... or Friday... it becomes impossible to catch up... </p><p>I didn't TOTALLY take Tuesday off... I rode downtown with Keiran to the library. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcfBfgpOsnRYVOSUVr7g8aCt5ykYXuqb1k0mKt2PkDPvV81lZzBWE2NZk3fdK0rHeEsViQ_w4MspWhRTBhjG0QVnDAMAJXyvlFJSOk3xwQZmcktSnEMC-qForG25gGqIgWFaOOpsi70KvagTm9zlig4Ab0MkIDlwxsECX03-BxIaSlu0yFyJw9dHYLA/s1280/IMG_20220719_150700056%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcfBfgpOsnRYVOSUVr7g8aCt5ykYXuqb1k0mKt2PkDPvV81lZzBWE2NZk3fdK0rHeEsViQ_w4MspWhRTBhjG0QVnDAMAJXyvlFJSOk3xwQZmcktSnEMC-qForG25gGqIgWFaOOpsi70KvagTm9zlig4Ab0MkIDlwxsECX03-BxIaSlu0yFyJw9dHYLA/w640-h640/IMG_20220719_150700056%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Really...? REALLY!?! I mean the snow has been gone for months!? You don't really have an excuse anymore!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9x__HdSuIlkL28OLS0ShujwMrzhgm8FUPjHf8RlZW-KHLXLaPF1mNG3SdPYqxJPHC57RRv90IelaIP41-vqyrpi6i74nQr9MGjsoHvm1rxe0KolV6g4TE4Ju4L2sY_XRAoF5JAIvODDTAa6YHIALmSWWp2D4tQqK4KM1O-nbK8C5JL-j6Pb77HR5ag/s1280/IMG_20220719_184220202_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9x__HdSuIlkL28OLS0ShujwMrzhgm8FUPjHf8RlZW-KHLXLaPF1mNG3SdPYqxJPHC57RRv90IelaIP41-vqyrpi6i74nQr9MGjsoHvm1rxe0KolV6g4TE4Ju4L2sY_XRAoF5JAIvODDTAa6YHIALmSWWp2D4tQqK4KM1O-nbK8C5JL-j6Pb77HR5ag/w640-h640/IMG_20220719_184220202_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Later in the afternoon, my friend Neil invited me to go for a short ride with his kids! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9JDmgyV2NJdUIarppZbly1VUjT5TDrdCYhuE0I8Te2JiBcFzN8g9Xrarm4Fo7V2gpoZvch6U3NgB-U6z_5s_AAMVl9N8gc1x20AeqcC7tEH4swjn3FGCNzIDRAEWdRIKo4Txl0_ny3aQ_ySFtBhVjYvm27-VxZKy6teGBorMc3ooaIj0MXZHJ7ot9Q/s1280/IMG_20220719_174945073%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9JDmgyV2NJdUIarppZbly1VUjT5TDrdCYhuE0I8Te2JiBcFzN8g9Xrarm4Fo7V2gpoZvch6U3NgB-U6z_5s_AAMVl9N8gc1x20AeqcC7tEH4swjn3FGCNzIDRAEWdRIKo4Txl0_ny3aQ_ySFtBhVjYvm27-VxZKy6teGBorMc3ooaIj0MXZHJ7ot9Q/w640-h640/IMG_20220719_174945073%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>We found a HUGE pile of mushrooms! (it has been raining a LOT!) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYyMFz9JqX7FxsLnZxJUE_YFk6be7kR7VGEYHbfblSkUB_pKPV4BMnJaZjuNkS3BxT9K0I96Ucp1Gh7I4mDjISlewBrhUZNxgrT5VWAkFQvLMufFGOlRMRxVJskebRubez2VmHCl9T50WBk2lu_xUG-alAEGH74r7fYL3CdEaV3TfUmWG4VCKTHB33w/s1280/IMG_20220720_144117761%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYyMFz9JqX7FxsLnZxJUE_YFk6be7kR7VGEYHbfblSkUB_pKPV4BMnJaZjuNkS3BxT9K0I96Ucp1Gh7I4mDjISlewBrhUZNxgrT5VWAkFQvLMufFGOlRMRxVJskebRubez2VmHCl9T50WBk2lu_xUG-alAEGH74r7fYL3CdEaV3TfUmWG4VCKTHB33w/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_144117761%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Wednesday I did got out for a longer ride. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioj8MVkiTO9RK2XoauUkOzwoBdUuKAaEmwR3QejSBWLtpfgDiu69CBfyhqEaE8AKHCx3jbpwxGNBMSp3mX3udF8GpuxgaHdBUEsVS2z58fRN0YWP9dBD-ZEsom6umcssRPLx6BkEX3UFbyGVpJjx3C7EZ02xF0gnIh_FLQoM8kHy5z3CIQha-2wNSi4w/s1280/IMG_20220720_145019684%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioj8MVkiTO9RK2XoauUkOzwoBdUuKAaEmwR3QejSBWLtpfgDiu69CBfyhqEaE8AKHCx3jbpwxGNBMSp3mX3udF8GpuxgaHdBUEsVS2z58fRN0YWP9dBD-ZEsom6umcssRPLx6BkEX3UFbyGVpJjx3C7EZ02xF0gnIh_FLQoM8kHy5z3CIQha-2wNSi4w/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_145019684%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I hit some trails that I've been avoiding for a few months. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FFgKc8ZYoUa-4egtPOtaRuPC9NB6AR4RVXbm8kemFfrEEhGpnTwipDjemQVP4jCk5UczpwLJD4s5m04IIZ6z8ZVmeNmw2l_v5TEc8gZubJ9KuixZBZRvzwi6hmAnl8qrUBO7lwdf7VVsFLNLDimABF1IFjd4Fb2Aftupc2sORJQXm_6h4ru347Lyag/s1280/IMG_20220720_150504889%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FFgKc8ZYoUa-4egtPOtaRuPC9NB6AR4RVXbm8kemFfrEEhGpnTwipDjemQVP4jCk5UczpwLJD4s5m04IIZ6z8ZVmeNmw2l_v5TEc8gZubJ9KuixZBZRvzwi6hmAnl8qrUBO7lwdf7VVsFLNLDimABF1IFjd4Fb2Aftupc2sORJQXm_6h4ru347Lyag/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_150504889%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>First because of ticks, then because of rain (and MUD!) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiT9AD6qDeheJpcqdFH3tko3wah6DHas2U4R42r6cSHxyL-_R__-TC3dDzRMDzvrLw0bRb3UbEUcbJDTN_PL_mpzHtnO7TXnDgPo6vPiY7ixYdcaBoihLZicNRD5hXVmKPcg8p5BB241L6GOdnAELorM2olEakM2QH2OVkGKDuwXFNI-tLTuxWqZtXg/s1280/IMG_20220720_151841676%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiT9AD6qDeheJpcqdFH3tko3wah6DHas2U4R42r6cSHxyL-_R__-TC3dDzRMDzvrLw0bRb3UbEUcbJDTN_PL_mpzHtnO7TXnDgPo6vPiY7ixYdcaBoihLZicNRD5hXVmKPcg8p5BB241L6GOdnAELorM2olEakM2QH2OVkGKDuwXFNI-tLTuxWqZtXg/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_151841676%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>They seem dry enough now, if a bit overgrown with grass and weeds. </p><p>Rode up to Chief Mistawasis Bridge on the west side of the river and then crossed and headed east through the swale. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJAB9c_7ki9l_q6i16nl9RgCOoniwMdwWOZw70yTRcckn1KLVFqhHQOSwQFi_r5lj2HVK07MNy7tAI3BTluPSDVUXE61bJVkGhJooD0Qsop98wQap96kiFTjvE8215wyi8cQ9C-8_7dbmeSfp_Yzva_E4ob3nRHM-ea7DcWN1CU84IGKntZhQVaifeg/s1280/IMG_4500%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJAB9c_7ki9l_q6i16nl9RgCOoniwMdwWOZw70yTRcckn1KLVFqhHQOSwQFi_r5lj2HVK07MNy7tAI3BTluPSDVUXE61bJVkGhJooD0Qsop98wQap96kiFTjvE8215wyi8cQ9C-8_7dbmeSfp_Yzva_E4ob3nRHM-ea7DcWN1CU84IGKntZhQVaifeg/w640-h640/IMG_4500%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Spotted an American Coot with babies! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eojLo28mqg7fth_7WGx9LHg5eCQD2Yp-4yAA4Ib2J4nqwssOVZEdUlyZzogHpqEnQAdNAcgcGqv88vDwLfB3O-uDbl7PJNuvl95mdZAGJtD6SakMR1oLzyolRAAsyflY_kfD9mqizgeSUOUPcNEjRWXKvCIw3qoT9_Tm5eDGQ0w83hzsFrL9qg8iVQ/s1280/IMG_4472%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eojLo28mqg7fth_7WGx9LHg5eCQD2Yp-4yAA4Ib2J4nqwssOVZEdUlyZzogHpqEnQAdNAcgcGqv88vDwLfB3O-uDbl7PJNuvl95mdZAGJtD6SakMR1oLzyolRAAsyflY_kfD9mqizgeSUOUPcNEjRWXKvCIw3qoT9_Tm5eDGQ0w83hzsFrL9qg8iVQ/w640-h640/IMG_4472%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Also a Swainson's Hawk! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76o0tJkikxmPht3vRzU-RXwvhlGABzOj8eWBZ8v6fBFIGHij4GpPJgCCPusjOOqRE98FbQrKQUnWZCmDFQo2ZK-qV1QpjybWVpkQAh98VQC2Gy2i2irFWASmtE2_9PpYVQakGvnAaRSU0BdPGOp2HhEjP3qR_UCMdNRWcYUeGOIykrvuA6NM4je1-ww/s1280/IMG_20220720_154853510%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76o0tJkikxmPht3vRzU-RXwvhlGABzOj8eWBZ8v6fBFIGHij4GpPJgCCPusjOOqRE98FbQrKQUnWZCmDFQo2ZK-qV1QpjybWVpkQAh98VQC2Gy2i2irFWASmtE2_9PpYVQakGvnAaRSU0BdPGOp2HhEjP3qR_UCMdNRWcYUeGOIykrvuA6NM4je1-ww/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_154853510%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>This never gets old... WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO!? HIT THEM!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5-PTlVyK3h8BuuE4zAc96F2ISvwIK__4Rs5YTK5I4EfcsZNE5eZ2NlqM_mE5JCOHkvVMBjNw5RCjDWlD-cZYQi9y3VFXNtwVjxUnjuLd63dkCoDx4oD33ZPujxTlR0YMYX1SLSKK0G6XteMCcneMHWDUmdxmEnP_QlNXSRoGFocYUIZybR0RQj9tpg/s1280/IMG_20220720_155619039%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5-PTlVyK3h8BuuE4zAc96F2ISvwIK__4Rs5YTK5I4EfcsZNE5eZ2NlqM_mE5JCOHkvVMBjNw5RCjDWlD-cZYQi9y3VFXNtwVjxUnjuLd63dkCoDx4oD33ZPujxTlR0YMYX1SLSKK0G6XteMCcneMHWDUmdxmEnP_QlNXSRoGFocYUIZybR0RQj9tpg/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_155619039%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Took a little detour on a mowed path through the swale. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlJCwW4exN71MLpioiAjNFey3yK4BQZlPqavJmCI5pxpqzMeu_gtaeJ8GOtAAMlfYNdYWKYq9CXOgi-4BnPDoUosjWZTzsH2TlxD-pfo260OFyFh9mxmZjttkEaP-T4dINVRlBA_3DwvJY_--NLjAo7pJW3fl0pxF40vvVDkMiCOxzZbhBu-LyP0ozA/s1280/IMG_20220720_160047166%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlJCwW4exN71MLpioiAjNFey3yK4BQZlPqavJmCI5pxpqzMeu_gtaeJ8GOtAAMlfYNdYWKYq9CXOgi-4BnPDoUosjWZTzsH2TlxD-pfo260OFyFh9mxmZjttkEaP-T4dINVRlBA_3DwvJY_--NLjAo7pJW3fl0pxF40vvVDkMiCOxzZbhBu-LyP0ozA/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_160047166%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It's really a beautiful bit of preserved natural prairie. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XbWjs1ZlQLn338HrAm7xyTN5mAyJabVQRUNvshFhbfDTzzfHdVaHTLk6Y4Yr7FO95sgGyB-B6WUdrR-U1WNl9mdOmgGbGC8xtHQ5BHiYcXgjgYrX4vDFl_WhkyNHiiyqBEu7amgd4r3yCWLJ-pNvsPoLwiCPKKD4QhSPr2xETYQeOSUJk7HyAlLWsg/s1280/IMG_20220720_160050473_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XbWjs1ZlQLn338HrAm7xyTN5mAyJabVQRUNvshFhbfDTzzfHdVaHTLk6Y4Yr7FO95sgGyB-B6WUdrR-U1WNl9mdOmgGbGC8xtHQ5BHiYcXgjgYrX4vDFl_WhkyNHiiyqBEu7amgd4r3yCWLJ-pNvsPoLwiCPKKD4QhSPr2xETYQeOSUJk7HyAlLWsg/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_160050473_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Clouds and shadows</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWKzObGAC5Vg8XomwWYCKHmWJq4voSe1zKc6SkDTaAUhhzk4Riq5Qg4UNE2oHyTueoEG616CsKfPUqoJxFTpcpWfMS6RBz201nToZ3cWm0Rixas3ASF7esCzW0hyPpDm7YaxR8Q21KHqbRtJEWf9Y1iQIylrqxcuj7B5xAxeK74tFIRpVCM5UwOFIWQ/s1280/IMG_20220720_160056827_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWKzObGAC5Vg8XomwWYCKHmWJq4voSe1zKc6SkDTaAUhhzk4Riq5Qg4UNE2oHyTueoEG616CsKfPUqoJxFTpcpWfMS6RBz201nToZ3cWm0Rixas3ASF7esCzW0hyPpDm7YaxR8Q21KHqbRtJEWf9Y1iQIylrqxcuj7B5xAxeK74tFIRpVCM5UwOFIWQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_160056827_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More clouds and shadows. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-m5mFJk5XhwaSDKb2R2AnbGkCFetl1xq1Eo0vjSKuaSeyODwiO7sP3eVshMpRn_7xCivkS2MZkQI5UHnA--Qy4FyrFvs9edYzTRD-4i7pdHpThI3nHvwzJ2PkvJRureFPELL55s0ECvhK6gpYGIfv1isCviEktOMQbOn01bZFjMeWAwi14OYkBFezOw/s1280/IMG_20220720_161631507%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-m5mFJk5XhwaSDKb2R2AnbGkCFetl1xq1Eo0vjSKuaSeyODwiO7sP3eVshMpRn_7xCivkS2MZkQI5UHnA--Qy4FyrFvs9edYzTRD-4i7pdHpThI3nHvwzJ2PkvJRureFPELL55s0ECvhK6gpYGIfv1isCviEktOMQbOn01bZFjMeWAwi14OYkBFezOw/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_161631507%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Back on the road</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8RHWSNoavz0yAsGZGa5-txY6jMU071GYtQ6waBcTxIYKDYn81rvj81Nhrb55GCRfgBn5ADsgFhjYXpre-Yz32KBIyMm_EqfIRIj4-5QGblD2C6TU8gknjcFvnRiXDjE8D7Q4ITBDr-3OvM0YbTy-BnYSGhdHutFjTMTvnV5BXPq3SQsVZjKOCztUDg/s1280/IMG_20220720_162406665%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8RHWSNoavz0yAsGZGa5-txY6jMU071GYtQ6waBcTxIYKDYn81rvj81Nhrb55GCRfgBn5ADsgFhjYXpre-Yz32KBIyMm_EqfIRIj4-5QGblD2C6TU8gknjcFvnRiXDjE8D7Q4ITBDr-3OvM0YbTy-BnYSGhdHutFjTMTvnV5BXPq3SQsVZjKOCztUDg/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_162406665%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More overgrown single track along the river on the east bank. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr91ql-l3atIO_tIBhGaG72SUxVRzg9EEaIJTfQcJd7ua92nn3tVRsh7k1WDIwKCb3MyITWwioBaSC1p9Um3rtjcligydtj2zQYHH0qgnsvfkEAL-fMMZYlZe9MTS8jBjhTzeZBoLSRLcunuOje6A_7RVBl6st0DhgOSh1HKN3R1bR5HlXHYHTJ1t-CA/s1280/IMG_20220720_162805516_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr91ql-l3atIO_tIBhGaG72SUxVRzg9EEaIJTfQcJd7ua92nn3tVRsh7k1WDIwKCb3MyITWwioBaSC1p9Um3rtjcligydtj2zQYHH0qgnsvfkEAL-fMMZYlZe9MTS8jBjhTzeZBoLSRLcunuOje6A_7RVBl6st0DhgOSh1HKN3R1bR5HlXHYHTJ1t-CA/w640-h640/IMG_20220720_162805516_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Peturrson's Ravine</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlocVKTIAn7ZAfw8hoY52ztZYQZtTBGKJCSV_JMSciH2-x5MSNrvE_FGvi60AmkoteFcxc2o-5G4ubutWZDVIahCI49vokQZq-VA535ljkHOLHXPu5Et9ImAjZg8llMskutjoTqQ92sQZxgkoOMsvXRodRV5Dj58En4PMwtoWBA1z_UJsUXcTnXbb36w/s1280/IMG_20220722_151029338_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlocVKTIAn7ZAfw8hoY52ztZYQZtTBGKJCSV_JMSciH2-x5MSNrvE_FGvi60AmkoteFcxc2o-5G4ubutWZDVIahCI49vokQZq-VA535ljkHOLHXPu5Et9ImAjZg8llMskutjoTqQ92sQZxgkoOMsvXRodRV5Dj58En4PMwtoWBA1z_UJsUXcTnXbb36w/w640-h640/IMG_20220722_151029338_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Thursday I just did a couple errands by bike... didn't take a lot of pictures. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4VDclSgvVBUcHJTs_tjxQCP7LNupa3kTvKxQIziujujNJ8yPuYtHC3_trORrUJj9pLd_ve6DrCzwTJouNkkAS-HzkDO78xWn1WRF6Zq47qKk5OJ5LdyMMismvLZz68iuTvjdx9bRKrxzaPbZAWovEDXMDotPuDvZbNB41lyHkXrrFj3dm2olrnxqcg/s1280/IMG_20220722_173758789%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4VDclSgvVBUcHJTs_tjxQCP7LNupa3kTvKxQIziujujNJ8yPuYtHC3_trORrUJj9pLd_ve6DrCzwTJouNkkAS-HzkDO78xWn1WRF6Zq47qKk5OJ5LdyMMismvLZz68iuTvjdx9bRKrxzaPbZAWovEDXMDotPuDvZbNB41lyHkXrrFj3dm2olrnxqcg/w640-h640/IMG_20220722_173758789%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Friday I basically did the same ride as Wednesday, but skipped the singletrack and stuck to the paved trails. I didn't take many pictures as I was in a bit of a hurry and just wanted to get in the Kms</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f6ZeQgsRk1mls3DhyyPzr_Tv2C1ET7WwYkzhwuj7FwR5qlWd-QjheC_5YQo1-IANCI-ductCSnu8pY7C7xCGI_tG6vMxBmPo3uqAHqPtC7ffod6lef3Ee9kDr0abkgWyoYZhowXqwScyZ9UfftdI6xDkAvzVMlD2b6gHaEfT45_-BEvMm8jCGslmWw/s1280/IMG_20220723_151712682%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f6ZeQgsRk1mls3DhyyPzr_Tv2C1ET7WwYkzhwuj7FwR5qlWd-QjheC_5YQo1-IANCI-ductCSnu8pY7C7xCGI_tG6vMxBmPo3uqAHqPtC7ffod6lef3Ee9kDr0abkgWyoYZhowXqwScyZ9UfftdI6xDkAvzVMlD2b6gHaEfT45_-BEvMm8jCGslmWw/w640-h640/IMG_20220723_151712682%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Saturday I went for a longer ride south of the city on the east side of the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCgfgspzvaIWpLh8Nu4WahPhMR5BDFl6DcvpIfJNBAZe8IWkFHME9F2JqGwCkwpucAwX4j0hhwGYrpBRxh3y7GGiG4tH4wfR5i7zABL7XhYODTrxR2lqNMUY4ORTvVhJTxkxrduSFfFOhME_l0bmMmZoNBKz9SVcnGdOdy_4Fi1KTyeC9IbYcFQT55g/s1280/IMG_20220723_151809605%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCgfgspzvaIWpLh8Nu4WahPhMR5BDFl6DcvpIfJNBAZe8IWkFHME9F2JqGwCkwpucAwX4j0hhwGYrpBRxh3y7GGiG4tH4wfR5i7zABL7XhYODTrxR2lqNMUY4ORTvVhJTxkxrduSFfFOhME_l0bmMmZoNBKz9SVcnGdOdy_4Fi1KTyeC9IbYcFQT55g/w640-h640/IMG_20220723_151809605%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The sky was so dark, I thought for sure I was going to get rained on! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sjH99aMty4Yxk_70fNzNCpEA9ByZQneIr3SyF42-XFlb6T5XqWKI2pge8k9Cc6q7kFKIgnLNFuqD1pAsYZKO4mgQDJxF7ChqZXOrQKCNbUAPL4mPcCCRwpUi377qASg5bFVSxzwp8st3fVqvtMdbQuB0hkgPs31yxGP-RgDgojtSa6SV9FErRia-Bw/s1280/IMG_20220723_151819982_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sjH99aMty4Yxk_70fNzNCpEA9ByZQneIr3SyF42-XFlb6T5XqWKI2pge8k9Cc6q7kFKIgnLNFuqD1pAsYZKO4mgQDJxF7ChqZXOrQKCNbUAPL4mPcCCRwpUi377qASg5bFVSxzwp8st3fVqvtMdbQuB0hkgPs31yxGP-RgDgojtSa6SV9FErRia-Bw/w640-h640/IMG_20220723_151819982_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>ominous clouds! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVcCDc3atP9oB2njjLIt2iC-lrR4rupQMYuSANPGERO_0colbouE-yditr96J4kZGaKmOuPRwuvwg1FtTgTXvWwsYuTNT82SNXEKjygfak2meoi79zJHsO7x3TvQhnhqfdJQBFLjL4SIDGUI-RACy78TWSBtWe91sdx-1CQ_0_6WtWUeMP7wKJf8euA/s1280/IMG_20220723_152134335_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVcCDc3atP9oB2njjLIt2iC-lrR4rupQMYuSANPGERO_0colbouE-yditr96J4kZGaKmOuPRwuvwg1FtTgTXvWwsYuTNT82SNXEKjygfak2meoi79zJHsO7x3TvQhnhqfdJQBFLjL4SIDGUI-RACy78TWSBtWe91sdx-1CQ_0_6WtWUeMP7wKJf8euA/w640-h640/IMG_20220723_152134335_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>What is going on with that pole!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObSLQCIjq5U3zId2gv7uapBxRb6HzCmKOJE0Kj879N0D5gjDgRkW1X_y7FyvkafQuOBUPfjbQKgfOcyG7DUvUey5w1RTPq28-w8HDirUPfJOrAXHro-c0TQoIIgENAEKjSgJlocIkMIhFIO5jprRkLpKNbbvJwOl8ISBAUNzuDBN7wuP5oVbpd0Wxpw/s1280/IMG_20220723_152617561_HDR%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObSLQCIjq5U3zId2gv7uapBxRb6HzCmKOJE0Kj879N0D5gjDgRkW1X_y7FyvkafQuOBUPfjbQKgfOcyG7DUvUey5w1RTPq28-w8HDirUPfJOrAXHro-c0TQoIIgENAEKjSgJlocIkMIhFIO5jprRkLpKNbbvJwOl8ISBAUNzuDBN7wuP5oVbpd0Wxpw/w640-h640/IMG_20220723_152617561_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Heading south on Strathcona Avenue </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfEflsl96Qar02pnVdB-OpCjEQsrV2hIQKzFr10tKRFauIN2Yk2pKMq1Y1FZkgZtxa6krGCO0aZKjfebEsX38md4IjzP8AiHJbh6uFUO_RuiyJiLMndLGcE_xhB5iVv8vvGE48NLCcUNwwcetB8XC8YSAd7svnR-sDBjhGrRwOiX7awV375mrp0lbmA/s640/IMG_4575%20Medium.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfEflsl96Qar02pnVdB-OpCjEQsrV2hIQKzFr10tKRFauIN2Yk2pKMq1Y1FZkgZtxa6krGCO0aZKjfebEsX38md4IjzP8AiHJbh6uFUO_RuiyJiLMndLGcE_xhB5iVv8vvGE48NLCcUNwwcetB8XC8YSAd7svnR-sDBjhGrRwOiX7awV375mrp0lbmA/w640-h640/IMG_4575%20Medium.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Riding along I spotted something small and brown move in the field right next to me - it was a darker brown than the ubiquitous Richardson Ground Squirrel - so I stopped to look and was super excited to see a small weasel! I see one about once a year. Usually they dart away so quick that I never get to take a picture. Maybe this one was curious... or maybe it was just that I was far enough away (and using a zoom lens!)... it sat still long enough for me to take a few pictures! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR09p9udYZPI2ye4XbSxNZoTTEgXqxwjgco3mJMWhq31g4VFsHxe92S_dtLYDuE3AjmibPBaIf1eMpxPQydR1MwvraTkCvBd9lSW-bg39-BPIepyXg98Z5zU4glKwoU1ayIie6MwGmQGmoKnToplyHZNhxPFOobXDxtM9vD_OUIskuK2rKgEQJtTKKEA/s1280/IMG_4595%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR09p9udYZPI2ye4XbSxNZoTTEgXqxwjgco3mJMWhq31g4VFsHxe92S_dtLYDuE3AjmibPBaIf1eMpxPQydR1MwvraTkCvBd9lSW-bg39-BPIepyXg98Z5zU4glKwoU1ayIie6MwGmQGmoKnToplyHZNhxPFOobXDxtM9vD_OUIskuK2rKgEQJtTKKEA/w640-h640/IMG_4595%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>bebe ducks in some pretty thick algae!!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdW7M0HZPadKtVdAQxXYP65tTynQZF8bP7owUdXkc2vq24v80xBB-kGsFoczRCWYYQg7e6X0YQjbFmJXJC5-zfbguVJHBwQLrU_g6lfq5_AQtvnsfIqhqXa2xbwb6v6Qgbm1-ipFUFghBvXqyOvu80gRac1e2qIVv9XPv67JJCegj08hU4YfsIr3WSQ/s1280/IMG_4599%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdW7M0HZPadKtVdAQxXYP65tTynQZF8bP7owUdXkc2vq24v80xBB-kGsFoczRCWYYQg7e6X0YQjbFmJXJC5-zfbguVJHBwQLrU_g6lfq5_AQtvnsfIqhqXa2xbwb6v6Qgbm1-ipFUFghBvXqyOvu80gRac1e2qIVv9XPv67JJCegj08hU4YfsIr3WSQ/w640-h640/IMG_4599%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Cedar Waxwing! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdEMqxaHMuDjCiI2oqXNWfG1xIZ9M8bD7EaqqbNdoTnVnI-zyYgdo8J2_PkOpWiTHjuzOqoESnsye0Ogw8p2eawZyjF6KN3mwm72MdrejrB4nkzrHHZOTi7_RCrRKTfU2KbuQYyG7NjbBmU3ul2OZCGI1coreJo1MUDbNQkrUaNC4FULgrlqNNg1Dmg/s1280/IMG_20220723_161748968%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdEMqxaHMuDjCiI2oqXNWfG1xIZ9M8bD7EaqqbNdoTnVnI-zyYgdo8J2_PkOpWiTHjuzOqoESnsye0Ogw8p2eawZyjF6KN3mwm72MdrejrB4nkzrHHZOTi7_RCrRKTfU2KbuQYyG7NjbBmU3ul2OZCGI1coreJo1MUDbNQkrUaNC4FULgrlqNNg1Dmg/w640-h640/IMG_20220723_161748968%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Went east and the South again. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y3VZ1EuMIxXv5vrch7zndD-Aq-nwFtc9F_-RoG_oxsLlGKQjQje7TgPAEp-Za6ViJyTj77Zv3ITSfvCcO4GEPrnWP5-CdLo6tNkzxA4J9FmD5msxPNXpStcLqKoVUFGNnDMK_MKJebcy3DLifw9fYIq1LLzRcdjzyvv-h2lGsAUNqk9uA0VJZwgzwA/s1280/IMG_20220723_162809763%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaYpDp1CKGmscHwaghFncscO9iIAjs_ywgz4Cxq_CkNcyvv_7CVMmHlOceajg9xuITCpGbaUkUhC-bVmfXIPacjUDWzfdShMtuMhrQiiYprx23JIPLYE1ymti8HTLR8UoH974DGxzXIV1PWqPvxS73X9xQmhqvQvB37t1gb7uSOX7qdeEkpyOYFxMecg/w640-h640/IMG_20220723_171158273%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lone grain bin... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cC7AsmhnUZ92pnw0K4Zw1aWq_KLOoljWbXM-5bTa3xneFog9OfNiLnslWsB140SHj5GnNZjmPgcXlndiM7Olk_ZOFysDcm7ELxkz5qKYHi4sKiXwmrQZEgkt3C3TvJnHALpCii7mL3nLLXPZKtXieaS57Sen_ocrV-SSQivOwzC7-tKmGDk_pvJ3Pw/s1280/IMG_4622%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cC7AsmhnUZ92pnw0K4Zw1aWq_KLOoljWbXM-5bTa3xneFog9OfNiLnslWsB140SHj5GnNZjmPgcXlndiM7Olk_ZOFysDcm7ELxkz5qKYHi4sKiXwmrQZEgkt3C3TvJnHALpCii7mL3nLLXPZKtXieaS57Sen_ocrV-SSQivOwzC7-tKmGDk_pvJ3Pw/w640-h640/IMG_4622%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I spotted a few American Kestrels on this ride. This one was WAAAAAAAAAY out in a field... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1LoYkxdCvx1rHCKsw8WZTKfkCzi4I84KV-wc7ujdl-JBYfDFkhrdXy5-LoeuYgTN0qS3TF-z2k24d6LEhAFpVUkMsqp4Lu0I9Ofx9eT1VGite6wHWf7v9VxCsmgAN3zfbZ1AYXe8J94X_EM8X2dkT50s3bJr0un6OZxZ4JSznNIwZvB_VqzVHKMIMg/s1280/IMG_4628%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1LoYkxdCvx1rHCKsw8WZTKfkCzi4I84KV-wc7ujdl-JBYfDFkhrdXy5-LoeuYgTN0qS3TF-z2k24d6LEhAFpVUkMsqp4Lu0I9Ofx9eT1VGite6wHWf7v9VxCsmgAN3zfbZ1AYXe8J94X_EM8X2dkT50s3bJr0un6OZxZ4JSznNIwZvB_VqzVHKMIMg/w640-h640/IMG_4628%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Another Kestrel on a power line. </p><p>Sunday, I had originally planned on getting out for a ride in the morning and knocking off that final 35Km to make it to 200Km for the week... but I ended up sleeping in... and then I was in a panic to try and finish up a book for Book Club in the evening and spent ALL DAY trying to get through the book... only to have NO ONE show up!? GAH!? </p><p>Ah, well... maybe this next week will be better...?</p><p>(...probably not, as, once again, I'm starting off with NOT GOING ANYWHERE on Monday!?) </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-25666403526011689722022-07-25T10:52:00.006-07:002022-07-25T10:52:50.552-07:002022 Rides - Week Twenty-Eight<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRnHip8t0oDGQN0IV99jkq6eMiOmr-MACWCianFvkRSuOdKODPF90bpMZ7z66rTfYPN_hRtaHfJtTM3mOXhZhu2vurpo_kBJjdZL_4T4nlcBkPPJ3REPza12BLHm8RKQOIBVE4NzI8GOVKiqHM3zLDrL-K0QLeES7NHKTlITJkVMnzYKqBIWs_oB5lw/s1280/IMG_20220711_150728865%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRnHip8t0oDGQN0IV99jkq6eMiOmr-MACWCianFvkRSuOdKODPF90bpMZ7z66rTfYPN_hRtaHfJtTM3mOXhZhu2vurpo_kBJjdZL_4T4nlcBkPPJ3REPza12BLHm8RKQOIBVE4NzI8GOVKiqHM3zLDrL-K0QLeES7NHKTlITJkVMnzYKqBIWs_oB5lw/w640-h640/IMG_20220711_150728865%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Tiger Lillies in my yard... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWBvvjEjMdzU967s_Qyo-tw3fRgfrGhX5_ladFkVEzKen6OxdPPCFBaC5R4sWGkpPhtGHPS4doo0-Wg6O2EJsg3LTzwoDP5QfWlEUI54-_WZCn3RoWnQSjACwSOUrz7bzzK8gS8v3_MaqZVUB-6HqH0c98nbvVQlyFok-nF-CiUWMSm2Tb0dGtbHmEA/s1280/IMG_20220711_152939791_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWBvvjEjMdzU967s_Qyo-tw3fRgfrGhX5_ladFkVEzKen6OxdPPCFBaC5R4sWGkpPhtGHPS4doo0-Wg6O2EJsg3LTzwoDP5QfWlEUI54-_WZCn3RoWnQSjACwSOUrz7bzzK8gS8v3_MaqZVUB-6HqH0c98nbvVQlyFok-nF-CiUWMSm2Tb0dGtbHmEA/w640-h640/IMG_20220711_152939791_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Feeling a little better on Monday, I went out for a ride Southwest of town. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SwbcWD9TNaAQrqQSBQgVgOnYDtk_poZ3BoPXWwittgoBiEGNe0HYk-JPiL638Y6u1SPer9qOlPYyD7cZ0-ncGIiOF2SkOXIiMK_1ccm7mov4cUrRF-wfbVXKQSoIhZ1uuvW0JxNIELw5B8xouu9-A6DPAIijgNUXMFMSjFFyueyToAgEPgBnRR4dxg/s1280/IMG_20220711_154147119%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SwbcWD9TNaAQrqQSBQgVgOnYDtk_poZ3BoPXWwittgoBiEGNe0HYk-JPiL638Y6u1SPer9qOlPYyD7cZ0-ncGIiOF2SkOXIiMK_1ccm7mov4cUrRF-wfbVXKQSoIhZ1uuvW0JxNIELw5B8xouu9-A6DPAIijgNUXMFMSjFFyueyToAgEPgBnRR4dxg/w640-h640/IMG_20220711_154147119%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Althoguh there were a few moments where I felt a wave of illness and wondered if I wasn't quite out of the proverbial woods just yet... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNt9VpP623WIekZEd_VV8uvNC9LdriLjLp-zH7W2aornFsdv8F_Oio6xkQoGjBDzH9Cd59DaveE_hFjWQAUrdMOg2yTQIuDtclZNfHjwUbq4IdGOYb6m8PbRO8CcJSdIuRkJ3rkQI37mlj_KSRlu5gKYGbyNE68cef2OFIHoBgPP4S3Nv5WMXi5Q9Wwg/s1280/IMG_20220711_161433953_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNt9VpP623WIekZEd_VV8uvNC9LdriLjLp-zH7W2aornFsdv8F_Oio6xkQoGjBDzH9Cd59DaveE_hFjWQAUrdMOg2yTQIuDtclZNfHjwUbq4IdGOYb6m8PbRO8CcJSdIuRkJ3rkQI37mlj_KSRlu5gKYGbyNE68cef2OFIHoBgPP4S3Nv5WMXi5Q9Wwg/w640-h640/IMG_20220711_161433953_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Sometimes wondered if maybe it was just the heat...? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjny4AunfnNVbRFfTqUfCtjPGt8ShFbxd0bZAi_8v8Kq13vnUX92vGz2H1ZTY4qnd-EWUSUvZ5jrSLTS28wwLtWar4Xj1uJ8dixVcmy_aKpMiGIh4X_CTAOaDKDXbqWgOLnnF57g1bH3chKGBoWyXjfmf3XfPb2hrYzHWIz7UDz-a_p5LubmFQv6E6YFQ/s1280/IMG_20220711_163109279%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjny4AunfnNVbRFfTqUfCtjPGt8ShFbxd0bZAi_8v8Kq13vnUX92vGz2H1ZTY4qnd-EWUSUvZ5jrSLTS28wwLtWar4Xj1uJ8dixVcmy_aKpMiGIh4X_CTAOaDKDXbqWgOLnnF57g1bH3chKGBoWyXjfmf3XfPb2hrYzHWIz7UDz-a_p5LubmFQv6E6YFQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220711_163109279%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>So many of these little wild roses everywhere along the roadside.</p><p>Tuesday temperatures soared further up into the +30s (°C).</p><p>I went for a circuitous ride downtown to see how we'd get down to an appointment later in the afternoon - because there is roadwork all over the place. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTd91SeWhTcVSQnNOCa7KsZRy3bMpIXqFksuGr_WnYjhTkmdWmugWIzHfyjc0h0xudvoz1UzFGhXnMAjmVQY1Sgc6qgZGxlFCnoOnGTYQ3vsHyUmcqRvtT_8bpxsG2cUPWi_P-IgbQcIvdSQCen_fP5bS-fiaWU6OSfF2NNAI4aFaLr1dC9oM7GuKiw/s1280/IMG_20220712_110916917%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTd91SeWhTcVSQnNOCa7KsZRy3bMpIXqFksuGr_WnYjhTkmdWmugWIzHfyjc0h0xudvoz1UzFGhXnMAjmVQY1Sgc6qgZGxlFCnoOnGTYQ3vsHyUmcqRvtT_8bpxsG2cUPWi_P-IgbQcIvdSQCen_fP5bS-fiaWU6OSfF2NNAI4aFaLr1dC9oM7GuKiw/w640-h640/IMG_20220712_110916917%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Then I tried scouting routes to get to Rusty McDonald library - where Keiran will be doing a program in a few weeks. I tried out the "multi-use trail" along Warman Road....</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzYvcjZPraGudVk6_NX6oYcevmQDi6q9xCawywR9AMDv0SVy4fH_-l8dRdCGzOqJKmno1deOixvNoLsXG0qeFBBGqd0zQ82sLt4wqIGAoh_4oE7lf24GjOW_hZTlF5sNhzoeRchBbk3GrZ3TnRBDUeWMIeAss5Tb-BsCfBFoUHeC8_CDLSzFJUP1aSA/s1280/IMG_20220712_111022486%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzYvcjZPraGudVk6_NX6oYcevmQDi6q9xCawywR9AMDv0SVy4fH_-l8dRdCGzOqJKmno1deOixvNoLsXG0qeFBBGqd0zQ82sLt4wqIGAoh_4oE7lf24GjOW_hZTlF5sNhzoeRchBbk3GrZ3TnRBDUeWMIeAss5Tb-BsCfBFoUHeC8_CDLSzFJUP1aSA/w640-h640/IMG_20220712_111022486%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Yikes... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjde4CNnn09_5w1vh5wYzrN1o6FFUm_FygdVxKs5ykzXEZsz4uE1duDwd-NRMPGecvYLLJLmoqpD9WCNB8HJdHntOFEu9QUfmtoYEx9nxxtYtwgod1kZDPVFgbvcYuZKQ1oa7W64sGNNj_uQRDMjGEBjktNs7C0huIhAgCcHI4jHiZTlBInkpT6s3Cq7Q/s1280/IMG_20220712_112403963%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjde4CNnn09_5w1vh5wYzrN1o6FFUm_FygdVxKs5ykzXEZsz4uE1duDwd-NRMPGecvYLLJLmoqpD9WCNB8HJdHntOFEu9QUfmtoYEx9nxxtYtwgod1kZDPVFgbvcYuZKQ1oa7W64sGNNj_uQRDMjGEBjktNs7C0huIhAgCcHI4jHiZTlBInkpT6s3Cq7Q/w640-h640/IMG_20220712_112403963%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Tried a different route home taking some of these little pathways between residential courts and crescents.. wasn't much better. I'll have to just look for a better route through River Heights... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMwQMNM1_p-bqjYdHfWoKS28l-i7qjMfmsXfvtDXj-5S6VXYh447BbZbVGFjxqaguhMdWNZHXqU1n1H2LachN6ydc4orD2i7FozCI4FJhPtfJPCd5rK4xoJG7R-9pCFyaCESgpECRKAEe4svPnrUvqmlrnMRBI0S4c_aYwv-WiIg1_YZZ7GD53OfFHA/s1280/IMG_20220712_121526585_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMwQMNM1_p-bqjYdHfWoKS28l-i7qjMfmsXfvtDXj-5S6VXYh447BbZbVGFjxqaguhMdWNZHXqU1n1H2LachN6ydc4orD2i7FozCI4FJhPtfJPCd5rK4xoJG7R-9pCFyaCESgpECRKAEe4svPnrUvqmlrnMRBI0S4c_aYwv-WiIg1_YZZ7GD53OfFHA/w640-h640/IMG_20220712_121526585_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Then road down to the South Bridges to make it a 30+Km ride. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR3UkvXmCO1oY9NYLSn1P4MWg8eVIM6IfJg5_lwWabR9T6dzzlQvpCIzvbI9PDBulmyiNUKHzRiPRtQBxqLKXpy1IrMUOYCyNKjq4aEcVkkVtBh1tex99Do8qdyf-jU4hA0Sj9tA5oZUVhb42JxVuw9OhGkpXt7jxSISjgejfDB4kQk6tvtaWtGvqaw/s1280/IMG_20220712_151523771_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPR3UkvXmCO1oY9NYLSn1P4MWg8eVIM6IfJg5_lwWabR9T6dzzlQvpCIzvbI9PDBulmyiNUKHzRiPRtQBxqLKXpy1IrMUOYCyNKjq4aEcVkkVtBh1tex99Do8qdyf-jU4hA0Sj9tA5oZUVhb42JxVuw9OhGkpXt7jxSISjgejfDB4kQk6tvtaWtGvqaw/w640-h640/IMG_20220712_151523771_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Later in the afternoon, I took Keiran to an appointment - but when we arrived, the two end spots on the bike rack, where I normally lock up the tandem, were taken!? So I had to do some fancy propping and locking to keep it's ass-end from hanging out into the lane! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw--qxDe0J-wGXuj3j974sfeFEpFEE4hpCtLSrP34qUAzhkJgxxxPFJ5eanqtkSiMVbSH3kYO1zygjpJecBmPpIpTKUE2cp07xa-CcfOk2IVqjGrZB837ZyqdPAYlFvywsFD30hqi0rzPVSIb6eR0i5mw2ZC5tV8owiKM9a1D_RKhSVUmaVd2lAt3WQ/s1280/IMG_20220713_145325234_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw--qxDe0J-wGXuj3j974sfeFEpFEE4hpCtLSrP34qUAzhkJgxxxPFJ5eanqtkSiMVbSH3kYO1zygjpJecBmPpIpTKUE2cp07xa-CcfOk2IVqjGrZB837ZyqdPAYlFvywsFD30hqi0rzPVSIb6eR0i5mw2ZC5tV8owiKM9a1D_RKhSVUmaVd2lAt3WQ/w640-h640/IMG_20220713_145325234_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Wednesday was even hotter, so I did a shorter ride - a figure-eight loop of the Circle Drive and South bridges.</p><p>In the evening, I made two trips to the dance studio to drop off and pick up Keiran... </p><p>And that put me at 100Km already! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NgoPwN6Za60c_opbhCW5ugkO2eHJ7iwxkiyzz4rkfSJ2BD8MXehc0OWuPAY2QxlClnjOc4BdLhYGDmpOjRzI99RgDgowjTAeCHUyuBeAQHUumtryDxQoUWRIVCbvuX3wji3_WEDZhdYjZjyNC4s2xD7X_rtReyQa9F3cqjbjKsuf9AH2u1dM1YwBZw/s2962/IMG_20220713_213430311.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="2962" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NgoPwN6Za60c_opbhCW5ugkO2eHJ7iwxkiyzz4rkfSJ2BD8MXehc0OWuPAY2QxlClnjOc4BdLhYGDmpOjRzI99RgDgowjTAeCHUyuBeAQHUumtryDxQoUWRIVCbvuX3wji3_WEDZhdYjZjyNC4s2xD7X_rtReyQa9F3cqjbjKsuf9AH2u1dM1YwBZw/s320/IMG_20220713_213430311.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Spectacular sunset when I went out to pick up Keiran from Dance class on Wednesday. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypqdWG6FDh2UKnY_c1rA-Ne888IocqeXIRWysL_iRcZDIIYyV_HJiyG1QHBOUjOGbq9j3rQtSDD7TBP-fEfyjz8Ihjm0fW_x-xfSTiAIpVDnAAyNpbhe6uK96x3mrbUryjOK6PqzkkeZWuek3s6nXF-94Da4f1dr87FlXdP1aESgQeFK7q_rXHSf8Ug/s3120/IMG_20220713_213639902.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypqdWG6FDh2UKnY_c1rA-Ne888IocqeXIRWysL_iRcZDIIYyV_HJiyG1QHBOUjOGbq9j3rQtSDD7TBP-fEfyjz8Ihjm0fW_x-xfSTiAIpVDnAAyNpbhe6uK96x3mrbUryjOK6PqzkkeZWuek3s6nXF-94Da4f1dr87FlXdP1aESgQeFK7q_rXHSf8Ug/w640-h640/IMG_20220713_213639902.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Days are getting shorter already... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrD2FA6K07B46eW4OoT_4cDALeEJaivbOA-N5Rce7iHJzLGLKN8HEKV7KTg0eSjNsDMzmDabHUUL8HSZmKwhnlM_CnjyDm5qhumIjisl6ArsOt6irdQO_2Q2vrkO7O19wPOQAEyRIlbAzkOxIBOUrp4M89bU5HK0kX6IIzc1wJnb3reqOZv_NQtk4vAQ/s3120/IMG_20220714_125720453.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Later in the afternoon I headed South and West, much like I had the day before... Its now summer and I'm shooting to do 200+ Km/week for the next eight weeks. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RozlvtmnPWcsS3aIwFVBvEgnk1z4Ijet6ye1Stsa04_3Pr5fZEDLhgOhc1-HPAbt0FO8ptzzZJl1q6AwWwpd9gawXrSa1G9fkYFbplMAWlouBb_TouEDTha8ReUVcB8ryP3VZCfal3coH8AUUjYlUtecXcUyyP_r053krq4LZX-zylf1Q1z11XyB7Q/s1280/IMG_20220704_153513791%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1257" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RozlvtmnPWcsS3aIwFVBvEgnk1z4Ijet6ye1Stsa04_3Pr5fZEDLhgOhc1-HPAbt0FO8ptzzZJl1q6AwWwpd9gawXrSa1G9fkYFbplMAWlouBb_TouEDTha8ReUVcB8ryP3VZCfal3coH8AUUjYlUtecXcUyyP_r053krq4LZX-zylf1Q1z11XyB7Q/w628-h640/IMG_20220704_153513791%20Large.jpeg" width="628" /></a></p><p>couches still there... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthAPBCG-HyjY3-L3Kvvj37F1Pw_qp-Xg-OHLycpeMgMxTFhgcziOB5XRTIk9zr_uBlB7PQGRlwBj1XxQJsB6uj1xKkBcjv7PIsqAHfGqR_Fl6WDf70qBCCbKKAp1C-AJgska9cVW_1VcTlFlG0AGq9nJs4_MN8MUpLr1OB8guuiKcMaze3EtCdPH-0g/s1280/IMG_20220704_154803650_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthAPBCG-HyjY3-L3Kvvj37F1Pw_qp-Xg-OHLycpeMgMxTFhgcziOB5XRTIk9zr_uBlB7PQGRlwBj1XxQJsB6uj1xKkBcjv7PIsqAHfGqR_Fl6WDf70qBCCbKKAp1C-AJgska9cVW_1VcTlFlG0AGq9nJs4_MN8MUpLr1OB8guuiKcMaze3EtCdPH-0g/w480-h640/IMG_20220704_154803650_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Canola</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYT3rBNZsgGZLPkNygGFdLkwZE4lJv8BzHVf951A38KqacqK7tWC2nQNcQXAYSXkfjmjaTzQZ5JBr-1sn1klXClfXJIN68HfwItxZhzcux3qx1WGq6bFZHyWKatA8VZqqF9P-ZWDdvVc0JkTHHiWsqBQW9Dl8s3x1bHMUsqxN3VFDmxxTvVS-Q5P33Q/s1280/IMG_20220704_160925208%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYT3rBNZsgGZLPkNygGFdLkwZE4lJv8BzHVf951A38KqacqK7tWC2nQNcQXAYSXkfjmjaTzQZ5JBr-1sn1klXClfXJIN68HfwItxZhzcux3qx1WGq6bFZHyWKatA8VZqqF9P-ZWDdvVc0JkTHHiWsqBQW9Dl8s3x1bHMUsqxN3VFDmxxTvVS-Q5P33Q/w480-h640/IMG_20220704_160925208%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Quiet summer road</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TX_Up78jbOWOds8umGiSwU5vrwC5Y9lL8Z-ydZfx1AwzLA7BheZFBQWpYIhennNn7sUhrU2Txo-Yp-ZnsoByINw-p6uQ_py0s4lwsk9_pD9IG69hYMO09fwqFPEDrIhEkbgwvk_awA8XM7X5FFmAUipZRyiCAJlIYrfa8aKMufNVKqF1voIl1asoiA/s1280/IMG_20220704_161930827%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TX_Up78jbOWOds8umGiSwU5vrwC5Y9lL8Z-ydZfx1AwzLA7BheZFBQWpYIhennNn7sUhrU2Txo-Yp-ZnsoByINw-p6uQ_py0s4lwsk9_pD9IG69hYMO09fwqFPEDrIhEkbgwvk_awA8XM7X5FFmAUipZRyiCAJlIYrfa8aKMufNVKqF1voIl1asoiA/w640-h640/IMG_20220704_161930827%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The road heading north - where I'd planned to go the day before... but then went south instead. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCQkBzfFfuksCsQEl7wj3H-iccB9W7sRMcQyMIAJorKLJl5GxYJRNFR-ijkBcCJTWqeskO87igZsT-xXtD8vePfEkpzs3A0I3lpM-56-0lJAXFSR8tXSfl25-h7IcPcZI3PxeCtzb4gC7l0DNwZKHNrVVdNGnEYkRDh9rFeHZe-BXbqpFG6Z95hAUHg/s1280/IMG_20220704_162551338%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1277" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCQkBzfFfuksCsQEl7wj3H-iccB9W7sRMcQyMIAJorKLJl5GxYJRNFR-ijkBcCJTWqeskO87igZsT-xXtD8vePfEkpzs3A0I3lpM-56-0lJAXFSR8tXSfl25-h7IcPcZI3PxeCtzb4gC7l0DNwZKHNrVVdNGnEYkRDh9rFeHZe-BXbqpFG6Z95hAUHg/w638-h640/IMG_20220704_162551338%20Large.jpeg" width="638" /></a></p><p>TRAIN! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x_v69-8FOfK38tutUPNrKDrSI0-CGbZumsm4f-UOHr0_X5eAhmAA-o5-tTCL5Ipgb3tNKFQB_LuYMEH7GOv8v-EE-V0a96VYpz_R-kNVUUv1Jr44QMai0iZSAoZJD7z0SCeI8S1wpr02u_W9_U-UgsuBCn2Pm8WddfEKb6X6W26H-d4RN59WcWKsQw/s1280/IMG_20220704_162602403%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1237" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x_v69-8FOfK38tutUPNrKDrSI0-CGbZumsm4f-UOHr0_X5eAhmAA-o5-tTCL5Ipgb3tNKFQB_LuYMEH7GOv8v-EE-V0a96VYpz_R-kNVUUv1Jr44QMai0iZSAoZJD7z0SCeI8S1wpr02u_W9_U-UgsuBCn2Pm8WddfEKb6X6W26H-d4RN59WcWKsQw/w618-h640/IMG_20220704_162602403%20Large.jpeg" width="618" /></a></p><p>Rail Crossing</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaV9MwNmRt-eSzMYuQiYEK3aXI_kofaYHGE_xxwRQKFQlkJIp8r3bbBPPFFMSS8S6JTpELpIKPfBIikGDfaXrgSgIFDqWvJeTqq0-WhSXTeG8FxfFuNTCwFFrVnYUf-OiT25ppu-bdprPv6BnbW9WwxGntOImoA1x-x0F9xtfJYIe0zuFqHNz4duvI_g/s1280/IMG_20220704_162606829%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1272" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaV9MwNmRt-eSzMYuQiYEK3aXI_kofaYHGE_xxwRQKFQlkJIp8r3bbBPPFFMSS8S6JTpELpIKPfBIikGDfaXrgSgIFDqWvJeTqq0-WhSXTeG8FxfFuNTCwFFrVnYUf-OiT25ppu-bdprPv6BnbW9WwxGntOImoA1x-x0F9xtfJYIe0zuFqHNz4duvI_g/w636-h640/IMG_20220704_162606829%20Large.jpeg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Train at the rail crossing. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbY51_Grxo5ysWJFoAx8y-YYAkCvcatPTlNPcCyideSRPJhT7WEKyH20lEcLXwxY5oB6CF6cU2FPOIhAb6BptjC90oqvmqRlaWm__EFGbUkMqie_F7IwEvXTD44vVb5rkhxpmNRZCaBmxHtycO4tabzGRHFhzAb0Hhi98-vbPRiUcdd_DC5oGmdOCLQ/s1280/IMG_20220704_162609233%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1243" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbY51_Grxo5ysWJFoAx8y-YYAkCvcatPTlNPcCyideSRPJhT7WEKyH20lEcLXwxY5oB6CF6cU2FPOIhAb6BptjC90oqvmqRlaWm__EFGbUkMqie_F7IwEvXTD44vVb5rkhxpmNRZCaBmxHtycO4tabzGRHFhzAb0Hhi98-vbPRiUcdd_DC5oGmdOCLQ/w622-h640/IMG_20220704_162609233%20Large.jpeg" width="622" /></a></p><p>It wasn't a terribly long train... and I was already across the tracks well before it came by.. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIFd2Yqm47FEnh2kL2gmCHxz7OhKW79n4R-Konl72-0R0NoX6oKnYSCvCFCIywlbT0914Os9EZ1FBsCUCins9DLcQYrjk1zOFThMuInD1nilnKgnF0AO4hu8Pp2UgjtGhYo1uzPFHU5VIiCFnp14x-xgCyiRqL76cWb0ZL2znA9krHYPaTjigCXmQFg/s1280/IMG_20220704_163036446%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIFd2Yqm47FEnh2kL2gmCHxz7OhKW79n4R-Konl72-0R0NoX6oKnYSCvCFCIywlbT0914Os9EZ1FBsCUCins9DLcQYrjk1zOFThMuInD1nilnKgnF0AO4hu8Pp2UgjtGhYo1uzPFHU5VIiCFnp14x-xgCyiRqL76cWb0ZL2znA9krHYPaTjigCXmQFg/w638-h640/IMG_20220704_163036446%20Large.jpeg" width="638" /></a></p><p>big dead tree. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNe6KUzv58XVfKJZZGFqxoXbkv486IBD7jAdZnmNnGTDhccNG6Jeb9gPv0_m6y6Ua5zMumL3_6EzkOF1oH68KR_KnmD4oWMtpapBV2LNCJ4z5rb0wxswBupSs3FpNITHXl6ddqPrFeuyUwdWZKVUcImu0IW82piEN7GbKmssclOK5jOxuWHkjugQtxOg/s1280/IMG_20220704_164442612_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNe6KUzv58XVfKJZZGFqxoXbkv486IBD7jAdZnmNnGTDhccNG6Jeb9gPv0_m6y6Ua5zMumL3_6EzkOF1oH68KR_KnmD4oWMtpapBV2LNCJ4z5rb0wxswBupSs3FpNITHXl6ddqPrFeuyUwdWZKVUcImu0IW82piEN7GbKmssclOK5jOxuWHkjugQtxOg/w620-h640/IMG_20220704_164442612_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="620" /></a></p><p>White Cows. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPZrEsWWpsQjzSwvcAvr6uuWBFqTtXV9NbofwTEBExh6z5gP5yhSJPYEQWhZ0rkDumTdfOM8Bl5GyrK_hxFRglkq9gEdTpd9uesmyF9CUOZRhOEM6O65vez19EdC_Ffe5Qzpyq0JHOx6hP-l2xA9r8jRdQe93QwvU0E80seKSVMYeTvU4sfrQoSxrjg/s1280/IMG_20220704_165330740%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1280" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPZrEsWWpsQjzSwvcAvr6uuWBFqTtXV9NbofwTEBExh6z5gP5yhSJPYEQWhZ0rkDumTdfOM8Bl5GyrK_hxFRglkq9gEdTpd9uesmyF9CUOZRhOEM6O65vez19EdC_Ffe5Qzpyq0JHOx6hP-l2xA9r8jRdQe93QwvU0E80seKSVMYeTvU4sfrQoSxrjg/w640-h612/IMG_20220704_165330740%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Llamas? Alpacas...? I'm never sure. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvjDp-OpKneUOn3QMTzb-G9wegiCOKkPNGGbZjQ2tR1B6lUOCFVx8vqTA5WP1yRvOD3x2d1DWBQwASWHmJn8wNYkvYUwVM8XLoSWIiFzVc0DBmugFOO8BNEO9uNByz5vE6fnF47LNsEZXdhKOz_qiAmNkOQrsiGUCqm6fhdhjYUe5h5nhA8riYYMpWg/s1280/IMG_20220704_173725174%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1280" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvjDp-OpKneUOn3QMTzb-G9wegiCOKkPNGGbZjQ2tR1B6lUOCFVx8vqTA5WP1yRvOD3x2d1DWBQwASWHmJn8wNYkvYUwVM8XLoSWIiFzVc0DBmugFOO8BNEO9uNByz5vE6fnF47LNsEZXdhKOz_qiAmNkOQrsiGUCqm6fhdhjYUe5h5nhA8riYYMpWg/w640-h628/IMG_20220704_173725174%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Geese and bebes</p><p>By the end of the day Id done 45Km - and was feeling like that was a pretty good start to the week!</p><p>Monday night just after midnight Keiran started puking... and then spraying liquids out the other end too... I was wondering if a conduit to another dimension had entered them as I was confounded to understand how much liquid came out of them... just when I thought; "Okay, there can't be ANY MORE!" another fountain would come gushing out one end or the other!? </p><p>By 4 AM it was all endless dry heaves... and that's when AMANDA started... </p><p>So no one went anywhere Tuesday. Keiran and Amanda were still feeling too sick to eat anthing and exhausted from being up most of the night. I was exhausted from ALSO being up most of the night. </p><p>By about noon on Tuesday Finnegan started feeling ill as well! He called in sick for work and spent most of the day in bed. Every so often he'd start feeling like it wasn't so bad and that maybe he should have gone to work... and then he'd sit or stand up and rush to the bathroom feeling like he was going to throw up... but then didn't. </p><p>I wasn't feeling so hot most of the day either... I did get a <a href="https://artgeekbrown.blogspot.com/2022/07/critters-on-bikes-cuervo-jones-and.html">drawing done</a>, though... </p><p>By Wednesday it had mostly passed. Amanda worked from home. Keiran lay on the couch most of the day. I was still feeling pretty worn down myself (so I got caught up on some blogifying)... and Finnegan did go into work. </p><p>Fun times... </p><p>I don't really have much of an excuse for Thursday... lazy I guess... and by Friday it was MY turn to be sick... so... that was it for the week. </p><p>Hopefully this next week will be better. </p><p>(at least this week was easier for photo editing and stuff!) </p><p><br /></p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-7439070842795673822022-07-06T17:14:00.004-07:002022-07-06T17:18:04.221-07:002022 Rides - Week 25/26<p>Well... Monday, last week, as I was getting ready to do the Week 25 post, we had some major computer problems... and weren't sorted until the end of the week. Then the card reader died - for the good camera and the remote transfer ability doesn't work with OS... Ugh... Fucking computers... </p><p>So now i'm feeling behind and more than a little overwhelmed... </p><p>Approaching halfway through the year. My original goal was to do 6000Km - and I broke that down to 100Km per week for 52 weeks + 8 weeks of doing a bonus 100Km through July and August to make 6000. That being said, at the end of week 26, I should have beed at 2600Km... Starting Week 25 I was only at 2200! </p><p>Things were not looking good on Monday... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH_AJpKQp7jGxPYFK-0YOwz_2wX8AlRdLoznbCEE2IW0ayemDLq13ifySi3y_MS4DW5uPBUEvkYRUe5t6qX_du9BYGjwrK7FFIl5B51Mld_AF6j0M-VuMM2Cdm343IeDNLmrtXRr-rPqSX03fWkRjugfaclTeTvriv7PDiL4RdwNBZ8h4xetk8KQCcw/s1067/IMG_20220620_141643637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH_AJpKQp7jGxPYFK-0YOwz_2wX8AlRdLoznbCEE2IW0ayemDLq13ifySi3y_MS4DW5uPBUEvkYRUe5t6qX_du9BYGjwrK7FFIl5B51Mld_AF6j0M-VuMM2Cdm343IeDNLmrtXRr-rPqSX03fWkRjugfaclTeTvriv7PDiL4RdwNBZ8h4xetk8KQCcw/w480-h640/IMG_20220620_141643637.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>It was kind of like the Cloud Delivery Service suddenly discovered all the rain we should have gotten last year in the back of their warehouse and said "fuck it! Ship it ALL! NOW!"</p><p>There was some flooding around the city - luckily our area was fine, but holy moly it was coming down HARD and for quite some time...</p><p>Tuesday and Wednesday I didn't really go out again as well. It was threatening to rain again most of the day and still very wet everywhere (and MOST of my routes involve some gravel surfaces which would would have just been MUD - or at least that's the excuse I made for myself)</p><p>(I was also just trying to finish up volume one of the <a href="https://artgeekbrown.blogspot.com/2022/06/birbs-of-saskatchetoon-sketchbook.html">Birbs of Sasktachetoon 2022 Sketchbook</a>) </p><p>I did haul Keiran to and from school all that week.... for... REASONS... (it's a long story) so it wasn't like I didn't leave the house at all... but I also wasn't getting Kilometres done to meet a goal of 200 in a week (need to do about 30Km/day...) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vuyHU_ye8ZqmIW3QzeR6Te4QQsvh-G4TcFg8G6bcla8ONHcem6JF-Y_gLeLQ8qRfr7Rio-0JEInaC62gUlZgILOPYzvUsvor9CvPfdmPo2MS1tZUAbT-2XDb389yMbcHeI3qQpNfyIpaw-WvAMK0YmWqz0H9cRHNV3mIRM6iWrb448NQ7oD8dCBiXQ/s1280/IMG_20220623_152333197_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vuyHU_ye8ZqmIW3QzeR6Te4QQsvh-G4TcFg8G6bcla8ONHcem6JF-Y_gLeLQ8qRfr7Rio-0JEInaC62gUlZgILOPYzvUsvor9CvPfdmPo2MS1tZUAbT-2XDb389yMbcHeI3qQpNfyIpaw-WvAMK0YmWqz0H9cRHNV3mIRM6iWrb448NQ7oD8dCBiXQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220623_152333197_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Me, waiting in a no parking zone, apparently... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HszcdtNu4iUjp3kxw2ymmI9antpDMUxQMggjtPrkHYSwjzpJ1HxPeXiZMpxa7av4k90yupMIjMJ7Rc6KN3c2xo6G3e1TiGL9_6fiIA2GuSyX79WF61RKTh5CHnmCnJpNmfr6ZS9Q_rKJJJm7oRBazEsXtjZOZ3NE6azZ0W69FGbR4XTjLBggIq8Fdw/s1280/IMG_20220623_152527791%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HszcdtNu4iUjp3kxw2ymmI9antpDMUxQMggjtPrkHYSwjzpJ1HxPeXiZMpxa7av4k90yupMIjMJ7Rc6KN3c2xo6G3e1TiGL9_6fiIA2GuSyX79WF61RKTh5CHnmCnJpNmfr6ZS9Q_rKJJJm7oRBazEsXtjZOZ3NE6azZ0W69FGbR4XTjLBggIq8Fdw/w480-h640/IMG_20220623_152527791%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>The tandem - which I've MOSTLY used this year to haul Keiran around to places!? </p><p>Thursday I did a short loop of the South Bridges and the Circle Drive Bridge </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25uGxjlWtHHMhT6PyLfAooPXhTIAt_PzAOO62DD5J1U5WyYovH0fihEclEQM-uIXtNXXgungxZln19WL0xj1EJVGiJmejAuVNJjl2pdkb-0O-9JkUvek5vuVPWf2gAPOsOENUDHntRbTkzZKuphvzxOtYR5E9t2HExqj166ootg7DU4aFUhTBfNRlYA/s1280/IMG_20220623_132556149_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25uGxjlWtHHMhT6PyLfAooPXhTIAt_PzAOO62DD5J1U5WyYovH0fihEclEQM-uIXtNXXgungxZln19WL0xj1EJVGiJmejAuVNJjl2pdkb-0O-9JkUvek5vuVPWf2gAPOsOENUDHntRbTkzZKuphvzxOtYR5E9t2HExqj166ootg7DU4aFUhTBfNRlYA/w480-h640/IMG_20220623_132556149_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Was confounded by roadwork. the next road over was ALSO closed!? How is anyone supposed to get to anywhere in this city... Eventually I cut through and alleyway that lead to a dead end, cut through a playground to another alley and ended up where I wanted to get to. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS9ftsPa1lVGOeqaCZfZTuYzSetdU62GQlfM2EDamu_XdFXHJ3E5z_6qkLozk5nxmgJncyWmUdJOWOJd1zQO7lztJKSlwJ7BpuAmn2RCqzYWh9fiTRcTrr5nt8pnYUcctaPGmLE3_ZXm-tj6Z8TlEGJfLiDiFXj_OH80_5HG6i8_t9wW1DwGNCYsDTg/s1280/IMG_20220623_132855497_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS9ftsPa1lVGOeqaCZfZTuYzSetdU62GQlfM2EDamu_XdFXHJ3E5z_6qkLozk5nxmgJncyWmUdJOWOJd1zQO7lztJKSlwJ7BpuAmn2RCqzYWh9fiTRcTrr5nt8pnYUcctaPGmLE3_ZXm-tj6Z8TlEGJfLiDiFXj_OH80_5HG6i8_t9wW1DwGNCYsDTg/w480-h640/IMG_20220623_132855497_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Back onto the Meewasin Trail </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvaRcVa4Cz5iL5BaP7OPp7NDx7JqBfUmw3_fiMEfbTpTxXn1dFeY7kbTygsyiDoRvVJs9Jbz8IB-CDSBbYswy09n8RZ5dBUp0anw7iorI4U_nqz0j-HWJbj1Hjq0VYWIQ4Y1kqnzsENbrP051j5cIPVorBsOTr7YXkRC9wREqfyo3wH6PDWTV4gUrAQ/s800/IMG_3098.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="800" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvaRcVa4Cz5iL5BaP7OPp7NDx7JqBfUmw3_fiMEfbTpTxXn1dFeY7kbTygsyiDoRvVJs9Jbz8IB-CDSBbYswy09n8RZ5dBUp0anw7iorI4U_nqz0j-HWJbj1Hjq0VYWIQ4Y1kqnzsENbrP051j5cIPVorBsOTr7YXkRC9wREqfyo3wH6PDWTV4gUrAQ/w640-h612/IMG_3098.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>bebe goslings and parents near the south bridges. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCuq3Zmpk1lw1L8Y2-OVd2ZBVqfkf0IbhXPpjffDj1_YXhgF2uJdnfTx6RU42_vQgU3ZC3uC2_ZKEyWglmuoqTKsXtvgIctSRIi5yBOSng-Dj7EAkC_M7c75wEWoB_yfM3nRmn5R8DTehCN59akCOnXhN1lAVEbfbG2tHpyRfmbBeP_Fz-MNLUUbHeg/s1280/IMG_20220623_140224200_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCuq3Zmpk1lw1L8Y2-OVd2ZBVqfkf0IbhXPpjffDj1_YXhgF2uJdnfTx6RU42_vQgU3ZC3uC2_ZKEyWglmuoqTKsXtvgIctSRIi5yBOSng-Dj7EAkC_M7c75wEWoB_yfM3nRmn5R8DTehCN59akCOnXhN1lAVEbfbG2tHpyRfmbBeP_Fz-MNLUUbHeg/w480-h640/IMG_20220623_140224200_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Oh! Looks who is back up on the wire!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qLzQPLSNj17QOc_dr6EzMzOJDDP1AMTj-n79rzDrEWx3NL8erI03fxncSNLben909222AK3quLBpaIWJITIEfky64-sjnin22RZKwhKjokm960sNCNzfjjLqIpU-exNq-k9GlWLil0baeWp1HOXuXos7i9LGswkac1VQjoVys06KtnobyZOwEiC9RA/s812/IMG_3111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qLzQPLSNj17QOc_dr6EzMzOJDDP1AMTj-n79rzDrEWx3NL8erI03fxncSNLben909222AK3quLBpaIWJITIEfky64-sjnin22RZKwhKjokm960sNCNzfjjLqIpU-exNq-k9GlWLil0baeWp1HOXuXos7i9LGswkac1VQjoVys06KtnobyZOwEiC9RA/w630-h640/IMG_3111.jpg" width="630" /></a></p><p>These are Double-Crested Cormorants - I often see them on these cables going across the river every summer, but had not seen them here so far (or since!) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgPtvq-Y4IgmQ1Cek6EWvmhjxouSq1szpnyQ-XvP074sOl0QIo-P7TU8EBXpFWHk8gUd02-qsTZhi3q1i9BcHuCf6ycZmhcWVDpCRuTSElM9LNwYi8mugksFJMcek2boLxZQNiFOn01iQEyJ08JgZyx-HZG01zAgh9pO9jDEBj_ksvT8WLxt4jg-KzA/s808/IMG_3120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgPtvq-Y4IgmQ1Cek6EWvmhjxouSq1szpnyQ-XvP074sOl0QIo-P7TU8EBXpFWHk8gUd02-qsTZhi3q1i9BcHuCf6ycZmhcWVDpCRuTSElM9LNwYi8mugksFJMcek2boLxZQNiFOn01iQEyJ08JgZyx-HZG01zAgh9pO9jDEBj_ksvT8WLxt4jg-KzA/w634-h640/IMG_3120.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>Had the good camera so I stopped and took a bunch of pictures. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpa4nkKxlBYcnql5SrW6nBB5FUXir9Pax7HKnD1wRuf4uMTRv9wfTpcxV5xfAeOP8R9pZPTr8B1iDgfo_YUcHL-utD8R92l0tXQAk3Zlrmz8TEELmURnYmYu-SsgYwkEBpZHrwBJY0jV2vmcxxQqUl0QFvWg0C5aUxOE92jK2VmIdeWfNEUWL4gGXtQ/s848/IMG_3135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpa4nkKxlBYcnql5SrW6nBB5FUXir9Pax7HKnD1wRuf4uMTRv9wfTpcxV5xfAeOP8R9pZPTr8B1iDgfo_YUcHL-utD8R92l0tXQAk3Zlrmz8TEELmURnYmYu-SsgYwkEBpZHrwBJY0jV2vmcxxQqUl0QFvWg0C5aUxOE92jK2VmIdeWfNEUWL4gGXtQ/w604-h640/IMG_3135.jpg" width="604" /></a></p><p>Four different people stopped to ask me what they were?! </p><p>Others have posted surprise when I mention them here, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in the middle of the bald-ass prairie... but here they are... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8Yg8hG8LtgmhcVp6FULA8bqgHR22EKUcWXdWWEhOdMuMOXBiDh-PzbJnz1UOcUG8G7P7I5lcm0xM7ou0i_TQ9bgP1Y0VDBwg07p2hyaEV4N2unl2pSUysW8Ump74JJlNnGUB3kEr8Y4Z-k0QpWD3sgAXHzg9RDVitEJaFSzCs3Tbg3fFFvy_rtwRDQ/s1280/IMG_20220624_095413856%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8Yg8hG8LtgmhcVp6FULA8bqgHR22EKUcWXdWWEhOdMuMOXBiDh-PzbJnz1UOcUG8G7P7I5lcm0xM7ou0i_TQ9bgP1Y0VDBwg07p2hyaEV4N2unl2pSUysW8Ump74JJlNnGUB3kEr8Y4Z-k0QpWD3sgAXHzg9RDVitEJaFSzCs3Tbg3fFFvy_rtwRDQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220624_095413856%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Dropped Kerian off for their last day of school on Friday. Yay! </p><p>Basically did the same ride as the day before..</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrLvhu3T37-xGNCz_W7Vo_zfVrKzmv2YLLWV9aQPiXh2YKge_or4wQzm1IP5p5-RKDk51fBd5dGlJ-ae9nDIns27h1WfgXWlGQaI--U2vVrMQ9rqjVtbKJEc6sDmt2ej-4MLEYIUHiWZp3DD8GrzEKkVEhn3niGqLr1VfYEKATQMgwoNySD3Q5zsmkw/s1280/IMG_20220624_134621787%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrLvhu3T37-xGNCz_W7Vo_zfVrKzmv2YLLWV9aQPiXh2YKge_or4wQzm1IP5p5-RKDk51fBd5dGlJ-ae9nDIns27h1WfgXWlGQaI--U2vVrMQ9rqjVtbKJEc6sDmt2ej-4MLEYIUHiWZp3DD8GrzEKkVEhn3niGqLr1VfYEKATQMgwoNySD3Q5zsmkw/w480-h640/IMG_20220624_134621787%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>There are SO MANY wild roses everywhere. They've been out and smelling up the place ever since all the lillacs stopped blooming. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMRbCxzNoESdMcQk-kta4nyJgISw1kcOCTCnW5K94iyGAvWEJ1jjVWodCaDc6MY_mBpLZNlQDAIXja2hK3iW750NgNsTBy2OQ_S-C_8Pi8nXBdoQAMXgSNT77lRrTuxcch6giXTk_AV9t9QAm-fT6usYd55NnWnbr5JF6UE-jXXp3pv3WqsVx22NFHw/s1280/IMG_20220624_135541926_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMRbCxzNoESdMcQk-kta4nyJgISw1kcOCTCnW5K94iyGAvWEJ1jjVWodCaDc6MY_mBpLZNlQDAIXja2hK3iW750NgNsTBy2OQ_S-C_8Pi8nXBdoQAMXgSNT77lRrTuxcch6giXTk_AV9t9QAm-fT6usYd55NnWnbr5JF6UE-jXXp3pv3WqsVx22NFHw/w480-h640/IMG_20220624_135541926_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Clouds threatening rain. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwoDZMeS8L_XAVV91sgziu9FoWOi5ziI9lfD9da9dtl03hZr7k8s4_FUrkfJFRXn-RHRfM3viKutykWqM0lfYjgxdldaH4jb6h4xx1C_vzvKA1GbqoFKKdqUmMPbCOonGuNZWzztyJmuAOnYjTawY_1IDqTGJ79Xd1HBjTGdjLwsMr5LZXhp0YRu-GA/s1280/IMG_20220624_142626730_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwoDZMeS8L_XAVV91sgziu9FoWOi5ziI9lfD9da9dtl03hZr7k8s4_FUrkfJFRXn-RHRfM3viKutykWqM0lfYjgxdldaH4jb6h4xx1C_vzvKA1GbqoFKKdqUmMPbCOonGuNZWzztyJmuAOnYjTawY_1IDqTGJ79Xd1HBjTGdjLwsMr5LZXhp0YRu-GA/w480-h640/IMG_20220624_142626730_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>There WAS a lot of rain this week... </p><p>Saturday I hauled Keiran to a friends in Massey Place - not the furthest place to get to, nor the worst, but a significant ride (10Km round trip - twice - once to drop off and again to pick up later). I'd planned to go for a longer ride in between, but got distracted and started watching Ted Lasso with Amanda - to take a break before heading out for a ride. During that first episode it started POURING rain! There was hail and thunder... luckily it let up a bit before I had to go pick up Keiran... </p><p>Sunday I went for a ride south and a little bit east of town. A bit further east that I normally go when heading south on the east side of the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4thT9gM1E9Rc5jq1P4Xt3SDSID3HvZexLrU2cYydATvfP8RuS-f20CCeAkuQq5HgWkPrXqwjzDWZE13y7PMM8rqNoLYerhX4aFDYzgVvw0Edrmiw50SFh3SyCIgLjuhV6dS1TJHf-MdjW6-5VHaOElVWi_00CCzMTZoSQyLkjJf009PuS7kAQ0aLcA/s1280/IMG_20220626_162732035_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1280" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4thT9gM1E9Rc5jq1P4Xt3SDSID3HvZexLrU2cYydATvfP8RuS-f20CCeAkuQq5HgWkPrXqwjzDWZE13y7PMM8rqNoLYerhX4aFDYzgVvw0Edrmiw50SFh3SyCIgLjuhV6dS1TJHf-MdjW6-5VHaOElVWi_00CCzMTZoSQyLkjJf009PuS7kAQ0aLcA/w640-h634/IMG_20220626_162732035_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Wetlands were looking... well... wet and recharged after all the rain. Teh small ones at least. Gave me hope that we might see water in the Chappell Marsh Conservation area... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjee-PCX-7E9DWbMZed5TzJxjEzO0mKogtS5-2XpHhNbhG9Dr8YELNzvqetjqPybenuZHK4c35XftVauGXuxfAuCArwLjSCLDElmkgN1yerAhLPCtDcB5kehm6RFhR2Fjt-gyxJTtl1U2p0FGY8nMw1_B-00YntA4o76gKvagrOzlSAFKhq-a82DyXhZw/s1280/IMG_20220626_164246919%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjee-PCX-7E9DWbMZed5TzJxjEzO0mKogtS5-2XpHhNbhG9Dr8YELNzvqetjqPybenuZHK4c35XftVauGXuxfAuCArwLjSCLDElmkgN1yerAhLPCtDcB5kehm6RFhR2Fjt-gyxJTtl1U2p0FGY8nMw1_B-00YntA4o76gKvagrOzlSAFKhq-a82DyXhZw/w624-h640/IMG_20220626_164246919%20Large.jpeg" width="624" /></a></p><p>rode east and then south to the summer road bordering the north edge of CFD Dundurn. I was a little worried, as it is a summer road and not properly gravelled, that it might be just miles of MUD... I was even more concerned when immediately turning onto it I was faced with this!</p><p>It turned out to be the only really wet and muddy section of the 4-5Km stretch I rode. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4VQj5RZhy065scBmkQMpJjWtKI96a5JFNS29eBtoUjbMzkPiUZI3WMxzW5QzK6AHtVpm3Jr0q_8erycLfuP2Q6hILHkR97W9lfE-sfBrwVifcYDM9Hv7GiH15TeQ27rMbHlSbNS3CWSbYVPsGXRNdyZaNmZCdtfDOD266EkS5Zm49VU6lHHedZFXpg/s1280/IMG_20220626_165201144%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4VQj5RZhy065scBmkQMpJjWtKI96a5JFNS29eBtoUjbMzkPiUZI3WMxzW5QzK6AHtVpm3Jr0q_8erycLfuP2Q6hILHkR97W9lfE-sfBrwVifcYDM9Hv7GiH15TeQ27rMbHlSbNS3CWSbYVPsGXRNdyZaNmZCdtfDOD266EkS5Zm49VU6lHHedZFXpg/w612-h640/IMG_20220626_165201144%20Large.jpeg" width="612" /></a></p><p>Having gone further east I was able to take a side detour up another summer road. Some maps show it as a road... but from the north, if you ride down in you encounter a permanent barrier stating that the road is closed. I was curious how far I could get up the road from the south before encountering a road closed barrier. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0VppVrnGNY6ENJraKE3bDHa45Ot4-Swe5KzdIZ7YevWh-RkLtw5LeBhgEzdR-pvNx0bQPnDIdaqkXCCm834HxLVA8vypF6nCynvFPkKmxPkWKStZMY6wxRU4luJYZcJDX9sqnrkLvbIier99BBl0vObH0EiQihi3J-ffJPUVmwlJKcllGUsnE4EI2w/s1280/IMG_20220626_165526004_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="1280" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0VppVrnGNY6ENJraKE3bDHa45Ot4-Swe5KzdIZ7YevWh-RkLtw5LeBhgEzdR-pvNx0bQPnDIdaqkXCCm834HxLVA8vypF6nCynvFPkKmxPkWKStZMY6wxRU4luJYZcJDX9sqnrkLvbIier99BBl0vObH0EiQihi3J-ffJPUVmwlJKcllGUsnE4EI2w/w640-h636/IMG_20220626_165526004_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Instead I encountered a MUD barrier that I did not feel inclined to explore further... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IrJF3wZxNtIAOuabHbISaJGgep2tTZz-Ole2MHG8SUdq6OZSqVQpGnS2YRbGsoSosb3ySg1Ke8PL6WZWoHkfSHBAj3rADqRQgoh2ChGw0lKFgEgnedxVRa6EkeZykMl7gL5Wv4PqE2OlfwYMz-OZJxlEFAFQaVRudTis3lG0YF7BLgT7fPt7Vj46hA/s3244/IMG_20220626_165538225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3244" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IrJF3wZxNtIAOuabHbISaJGgep2tTZz-Ole2MHG8SUdq6OZSqVQpGnS2YRbGsoSosb3ySg1Ke8PL6WZWoHkfSHBAj3rADqRQgoh2ChGw0lKFgEgnedxVRa6EkeZykMl7gL5Wv4PqE2OlfwYMz-OZJxlEFAFQaVRudTis3lG0YF7BLgT7fPt7Vj46hA/w616-h640/IMG_20220626_165538225.jpeg" width="616" /></a></p><p>I DID make it to the large wetland that the road has to bend around. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQXKSxQRfqwInrvvmoLdE-mvk29wULALhL9whNe-1f9BSaId_rjyDYkKTrle_gBe2pOfDCfNN1U_HIQjcQeA73N2dg8uzkxt9CUK18dZxnZlcooyfqiXHxyGnd1Iso4vW7nArhCc0DAuK9d_I-4bULbwS46BCAuGK6qSKxKuXtgrzJola9uPuJ58OGw/s1280/IMG_3149%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQXKSxQRfqwInrvvmoLdE-mvk29wULALhL9whNe-1f9BSaId_rjyDYkKTrle_gBe2pOfDCfNN1U_HIQjcQeA73N2dg8uzkxt9CUK18dZxnZlcooyfqiXHxyGnd1Iso4vW7nArhCc0DAuK9d_I-4bULbwS46BCAuGK6qSKxKuXtgrzJola9uPuJ58OGw/w640-h480/IMG_3149%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lots of birds there. I'll have to come back some time when I have more time! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFDVHHQxoVSYQuvO8Og0VydTAneN3ulv-8QB950PDjJQFnIqpmU80tIyQ4rgjQOXArlVgyeI94who12HjzJhcaJPsxG1iWOosPdJCor0DCK3xu-YzL604HTXFZSFZde9UR61d3B1_EsL3EFKDv6s7LIzYFOk8RtzBE6vTmC5uZMCotVZpLQRjmICjXw/s1280/IMG_3176%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFDVHHQxoVSYQuvO8Og0VydTAneN3ulv-8QB950PDjJQFnIqpmU80tIyQ4rgjQOXArlVgyeI94who12HjzJhcaJPsxG1iWOosPdJCor0DCK3xu-YzL604HTXFZSFZde9UR61d3B1_EsL3EFKDv6s7LIzYFOk8RtzBE6vTmC5uZMCotVZpLQRjmICjXw/w640-h480/IMG_3176%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Cedar Waxwings... </p><p>I ended that week having done 160Km</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIlDuurKibLwcFaWlBBMEj9t0-yxT_h4e2PsHLpZnJNb958UhT6zirwPIwElJq1YB3lQn8FeEUpPgO918pDeb0d4ePwnuaub1jZNW9MWKxzamMz-oMvGhJ_iRAOEY4NxedpGYmpw0egUCiMuaSNds6p39Xb1AOV52A0uoTDXGtLqof08rxPXa6qetVw/s1280/IMG_20220627_075813926%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1219" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIlDuurKibLwcFaWlBBMEj9t0-yxT_h4e2PsHLpZnJNb958UhT6zirwPIwElJq1YB3lQn8FeEUpPgO918pDeb0d4ePwnuaub1jZNW9MWKxzamMz-oMvGhJ_iRAOEY4NxedpGYmpw0egUCiMuaSNds6p39Xb1AOV52A0uoTDXGtLqof08rxPXa6qetVw/w610-h640/IMG_20220627_075813926%20Large.jpeg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Monday morning I went out for an early, but relatively short ride... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefDLcfrp3OQ_xMk1kazYxnwLE67WSKMI21GKDwo1zjMis_TdlCITSyjgigLCM8avf13P2ImFNN3lIsrv3ulNKN715i_cHF1dvuJUWHtB6JnwEzNywSaGARTAP3xZqu6zLsjwFIGDfXOZ4fe9-J5DnfvTDqTIeF3PvQeUdVN5hbFnkL4vOVqt3PULD5g/s1280/IMG_20220627_080312547_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefDLcfrp3OQ_xMk1kazYxnwLE67WSKMI21GKDwo1zjMis_TdlCITSyjgigLCM8avf13P2ImFNN3lIsrv3ulNKN715i_cHF1dvuJUWHtB6JnwEzNywSaGARTAP3xZqu6zLsjwFIGDfXOZ4fe9-J5DnfvTDqTIeF3PvQeUdVN5hbFnkL4vOVqt3PULD5g/w480-h640/IMG_20220627_080312547_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>It was the first day the Night Oven Bakery was open in it's new location - which is a bit closer and much easier to get to! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2HU_DYuStB0RAPrMmbd1c87966SfJRT516up-3-3buqIZ72ndauBVzP6m0-3df-lkz2z3m97GbqoHsKujA7FeZJvRxXSiLOTn8hK5tFMSUcZTQwtstjD_uDq1RUGzcK-Xgqznn9urBdBeTK1r7MzcHaRnTqUM7IytjahpLdN8NsYIMS0YxMCaqWs3g/s1280/IMG_20220627_082120389%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1222" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2HU_DYuStB0RAPrMmbd1c87966SfJRT516up-3-3buqIZ72ndauBVzP6m0-3df-lkz2z3m97GbqoHsKujA7FeZJvRxXSiLOTn8hK5tFMSUcZTQwtstjD_uDq1RUGzcK-Xgqznn9urBdBeTK1r7MzcHaRnTqUM7IytjahpLdN8NsYIMS0YxMCaqWs3g/w612-h640/IMG_20220627_082120389%20Large.jpeg" width="612" /></a></p><p>I brought home all sorts of goodies for the family. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgLRgMQ2sy2u3P62pBagIcqJYVIa9cg1zHm6w-F9Xju0auHRnQaf9yD9YbpAiTHWPuMbImyOOLmSaOZQUIigP7N84akwaFO42facTt87Th9YzAd2WCL7Zlf5xXm5ydwSMXFI9Hnf_j0YhY5DfcdcgAfJGvfBw4v9A4SUu17H7ofPHZg9EmoJG2MctqQ/s1280/IMG_20220627_100508884_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1174" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgLRgMQ2sy2u3P62pBagIcqJYVIa9cg1zHm6w-F9Xju0auHRnQaf9yD9YbpAiTHWPuMbImyOOLmSaOZQUIigP7N84akwaFO42facTt87Th9YzAd2WCL7Zlf5xXm5ydwSMXFI9Hnf_j0YhY5DfcdcgAfJGvfBw4v9A4SUu17H7ofPHZg9EmoJG2MctqQ/w588-h640/IMG_20220627_100508884_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="588" /></a></p><p>Afterwards I went out for a ride to the Chappell Marsh. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-k3U0kY8yp7h3ox6r0sN_NkA21TmbJ1pGNpH0tInGL2KmXFrc1-RCz_PicRQyHRGGXNzrrhLbayn0soaYETthWMJPB5hKoDXjdQmAEMcnz5XNjLCOAsQMDsUSiDPfR8iuJyEZOH9F4awSfI0m8sz1-5sifRPTKguaSHfGDWyMy9rgZOwijupNDhjHw/s1280/IMG_20220627_100746972%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuAuWc1FzJCW7M0tPLuhhNEqNzqtgY95TC3EFmaCCnZiw7_NPdmNQ9HZdc9uu5ourG6Iiecz8Lr5Ga_eol38_NjOMk5oifKFtCsMK6kUU8GZGuv3-dxOqpZuC2enC_kqyYWXlYIdR85E46mRfN-dq1l7oaIUVDya5Tpsiv9f7ohMAV_kXs1pPU27Jvw/w480-h640/IMG_3401%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Red-Winged Black Bird... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUfxHI2Sc_K5cpSdLepYWodI-hT8lECig-Ic-U7Hgq-r3BOBRAr6tMXqAPDC9PkIlgAR1KeVRbkvVesCAS3-KTSGAG_WUPv4mX5GQ7pdqDC-HWLMFz6dPBt2crr7wC_4I4feIbnMRkUuvJSR_U0ahR5Uiy9xATHWmGWRxVFvK6il_7Et8TGjy2VGcDw/s1280/IMG_3466%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUfxHI2Sc_K5cpSdLepYWodI-hT8lECig-Ic-U7Hgq-r3BOBRAr6tMXqAPDC9PkIlgAR1KeVRbkvVesCAS3-KTSGAG_WUPv4mX5GQ7pdqDC-HWLMFz6dPBt2crr7wC_4I4feIbnMRkUuvJSR_U0ahR5Uiy9xATHWmGWRxVFvK6il_7Et8TGjy2VGcDw/w640-h480/IMG_3466%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Saw some baby grebes. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SpLXcnlS23uNEHX6FWTRP_4YLb5g_udB9QgfXurpxpRuixoFFDqaYcD6nkmcN1uL2uQ4FT8ueWZf5xFPoPZYUs6kkjcA8LmW-0eq4rVpeLBA9UGMdeco1PILGz-rf7OSgQb7HGZupaRUqRg6xza4Oi9hQDbxRmaHDJjS05anbM2EvV5-0R8xyX8z7g/s1280/IMG_20220627_104659256%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Teh last of which was to stop at the bike doctor and pick up the new saddle Amanda had ordered. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLiWxvhZiEahQtGq35n6iZzZeBaYVbsNQjSzMqhZmWjuuzXxN11JxkIKCV0UGDDIvHI2EQDW8alj9AGVDkDEK-77M9sZkNc0uJjWlsJLSHCTawvHlNg1EmTlL9QLMyekzcM5n7E1nIV4OeIjbF5BAHgszMOVj5BwvVFpgOzx2etjOfJq2jXNe2073zA/s1280/IMG_20220627_135046408%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1179" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLiWxvhZiEahQtGq35n6iZzZeBaYVbsNQjSzMqhZmWjuuzXxN11JxkIKCV0UGDDIvHI2EQDW8alj9AGVDkDEK-77M9sZkNc0uJjWlsJLSHCTawvHlNg1EmTlL9QLMyekzcM5n7E1nIV4OeIjbF5BAHgszMOVj5BwvVFpgOzx2etjOfJq2jXNe2073zA/w590-h640/IMG_20220627_135046408%20Large.jpeg" width="590" /></a></p><p>While I was there I spotted this Norco, full-suspention e-bike.</p><p>E-bikes are all the rage around here! Gerald, the sales manager, told me they were just flying out the door - often couples coming in and buying TWO of them... the crasy thing is they START around $5000 - which is more then the most expensive bike I own - which, when I used to mention how much it was, people gasp and say stuff like "FOR A BICYCLE!?" Yet no one seems to blink an eye at the price of these e-bikes... I guess they're cheaper than actual motor bikes, don't need to be licensed and registered and don't need to be filled with gas... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TIO1kcviDeEF3wo3TEv5zEzV0JfE_hGQhpsG364MMLu78oESTEqKxcsgOyPuiJWPtjsLg6FnlKh5MqYdyM9xMMUbdPrrz5EraDIfLUOW_LTNyN2GiNP2cHxIm8cMivCYCpwVFbrPb3Pje-ZhQAMBJhSX9XVvQV82gUSnECZybDCm4UjZcLs9vUkXUw/s1280/IMG_20220627_135053282%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1280" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TIO1kcviDeEF3wo3TEv5zEzV0JfE_hGQhpsG364MMLu78oESTEqKxcsgOyPuiJWPtjsLg6FnlKh5MqYdyM9xMMUbdPrrz5EraDIfLUOW_LTNyN2GiNP2cHxIm8cMivCYCpwVFbrPb3Pje-ZhQAMBJhSX9XVvQV82gUSnECZybDCm4UjZcLs9vUkXUw/w640-h638/IMG_20220627_135053282%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>But SWEET JIMINY!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHnphJ7so_RYogMdajSNHu-pFpyH6cRJ2zXiHYt8bfwaW_GIYl7ImiVUZkOqVYs8qHh_HPawNBwEV_7Qr4yv90u0GXZxTMk_wLX_ZWDEBVtQ4O7VuyZCC01sYLjioSqaSfi0_L9wA7SK2ep9Jd4CROwJ8XHgdObhaTlk0R_KjAbAK7_bUqhceWCH7vQ/s1280/IMG_20220628_123619026_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1241" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHnphJ7so_RYogMdajSNHu-pFpyH6cRJ2zXiHYt8bfwaW_GIYl7ImiVUZkOqVYs8qHh_HPawNBwEV_7Qr4yv90u0GXZxTMk_wLX_ZWDEBVtQ4O7VuyZCC01sYLjioSqaSfi0_L9wA7SK2ep9Jd4CROwJ8XHgdObhaTlk0R_KjAbAK7_bUqhceWCH7vQ/w620-h640/IMG_20220628_123619026_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="620" /></a></p><p>Ruesday the 28th I did a loop down to the South Bridges and then back up to Chief Mistawasis Bridge and east to the Swale. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aMInndbYyrajcZR250V4vY109ShMUb8EyQJzWNPygoqFjbqPPhmDchdmlkDajoyeqVeCvxTJVaGpbiJGc4xToM8OFxjYSb5wlw6vQI3RvLVs_IuiLqCyHxy-ugD-jK3WV14wAIwQTUn_K-RQH-o1sSjvYYlfLpFXInMJUSd7H3eHKu4xBtWDuJgTKw/s1280/IMG_20220628_134736204%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1273" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aMInndbYyrajcZR250V4vY109ShMUb8EyQJzWNPygoqFjbqPPhmDchdmlkDajoyeqVeCvxTJVaGpbiJGc4xToM8OFxjYSb5wlw6vQI3RvLVs_IuiLqCyHxy-ugD-jK3WV14wAIwQTUn_K-RQH-o1sSjvYYlfLpFXInMJUSd7H3eHKu4xBtWDuJgTKw/w636-h640/IMG_20220628_134736204%20Large.jpeg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Stopped at this little pond that usually has LOADS of birds... today it seemed like it had more INSECTS, so I didn't stay long. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jw_NpWvemHkpPKPVS-lmK-SBSX-IgD4dFNyk3IggpgMHwcmWSEG0ERsV4DQ_CdtBqCpGvzKHDfCv475krAaNoQ3aRmyVCaZdo3GJeVvAcOqmDcvRawC17Tu-jVfUGyxCjF68Q4Cj0VNP0Al7wPBuPYM_y8T3uFpeo9Y3A0pDtYBQxxnX-4U8hcOsDw/s1280/IMG_20220628_140056115%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="1280" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jw_NpWvemHkpPKPVS-lmK-SBSX-IgD4dFNyk3IggpgMHwcmWSEG0ERsV4DQ_CdtBqCpGvzKHDfCv475krAaNoQ3aRmyVCaZdo3GJeVvAcOqmDcvRawC17Tu-jVfUGyxCjF68Q4Cj0VNP0Al7wPBuPYM_y8T3uFpeo9Y3A0pDtYBQxxnX-4U8hcOsDw/w640-h630/IMG_20220628_140056115%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Zooming past all the new houses .</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-xIaUJxz2pHOkoN95O1w2CFto-wQHW4M1cG16xT32Bt3kuPkiG9kpUds0OVxDoE27AeyDp3Jf43NWWdAkSzf2VZjaZqCmRmhWPnmfJxx0hTl0fAPS0fk2vDG23QEHPz6Jc2Ljg1pF60ptK4aKUunulZQTchDlLrMMnltVW-hVPU_ju2EIVsciqIEOw/s1280/IMG_20220628_141605971%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1229" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-xIaUJxz2pHOkoN95O1w2CFto-wQHW4M1cG16xT32Bt3kuPkiG9kpUds0OVxDoE27AeyDp3Jf43NWWdAkSzf2VZjaZqCmRmhWPnmfJxx0hTl0fAPS0fk2vDG23QEHPz6Jc2Ljg1pF60ptK4aKUunulZQTchDlLrMMnltVW-hVPU_ju2EIVsciqIEOw/w614-h640/IMG_20220628_141605971%20Large.jpeg" width="614" /></a></p><p>Did make a stop at the other large wetland... took more pictures of cute baby grebes... but because of computer troubles, can't access them... so all you get for the rest of this post is phone photos... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAeZaH3EHTJ2vPY3h_BrLvjG1XotlaVPaUHfNaLA1F1oLJsY0-gV-2ZeCVeywEQ7eSsZ0uy_6QFEtuKWW_c4n4Pg19ZCDK07bPuy10oJwNHdoPqIRVhC8uBLZvZ8miUVvSjek9NdQhTHELUf6MGaRBkMFzsCRAkPlJC92hF1F-_VRCM27LxxRsanilw/s1280/IMG_20220629_115802269_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAeZaH3EHTJ2vPY3h_BrLvjG1XotlaVPaUHfNaLA1F1oLJsY0-gV-2ZeCVeywEQ7eSsZ0uy_6QFEtuKWW_c4n4Pg19ZCDK07bPuy10oJwNHdoPqIRVhC8uBLZvZ8miUVvSjek9NdQhTHELUf6MGaRBkMFzsCRAkPlJC92hF1F-_VRCM27LxxRsanilw/w480-h640/IMG_20220629_115802269_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Wednesday I rode downtown with Amanda to drop off the computer to see if the tech peoples at the shop could revive it. then she went off to work and I rode up the the Circle Drive Bridge and then back down to London Drugs on 8th to look for a few things we forgot to get on Saturday... this is the only picture I have. Not sure what I was taking a picture of...? Clouds...? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvzrCP69m---VZJW2F4s40Sg_wRozvhOtqd7X3Sdyb3XPRNVSfHfIMTKsWZB8Otq_UW-OEwC0QFi00iEkhBUygXpZc6lsHTuzc8c5cpTHTMEqZ_PHJ6MKzmVEPkDuvw8hpUuXzQKc8akoqXVOPMtCZuFeZoh7Fzky5bOR6URikvPwPKG30fI_2qkK6g/s1280/IMG_20220630_093850240_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvzrCP69m---VZJW2F4s40Sg_wRozvhOtqd7X3Sdyb3XPRNVSfHfIMTKsWZB8Otq_UW-OEwC0QFi00iEkhBUygXpZc6lsHTuzc8c5cpTHTMEqZ_PHJ6MKzmVEPkDuvw8hpUuXzQKc8akoqXVOPMtCZuFeZoh7Fzky5bOR6URikvPwPKG30fI_2qkK6g/w480-h640/IMG_20220630_093850240_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Hauled Keiran downtown on Tursday for an appointment. Saw lots of Canada geese and their goslings that are looking less and less like goslings. </p><p>Later in the day I made a quick rip to Broadway for groceries and then back downtwon to pick up the computer... which is working... and has the new OS... but they had to wipe the hard drive and so we'd have to reinstall everything from our backup drive, which SHOULD have been easy.... it SHOULD have been... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmixibmf7FVpne-y3z98mAdAE58LB2840KCF-5M81kkvnvIiVDisP5bcPLnizH35_gTCrqVozWqA4nme-xyshAMK1mEG6zbGlQJ5kO56-4fX551vF23A7oS7mNZguF8ywbeFBeimswMDTZsqLU2zyjFU3ZaRAgmtdVKrrXbSacjaWHD9psZ8DAaEJlw/s1280/IMG_20220701_164720892%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1234" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmixibmf7FVpne-y3z98mAdAE58LB2840KCF-5M81kkvnvIiVDisP5bcPLnizH35_gTCrqVozWqA4nme-xyshAMK1mEG6zbGlQJ5kO56-4fX551vF23A7oS7mNZguF8ywbeFBeimswMDTZsqLU2zyjFU3ZaRAgmtdVKrrXbSacjaWHD9psZ8DAaEJlw/w618-h640/IMG_20220701_164720892%20Large.jpeg" width="618" /></a></p><p>On 1 July 2022, Canada Day, I did another short ride out to Chappell Marsh. Wanted to avoid the trails downtown as they would be FULL of Canada Day revellers - and not a small number of Cancel Canada Day not-so-revellers... There were others out on some of these roads. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsfQ3Uvv0p8M_3dOq5cu4aKlkOq--jlDINP0pt7d8K27kBYroyToFlH71xLWK5WPbUa5guWHBmm-h_nErAXi4iSgNOyZGcBRQ15Ye8ckp6gPwgAhwVzKWkjfC4k5GXEcZPE92aww8AfxVXXTcAO43FbmEiS8irvBCO3WFL0SlVyf0cKLNcDCOa9Ns3Q/s1280/IMG_20220701_165225392_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1225" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsfQ3Uvv0p8M_3dOq5cu4aKlkOq--jlDINP0pt7d8K27kBYroyToFlH71xLWK5WPbUa5guWHBmm-h_nErAXi4iSgNOyZGcBRQ15Ye8ckp6gPwgAhwVzKWkjfC4k5GXEcZPE92aww8AfxVXXTcAO43FbmEiS8irvBCO3WFL0SlVyf0cKLNcDCOa9Ns3Q/w612-h640/IMG_20220701_165225392_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="612" /></a></p><p>Crops are looking good! </p><p>That's it for Canada Day... mostly more of the same... </p><p>Saturday, 2 July 2022, I actually rode the tandem with AMANDA!? We rode out to a more distant neighbourhood, requiring some not-so-bike-friendly roads to be ridden, to pic up Keiran's dance photos. No pics were taken... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf720XdF6vN-JvWGmyNU0AXRRO-0FftUb9dHy7_jy6qPuVHpIewKSj59ulF1V-RSNtW-NOh4ASXm-RsdpDHvPwxLeVhiN8N8ygTpCPUijCZdj68wk0tVOS_HGknwHaOc2acBHwGhKTpcBRe_K4dWJt8ziCcky5P9ja9SWcmCFOY7Ye3_xCu5HGzV6RqA/s1280/IMG_20220703_133621465%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1273" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf720XdF6vN-JvWGmyNU0AXRRO-0FftUb9dHy7_jy6qPuVHpIewKSj59ulF1V-RSNtW-NOh4ASXm-RsdpDHvPwxLeVhiN8N8ygTpCPUijCZdj68wk0tVOS_HGknwHaOc2acBHwGhKTpcBRe_K4dWJt8ziCcky5P9ja9SWcmCFOY7Ye3_xCu5HGzV6RqA/w636-h640/IMG_20220703_133621465%20Large.jpeg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Finally, Sunday, 3 July 2022, I went for a longer ride South and West of the city again. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVunlKI5VUsKZno_NOOXlc110JztsjvtTaYT0MONnYMDvChKFCxFK2yW5E-7XP6Pl3HiSWMNUQswzXJ6YNPXlqVK1n6R5G4gZPZ1q9fQa7CBuu9sQl7vU-H2ztytoAvV16U7iqHqNHW9S12---_usOg322PQhoL5HWgCLjt67egy6WYzePgR5J9r1IQ/s1280/IMG_20220703_133924891%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1272" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVunlKI5VUsKZno_NOOXlc110JztsjvtTaYT0MONnYMDvChKFCxFK2yW5E-7XP6Pl3HiSWMNUQswzXJ6YNPXlqVK1n6R5G4gZPZ1q9fQa7CBuu9sQl7vU-H2ztytoAvV16U7iqHqNHW9S12---_usOg322PQhoL5HWgCLjt67egy6WYzePgR5J9r1IQ/w636-h640/IMG_20220703_133924891%20Large.jpeg" width="636" /></a></p><p>roads were relatively dry. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HwZshoLWT3uQT_80Tx0KOLXrQ_TuOJIsp-y2Rjq-GHGBMtqV6Wz4Un-7o_eqmstCkrurqsAJSeNQcXz2Ch0JQY7f54Mwy5T7x8whEOvHtAhFPWYTa3RL9fEofE1XJICHPwpI5rFrKijnJ69DGATb6dl4S8JryIU1knhdZgCwGHELiE38J77eHStflA/s1280/IMG_20220703_134230490_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1280" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HwZshoLWT3uQT_80Tx0KOLXrQ_TuOJIsp-y2Rjq-GHGBMtqV6Wz4Un-7o_eqmstCkrurqsAJSeNQcXz2Ch0JQY7f54Mwy5T7x8whEOvHtAhFPWYTa3RL9fEofE1XJICHPwpI5rFrKijnJ69DGATb6dl4S8JryIU1knhdZgCwGHELiE38J77eHStflA/w640-h638/IMG_20220703_134230490_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>If you look REALLY CLOSE you can see paddlers on the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddW4FISMmSvkK5u4hAJUhvvkQ8s-sFOcqEx7ioxLIVz10ebtGXIquEFntPRHp9RvxledDzpGjX2JRZ6VL6mmsspNELVmjJuWQSu_xiSIQ3J3GgCHq0h6z1cZnxwZZb3_FNs0-XVA0CdzjvlkW6AwoQq5LBlQ2d-cZyz1_GM7F86XEb9-gGpzQN_7khg/s1280/IMG_20220703_135517818_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1222" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddW4FISMmSvkK5u4hAJUhvvkQ8s-sFOcqEx7ioxLIVz10ebtGXIquEFntPRHp9RvxledDzpGjX2JRZ6VL6mmsspNELVmjJuWQSu_xiSIQ3J3GgCHq0h6z1cZnxwZZb3_FNs0-XVA0CdzjvlkW6AwoQq5LBlQ2d-cZyz1_GM7F86XEb9-gGpzQN_7khg/w612-h640/IMG_20220703_135517818_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="612" /></a></p><p>It was a nice day, not too hot. breezy and cool. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1XIZ-x9_Lq3exiCqxgIW1do9OcMhxkh7pkub1bq9JzWLGyGjtwny3zp1POP_uDXYDLqoHZhNCPQYWdWKmY-UOmHB_r-TTCNPzWAdDPaGj9EHEx5vOXaOGHLdVSILpbme90rk88MerfvlnLDyM9e3Jl1LNyDHNPonPYd3NpuFdnkOVUKPdfAlk-Mu9A/s640/IMG_20220703_135804930%20Medium.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="640" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1XIZ-x9_Lq3exiCqxgIW1do9OcMhxkh7pkub1bq9JzWLGyGjtwny3zp1POP_uDXYDLqoHZhNCPQYWdWKmY-UOmHB_r-TTCNPzWAdDPaGj9EHEx5vOXaOGHLdVSILpbme90rk88MerfvlnLDyM9e3Jl1LNyDHNPonPYd3NpuFdnkOVUKPdfAlk-Mu9A/w640-h610/IMG_20220703_135804930%20Medium.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>lots of washboardy roads... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCIU4ozjhccuVW0MZvgsxopJu7_VGMgQBl4mrFeE9m-a5QAZJouqQ4GI6ohH5nEm_eyWTYH06MVlKC5b2kUS62Y23vqXKVmHMt4iLjg5e9bKeQddRzd2BpUKW0HQl1iFkPo_iddOOxdfeuhc9UH0Qhu_gBfGa15oc6z0XCvvMQLJM_yocuAwXHkgQNQ/s640/IMG_20220703_135952968_HDR%20Medium.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCIU4ozjhccuVW0MZvgsxopJu7_VGMgQBl4mrFeE9m-a5QAZJouqQ4GI6ohH5nEm_eyWTYH06MVlKC5b2kUS62Y23vqXKVmHMt4iLjg5e9bKeQddRzd2BpUKW0HQl1iFkPo_iddOOxdfeuhc9UH0Qhu_gBfGa15oc6z0XCvvMQLJM_yocuAwXHkgQNQ/w628-h640/IMG_20220703_135952968_HDR%20Medium.jpeg" width="628" /></a></p><p>LOADS of wild roses - and bees! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-Ld6YsMWyqAvwPEPNepqJj8pW7TTkeW3-8kJ92bn66O3VCQwt6oAc-X8cDT86cMf5J5lX3hTHkDff48MveIt1UVoPPdkG7w95yQReZ5OcRvFkUKt4VDT0skNPYTeds234bs_PWSyvbsMnlOjlYXtvOQG6nYM1DM9hW6cAoT00CgqIyhqQ19CSATijQ/s1280/IMG_20220703_140052378%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1280" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-Ld6YsMWyqAvwPEPNepqJj8pW7TTkeW3-8kJ92bn66O3VCQwt6oAc-X8cDT86cMf5J5lX3hTHkDff48MveIt1UVoPPdkG7w95yQReZ5OcRvFkUKt4VDT0skNPYTeds234bs_PWSyvbsMnlOjlYXtvOQG6nYM1DM9hW6cAoT00CgqIyhqQ19CSATijQ/w640-h626/IMG_20220703_140052378%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Canola</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z-RymLmLlZv3WXr8AmRdG0YVfQoOLg1uZlSwVH9CwIYknEQ5lP0xKcoUaLaBImggcK__qHnFkwVhOcpV_4rdajDF0ppmMaBa4R0j3vmHbmigVeZTEHP_gTh4BeDrLm9sUpZhQry7QmyWoc26VUVi8bBk9U3BBmK8NxBCLk9o7g8VsfXobKk8FcrPzg/s640/IMG_20220703_140927776%20Medium.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="615" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z-RymLmLlZv3WXr8AmRdG0YVfQoOLg1uZlSwVH9CwIYknEQ5lP0xKcoUaLaBImggcK__qHnFkwVhOcpV_4rdajDF0ppmMaBa4R0j3vmHbmigVeZTEHP_gTh4BeDrLm9sUpZhQry7QmyWoc26VUVi8bBk9U3BBmK8NxBCLk9o7g8VsfXobKk8FcrPzg/w616-h640/IMG_20220703_140927776%20Medium.jpeg" width="616" /></a></p><p>Not something I see every day (or EVER!?) out on a country road!? Empty alcohol containers? Loads - I mean this is the province that elected a premier with DUI convictions and killed someone in a car collision... First time I've seen needles, though!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxHddJ5pNNSZBu4uP1mb0FfME59xxNkO9dYXT10wU0kosWK9Enc1oy4OF-Ab9J8cCtZSvJUNwZTgHln3TvGQQYIVaKqB0JFs8ZoH3UrqY56MUHJoha8BlmHDKZzIdi_mbo-TqC-2UDWo9ERwFk4RoJ9xuec1dUivPMdE04oENHBCZ9ctv7Nv_pAqP0A/s1280/IMG_20220703_142245030%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxHddJ5pNNSZBu4uP1mb0FfME59xxNkO9dYXT10wU0kosWK9Enc1oy4OF-Ab9J8cCtZSvJUNwZTgHln3TvGQQYIVaKqB0JFs8ZoH3UrqY56MUHJoha8BlmHDKZzIdi_mbo-TqC-2UDWo9ERwFk4RoJ9xuec1dUivPMdE04oENHBCZ9ctv7Nv_pAqP0A/w640-h640/IMG_20220703_142245030%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>If you look REALLY CLOSE there's actually another cyclist coming towards me!? I hardly EVER encounter anyone else out on these summer roads - but today I saw a cyclist and TWO different trucks!?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQW6gsZv7WiL3AGBNFrfDvJKhHydO1s_n7nKYrBo7pkflfs5q_W6oWtoNAkDXRWXfcCx9nFKlm2-Kx4NgsjBOCZjLztYHPxvuRzCbPhUkDnSAYgHLxL9Htkxh1ABR04BvQxii9CS9Ytpd0sxJXn422AcgUQixiXpGTsYn0T0YsIHgZDmD_cKo3sY3AQ/s1280/IMG_20220703_142404405%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1225" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQW6gsZv7WiL3AGBNFrfDvJKhHydO1s_n7nKYrBo7pkflfs5q_W6oWtoNAkDXRWXfcCx9nFKlm2-Kx4NgsjBOCZjLztYHPxvuRzCbPhUkDnSAYgHLxL9Htkxh1ABR04BvQxii9CS9Ytpd0sxJXn422AcgUQixiXpGTsYn0T0YsIHgZDmD_cKo3sY3AQ/w612-h640/IMG_20220703_142404405%20Large.jpeg" width="612" /></a></p><p>dirt. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnkceG9B0S6UuCc53-R7aOZSUfcnC10XuPQ1V96y-O7ZFDfQ2pGfoQt3UCe3FvtQfh37CJPFDIS3iRBsVbg52o0xK0R_Qy4KE8IjbxSd8YRufCgwXXnqTdzmetjlFcWaEHMqBVT6jedlumN9nzgmfIEN9CuKbdQ5we6QvFWYSUbUBrOTfuY4-Z7edVQ/s1280/IMG_20220703_143217978_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1219" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnkceG9B0S6UuCc53-R7aOZSUfcnC10XuPQ1V96y-O7ZFDfQ2pGfoQt3UCe3FvtQfh37CJPFDIS3iRBsVbg52o0xK0R_Qy4KE8IjbxSd8YRufCgwXXnqTdzmetjlFcWaEHMqBVT6jedlumN9nzgmfIEN9CuKbdQ5we6QvFWYSUbUBrOTfuY4-Z7edVQ/w610-h640/IMG_20220703_143217978_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="610" /></a></p><p>I was going to turn north at this intersection and head back... but this road was calling to me... So I went south and my ride ended up being a bit longer than I'd initially intended. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4_ZV0GJvI4KsQ9nzJfbBDWhyfY5Jtje2pWwAqw5ZR4g6m0SNRSDjl_ahhvVgrRFgN4l_1qprtJ-6kzmyaXlyTr81jeUryyNsqEWqdKIWoVaAcyzKw0phduXjnRlufGalLtUQi5Kcu_Lyglax-b_R0I8M64G5kSWydzfrac2cpjzPVrqQiv4bSXIBqA/s1280/IMG_20220703_143421070_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1230" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4_ZV0GJvI4KsQ9nzJfbBDWhyfY5Jtje2pWwAqw5ZR4g6m0SNRSDjl_ahhvVgrRFgN4l_1qprtJ-6kzmyaXlyTr81jeUryyNsqEWqdKIWoVaAcyzKw0phduXjnRlufGalLtUQi5Kcu_Lyglax-b_R0I8M64G5kSWydzfrac2cpjzPVrqQiv4bSXIBqA/w616-h640/IMG_20220703_143421070_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="616" /></a></p><p>Cows! (they're there... in the distance...) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ECDX826trJpIQ2VXS8SXfcaU8Pzq_OFJ5fWw863DnzpUvd9jq9UdgOsAbt26-cwxcyKcdBCVo4hWpM-K8EWhrOUx9RaFiBZLvoZHwQkyHTTk6Q9IWh8rXuQREsAJ1swEWkbXhVsi3QkLoIg_dpbLDwzCC6qzsaGi0ZZUToc9pveHOk6mgDwpKgHRHw/s1280/IMG_20220703_145437428_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1276" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ECDX826trJpIQ2VXS8SXfcaU8Pzq_OFJ5fWw863DnzpUvd9jq9UdgOsAbt26-cwxcyKcdBCVo4hWpM-K8EWhrOUx9RaFiBZLvoZHwQkyHTTk6Q9IWh8rXuQREsAJ1swEWkbXhVsi3QkLoIg_dpbLDwzCC6qzsaGi0ZZUToc9pveHOk6mgDwpKgHRHw/w638-h640/IMG_20220703_145437428_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="638" /></a></p><p>Tire on a fence...? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjc4NI70yFGiopsHiK26QN5aXwoFR18bGKKhUdbtLQno_ypflT_H21bESro22cd-AN3oanusgE_GcKX_-JiMfQMuwtCHw8RjotxASPunwaztj3kk8rSPPgXj-JeYYKUC2uEzG37Ks9lcsbeL1S3Ob8qP6figI2kTMeugpzZRAtcEy3IpBiu1uOjRbkg/s1280/IMG_20220703_152030004%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjc4NI70yFGiopsHiK26QN5aXwoFR18bGKKhUdbtLQno_ypflT_H21bESro22cd-AN3oanusgE_GcKX_-JiMfQMuwtCHw8RjotxASPunwaztj3kk8rSPPgXj-JeYYKUC2uEzG37Ks9lcsbeL1S3Ob8qP6figI2kTMeugpzZRAtcEy3IpBiu1uOjRbkg/w480-h640/IMG_20220703_152030004%20Large.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Tower. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdK_BpOCrbiNJbvO7qBvWKwScPBgwHvfCQQBsVwAfBKJ9jFiIqteTwMJX8NC308nbynR7AQqNMpPLVna9h7PggqQIR97rB3-jL3_xToW-gDXQS3wTdyYlwB6_KlL-A4vmR1DomQDXbLuaOkqSjoXiWERZZaciZAUTLwq86rJ7bR6OEUq8OcMEiwN0Cg/s1280/IMG_20220703_155655915_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdK_BpOCrbiNJbvO7qBvWKwScPBgwHvfCQQBsVwAfBKJ9jFiIqteTwMJX8NC308nbynR7AQqNMpPLVna9h7PggqQIR97rB3-jL3_xToW-gDXQS3wTdyYlwB6_KlL-A4vmR1DomQDXbLuaOkqSjoXiWERZZaciZAUTLwq86rJ7bR6OEUq8OcMEiwN0Cg/w640-h480/IMG_20220703_155655915_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>North parts of Chappel Marsh - across the road from the Conservation area... it still has some water! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh903egTLz5W6WjnONzlA4MAWnSMdk1BnqZ8iwns5H0LN-HkM9g0YxYpetR4JBDBM-gFpcKE1gfL5I-aE6ZuYOc1WARXnOpg-vQFD_Ug8dVRfUMAFTmDcGh6j18fcLWKU8qryWANHznOWldRVlwRViQO6ddAN_oztAsr4VIRiJbz7Zuj4zPKU1UtbH_ug/s1280/IMG_20220703_155700088_HDR%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="1280" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh903egTLz5W6WjnONzlA4MAWnSMdk1BnqZ8iwns5H0LN-HkM9g0YxYpetR4JBDBM-gFpcKE1gfL5I-aE6ZuYOc1WARXnOpg-vQFD_Ug8dVRfUMAFTmDcGh6j18fcLWKU8qryWANHznOWldRVlwRViQO6ddAN_oztAsr4VIRiJbz7Zuj4zPKU1UtbH_ug/w640-h634/IMG_20220703_155700088_HDR%20Large.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>as does this little pond... but it's pretty shallow... </p><p>And that's it... </p><p>This is getting to be a bit much. I don't know if I'm going to keep up with the weekly posts. Maybe I just need to edit more and not post so much in them. Or do a commentary free photo dump.. </p><p>Ended Week 26 at 2560Km... only 40Km off where I should be... So If I manage 200+Km a week for the next 8 weeks. I could do 100Km a week for the remainder of the year and hit my 6000Km goal. What I should probably do is keep up the 200Km weeks into the fall as there are always a few months, once the snow starts to fly, that even 100Km a week seems like a bit much... </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-14035287777998377022022-06-22T09:34:00.004-07:002022-06-22T09:47:52.289-07:002022 Rides - Week Twenty-Four<p>Monday 13 June I rode with Keiran to school on the tandem and then did a look of the south bridges and the Circle Drive Bridge</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40o94r7rKioadEmcfWVeoo_yK2kfvCdS1r0EB-BzSS2nwIspEMkNxJDnQ54w6E0xKfHoR9ffRHvf-ORhO40ZNZsG0TO7iaKqE4Z14U1cU7laEfB1FboWv3_E_UeASlq0iD4uksYPuM7tK5yM_hioKvShbgVlGMPldQ8Q64-kfx5EC83izEl2B0WQP0g/s809/IMG_20220613_123922144_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40o94r7rKioadEmcfWVeoo_yK2kfvCdS1r0EB-BzSS2nwIspEMkNxJDnQ54w6E0xKfHoR9ffRHvf-ORhO40ZNZsG0TO7iaKqE4Z14U1cU7laEfB1FboWv3_E_UeASlq0iD4uksYPuM7tK5yM_hioKvShbgVlGMPldQ8Q64-kfx5EC83izEl2B0WQP0g/w632-h640/IMG_20220613_123922144_HDR.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>Rolling out it looked pretty grey and I thought maybe I'd get rained on... but I don't think I did... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2Uci1d7D47hLcLkT_MamAsNDGeWDplcK-etb7WSi3CuPRkkAzGwppUj6rZNNxdT6qzgr0q5hX7Pz0D5F1-dGBjnCHxV1PBeigfTmGOwtOfrqR-NpRybLEQXmuhSwHnD8VXrmSM6M5LtBuBZ2bEHq_6984nTrbt1peIFu-Q60dH9xhySZ1RqqgrlIBA/s800/IMG_2982.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2Uci1d7D47hLcLkT_MamAsNDGeWDplcK-etb7WSi3CuPRkkAzGwppUj6rZNNxdT6qzgr0q5hX7Pz0D5F1-dGBjnCHxV1PBeigfTmGOwtOfrqR-NpRybLEQXmuhSwHnD8VXrmSM6M5LtBuBZ2bEHq_6984nTrbt1peIFu-Q60dH9xhySZ1RqqgrlIBA/w640-h480/IMG_2982.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Spotted this little critter, which was pretty exciting. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzV1GQEMQxTN7Tg0nrLhYO3N6mwiJRudjTC7sU_N2SYkdXYTuRnpuuJD8osgJmMM-2fVwmBloBk6YGLD8Eeb83Eind2WG4Qygu_L2cokJAcZXJfHNJnCPTNVCVY1S5XFOw990eRizQi8Y_nEz2CijWoZ1NPyyOUFs8X5yVxvyo8TOK7Ce562KG_swJA/s850/IMG_2983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzV1GQEMQxTN7Tg0nrLhYO3N6mwiJRudjTC7sU_N2SYkdXYTuRnpuuJD8osgJmMM-2fVwmBloBk6YGLD8Eeb83Eind2WG4Qygu_L2cokJAcZXJfHNJnCPTNVCVY1S5XFOw990eRizQi8Y_nEz2CijWoZ1NPyyOUFs8X5yVxvyo8TOK7Ce562KG_swJA/w602-h640/IMG_2983.jpg" width="602" /></a></p><p>It's an America Mink. I usually see one about once a year, somewhere along the river downtown. They like to hide and play among the rocks on the banks of the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiNic0tFbVYgXDWKVDHRU4fv2F4eYUq3gIFBnCwxIk2ecjmW3PQkWxrvosJpXd1CzLc1zmO6VJvySbp-gNoyYxNLeuAe5_5RsbpByWi2EVd9uSz8b_xAj-JIj8hvQEBkmTS3KES-QWwPpwr8ipN8rqeFdEZIgse5ji7wwhX7J3BwsqjRLt8X_7sKWcg/s800/IMG_20220613_124700869_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiNic0tFbVYgXDWKVDHRU4fv2F4eYUq3gIFBnCwxIk2ecjmW3PQkWxrvosJpXd1CzLc1zmO6VJvySbp-gNoyYxNLeuAe5_5RsbpByWi2EVd9uSz8b_xAj-JIj8hvQEBkmTS3KES-QWwPpwr8ipN8rqeFdEZIgse5ji7wwhX7J3BwsqjRLt8X_7sKWcg/w640-h634/IMG_20220613_124700869_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Geese by the Vimy Memorial</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9Yz5R-OOGOpDq265fwP7If185AIBp_uocTKPZ2FEN-FNc9WFc8WSGkIaGdKK1mHn5zQzrGxUio913w3RInarcbJu8vqay2DEfYBlWTxmglUbaj5FNDeyJINkgi4jlCb744NGVt83Uh9YJK04EZeOpAnXWNR5Sq6EfcXBrMVT1GIp3FUUpH9rzwVGYA/s811/IMG_20220613_130022858_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9Yz5R-OOGOpDq265fwP7If185AIBp_uocTKPZ2FEN-FNc9WFc8WSGkIaGdKK1mHn5zQzrGxUio913w3RInarcbJu8vqay2DEfYBlWTxmglUbaj5FNDeyJINkgi4jlCb744NGVt83Uh9YJK04EZeOpAnXWNR5Sq6EfcXBrMVT1GIp3FUUpH9rzwVGYA/w632-h640/IMG_20220613_130022858_HDR.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>The pedestrian/bicycle bridge at Circle Drive. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZoxY7M74YnNVAUd-HJONbUeSzFxeqkau6wbvXlK2ix5xUzztTv9sLKe8bHBX2VWoNTncVT9CHvaoasLX4mk7_2-D9a326DAfCq0ee1xxZ4AK4LslxMYTgK-dMvjHPg-iqO1In7h-9OGh6H0UPowgjopyfjLFiqvqep1UPk-Yp7zkYEAJ-h8ohLRK_w/s800/IMG_20220613_130409917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="800" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZoxY7M74YnNVAUd-HJONbUeSzFxeqkau6wbvXlK2ix5xUzztTv9sLKe8bHBX2VWoNTncVT9CHvaoasLX4mk7_2-D9a326DAfCq0ee1xxZ4AK4LslxMYTgK-dMvjHPg-iqO1In7h-9OGh6H0UPowgjopyfjLFiqvqep1UPk-Yp7zkYEAJ-h8ohLRK_w/w640-h612/IMG_20220613_130409917.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>New graffiti on the Circle Drive Bridge... which made me giggle... because I'm still twelve years old, apparently...!?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPJIQmY5LC_VJF3sUqTEHQ8SEgRXlHhx7pXC0Na0ZzuXcYJALent3rsGrkEuayN1ayrNk56wrvpj0gMh5HBTxMv0nG7kGyjpiClVgR7pZn54WEDVmXNdaLK9_yjYhuIoI0Y69Yj4ceIpx12UfWhX6Gwt3Sl7g4ls8F_vg6P1xuVhia5SNiidM8mJEJw/s1067/IMG_20220613_131154124_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPJIQmY5LC_VJF3sUqTEHQ8SEgRXlHhx7pXC0Na0ZzuXcYJALent3rsGrkEuayN1ayrNk56wrvpj0gMh5HBTxMv0nG7kGyjpiClVgR7pZn54WEDVmXNdaLK9_yjYhuIoI0Y69Yj4ceIpx12UfWhX6Gwt3Sl7g4ls8F_vg6P1xuVhia5SNiidM8mJEJw/w480-h640/IMG_20220613_131154124_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Path under the CPR bridge</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoNX5RPSeXfctWT_-5NDNO54a9ebaUwzSQk3PyvxD0kBNltjUfw_gsn3pS-O5O0JpNSfNoMW5KPvypFni3o9Dx8Gc_XN1y2dOqH2on51tMmhyIbQZuEDofkms-RHORTYlAKCM31kGDvL5ZbdeZJRluRIPcR9iBe3fPOcpe3-OAG3lwyTarJ6ddvX8wQ/s822/IMG_20220613_131414092_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoNX5RPSeXfctWT_-5NDNO54a9ebaUwzSQk3PyvxD0kBNltjUfw_gsn3pS-O5O0JpNSfNoMW5KPvypFni3o9Dx8Gc_XN1y2dOqH2on51tMmhyIbQZuEDofkms-RHORTYlAKCM31kGDvL5ZbdeZJRluRIPcR9iBe3fPOcpe3-OAG3lwyTarJ6ddvX8wQ/w622-h640/IMG_20220613_131414092_HDR.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Downtown and surroundings looking pretty green! </p><p>Tuesday 14 June I dropped Keiran off at school again and then rode up to the Chief Mistawasis Beidge and east Through the swale. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6v9ZpqOMIAeq2uWKkqrQWIKII76MQ5IOygP5iaiNrFo76J-5q9huGZOXF_wIEXJ2_191HsMvCp5FxbsN5A8a1MAiu9GNVqEqd560a5rA8LLkQCqpgIQr6cgN2OKsoiOuvZ3HeshQ9dUbc494jlW83SOfE1KoORnOr7PMFM614B0eOA9MJARxHmubrCA/s809/IMG_3002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6v9ZpqOMIAeq2uWKkqrQWIKII76MQ5IOygP5iaiNrFo76J-5q9huGZOXF_wIEXJ2_191HsMvCp5FxbsN5A8a1MAiu9GNVqEqd560a5rA8LLkQCqpgIQr6cgN2OKsoiOuvZ3HeshQ9dUbc494jlW83SOfE1KoORnOr7PMFM614B0eOA9MJARxHmubrCA/w632-h640/IMG_3002.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>Spotted a Peregrin Falcon atop a downtown building. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFSH2n43zTAj8KYh0J7z4JGntjs56z1Rs66e1ziAdxY6wVFaIlpcL8lSUxgFZaRSsbfYowr1UhDbi8mB7YRyiWy004CuF3coWBYAA89wMyDejmC0TskgwOSJVNE409-4f8v2FI-QgltPmk8MEnuIN_1B9jNv7c6zeiSzi6JStiY_GyLPu74ww1IfPOQ/s890/IMG_20220614_132228749_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFSH2n43zTAj8KYh0J7z4JGntjs56z1Rs66e1ziAdxY6wVFaIlpcL8lSUxgFZaRSsbfYowr1UhDbi8mB7YRyiWy004CuF3coWBYAA89wMyDejmC0TskgwOSJVNE409-4f8v2FI-QgltPmk8MEnuIN_1B9jNv7c6zeiSzi6JStiY_GyLPu74ww1IfPOQ/w576-h640/IMG_20220614_132228749_HDR.jpg" width="576" /></a></p><p>Crazy clouds...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhh0kP1C84moZvPe4NkSWYuRvsilAf23PQpp9qm91UsDw2itZ9oKHGTyntN8y4DtiHx7L_ZmBeSmeCil7WoEcOuXF7049bWubCqMZLHPGs_RSnRsvWWPJFrgsf4XvghwY_3gqLEKsSB3IDBo2V_F7DFIBoWZxEBTKVbNyHd7fPsOSnt0ZNA0lleyTqAA/s1067/IMG_20220614_132605932_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhh0kP1C84moZvPe4NkSWYuRvsilAf23PQpp9qm91UsDw2itZ9oKHGTyntN8y4DtiHx7L_ZmBeSmeCil7WoEcOuXF7049bWubCqMZLHPGs_RSnRsvWWPJFrgsf4XvghwY_3gqLEKsSB3IDBo2V_F7DFIBoWZxEBTKVbNyHd7fPsOSnt0ZNA0lleyTqAA/w480-h640/IMG_20220614_132605932_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Again thought I was totally going to get rained on, and I did, but it was very light and very brief. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9i15cKshS6Gkkx0lit_wBpoc0sYHjQI3eYt_KvwsV60Ghw-feaDtL0cx08FaI8WAGO3-vWhWz5Ay-K0cnug0Fflg-oPSGO440te6ScXN8uskKJ17KzBXEKDIAnMNeRY9ih9DcoLpOPtI26Gl4T4BwKbhaFOf04M0lZgES9myiOVWRkmIfCJt53tM1Ew/s1067/IMG_20220614_133251668_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9i15cKshS6Gkkx0lit_wBpoc0sYHjQI3eYt_KvwsV60Ghw-feaDtL0cx08FaI8WAGO3-vWhWz5Ay-K0cnug0Fflg-oPSGO440te6ScXN8uskKJ17KzBXEKDIAnMNeRY9ih9DcoLpOPtI26Gl4T4BwKbhaFOf04M0lZgES9myiOVWRkmIfCJt53tM1Ew/w480-h640/IMG_20220614_133251668_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>More crazy clouds being reflected in the uncharacteristically still water near the Chief Mistawasis Bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tcIoDzhxs3D9llHP78KMzgyiqSUVyd0qrieDImVNmy8I28R78bUKohaVSYD_9j6iEQKgjGhwV05q2O5xJubcw2wua2qKPRLZUv8Pz3gqID6xxXpzzwEjiRGIPx-pnzoUK8w7mMNivaRl8Wx82vVzf6Ff8mZXfWHfROwz42nJAQX3zSdr9Tq-zxxpQg/s800/IMG_3034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="800" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tcIoDzhxs3D9llHP78KMzgyiqSUVyd0qrieDImVNmy8I28R78bUKohaVSYD_9j6iEQKgjGhwV05q2O5xJubcw2wua2qKPRLZUv8Pz3gqID6xxXpzzwEjiRGIPx-pnzoUK8w7mMNivaRl8Wx82vVzf6Ff8mZXfWHfROwz42nJAQX3zSdr9Tq-zxxpQg/w640-h580/IMG_3034.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Heading back towards home, I spotted a pair of idiots trying to fish from a canoe near the weir!? Wow... Couple of potential Darwin Award candidates right there... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16WbgjqmF-N7TQXYpE0N7w6NdqOizjkC4Rclg2Ix2sfgTSkEsGDgUIBGwn75Gs7OC2Z8kIByS_otn50T3DBYjnuLXKqXZBr9by0uHtt-waVScnBj6yLaGjRmSBG2lrYI0I6lNuSVyhsAt4xokJtu5QT91TQki6AoTHhPeXkRIIFnPZOleNnOWALt3Pg/s800/IMG_3744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="800" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16WbgjqmF-N7TQXYpE0N7w6NdqOizjkC4Rclg2Ix2sfgTSkEsGDgUIBGwn75Gs7OC2Z8kIByS_otn50T3DBYjnuLXKqXZBr9by0uHtt-waVScnBj6yLaGjRmSBG2lrYI0I6lNuSVyhsAt4xokJtu5QT91TQki6AoTHhPeXkRIIFnPZOleNnOWALt3Pg/w640-h632/IMG_3744.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Wednesday 15 June rode with Keiran to school and then rushed back home to switch bikes and head downtown for an appointment! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaCj082C9VyC5BrERpkf3hGclmPKraSELVQaYFi8Ka_K149TE2TYpeb59CFc-5rmOjhZlVBsE_nwbrJzAkNm9X_7UHztJhfUoSznDrj2yCRFI9_HEj6j7AOcUeVjvGl-tKsMreqNfCvo5EMhGbfIUyszLqnwBPxVorZQEQm-9pDR0IgNuKg3kK2wHkg/s823/IMG_20220615_104432053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaCj082C9VyC5BrERpkf3hGclmPKraSELVQaYFi8Ka_K149TE2TYpeb59CFc-5rmOjhZlVBsE_nwbrJzAkNm9X_7UHztJhfUoSznDrj2yCRFI9_HEj6j7AOcUeVjvGl-tKsMreqNfCvo5EMhGbfIUyszLqnwBPxVorZQEQm-9pDR0IgNuKg3kK2wHkg/w622-h640/IMG_20220615_104432053.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Was almost late for appoinement because I, obviously, HAD to stop and take piles of pictures of the totally still river water reflecting stuff!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IBGc4mcJeT_HpvaPRtlt5UTCADW_Cgjs401uM4mq6DZachfj90IbFSOFr2W5AsHhL9vmYhNC_npSXg0kGE2yd4N4RW9fxv8q56dZshX2SArGqroHIIjo_t2yJsXY98k61QPwp6qnl3dVaGcz1R01ZNnXEhzUdc02yiwo3iwvq7x-vJiLmEXMh1GpMw/s825/IMG_20220615_104540670_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IBGc4mcJeT_HpvaPRtlt5UTCADW_Cgjs401uM4mq6DZachfj90IbFSOFr2W5AsHhL9vmYhNC_npSXg0kGE2yd4N4RW9fxv8q56dZshX2SArGqroHIIjo_t2yJsXY98k61QPwp6qnl3dVaGcz1R01ZNnXEhzUdc02yiwo3iwvq7x-vJiLmEXMh1GpMw/w620-h640/IMG_20220615_104540670_HDR.jpg" width="620" /></a></p><p>I mean, how could I NOT!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroPF7-oJzlDqfE7LfETPsTvLfeBuHLx7V4OPIuU2opkQxrJjH3GFvjrwv9kO7bDqeQI0u6iJt-P9_qY5k_CydtB3OLO8SJFAHZ7THyRq_sKQMsHa0GSYeo2ATbDCm877TGZZ6MlcIaV5QbTJt0vIpkc4PanJVbVqVck9iw5NlyzyAPZkGmaeMCwMOsA/s810/IMG_20220615_104821540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroPF7-oJzlDqfE7LfETPsTvLfeBuHLx7V4OPIuU2opkQxrJjH3GFvjrwv9kO7bDqeQI0u6iJt-P9_qY5k_CydtB3OLO8SJFAHZ7THyRq_sKQMsHa0GSYeo2ATbDCm877TGZZ6MlcIaV5QbTJt0vIpkc4PanJVbVqVck9iw5NlyzyAPZkGmaeMCwMOsA/w632-h640/IMG_20220615_104821540.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>And... y'know... the GEESE!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVFMyfoHpxyPDZyWYMs6LL28C6koTM5L8Yfn2ybrCF0bOD8pEpMMbkqlsnNwUZ6dG2Ui9okGef3aWZnbpXAC8UjWfzZx7P1k15g_5PY5JX6zjecge2JNA7t20-4vdpKtZPPsdOmGpgOyOwrW-DwN5NAG6nhHlmXUdOGfy8MTRaPl8WCBRiPIz7kVBKw/s800/IMG_20220615_105126809_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVFMyfoHpxyPDZyWYMs6LL28C6koTM5L8Yfn2ybrCF0bOD8pEpMMbkqlsnNwUZ6dG2Ui9okGef3aWZnbpXAC8UjWfzZx7P1k15g_5PY5JX6zjecge2JNA7t20-4vdpKtZPPsdOmGpgOyOwrW-DwN5NAG6nhHlmXUdOGfy8MTRaPl8WCBRiPIz7kVBKw/w640-h628/IMG_20220615_105126809_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More relfections</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR344ZFnRq5nm8-e9lXnArCbRcEiRCvx_Wkc_FSlrqAXjGTmJWS_OQJSbg9ztzbFmnZ2AGSKx3bbk9fxriwAvEHE-zSTZdhR9XBAOGY00MW7o1Iatl3bIenBFLbQIp680mLoUG1izu_HJbf3Hv1PU8gXuF1tlRLalUbO3zrshWt06zPn6I3SdsLJecdw/s800/IMG_20220615_105256767_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="800" height="621" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR344ZFnRq5nm8-e9lXnArCbRcEiRCvx_Wkc_FSlrqAXjGTmJWS_OQJSbg9ztzbFmnZ2AGSKx3bbk9fxriwAvEHE-zSTZdhR9XBAOGY00MW7o1Iatl3bIenBFLbQIp680mLoUG1izu_HJbf3Hv1PU8gXuF1tlRLalUbO3zrshWt06zPn6I3SdsLJecdw/w640-h621/IMG_20220615_105256767_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Also contributing to my lateness was construction requiring detours!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9skctWvJXdN4EsAKvNg1okCqN_r0X5S8KjeI5vXGGzmQgIM4R-PJBVd8BBYS74M4crZq8zPAbliSPsTX0CDeNIzbyC4onkVkITzJBBUJbl-tshIYpeWbWJH58ZCsLiWdRUpbMao205k07mI6hq7spI4n1kdnvclrgvvbm97BHI413zjq_OtKRrxoTg/s816/IMG_20220615_122040728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9skctWvJXdN4EsAKvNg1okCqN_r0X5S8KjeI5vXGGzmQgIM4R-PJBVd8BBYS74M4crZq8zPAbliSPsTX0CDeNIzbyC4onkVkITzJBBUJbl-tshIYpeWbWJH58ZCsLiWdRUpbMao205k07mI6hq7spI4n1kdnvclrgvvbm97BHI413zjq_OtKRrxoTg/w628-h640/IMG_20220615_122040728.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>After the appointment I rolled up to the Circle Drive Bridge and across and down preston to the 14th street bikeway and to Staples and Superstore.... near Preston Crossing i spotted a DEER!? It quickly darted off into some neaby trees, but it stopped long enough to see if I was pursuing - which was long enough for me to get a picture of it! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfMolNF80p93X7lIZLjJm5CLm80KIKj384Y5jLO0UDAgs9iKTf9aTfcC-lkKXoSnApWb4vWHcnuOYtLo_YYrztYoaQb2HranWgdmCMUqjrqUJpOIUTv_G9AD6YnRpovvdsyZWDGjZTWGVOHjXSCPStzrNkYOAX5QH9-AT8v-xgCsJvuJg9R7hcKUaXg/s827/IMG_20220616_160448009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfMolNF80p93X7lIZLjJm5CLm80KIKj384Y5jLO0UDAgs9iKTf9aTfcC-lkKXoSnApWb4vWHcnuOYtLo_YYrztYoaQb2HranWgdmCMUqjrqUJpOIUTv_G9AD6YnRpovvdsyZWDGjZTWGVOHjXSCPStzrNkYOAX5QH9-AT8v-xgCsJvuJg9R7hcKUaXg/w620-h640/IMG_20220616_160448009.jpg" width="620" /></a></p><p>All I did Thursday was take Keiran to school and pick them up after - but after I picked them up we rolled downtown to the library to pick up some books on hold... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdRUpYA3JXKi7eLavi-mHM9gwMyLC2QK7bPO5WDIJ15Jjc4kKaEiA9qVgBB_1APmfJ7Q1zXkTI4jvePAVuq2OcjCzygRmCc7lOynLmQanJFJ0_hDq50AZs6oqitlqpDtn1LEsiVl8yqAh6v8jv_t1xIapoklppkvw-PDfrLdyUIE5oRARTd_Vanga5Q/s802/IMG_20220616_160514836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdRUpYA3JXKi7eLavi-mHM9gwMyLC2QK7bPO5WDIJ15Jjc4kKaEiA9qVgBB_1APmfJ7Q1zXkTI4jvePAVuq2OcjCzygRmCc7lOynLmQanJFJ0_hDq50AZs6oqitlqpDtn1LEsiVl8yqAh6v8jv_t1xIapoklppkvw-PDfrLdyUIE5oRARTd_Vanga5Q/w638-h640/IMG_20220616_160514836.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>On our way home we spotted the downtown Gosling Day Care going out for swimming lessons</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ-XE6nBa0Pb7n7VWEmZorbc4bRnRujQatVt-GiaWEqgxn-vlCSu_vvLZYIw8zXmD_481tfxiamP_X1ITbWH2w3TMwpy3_3AnVHJGKloeYAF1eyUIHULm8gNa6Ug7DcMr2XQYM7xxI-h878MLnSQviF3s9wP379H_qUCvtGmP8AsZgLwD6urB-rpBww/s852/IMG_20220616_160530718_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ-XE6nBa0Pb7n7VWEmZorbc4bRnRujQatVt-GiaWEqgxn-vlCSu_vvLZYIw8zXmD_481tfxiamP_X1ITbWH2w3TMwpy3_3AnVHJGKloeYAF1eyUIHULm8gNa6Ug7DcMr2XQYM7xxI-h878MLnSQviF3s9wP379H_qUCvtGmP8AsZgLwD6urB-rpBww/w600-h640/IMG_20220616_160530718_HDR.jpg" width="600" /></a></p><p>They're all getting so big. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawCpwddWM-tolDUcuyoWOtpeaMpYl2P5pmmVmtU5BSiYhCisSFaH-nhZ8r2hYj0PxWnBKvx1hvtyEoS75mT3td-4rbOY1DodGSe68dmvn4ZUy_W2YeX6Lq4p5Ajfg-zu3FVWa770d3CPh623bkIVeuhdnc0kZSF0BXviyfAz_BJnIGSz47teSvLoqag/s824/IMG_20220617_100405869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawCpwddWM-tolDUcuyoWOtpeaMpYl2P5pmmVmtU5BSiYhCisSFaH-nhZ8r2hYj0PxWnBKvx1hvtyEoS75mT3td-4rbOY1DodGSe68dmvn4ZUy_W2YeX6Lq4p5Ajfg-zu3FVWa770d3CPh623bkIVeuhdnc0kZSF0BXviyfAz_BJnIGSz47teSvLoqag/w622-h640/IMG_20220617_100405869.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Friday 17 June was another day of just ferrying Keiran about on the tandem - to and from school, then to and from a junior prom-like-event at Free Flow Dance Centre</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJVzZgt-XypHkjx2z8eFhV5IhA-9sXbYinIfLWWUWZfI7orgfjFTOqb2Ve_DXANehBnKjt5qkwfU0QyYcV6NbSP5k_rdzME0-xVjRHct11Er-FNcRdsMayWtTy4dztnGij5xlbb_qU0cm1AsC1ZJ1EMVm6HdZNWX7maNEEQ7RzesyfbhmjeF6ts4iIA/s891/IMG_20220618_120729401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJVzZgt-XypHkjx2z8eFhV5IhA-9sXbYinIfLWWUWZfI7orgfjFTOqb2Ve_DXANehBnKjt5qkwfU0QyYcV6NbSP5k_rdzME0-xVjRHct11Er-FNcRdsMayWtTy4dztnGij5xlbb_qU0cm1AsC1ZJ1EMVm6HdZNWX7maNEEQ7RzesyfbhmjeF6ts4iIA/w574-h640/IMG_20220618_120729401.jpg" width="574" /></a></p><p>Saturday 18 June I tooke Keiran downtown to meet some friends from school to walk in the Saskatoon Pride parade. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI6_8AktWcUk-J6hjHyXXwer9cHTLVY01qxxOiW0_mhLlslodeZgj9aCyOQVO_nb5wXszj0Pu4m2nxrt5DchbzFv-lIpsMmqpWGWA9_lQ_A_WkyMYcgWHulGmL0dwio7Zp0N9oJSQvWj5N7tG6fVuUMXZEvDEkbfZJ_m7S2m50f2YkDG8goAK6jWxaQ/s1000/IMG_20220618_123128370_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI6_8AktWcUk-J6hjHyXXwer9cHTLVY01qxxOiW0_mhLlslodeZgj9aCyOQVO_nb5wXszj0Pu4m2nxrt5DchbzFv-lIpsMmqpWGWA9_lQ_A_WkyMYcgWHulGmL0dwio7Zp0N9oJSQvWj5N7tG6fVuUMXZEvDEkbfZJ_m7S2m50f2YkDG8goAK6jWxaQ/w640-h480/IMG_20220618_123128370_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>This really doesn't give a good sense of how many people were there... it seriously felt like the entire city was walking in the parade - there were so many people in the marshalling area and as I rode home, there was just an unending stream of people heading in the opposite direction towards the marshalling area. I wondered who would be WATCHING the parade if EVERYONE was IN it!? (I am assured there were many, MANY people lining the streets). </p><p>After the isolation of the last few years of pandemic and all the unending news cycle of hateful anti-gay/trans legislation being passed in so many states, it was uplifting to see SO MANY PEOPLE coming out to be involved in and support the Pride parade and festival. I would be a massive understatement to say I wasn't a little emotional as I rode along the trails downtown </p><p>I was heading home because parades are just not my thing, for so many reasons... I find them overwhelming and loud, and simultaneously sooooo loooooong and boring. I also had plans to go for longer rides on both Saturday and Sunday to get me up to 200Km this week... </p><p>But then it was +35°C on Saturday and the ride downtown to drop off Keiran almost did me in... </p><p>I used to be less affected by such extremes, but the last few years I've felt like dying anytime the temperature gets above +25°C!? </p><p>So I hid indoors all day.</p><p>Sunday 19 June I also planned to get out and ride... but I had book club in the evening and had not read the book... so I stayed home and did that... </p><p>Maybe next week... </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-55964720408791410422022-06-17T11:56:00.003-07:002022-06-17T11:56:28.130-07:002022 Rides - Week Twenty-Three<p>This is getting a little out of hand... TOO... MANY... PICTURES...!? Briefly I thought, "Oh, I should start doing posts for EVERY RIDE" because less pictures per post!? But that's going to just be WAY too much work, I'm having a hard enough time getting ONE post done on a weekly basis... I'll probably just have to take less pictures... or be a more ruthless editor of them going forward. Anyway, this is how last week went... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZxiDcTj2Z_fvA33rE76YOYNHdkwCYW5218YRDfAyQg9j7Dg5i49BLAPN34C1FXmZXIukT7WBcXfaIZmGrdnS6S50-KU2XIMJ8e6Em4bzFdxaPivBD1uEmww6O2tlOh4bJ2IgvW4ks-EaDNL9wnbpdsWsKQN0UX0nCuMGpBu0GOtGNyvTd-sKjcn3Tw/s800/IMG_20220605_190556978_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZxiDcTj2Z_fvA33rE76YOYNHdkwCYW5218YRDfAyQg9j7Dg5i49BLAPN34C1FXmZXIukT7WBcXfaIZmGrdnS6S50-KU2XIMJ8e6Em4bzFdxaPivBD1uEmww6O2tlOh4bJ2IgvW4ks-EaDNL9wnbpdsWsKQN0UX0nCuMGpBu0GOtGNyvTd-sKjcn3Tw/w640-h636/IMG_20220605_190556978_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>No Mow May seems to be extending into June in our yard... </p><p>(have since mowed it... a bit...) </p><p>Monday I rode up to the Circle Drive Bridge and back down the other side, stopping at Broadway to pick up some groceries. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrhcFDqLUm5pi-fD53WGaIjLeeB3bwBY6vMLsdx8hmjrvY0RNzL4n4PzCEhnY5x6SVEx3P2LEBikBo5gUKG8eOK6yyEkPL2XjA5f_452BI6VYgAewNev_T90rtckx9h3Iz31fyRHLFIDEegGqh4FNdITKAUJRZCzgEuNrIiWTqpygoA0sqIcniFvpdw/s800/IMG_20220606_143202639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrhcFDqLUm5pi-fD53WGaIjLeeB3bwBY6vMLsdx8hmjrvY0RNzL4n4PzCEhnY5x6SVEx3P2LEBikBo5gUKG8eOK6yyEkPL2XjA5f_452BI6VYgAewNev_T90rtckx9h3Iz31fyRHLFIDEegGqh4FNdITKAUJRZCzgEuNrIiWTqpygoA0sqIcniFvpdw/w640-h628/IMG_20220606_143202639.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Goslings downtown getting bigger and bigger... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nUOFRtSWh9cLcn_llDY_x_IDvl0JDskcZG3j4zRJNnnpvmv_XfkwSgRwvZC_IK8TDLf59WTxVJa7BNhLUv-vQY_l-AesG2h3BiSr3YvcOsVHnFsibfU87nohgpM40NGHgHtEv3E9CYW4m7TLzyDa_o2H3jGf-PM9sJUbtDMRUU9aunykmtiDG_WbVw/s822/IMG_20220606_145749790_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nUOFRtSWh9cLcn_llDY_x_IDvl0JDskcZG3j4zRJNnnpvmv_XfkwSgRwvZC_IK8TDLf59WTxVJa7BNhLUv-vQY_l-AesG2h3BiSr3YvcOsVHnFsibfU87nohgpM40NGHgHtEv3E9CYW4m7TLzyDa_o2H3jGf-PM9sJUbtDMRUU9aunykmtiDG_WbVw/w622-h640/IMG_20220606_145749790_HDR.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Pelicans at the weir. And my bike. And the CPR train Bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHJE7q-tZEFO-QAaO1ezblc2Sill0G5KTtiz_LkrwFOiZ0vMjvV_4vOn1tAYt1n19-yFaSJiiByJj-vbxSETH9q9B8r27_OvnaJLDcNBcGhuLHjs20P6ZEGX5NqBswAh-UkL2lu-K7O3I6_SYj38OC9RtLEGv3ua6f8aa3q28P-Svu7qufR-ljTWvmQ/s800/IMG_20220606_145806392.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHJE7q-tZEFO-QAaO1ezblc2Sill0G5KTtiz_LkrwFOiZ0vMjvV_4vOn1tAYt1n19-yFaSJiiByJj-vbxSETH9q9B8r27_OvnaJLDcNBcGhuLHjs20P6ZEGX5NqBswAh-UkL2lu-K7O3I6_SYj38OC9RtLEGv3ua6f8aa3q28P-Svu7qufR-ljTWvmQ/w640-h628/IMG_20220606_145806392.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Just the Pelicans. And a bit of the weir. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCTVv6fITnHES03KO50A04KnySpuB8HSS1bbqZh-vCnZyg1-J-OpTUCaeqcXgSaUahAubcq3hOba0Ro8T2mJXKBZAcwyhZUp8q58X38iDRa3-mQYsqesTLBKbixkLAknSbY4A7AcHsSxpJtHSAXTLBlMd9PZVPmZur34HsENaKsMFkzG6780aQDoqPg/s827/IMG_20220606_151745481_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCTVv6fITnHES03KO50A04KnySpuB8HSS1bbqZh-vCnZyg1-J-OpTUCaeqcXgSaUahAubcq3hOba0Ro8T2mJXKBZAcwyhZUp8q58X38iDRa3-mQYsqesTLBKbixkLAknSbY4A7AcHsSxpJtHSAXTLBlMd9PZVPmZur34HsENaKsMFkzG6780aQDoqPg/w620-h640/IMG_20220606_151745481_HDR.jpg" width="620" /></a></p><p>Everything looking green downtown. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidANRFkNWY5_5TafoCRinU3psYijfXcthMtee0DH-9MM6T9WP1Q0zFiAeAK-KK8WMIck9TB7R7qY135ZxjBPnnT29ky5UQNGHDlYwD87x-eZpbIT9hVz_CH8c9ap2zhG8mYnR1wrzXfAYiFLpV7Ki9EXPr23Fk1FPvdeIsXLp8MLVRSMA-IHi0nkkjTQ/s820/IMG_20220606_152221503_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidANRFkNWY5_5TafoCRinU3psYijfXcthMtee0DH-9MM6T9WP1Q0zFiAeAK-KK8WMIck9TB7R7qY135ZxjBPnnT29ky5UQNGHDlYwD87x-eZpbIT9hVz_CH8c9ap2zhG8mYnR1wrzXfAYiFLpV7Ki9EXPr23Fk1FPvdeIsXLp8MLVRSMA-IHi0nkkjTQ/w624-h640/IMG_20220606_152221503_HDR.jpg" width="624" /></a></p><p>I had to google GOAT. (Greatest Of All Time) </p><p>I mostly took the picture because there was evidently a Heartstopper fan making graffiti - and Keiran is a HUGE Heartstopper fan (like of the comic, and also now the netflix series) </p><p><br /></p><p>wednesday walk meet keiran 8 june</p><p>thursday - ryan am cemetary 9 june</p><p> PM south, circle meet amanada</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ghFacCnqca0t5z5dt5mQm3EM7EQMbW99J5FPadVUDYkknehEPtXWVpjUsDbw0wbRpDpFXMF7Dy8HU-Oc1ii7lbQ0ADJbvRXsmLe4i6l-McWraOWh_pAQ3mVnWNGmuGeF8H9UNQaMKfMH9DegANBGgwLYPaZ7pm8NW0grknfYhoxLrM8DAMwkGPVMZQ/s823/IMG_20220609_084201089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ghFacCnqca0t5z5dt5mQm3EM7EQMbW99J5FPadVUDYkknehEPtXWVpjUsDbw0wbRpDpFXMF7Dy8HU-Oc1ii7lbQ0ADJbvRXsmLe4i6l-McWraOWh_pAQ3mVnWNGmuGeF8H9UNQaMKfMH9DegANBGgwLYPaZ7pm8NW0grknfYhoxLrM8DAMwkGPVMZQ/w622-h640/IMG_20220609_084201089.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Thursday Morning Amanda and i rode downtown in the rain to the Woodlawn Cemetery. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJ4Ei1s28Mf4lPnsOt8GI12T4trkaSu8bek1jOOh0tVjjiUqzbrJezWk5ILvBuFP15_1NEzw-Yk15j0bFiGVE1qivJZICNoHKfvcTJSB5IN5AlX33vaDdsKDYdAwQu5oY7gnwUt-6xh8sVHYMcbZ7g_Uk2VlXzR_E9hTbgXedl-vjcfgYpG-8ltWSlw/s881/IMG_20220609_090836232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJ4Ei1s28Mf4lPnsOt8GI12T4trkaSu8bek1jOOh0tVjjiUqzbrJezWk5ILvBuFP15_1NEzw-Yk15j0bFiGVE1qivJZICNoHKfvcTJSB5IN5AlX33vaDdsKDYdAwQu5oY7gnwUt-6xh8sVHYMcbZ7g_Uk2VlXzR_E9hTbgXedl-vjcfgYpG-8ltWSlw/w582-h640/IMG_20220609_090836232.jpg" width="582" /></a></p><p>There we met with our friend Ryan - an exceptional birder - for a walk through the cemetery where he often spots lots of birds. I think we was 17 species, and two were ones I'd not seen so far this year! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jfwNAofOh-yLMAjpKk5biXbP_2YPOLe5LdiCK4AZtaplPSDdwMGs49IFM9r-Fp8sN2etgryYnbS9_wmjGdJ12nHl96-oJ5X57TYMfn_3-hG0WQRF6lRZatgUCqxJcVOuhkw5IyMAbtdtXrQ9tCRhpWG1dA7oDv4gRFtxYGcYhtYHUZMuapq3nScYUQ/s800/IMG_20220609_112614676.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="800" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jfwNAofOh-yLMAjpKk5biXbP_2YPOLe5LdiCK4AZtaplPSDdwMGs49IFM9r-Fp8sN2etgryYnbS9_wmjGdJ12nHl96-oJ5X57TYMfn_3-hG0WQRF6lRZatgUCqxJcVOuhkw5IyMAbtdtXrQ9tCRhpWG1dA7oDv4gRFtxYGcYhtYHUZMuapq3nScYUQ/w640-h568/IMG_20220609_112614676.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Spotted Goslings on the way home. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6atBrGKL7iQ-v6MxTZxNQif59nZETz4Ag5yfErKVpRIC1BSVwiVFue8ctPVhhtGQPjXSj_8a5BWi_CuoRjKIfoCzQeoGqhm74RV-aEMhz9z2Iu6jrSfUrdg9iacDjpgAJMUmD_790xCDAgCGGgb_TA-ZfN-8Z4XpJXlGadBKoGV4OYOn-2O94GK2ooQ/s800/IMG_20220609_170729606_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6atBrGKL7iQ-v6MxTZxNQif59nZETz4Ag5yfErKVpRIC1BSVwiVFue8ctPVhhtGQPjXSj_8a5BWi_CuoRjKIfoCzQeoGqhm74RV-aEMhz9z2Iu6jrSfUrdg9iacDjpgAJMUmD_790xCDAgCGGgb_TA-ZfN-8Z4XpJXlGadBKoGV4OYOn-2O94GK2ooQ/w640-h638/IMG_20220609_170729606_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Went out for another ride later in the afternoon and it looked nasty. I was certain I was going to get rained upon some more. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J_AYsQp-CaP2iBD7D9lJxeBboVXWUUFKm4qbDI8uMclk1ltJz9HyXnxEhHFKfvIZEFk2yzhhuuajAZT7CbvtyzN9fc5ZQfN_qA4nZ9Y8VC4p4gdt4L0ANj8cUUXFfql2JRX2TwVbu5cjMQDLEJ8dYF4aaoxyZxqam-T6WEdkBQsGprrx7iY72IDvdQ/s800/IMG_20220609_172212992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J_AYsQp-CaP2iBD7D9lJxeBboVXWUUFKm4qbDI8uMclk1ltJz9HyXnxEhHFKfvIZEFk2yzhhuuajAZT7CbvtyzN9fc5ZQfN_qA4nZ9Y8VC4p4gdt4L0ANj8cUUXFfql2JRX2TwVbu5cjMQDLEJ8dYF4aaoxyZxqam-T6WEdkBQsGprrx7iY72IDvdQ/w640-h628/IMG_20220609_172212992.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Like, for sure going to get rained upon... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBrEWfgjlOjfkB9mnsUgH5ueaRKSWY2i1kgZjeN6mRet2WgSoJLTINf7e_idaEcVwfkRiRO3XojW_DAyD6RMuAlJUGot0jMI9t-eCnrkSdCUPlE8nbgjrN-pyIUZhkc_6nxOOto2gDRYdq-7kIHo4s2PaIfTwJkRLgSrVbx6wGknMmDYO0Y7-2PPs2g/s800/IMG_20220609_173024162_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBrEWfgjlOjfkB9mnsUgH5ueaRKSWY2i1kgZjeN6mRet2WgSoJLTINf7e_idaEcVwfkRiRO3XojW_DAyD6RMuAlJUGot0jMI9t-eCnrkSdCUPlE8nbgjrN-pyIUZhkc_6nxOOto2gDRYdq-7kIHo4s2PaIfTwJkRLgSrVbx6wGknMmDYO0Y7-2PPs2g/w640-h640/IMG_20220609_173024162_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Crazy roiling clouds! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Nw5HCr0t9sMLKWVGEyNUHzSb-MJbPgDa1X_0pU_APlZbQMLYRQDb_Gtr63Mu_D3EZUdzAd9fHvG4KPB5jgWe58RgfvBJajdlK-WZ9FcOY2UoUWr6Cjb9LAJAdrsyVD-28qcnoF9ZEtCgoYtZDUvinJDozscPN2P_YohmrybfHp1zdT8cDiwdkjTeOQ/s800/IMG_2571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="800" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Nw5HCr0t9sMLKWVGEyNUHzSb-MJbPgDa1X_0pU_APlZbQMLYRQDb_Gtr63Mu_D3EZUdzAd9fHvG4KPB5jgWe58RgfvBJajdlK-WZ9FcOY2UoUWr6Cjb9LAJAdrsyVD-28qcnoF9ZEtCgoYtZDUvinJDozscPN2P_YohmrybfHp1zdT8cDiwdkjTeOQ/w640-h622/IMG_2571.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Murder! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQlsmW0J43mq7vq5_aiolHe1u9xjrZGkOlnzfXVLtfOUcC5r_dyX1-YTLt4Ixqe67QsFo3NR7C8-WLaLbuc8rqvBNrdqTTQnJRP-RUn_YI-m-c1q1U6bEVrLqjufEr05S9OBBhA3d5Ijd687ppyIb3VF7kHrJ72HoTiuylaAned3iZ3xnbAmP1zbVhA/s803/IMG_2563.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQlsmW0J43mq7vq5_aiolHe1u9xjrZGkOlnzfXVLtfOUcC5r_dyX1-YTLt4Ixqe67QsFo3NR7C8-WLaLbuc8rqvBNrdqTTQnJRP-RUn_YI-m-c1q1U6bEVrLqjufEr05S9OBBhA3d5Ijd687ppyIb3VF7kHrJ72HoTiuylaAned3iZ3xnbAmP1zbVhA/w638-h640/IMG_2563.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>Zooming in on Murder.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfZcfbtk4lxqubP1SFNeHtWTjAc3a78MlM-nq5z98iWcGk76OMq1-EBFSxGGoU_4Brstg9pzMAY1MyEz9NVDg3pDODEVA9-8t7zIBA3qxYj9jgql7dqQlBpBfdIHkmOZHKZxpqUL-mmrnW0_r_3rMv25xSCLSqCrCBDu8zsnAk-59ULrPktEwTjRyPQ/s800/IMG_2565.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="800" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfZcfbtk4lxqubP1SFNeHtWTjAc3a78MlM-nq5z98iWcGk76OMq1-EBFSxGGoU_4Brstg9pzMAY1MyEz9NVDg3pDODEVA9-8t7zIBA3qxYj9jgql7dqQlBpBfdIHkmOZHKZxpqUL-mmrnW0_r_3rMv25xSCLSqCrCBDu8zsnAk-59ULrPktEwTjRyPQ/w640-h578/IMG_2565.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Zoooooooooooom! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6kC5vSMwsx44FEApU6UFLwiEva4E1_WUnkBtK_OcqRvbToa4lplVOM_lyz1y7R39SOGI0U8VHk2T4QIyNKgbbIGUkgbTx_VhSDveSD1zQDPKBkZuZyw1XcBDMHReSKNlf5-9AwK_OTzeUvAMJNZroSv1l2WVvFF5pDZ2O5pxdg7nf5H8A4QLHf3Saw/s822/IMG_20220609_173330333_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6kC5vSMwsx44FEApU6UFLwiEva4E1_WUnkBtK_OcqRvbToa4lplVOM_lyz1y7R39SOGI0U8VHk2T4QIyNKgbbIGUkgbTx_VhSDveSD1zQDPKBkZuZyw1XcBDMHReSKNlf5-9AwK_OTzeUvAMJNZroSv1l2WVvFF5pDZ2O5pxdg7nf5H8A4QLHf3Saw/w622-h640/IMG_20220609_173330333_HDR.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Looking back downtown from the South Bridges, things didn't look TOO bad...? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt78aKm6yI4b24a-BkARDC5dCuzjcVb4pmAPKXs-Fci4fjMYD-JVgJF4FRJV4hVeYFDRZPHxHwiTwCo7vNlw5o2AF_yIWD8SGifSE-1JlsLqGd2S0xyHUEA5prEvsZUMx7QkqzPPsdKwAQgzNfEABZkMfs1BA4u8Fe-tOtNTBWBc5bt4LpKvuI6EDMQ/s840/IMG_20220609_173523863_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt78aKm6yI4b24a-BkARDC5dCuzjcVb4pmAPKXs-Fci4fjMYD-JVgJF4FRJV4hVeYFDRZPHxHwiTwCo7vNlw5o2AF_yIWD8SGifSE-1JlsLqGd2S0xyHUEA5prEvsZUMx7QkqzPPsdKwAQgzNfEABZkMfs1BA4u8Fe-tOtNTBWBc5bt4LpKvuI6EDMQ/w610-h640/IMG_20220609_173523863_HDR.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>To the South and East, tho... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaZ5iaLYHq0j1BNaRzcDojfk5efHPGCe3duto8QxuOIk-MGPKIC5GPgxPdc0skM64_BfmcubhfTBqOngfCV6N8xezwkN6KnfyHlmf8Jbuwzholv4kZaZVpDqAuLM5ZnGLS1GOiPKxPIyhOynImjY4s2hH5_KVrmIXOIiJOvcnlmgOpfbGZ6hhm1AbWw/s800/IMG_20220609_174758741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaZ5iaLYHq0j1BNaRzcDojfk5efHPGCe3duto8QxuOIk-MGPKIC5GPgxPdc0skM64_BfmcubhfTBqOngfCV6N8xezwkN6KnfyHlmf8Jbuwzholv4kZaZVpDqAuLM5ZnGLS1GOiPKxPIyhOynImjY4s2hH5_KVrmIXOIiJOvcnlmgOpfbGZ6hhm1AbWw/w640-h600/IMG_20220609_174758741.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Yikes. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhpYQfwXVMg0_U-IvKSrMh4A2v1c-A1-Gt279OdrifeMgt8e3KqMY5-YtPgjjSynC07foPopmj1oFZ2JM5B2IurG_9oAYTaEIKn5BVh63aoXOaCyDsm2pmCUKcECTaClg0p0Ovb8R5r5Try2OsFrEFigJNFa3koYX76yy1Q1Jfo5xWMlThq16yh_Jyw/s800/IMG_20220609_175439245_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhpYQfwXVMg0_U-IvKSrMh4A2v1c-A1-Gt279OdrifeMgt8e3KqMY5-YtPgjjSynC07foPopmj1oFZ2JM5B2IurG_9oAYTaEIKn5BVh63aoXOaCyDsm2pmCUKcECTaClg0p0Ovb8R5r5Try2OsFrEFigJNFa3koYX76yy1Q1Jfo5xWMlThq16yh_Jyw/w640-h640/IMG_20220609_175439245_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>By the time I was back downtown and heading towards the Ccircle Drive Bridge, things were clearing and all the dark clouds were moving further east. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWvBW5No4uRgP9C6LAP6Fj1eu1A25TqHGvn2pynj158HkNqVYA7jI9-NEcdgVeWsD1ltmFPdySvLUXfYv0_m2QOMV_lzM0DKwvisiSZ4AG33xanAfWwKPOug5pyM_P6X1JxmPCrS6fygKwshiYfbVl4Xo-M-cDR6qGx6SjpfYUM_ulbQyAm_kf-4w0g/s800/IMG_2582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWvBW5No4uRgP9C6LAP6Fj1eu1A25TqHGvn2pynj158HkNqVYA7jI9-NEcdgVeWsD1ltmFPdySvLUXfYv0_m2QOMV_lzM0DKwvisiSZ4AG33xanAfWwKPOug5pyM_P6X1JxmPCrS6fygKwshiYfbVl4Xo-M-cDR6qGx6SjpfYUM_ulbQyAm_kf-4w0g/w640-h636/IMG_2582.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Spotted a pair of turkey Vultures over the river near the weir! </p><p>I met up with Amanda on campus as she was leaving work and we rode home together. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsclgAORxUVNv7Rj7FuLIvfZjoipHdns337_F8nwpGamzCvSD_pe1u7WI6a__akNHDH0i60Fwsh0xgGt_xLFsSHL70qx6gQzrfyTI1VZ4JPc6nP4gjjflAeHduwiGmfhLp52UkXoYVZuwAAVxavnNnuPmcVR0iPML1ZcBFEfkQ8wSHr_N1Vv362PmhA/s818/IMG_2600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsclgAORxUVNv7Rj7FuLIvfZjoipHdns337_F8nwpGamzCvSD_pe1u7WI6a__akNHDH0i60Fwsh0xgGt_xLFsSHL70qx6gQzrfyTI1VZ4JPc6nP4gjjflAeHduwiGmfhLp52UkXoYVZuwAAVxavnNnuPmcVR0iPML1ZcBFEfkQ8wSHr_N1Vv362PmhA/w626-h640/IMG_2600.jpg" width="626" /></a></p><p>Ran into the goslings, again, as they were getting out of the river after swim lessons... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxkDhxcwuDkKd1z5mVaq-VwhtPGYFDJg-JtCaMCuxeA0JV0ic2z2STyAOuZbuVW_HgZaJfzbaNLXglUoGLLA0abEQSQgbeUeDTBl8BauvMrmEeCmV1ntjCSFS6A6g9H-xuThXc5AwM3iggA66xR7x7N6LGdfRRhdMjnorlsU3Ezml01VncyaIpauKeA/s800/IMG_2608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="800" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxkDhxcwuDkKd1z5mVaq-VwhtPGYFDJg-JtCaMCuxeA0JV0ic2z2STyAOuZbuVW_HgZaJfzbaNLXglUoGLLA0abEQSQgbeUeDTBl8BauvMrmEeCmV1ntjCSFS6A6g9H-xuThXc5AwM3iggA66xR7x7N6LGdfRRhdMjnorlsU3Ezml01VncyaIpauKeA/w640-h614/IMG_2608.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Some were to tuckered from their swim lessons they had to have a lie down. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVE7pDjjhP6oAYaalGCb1Y-sE8qbsEE4vSJ6euqyVttkS3EJBeeUpPZ5PeE7wIPAJp9NNJbAmxqyGG6Vo8Aoy98SqLZ_WP9JEXD5mtUR6r6Vu4Fe7av_vxRLJ_zF6r0LIKa-2lNzYQy9osD2sLjAzmpTsPoncR3AQYn_wKwqU80IQQUsCWnLBEy5JSNA/s800/IMG_2609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="800" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVE7pDjjhP6oAYaalGCb1Y-sE8qbsEE4vSJ6euqyVttkS3EJBeeUpPZ5PeE7wIPAJp9NNJbAmxqyGG6Vo8Aoy98SqLZ_WP9JEXD5mtUR6r6Vu4Fe7av_vxRLJ_zF6r0LIKa-2lNzYQy9osD2sLjAzmpTsPoncR3AQYn_wKwqU80IQQUsCWnLBEy5JSNA/w640-h532/IMG_2609.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>But then panicked at the thought of being left behind and ran to catch up. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVApNdYxjQpzOExQTisWRCg6jxgbtJquGrxC1DPgk5rAivaGX8BhLjAu72qoBTN5H93DnnRsKjAb4c_H2HOurrShbyvzBXl_RblBOlaW40tE1G0sVBXEaVOg6ht8u2cWXb0SHc6sKTyYW2CnRVqOsCSKcGDenaBHGLI6PFlWyBUNlf2WDr0FcvOEN9EQ/s868/IMG_20220609_184911141_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVApNdYxjQpzOExQTisWRCg6jxgbtJquGrxC1DPgk5rAivaGX8BhLjAu72qoBTN5H93DnnRsKjAb4c_H2HOurrShbyvzBXl_RblBOlaW40tE1G0sVBXEaVOg6ht8u2cWXb0SHc6sKTyYW2CnRVqOsCSKcGDenaBHGLI6PFlWyBUNlf2WDr0FcvOEN9EQ/w590-h640/IMG_20220609_184911141_HDR.jpg" width="590" /></a></p><p>While some were still laying on the boat launch, the head of the procession was making their way up the steep part of the bank beyond the boat launch area and across the path in front of us! </p><p>Friday, 10 June 2022, I rode up to Chief Mistawasis Bridge and then east through the swale.. and then all the way to the south bridges for a 45Km ride, all within the city limits. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lO9pf7hFkm8XWAqSYXA2rMRsR_R6basSbnXN-Vy3wJnNEr7voJ4jJMsnFSPxPUxT47YdijN9-VKflxVXy_iTtEv5zJD_LmBvXy3ykrqwmVuL5NTYe0XKHr9cAtDrS0p8B1AHpSkfYRP_VOmw-7WqxpePruDgfCY3kEKWwiW-oHIrD-4D_45oFuSKnQ/s816/IMG_20220610_163252422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lO9pf7hFkm8XWAqSYXA2rMRsR_R6basSbnXN-Vy3wJnNEr7voJ4jJMsnFSPxPUxT47YdijN9-VKflxVXy_iTtEv5zJD_LmBvXy3ykrqwmVuL5NTYe0XKHr9cAtDrS0p8B1AHpSkfYRP_VOmw-7WqxpePruDgfCY3kEKWwiW-oHIrD-4D_45oFuSKnQ/w628-h640/IMG_20220610_163252422.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>It was CRAZY WINDY!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4AHIyKU287vOejk8YQlsPC_FrWpByGa4O29Ze3D4Mcda9Ks4ahG9mSYWyrzaSsF-KdL5CY5LfrtWbnbtK6z9y7aLOGisBKhDHpEY3d2Rl0WHBqZaq5IIiqXqTH3TE8E68tOGeEytsuu0TmXw4CgilMAF3eSJeqEkm53Iyy09c8V7eUUK-vLFiChL8A/s800/IMG_20220610_171215200_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="800" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4AHIyKU287vOejk8YQlsPC_FrWpByGa4O29Ze3D4Mcda9Ks4ahG9mSYWyrzaSsF-KdL5CY5LfrtWbnbtK6z9y7aLOGisBKhDHpEY3d2Rl0WHBqZaq5IIiqXqTH3TE8E68tOGeEytsuu0TmXw4CgilMAF3eSJeqEkm53Iyy09c8V7eUUK-vLFiChL8A/w640-h630/IMG_20220610_171215200_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Riding through the Swale. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZNRaqQ1V5wCCvztg6lf_uPPZV7LBaM1iP-0zQjCJg7kkCGyH1wZPuyCaGsM7bA38G_fI_V68VxppOm4FExN48GbDp_O0k6NrzSp0T7LvsXk3Urr3PSNqfIJHcjbb4B_osFDeGVPjPoJkbop9e9J7X1p35n8KRg0HES4qOEeC7Ico539eb3O-a6WJLA/s807/IMG_20220610_171448852_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZNRaqQ1V5wCCvztg6lf_uPPZV7LBaM1iP-0zQjCJg7kkCGyH1wZPuyCaGsM7bA38G_fI_V68VxppOm4FExN48GbDp_O0k6NrzSp0T7LvsXk3Urr3PSNqfIJHcjbb4B_osFDeGVPjPoJkbop9e9J7X1p35n8KRg0HES4qOEeC7Ico539eb3O-a6WJLA/w634-h640/IMG_20220610_171448852_HDR.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>More Swale. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLixH3-E6O_d3vZboKtREvszNiLNkzbrX0ZS2rFVXAJyGvVMVcAgY1nu55byL69m6_yvgoDo313g29DvbyZGUs09wpxqMsTb9ZzbJZrDJ4kRwD5bWwd7hbgArHJGYKhCoqw0TpGkxOhnFR6uK8cEOi0QFJ_fhcATlwlmU0ID_KX2HsRdXWZxmCRunHA/s838/IMG_20220610_171802270_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLixH3-E6O_d3vZboKtREvszNiLNkzbrX0ZS2rFVXAJyGvVMVcAgY1nu55byL69m6_yvgoDo313g29DvbyZGUs09wpxqMsTb9ZzbJZrDJ4kRwD5bWwd7hbgArHJGYKhCoqw0TpGkxOhnFR6uK8cEOi0QFJ_fhcATlwlmU0ID_KX2HsRdXWZxmCRunHA/w610-h640/IMG_20220610_171802270_HDR.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Stopped here for a bit - see that green clump of bosth just above my saddle in the picture. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQotE2SAvFPWAlZBMCHafF8g5w7XWbQ6ju586gXeBoV5lEC6bqOASBsHydlE_Mh0Ll-DuT7HN0m4OmWVCsdqlangNThdg65v4IBHGQDMKaIlSXvp5xUCo_fa7TDjZKVhX7n71TcOD5gh5tPwxWC77M2S_9gbPf07SPfIuKimcIpJ7Xc5swNF_zRtA9Q/s831/IMG_2675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQotE2SAvFPWAlZBMCHafF8g5w7XWbQ6ju586gXeBoV5lEC6bqOASBsHydlE_Mh0Ll-DuT7HN0m4OmWVCsdqlangNThdg65v4IBHGQDMKaIlSXvp5xUCo_fa7TDjZKVhX7n71TcOD5gh5tPwxWC77M2S_9gbPf07SPfIuKimcIpJ7Xc5swNF_zRtA9Q/w616-h640/IMG_2675.jpg" width="616" /></a></p><p>There was a deer standing out there. I stopped to take some pictures with the good camera (which I am now taking with me on most rides... because... Zoooooooooooom lens!) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Kuv577xyogksyygLUCuNJnOvdSCKNct1a_Nc0gZUwplFaHB_H5gsfVh_51QpFzcKgEoy3yJ7MzxoyCWyixkRwDPPHLxvUwgYb24lAt98jDse9hjdxcnS7WYXwqaHydpfYp9pVRd80TTbrqi8xJz0cbf5qJcdEx8-25EcANBA7qrABsUeBSxON_nj7g/s800/IMG_20220610_172257324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Kuv577xyogksyygLUCuNJnOvdSCKNct1a_Nc0gZUwplFaHB_H5gsfVh_51QpFzcKgEoy3yJ7MzxoyCWyixkRwDPPHLxvUwgYb24lAt98jDse9hjdxcnS7WYXwqaHydpfYp9pVRd80TTbrqi8xJz0cbf5qJcdEx8-25EcANBA7qrABsUeBSxON_nj7g/w640-h640/IMG_20220610_172257324.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Checking out one of the larger wetlands. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJJaNKXqDDP8LNNAwlrcIJt7_WCorpXdWFx90Y8bX0KFCfz5NuYQW0kxzaMkSzLvw5AFk0ADo0MOrFUG1iIPzR8rh49AghscxdN2HannFnVj7GIU4_YyF-DbWGfCQR3XozjSFRmY4_kOPEz9VYXxYDMMQqVwL9F893ccNpncSNzWA_SwA-0vf8csPgg/s831/IMG_2853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJJaNKXqDDP8LNNAwlrcIJt7_WCorpXdWFx90Y8bX0KFCfz5NuYQW0kxzaMkSzLvw5AFk0ADo0MOrFUG1iIPzR8rh49AghscxdN2HannFnVj7GIU4_YyF-DbWGfCQR3XozjSFRmY4_kOPEz9VYXxYDMMQqVwL9F893ccNpncSNzWA_SwA-0vf8csPgg/w616-h640/IMG_2853.jpg" width="616" /></a></p><p>Killdear and Scaups</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmYi7vxnzxF21TUeo8eHG9K9pc-m56N5_MOU0b23QjX-wAIhfRLZC-45CPQKPEwskUNQtxBHCG6gU4cQRwYjI8ssn3bI_WcIL6O-pCqIh00fgOpcsF84LVe2IAmzc39VqOAEoHy66CzaiwDrvkrbkWYJCH-69dPyv0V0kYqwVNMe3O4HWYZlaEMpSLQ/s800/IMG_20220610_180526917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="800" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmYi7vxnzxF21TUeo8eHG9K9pc-m56N5_MOU0b23QjX-wAIhfRLZC-45CPQKPEwskUNQtxBHCG6gU4cQRwYjI8ssn3bI_WcIL6O-pCqIh00fgOpcsF84LVe2IAmzc39VqOAEoHy66CzaiwDrvkrbkWYJCH-69dPyv0V0kYqwVNMe3O4HWYZlaEMpSLQ/w640-h632/IMG_20220610_180526917.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>section of the Meewasin Trail the runs adjacent to circle Drive North. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMjsIXPANYChconnG7xKTpU2ZSgjF6oCwAW-4Xz-mw1lCdRBKNBf0AnqrZYLoFdsPi-Hz0iBTxS0RoV-S5nVUuzAOeTsfdEIqZP9dmKjPVIKQ6-9fHAslDupfL8m9Kq7y1ATAl68a25rO5DnDCiiXxa8fB8wz280vL4jaQBSXU5PyarUPd5eRlc9vEA/s800/IMG_20220610_183033346_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="800" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMjsIXPANYChconnG7xKTpU2ZSgjF6oCwAW-4Xz-mw1lCdRBKNBf0AnqrZYLoFdsPi-Hz0iBTxS0RoV-S5nVUuzAOeTsfdEIqZP9dmKjPVIKQ6-9fHAslDupfL8m9Kq7y1ATAl68a25rO5DnDCiiXxa8fB8wz280vL4jaQBSXU5PyarUPd5eRlc9vEA/w640-h624/IMG_20220610_183033346_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Crossing the University Bridge - still so much wind! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEX8Fi7PAQK6-XYgpoXfJOtl9ty9r7fYeUhRYZIJ0tjSCsvxh-pkSW6CP7sDHUXlmHfWuOsydhXqvmCsjboYM5TOz9Weyk7QmiJ7DEa1_eb97S56YQi8CBmqX3yCPUQi4EFUai3jFmPX-HS7_H-502zT_qKT50Bj6eFOJKH48e2DgegX24yDK1rjA9A/s1067/IMG_20220611_111202239_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEX8Fi7PAQK6-XYgpoXfJOtl9ty9r7fYeUhRYZIJ0tjSCsvxh-pkSW6CP7sDHUXlmHfWuOsydhXqvmCsjboYM5TOz9Weyk7QmiJ7DEa1_eb97S56YQi8CBmqX3yCPUQi4EFUai3jFmPX-HS7_H-502zT_qKT50Bj6eFOJKH48e2DgegX24yDK1rjA9A/w480-h640/IMG_20220611_111202239_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Saturday, 11 June 2022 - I helped Keiran get down to Persephone Theatre with their guitar for rehearsal for a play later in the evening - technically their first paying theatre gig! Yay! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdBgBcKFD0bNe3q2-aPdWEzgxVkru4nq-krfGiGRqGY-3nCbdKDB88TJV-hvD0gndIMDk4_3-mqryJa_JEr2nB2_nmv5rmHZl4jTELQItY3nvl_95inKCmlttv4ptTysciT5FCTgw60Gl2TZHavycUBxsMh-O-7AbztfLq4TfNl1nlcZUMJ5Uyco2cQ/s817/IMG_20220611_145601855_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdBgBcKFD0bNe3q2-aPdWEzgxVkru4nq-krfGiGRqGY-3nCbdKDB88TJV-hvD0gndIMDk4_3-mqryJa_JEr2nB2_nmv5rmHZl4jTELQItY3nvl_95inKCmlttv4ptTysciT5FCTgw60Gl2TZHavycUBxsMh-O-7AbztfLq4TfNl1nlcZUMJ5Uyco2cQ/w626-h640/IMG_20220611_145601855_HDR.jpg" width="626" /></a></p><p>Later I went for another longer ride - basically taking the same route as I had the day before! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeW96teMg7khv-6kBBySGHIXh69MDdC099w2OXbu31WatJXqBIuo7fn4RY09N3cPL0mcoKgpczL5nsTdgE42NB3-INzDkHQzo7XUue1BPAzKjyGPw1WXPIncMaj5uZq0X7h1c3VwCTQZMq55RiPPqV_-0rWHqDv9bj7yFpoitVpth3cQ-KVIKlbQ0Vug/s807/IMG_20220611_150450529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeW96teMg7khv-6kBBySGHIXh69MDdC099w2OXbu31WatJXqBIuo7fn4RY09N3cPL0mcoKgpczL5nsTdgE42NB3-INzDkHQzo7XUue1BPAzKjyGPw1WXPIncMaj5uZq0X7h1c3VwCTQZMq55RiPPqV_-0rWHqDv9bj7yFpoitVpth3cQ-KVIKlbQ0Vug/w634-h640/IMG_20220611_150450529.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>view from the Chief Mistawassis Bridge - water looking a bit more calm. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9SwmB9MGJt_0ROs_Fqj9C7IsqRUtJ1iCdq2n6qtpCLSGnEX7iEMGBeZPZUhw3ZDisLnuAX5b4pFtMFRiZ8DUU8x7FYkfYkpy6m5N2I7eL997yW47sy0Eyep_AkIEpvxVjHh4Il83DE14DVY-ohiqYy7WO3mC22tI1Zs8fMU9dG6taYXqWVc71T_OlA/s800/IMG_20220611_152437435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="800" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9SwmB9MGJt_0ROs_Fqj9C7IsqRUtJ1iCdq2n6qtpCLSGnEX7iEMGBeZPZUhw3ZDisLnuAX5b4pFtMFRiZ8DUU8x7FYkfYkpy6m5N2I7eL997yW47sy0Eyep_AkIEpvxVjHh4Il83DE14DVY-ohiqYy7WO3mC22tI1Zs8fMU9dG6taYXqWVc71T_OlA/w640-h622/IMG_20220611_152437435.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>field bordering the edge of the Swale</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4P5PiDnl_7gvQMM1Ixbqxr4G-6Mgn0tD6P7kbwOIpRIYEp9yYu8YysFz_KBgTPRE3hwVY2pKsdOFql5VODRXUMMIVaAP7uhY5kLdbV2LXsml2uuzmdoqNZ00CianOHHZBd1gGyOvC3p24gLGaSv0fRCsQWibzKxA8es6GYWVX9HauISNGSw3DAF9XA/s800/IMG_2820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="800" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4P5PiDnl_7gvQMM1Ixbqxr4G-6Mgn0tD6P7kbwOIpRIYEp9yYu8YysFz_KBgTPRE3hwVY2pKsdOFql5VODRXUMMIVaAP7uhY5kLdbV2LXsml2uuzmdoqNZ00CianOHHZBd1gGyOvC3p24gLGaSv0fRCsQWibzKxA8es6GYWVX9HauISNGSw3DAF9XA/w640-h614/IMG_2820.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Ravens</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKhlGCtcIQjPjBl2prZA6vQSViXfSobPuXNVKSrGoFUWWHh3HUv4sx8sFs9avT4Bg69kO7IfMLr7mz1HQZ8queDU3525vSUDMfviNPm_5VvSO_8caTrPhvZPFPBl1EgensE5EEm4UpVwpt1fZybjHjHLG_-TLCwFVNUX0fcfOToGjGwenSU6mDHAROw/s803/IMG_20220611_153456294_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKhlGCtcIQjPjBl2prZA6vQSViXfSobPuXNVKSrGoFUWWHh3HUv4sx8sFs9avT4Bg69kO7IfMLr7mz1HQZ8queDU3525vSUDMfviNPm_5VvSO_8caTrPhvZPFPBl1EgensE5EEm4UpVwpt1fZybjHjHLG_-TLCwFVNUX0fcfOToGjGwenSU6mDHAROw/w638-h640/IMG_20220611_153456294_HDR.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>I took a "scenic" route THROUGH the swale on a mown pathway. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSRpWxe8PNZDfi8FaNdMYg-1B0fL6qKFPgD5ICYG7qCgm8wMB5KLv248y3v5DlL70I_QXvNwt6UQBQlGZJg_NRNOm5s77dHpcUsL4DoILXJBXlTuZUgQMbRNQr0m_dCqM9995rZJw_2qTDWPPNwWSE7bz_KYcQOv3ekLMvMt_6-4O6eX0vWV8pD87Jw/s800/IMG_20220611_153504319_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="800" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSRpWxe8PNZDfi8FaNdMYg-1B0fL6qKFPgD5ICYG7qCgm8wMB5KLv248y3v5DlL70I_QXvNwt6UQBQlGZJg_NRNOm5s77dHpcUsL4DoILXJBXlTuZUgQMbRNQr0m_dCqM9995rZJw_2qTDWPPNwWSE7bz_KYcQOv3ekLMvMt_6-4O6eX0vWV8pD87Jw/w640-h596/IMG_20220611_153504319_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>got a closer look at some of that protected natural prairie </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLCheNump50mKFdrS22tRJ_jGPHuRHYvnY838D78OnYSoIqk_zHMO3RFgpo4oN8fgNKMLFBfzYsrSqtQg9ApBl40LAOepYmuzNcYz-yuIdyB1IbWFjGW6X1aG0E2gwEXVEY-Yq2N4qHKgyVzk9wq9kKTo-2OKCBQFYxqB9f-gMZRWLx9PwE7RdvA79Q/s816/IMG_20220611_153920030_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLCheNump50mKFdrS22tRJ_jGPHuRHYvnY838D78OnYSoIqk_zHMO3RFgpo4oN8fgNKMLFBfzYsrSqtQg9ApBl40LAOepYmuzNcYz-yuIdyB1IbWFjGW6X1aG0E2gwEXVEY-Yq2N4qHKgyVzk9wq9kKTo-2OKCBQFYxqB9f-gMZRWLx9PwE7RdvA79Q/w628-h640/IMG_20220611_153920030_HDR.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>Everything looking rather green out there, compared to earlier in the spring - and ALL of last summer! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLUkXwljY3NRdMcxOqSHPg37Ik5pLzIq3NEnJeXQ3xl-N6Dyq51UieO32mpA9iwY4b1at6PYwkbV48H_0ktQysyaaTpC9pV_7bSJPHURZ6uDFKS47H8FgvwGvNHAQXLa2gjeSO30INDMenlykTQXMvsQhyA0f-3dzcesLv2NFgc2rE7XZqD5bpIclGQ/s800/IMG_20220611_154126898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="800" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcgQJRLORL3451BZrofUzM6QZ-q8DFiR5fi5Tk20AbkMrV_HLIRFzCMWNrqRPsTbIKIEWkEyKZ_QmFByNNZX8lQBi_RUxwtzeU4tVXYDIObctl9RJjATD9E8fa6t3nvvmHBSpiTW8gucnksBDnMThWpR8xXq7LrCz4QXra7-aGwF1L9-Z9tHZkKpQcg/w640-h632/IMG_20220611_164410708_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The Bessborough Hotel and blooming lilacs - the lilacs have been OUT OF CONTROL, EVERYWHERE, this year! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgtUXPagKGmZCmBjzSiU2T0SkgW_w04MhV7ft-NalQ8g_IFpXN-KlIE8j9RZAVabOYT1ylSt9K0sEFqv_d7rAXVsOAR7_PQKPb2QKaMFCeCVT6JI-o0ts720Rs-QywzUQRRFXdh5FxD0B0S32WS65WEk4qi4_xsxCuea_maK9zVBoFwUCLgasmkmcHg/s800/IMG_20220611_170500999_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="800" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgtUXPagKGmZCmBjzSiU2T0SkgW_w04MhV7ft-NalQ8g_IFpXN-KlIE8j9RZAVabOYT1ylSt9K0sEFqv_d7rAXVsOAR7_PQKPb2QKaMFCeCVT6JI-o0ts720Rs-QywzUQRRFXdh5FxD0B0S32WS65WEk4qi4_xsxCuea_maK9zVBoFwUCLgasmkmcHg/w640-h622/IMG_20220611_170500999_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Sunday I went for another long ride, but through I'd switch it up and head south. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5r6XYZSB0gNPBFltIrOq3dYOIBJvvKgZ457JWI4I1VfPpNgr8pYVIumT1zF0uxzrFvftuzqqs-DjEeA3Jb2LS1RmoV1Hm42pFNopPYvi31jLoNphnGuwcFUDZMOBKAPZTxU7g4udZD9qugLLGerQ1BHO1suoFX8ug0GLZF5RI4-3JxFex-XVaQ4qoZA/s800/IMG_2878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3eEYB-2B8OO2W2sfdJ_qptD_Ve_LcQh-yyJEu-07oo6y-sZJOBXnPxXKkNoOAWE2-W-JHvqfE0oCArdH-0bqX29VYa_7GCOeA0-46VEYHn5jy61Eu0V6VXNwYmE_cU6r1BbvrP4Hj8eEDqjLRjFr1KdRwrEK3d_RFuSS4cfcbEejSH2N8QIYImGoaQ/w622-h640/IMG_20220612_165950533_HDR.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>onto gravel. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Oej1hQGHZETnNmGWM24YujnrJSr5FVe2sUxZMiLgs7Pyfsf99CeBJCBRrPLcWZkX5eMsLxXyQoqTZofEPINe6jwkG_nKb93Z3WU5vPFoSMWcnQSgVut555nGEbh7OHk_bGEjp-AN2_EmW5_usblhG19TuDQSuC7G3k5v6DRVylOqdMBmVBHtEia8Hg/s800/IMG_20220612_170002954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Oej1hQGHZETnNmGWM24YujnrJSr5FVe2sUxZMiLgs7Pyfsf99CeBJCBRrPLcWZkX5eMsLxXyQoqTZofEPINe6jwkG_nKb93Z3WU5vPFoSMWcnQSgVut555nGEbh7OHk_bGEjp-AN2_EmW5_usblhG19TuDQSuC7G3k5v6DRVylOqdMBmVBHtEia8Hg/w640-h616/IMG_20220612_170002954.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Looking back towards town... maybe I'll be riding back into rain. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4vfT2t8jotfNKju4UwwmQnPY5oJt4mZrRMsgB5DVBGNDcLIiyrZEpr2cC-VA0B2rzNXvIROcu4Tmb4avJscZX9AEX2rPbtE4WTQKx3IbSnJWoSo94gPv9WuIXfmweJnRF5VXLyekyI-FCINeY84eIl37YPYUfxyhusDh8UWwBuq8elAzmFaSdhkdvg/s800/IMG_20220612_171400818_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCqfoTdM6qrG_y6xxLYXPSAbdSadKPgKJJlJBCg_kw3WdkjA5f6_q4k8P755MW7UeHaumtsB7KDsyHsLI0Gh3vHlxWAtCOEANa2GEdzieUs-PflUhLMB5GZGIub0DbY0zd055U1X2RwVott19SPW83kqMDTunGAI4BSrvxPcxwOfU3vYKqZLCdWQAtg/w620-h640/IMG_2930.jpg" width="620" /></a></p><p>Loads of blackbirds. I think they were brewer's blackbirds. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r4AKBwRslQrCUwcLO7nANNdcuk6rkKusK_xSjgWCwsw-LVxrGRDLaoCU6aLfzMNvf9oHV7VlN8sYkYGmiYPZ7gvzFuIcRJrY65SWWdzjx9vAhanNVoHdazgPaQAbSn5uFUtEwyxd5IeeGnqXsaI_qyvbaXGyuqXy3bClpnRWMHOWXO2x6VRC6jEcwg/s804/IMG_20220612_172725472.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r4AKBwRslQrCUwcLO7nANNdcuk6rkKusK_xSjgWCwsw-LVxrGRDLaoCU6aLfzMNvf9oHV7VlN8sYkYGmiYPZ7gvzFuIcRJrY65SWWdzjx9vAhanNVoHdazgPaQAbSn5uFUtEwyxd5IeeGnqXsaI_qyvbaXGyuqXy3bClpnRWMHOWXO2x6VRC6jEcwg/w636-h640/IMG_20220612_172725472.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Heading south again. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAr6nWEPZ9g5TggpiyI5hSxlrQluYFFouZbq23lTUohhNZRbfMslc48Px7MuTcfuSc4Ef27EEv_PHeIGPY8Aqs-ZIY_NdkyFs3xDwNdZCbQ5lZzJd7lMwbldvKJCY-0TOsbhgnP6smUtx225E_mhtUEamCAZhfnr7xOBFoHNdHNW4kUCIdYXHaTafVg/s800/IMG_2947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="800" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAr6nWEPZ9g5TggpiyI5hSxlrQluYFFouZbq23lTUohhNZRbfMslc48Px7MuTcfuSc4Ef27EEv_PHeIGPY8Aqs-ZIY_NdkyFs3xDwNdZCbQ5lZzJd7lMwbldvKJCY-0TOsbhgnP6smUtx225E_mhtUEamCAZhfnr7xOBFoHNdHNW4kUCIdYXHaTafVg/w640-h584/IMG_2947.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I spotted a red fox crossing an road I passed and bounding out into the field. I stopped and got out the camera to see if I could spot it moving out in teh tall grass. I realized it had stopped as well and was watching me watching it!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9o9LGT31mzgM1yDjLCujTMXQ-laVKDsDqCV0qMxfVeyyBCRGUlbDblqeuUcYLN3HsoiM1UzfOySUVHgT8SEyjkNW_uXLdniUA4SepmGKmyx0ciTjbfnb59Eo5xN3UPU3yQ-FyvkgRMdC0a9tabFjHLjgWWJMzKfLs661aNuiVxZ1W-5gujRJdE-4pQ/s813/IMG_20220612_174926195_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9o9LGT31mzgM1yDjLCujTMXQ-laVKDsDqCV0qMxfVeyyBCRGUlbDblqeuUcYLN3HsoiM1UzfOySUVHgT8SEyjkNW_uXLdniUA4SepmGKmyx0ciTjbfnb59Eo5xN3UPU3yQ-FyvkgRMdC0a9tabFjHLjgWWJMzKfLs661aNuiVxZ1W-5gujRJdE-4pQ/w630-h640/IMG_20220612_174926195_HDR.jpg" width="630" /></a></p><p>Heading west on the summer road bordering the army base. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVW87iAx-SWlvKLrNp8PGkU-_MclIyQawEG4eGlroRQMGSkgjz4YwcK9HKYfcpfL66n9P1DHJkE305MX1rzjmOyLGUvLDYGhA1NVkUrgLrZs6OFBJmGDXWaG__5m-Dbwrvgi2DGLmKzYkz__5MfPHIMU42MOOkOdhb-oFmHd_bWIp7ZGgRuJ561lJFw/s800/IMG_2965.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="800" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVW87iAx-SWlvKLrNp8PGkU-_MclIyQawEG4eGlroRQMGSkgjz4YwcK9HKYfcpfL66n9P1DHJkE305MX1rzjmOyLGUvLDYGhA1NVkUrgLrZs6OFBJmGDXWaG__5m-Dbwrvgi2DGLmKzYkz__5MfPHIMU42MOOkOdhb-oFmHd_bWIp7ZGgRuJ561lJFw/w640-h598/IMG_2965.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Cute but oh so dumb... Young Richardson Groundsquirrels. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiIK3Siq1a9Sokf3X-H6BRUYI8pPyL9_PjwwTrY6FIHvhJjxbnWw9a65DyLZvBPNTQu5BHmBcBw2RJKZ61OHJrMrU2CSBVho4E9pyCHKTdPbhU9Qr_va2Y5Z5_54rWz8pPRnv5wEzCsF4RwwnsrN2bobUzqU1j0E7gFhwwamOsVABjs3jk4kJAdXa6w/s800/IMG_2969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="800" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiIK3Siq1a9Sokf3X-H6BRUYI8pPyL9_PjwwTrY6FIHvhJjxbnWw9a65DyLZvBPNTQu5BHmBcBw2RJKZ61OHJrMrU2CSBVho4E9pyCHKTdPbhU9Qr_va2Y5Z5_54rWz8pPRnv5wEzCsF4RwwnsrN2bobUzqU1j0E7gFhwwamOsVABjs3jk4kJAdXa6w/w640-h626/IMG_2969.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More of the same. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PeytFGShcI9VJGBGYpT4FzJUOd6gOjQH7_RLmCD_jtrejYyf-_D2hb-2PMVg3nOu4uu7nCCKRdpZTz_ljJlv54YcJq-WvncPJHwfldegA9E8TIkzbW_ihhuwbbePWOUEcLGJTgixA9sa8NnB-R1Xfakh4rfOsMZekcLQydXFjErPoiI4uPu_b0qR5A/s854/IMG_20220612_175722639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PeytFGShcI9VJGBGYpT4FzJUOd6gOjQH7_RLmCD_jtrejYyf-_D2hb-2PMVg3nOu4uu7nCCKRdpZTz_ljJlv54YcJq-WvncPJHwfldegA9E8TIkzbW_ihhuwbbePWOUEcLGJTgixA9sa8NnB-R1Xfakh4rfOsMZekcLQydXFjErPoiI4uPu_b0qR5A/w600-h640/IMG_20220612_175722639.jpg" width="600" /></a></p><p>Seriously, who mades the entrance to their home in the MIDDLE OF A ROAD!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4reYZAN2aPNsJQ-UBBUug9jf97oOAPSM7r2AjyrReS4vqOEsWUm17wgvxsccUOH0tNrXu0fF3mGMxvcXXBiHrK6I_Wy-EnPQoGaau4xuqILRLncUe4Ur5q2cZTC2LJswhWGQ28k2Kyi6JDpWUN_tl-mqu6Pq2FlfWF7LWThOltltorNhHFogKxdAVg/s800/IMG_20220612_181321265.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="800" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4reYZAN2aPNsJQ-UBBUug9jf97oOAPSM7r2AjyrReS4vqOEsWUm17wgvxsccUOH0tNrXu0fF3mGMxvcXXBiHrK6I_Wy-EnPQoGaau4xuqILRLncUe4Ur5q2cZTC2LJswhWGQ28k2Kyi6JDpWUN_tl-mqu6Pq2FlfWF7LWThOltltorNhHFogKxdAVg/w640-h612/IMG_20220612_181321265.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Last leg, heading back into town. Looked like it was clearing up! </p><p>Okay that's it for now. </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-67427602429709517052022-06-10T09:11:00.005-07:002022-07-16T14:03:40.142-07:002022 Rides - Week Twenty-Two<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifK_QX0SheskJnXdxDIWEvuIk76eivyBkq83rk3eRafhEHJ2QC8vEGFXyG42WiupuUBgRmiNDVu2tgziCCoSqLdeavVuRrO1M0Xvys6wKCzgXIzJGckccIt5IggX8cZRH3LXrmvdPaksWg7X4sgaQrDN1fPZ98YxxcfjGWKbDSJQ5GiyA0H1eemRQN7g/s800/IMG_1704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="800" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifK_QX0SheskJnXdxDIWEvuIk76eivyBkq83rk3eRafhEHJ2QC8vEGFXyG42WiupuUBgRmiNDVu2tgziCCoSqLdeavVuRrO1M0Xvys6wKCzgXIzJGckccIt5IggX8cZRH3LXrmvdPaksWg7X4sgaQrDN1fPZ98YxxcfjGWKbDSJQ5GiyA0H1eemRQN7g/w640-h630/IMG_1704.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Went downtown for an appointment with Keiran. Goslings in the park are getting bigger!!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNgpkQ3CWf-aZB-ZK1huo4oV35pTTepgo0YM38E7F_fzd3EmOzA6h1MII2O_BF1r6Csp6J8nCZqCjR0QiZeQ_wUeOqkKWsFAIL-BDIsm6Lmnn7HL-B8llTDqJmAp5C9oy1zqHVR13lx-uzihuZ8SvSbAES6M4_DgKNhpP2mNupz3_IU8_O9zmOZrgcg/s862/IMG_20220530_202652732_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNgpkQ3CWf-aZB-ZK1huo4oV35pTTepgo0YM38E7F_fzd3EmOzA6h1MII2O_BF1r6Csp6J8nCZqCjR0QiZeQ_wUeOqkKWsFAIL-BDIsm6Lmnn7HL-B8llTDqJmAp5C9oy1zqHVR13lx-uzihuZ8SvSbAES6M4_DgKNhpP2mNupz3_IU8_O9zmOZrgcg/w594-h640/IMG_20220530_202652732_HDR.jpg" width="594" /></a></p><p>Had to make a second quick trip downtown later in the evening to pick something up. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gGHkh6dN3V8-oEtRue9BIXN8_5oakBoR_7-_RWk4qOZiW7AuAY1-pmWPvekEjXQK4KfNdt0YM793loUoylpJs74qWzMCGzjjGJidrRzsN1Hxu6QWo06hUDSUCK1ku4l3mQ6tdW0ZNI1fMkXGVQ7adEGfhwfstvnPJh6Y2Sl-UmKSz3O8XrDdX5tRiw/s1067/IMG_20220601_122611190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gGHkh6dN3V8-oEtRue9BIXN8_5oakBoR_7-_RWk4qOZiW7AuAY1-pmWPvekEjXQK4KfNdt0YM793loUoylpJs74qWzMCGzjjGJidrRzsN1Hxu6QWo06hUDSUCK1ku4l3mQ6tdW0ZNI1fMkXGVQ7adEGfhwfstvnPJh6Y2Sl-UmKSz3O8XrDdX5tRiw/w480-h640/IMG_20220601_122611190.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Wednesday two new bags showed up from Arkel. Both are handlebar bags... It... seemed like a good idea at the time!? (what it came down to was I was having a hard time deciding which one... then it turned out that they were both the same price and that price was 5¢ short of free shipping and there wasn't anything else cheaper I wanted to add to the order... so I thought why not BOTH!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlzhuPg0iwJw7mSUuUkO-lb14NJZGfWdYLm7HAhNbHPwgZOXd-Xk2K-97cJlbuy86cdYRpGTipDsi7A4NOWTpj7JKLv2ZzVN2trK3SaP678I9rXDxouoBMO3si9lnflcSE0ngrvbde-TskEjgkwGeP19p0lgUa1pvq1kAzo1SsA7DoSvWAnO0VC6SHw/s1067/IMG_20220601_122516016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlzhuPg0iwJw7mSUuUkO-lb14NJZGfWdYLm7HAhNbHPwgZOXd-Xk2K-97cJlbuy86cdYRpGTipDsi7A4NOWTpj7JKLv2ZzVN2trK3SaP678I9rXDxouoBMO3si9lnflcSE0ngrvbde-TskEjgkwGeP19p0lgUa1pvq1kAzo1SsA7DoSvWAnO0VC6SHw/w480-h640/IMG_20220601_122516016.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>What I was looking for was a bag that was a bit bigger than the one I've been using - which is very small - it basically holds a phone, small camera, wallet, keys notebook... that's about it. I've started carrying good binoculars around and it was a pain trying to retrieve them from my trunk bag or a pannier... I was hoping this one, the smaller of the two, would fit the binoculars along with my phone and notebook... and... it DOES... but since ordering these Amanda has successfully convinced me it is worthwhile to carry the larger, better camera. both were not going to fit in this! </p><p>I really like the colour of this one. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpWXL0No_kYV0iAicdMKZZD1oqYleDlpTE0RYrisPFwU8bl0wqlaSA82E9cDMrvZKfNJp-dlohyQX42_bEwqIzWNbF_0GHlmUyNLlLd1Q7mpVOwFgV3IX6S358cZqeLto5ZY7E-wIrAwe6PSM-by6M29aGGTEhz5F1KTQN4JLVg486l3LV_ZoQ80Gzw/s823/IMG_20220601_122650493.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpWXL0No_kYV0iAicdMKZZD1oqYleDlpTE0RYrisPFwU8bl0wqlaSA82E9cDMrvZKfNJp-dlohyQX42_bEwqIzWNbF_0GHlmUyNLlLd1Q7mpVOwFgV3IX6S358cZqeLto5ZY7E-wIrAwe6PSM-by6M29aGGTEhz5F1KTQN4JLVg486l3LV_ZoQ80Gzw/w622-h640/IMG_20220601_122650493.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>This one only came in black, which I was less than enthusiastic about.. but it's a bit bigger. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KeFt4CZYsXExKnI6Nc-iOCQ6csvjSgo5XuLPkaV4J37olnktgIKQCzDuTu71uHpZ_r759N2AE4zrocWBRXFMGVaa0bxp6W-0VQzCt_uY9m_V262L6KcQMt_KrSsEtSkDbhGyv-xbhCHUMcRQRgMHBq-DTLTcAEoDwv3EGJtYQ4OoZt89yGJ7wSxGuw/s818/IMG_20220601_141826032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KeFt4CZYsXExKnI6Nc-iOCQ6csvjSgo5XuLPkaV4J37olnktgIKQCzDuTu71uHpZ_r759N2AE4zrocWBRXFMGVaa0bxp6W-0VQzCt_uY9m_V262L6KcQMt_KrSsEtSkDbhGyv-xbhCHUMcRQRgMHBq-DTLTcAEoDwv3EGJtYQ4OoZt89yGJ7wSxGuw/w626-h640/IMG_20220601_141826032.jpg" width="626" /></a></p><p>Layter on wednesday I went for my first ride with one of the new bags, and I started with the smaller of the two. I didn't even take the good binoculars. I ended up taking the good camera and a smaller set of compact binoculars. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ROlaZDIqwlvgu5Ve9dQ5zqbg1GlTt3Xf8KC8X3HS1IhHRqYyI-2_Z2u4FdZAdsFAH-xu78856D0NJYU5oK9I_2LZZlLKW9o0jeY_N-vNRvAaAdO_-Dmr3BJHYfo7_dEa60wg-8OZLbgWkrhyBBtr0751ksrDCMyk8L35INzS_fQQT-ZICyBzH2epOA/s824/IMG_20220601_144805534_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ROlaZDIqwlvgu5Ve9dQ5zqbg1GlTt3Xf8KC8X3HS1IhHRqYyI-2_Z2u4FdZAdsFAH-xu78856D0NJYU5oK9I_2LZZlLKW9o0jeY_N-vNRvAaAdO_-Dmr3BJHYfo7_dEa60wg-8OZLbgWkrhyBBtr0751ksrDCMyk8L35INzS_fQQT-ZICyBzH2epOA/w622-h640/IMG_20220601_144805534_HDR.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Rode through an alleyway in Montgomery to avoid 11th Street as much as I could. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHM1k4A1dvdAv9DFJ5cs6oJ9iNMw4pHQMrYo6H62s97U1XU25IrxBeeMGxpHXqr8l1NJZzmtiLigDGWEwm5P3gFclT5k__WkVvo0TLjStTaNdNz6zoXbZB1iulxthNmPKcusIzJWgMAvMx6oTjUnCvcTvooxDCBperXaMK3tDbg-8WwklRTVzI6MFnw/s800/IMG_20220601_145154432_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAHM1k4A1dvdAv9DFJ5cs6oJ9iNMw4pHQMrYo6H62s97U1XU25IrxBeeMGxpHXqr8l1NJZzmtiLigDGWEwm5P3gFclT5k__WkVvo0TLjStTaNdNz6zoXbZB1iulxthNmPKcusIzJWgMAvMx6oTjUnCvcTvooxDCBperXaMK3tDbg-8WwklRTVzI6MFnw/w640-h638/IMG_20220601_145154432_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Eventually alleyway ran out and I had no choice to ride 11th Street. Between Montgomery and teh Highway, 11th Street is narrow, very busy, with not much of a shoulder - and in many places that shoulder is gravel - luckily, I was riding a gravel bike, so... not that much of a problem. Riding a road bike with skinny not-so-gravel tires out here SUCKS. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJFfXG8gcbP4JW4d45Uf4oJYCT5mCehC1JBVXiRxibe9uwLjXXGzlKov39I5IdoTfkgR3cr9ShxjNxDlOlhqtHIf_vb0jg0oxc5sCTupT6IRDgyRapiZyD1lvdai_JGneBKO3hIvq5QZcORt0QyR_iyrTNWOvDejeTOJsarZm_BlksvYNwW5hHr9X_A/s800/IMG_20220601_150124397.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="800" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJFfXG8gcbP4JW4d45Uf4oJYCT5mCehC1JBVXiRxibe9uwLjXXGzlKov39I5IdoTfkgR3cr9ShxjNxDlOlhqtHIf_vb0jg0oxc5sCTupT6IRDgyRapiZyD1lvdai_JGneBKO3hIvq5QZcORt0QyR_iyrTNWOvDejeTOJsarZm_BlksvYNwW5hHr9X_A/w640-h612/IMG_20220601_150124397.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>My destination - a wetland west of the city - that's part of the same lowland that includes the Chappell Marsh. As with the Chappell Marsh, half of it has completely dried up and the water level in the other half is much lower than it has been in the past. There WERE birds here - but not so many as I've seen in previous years. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzgRusk_3VDfWdMV4bJEtkiEEDRSgFUhsGissRgAm-5NPzuM8DxEqbxiHiedQkUiPwhYcNc3uiglBPWzYL-S84ka9FCkUjQOdgMwRruqMR3o__opHXF79zjUilWLNP_jKJon_0YtYULs475iWByXnowQ75m026S-5zrtT5jrjBEQG5WrJWefg-UZC0g/s803/IMG_1866.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzgRusk_3VDfWdMV4bJEtkiEEDRSgFUhsGissRgAm-5NPzuM8DxEqbxiHiedQkUiPwhYcNc3uiglBPWzYL-S84ka9FCkUjQOdgMwRruqMR3o__opHXF79zjUilWLNP_jKJon_0YtYULs475iWByXnowQ75m026S-5zrtT5jrjBEQG5WrJWefg-UZC0g/w638-h640/IMG_1866.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>Semipalmated Sandpiper I spotted out there - taken with newer camera. Yeah... it's the one to take.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zo0-2hvg53QhuNbKHz_VRRIFIbj73tCh6QiryrScqjjiHaSeUp3Y6vs0dhqM9vGNxq5xJHuph_nkYOxYG0eTN4tod6i3Q1_yscXnfIw7lv5bzfmDoy7L_lzifP4KN7nlUjLF17ZbL9rjCFmmGjFY9qWPkm3HTMeZrf2xMnQGB_3IYIlt8-YAfIydrQ/s800/IMG_1887.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zo0-2hvg53QhuNbKHz_VRRIFIbj73tCh6QiryrScqjjiHaSeUp3Y6vs0dhqM9vGNxq5xJHuph_nkYOxYG0eTN4tod6i3Q1_yscXnfIw7lv5bzfmDoy7L_lzifP4KN7nlUjLF17ZbL9rjCFmmGjFY9qWPkm3HTMeZrf2xMnQGB_3IYIlt8-YAfIydrQ/w640-h628/IMG_1887.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Yeah... it's the one to take... The compact binoculars seem like garbage, compared to the good ones I've been taking with me... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgOtZoh57iWDV1TFMUsKOwXioqvhJElQw6WHHAG7FZQ_8VWSVeAoeE231CNUvmiP1T1jsWgfjtOn0ERvenZqKWLzHSMxuAylIb36tzOoutweEmfk-Ykkl7VQUvQzksE-AQbI5s9P1TMdDZ9DhQhVkHA-xqzfPmf2lDjxX0z7dooksTR0wH_ON2Ff9LQ/s800/IMG_20220601_152109030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgOtZoh57iWDV1TFMUsKOwXioqvhJElQw6WHHAG7FZQ_8VWSVeAoeE231CNUvmiP1T1jsWgfjtOn0ERvenZqKWLzHSMxuAylIb36tzOoutweEmfk-Ykkl7VQUvQzksE-AQbI5s9P1TMdDZ9DhQhVkHA-xqzfPmf2lDjxX0z7dooksTR0wH_ON2Ff9LQ/w640-h638/IMG_20220601_152109030.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>This used to be a road that ran straight through the wetland. It's been closed and they've built a new road AROUND the wetland. But it's still accessible by foot or bike. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkThDUbHz3_2v8QR-15QWDwXu1H-d5hwsHnnlr7IS4sHKYy2UO7Zh0_OPYI2kBbY8jnUZbpeay0wQMa6cxcRpzwdrCK2UJxO1OyoLjEk1cd7qZAC-8y124SszNUAaLPrVkVvCdjOBQGsh2c9xwVPtUOOAnqjpJIrLJtXK9FsvLCIt3kZs03uDHspxRw/s820/IMG_20220601_152645342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkThDUbHz3_2v8QR-15QWDwXu1H-d5hwsHnnlr7IS4sHKYy2UO7Zh0_OPYI2kBbY8jnUZbpeay0wQMa6cxcRpzwdrCK2UJxO1OyoLjEk1cd7qZAC-8y124SszNUAaLPrVkVvCdjOBQGsh2c9xwVPtUOOAnqjpJIrLJtXK9FsvLCIt3kZs03uDHspxRw/w624-h640/IMG_20220601_152645342.jpg" width="624" /></a></p><p>Heading west. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwhq_tGRdxmg8o4vyJooAJW8tlj-OObgXcdmdusHcmWenZqcDF_jnjvbJULmH_CCwawHFLUpfjHZi88GC8wN509vwNDQb4EQfj7iThJo6oMMbeRl4xK9Kyfbx1ITr3_TysswwbtZM3TZtXh3Fuh021qQ2xa3mqgl_MHbjhfpd_iEJOa3r-VPtHG5Lbw/s818/IMG_20220601_153121847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwhq_tGRdxmg8o4vyJooAJW8tlj-OObgXcdmdusHcmWenZqcDF_jnjvbJULmH_CCwawHFLUpfjHZi88GC8wN509vwNDQb4EQfj7iThJo6oMMbeRl4xK9Kyfbx1ITr3_TysswwbtZM3TZtXh3Fuh021qQ2xa3mqgl_MHbjhfpd_iEJOa3r-VPtHG5Lbw/w626-h640/IMG_20220601_153121847.jpg" width="626" /></a></p><p>Still going west. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bEQI93-DKl9Uwg15oh3hQBkbuwCTCEN2H8iT5-W3cENFM-FFQsTNMyOZw-Rr5MuRUrrh3ZOjSFeVHY4rSs9PGglWvhxDb4i6avhBrz0bKbkhREdHOqcae9w1UsSYDdVTeLvH6lDY1c0_viypoBC3g3UHTVgsSFySylAoqDvIdtqykSq6ULcHuBL_KQ/s800/IMG_20220601_153956920_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="800" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bEQI93-DKl9Uwg15oh3hQBkbuwCTCEN2H8iT5-W3cENFM-FFQsTNMyOZw-Rr5MuRUrrh3ZOjSFeVHY4rSs9PGglWvhxDb4i6avhBrz0bKbkhREdHOqcae9w1UsSYDdVTeLvH6lDY1c0_viypoBC3g3UHTVgsSFySylAoqDvIdtqykSq6ULcHuBL_KQ/w640-h622/IMG_20220601_153956920_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Dried wetland out in a field. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2P2NJNC-TToqiWB-lXwevqjRKxQRLR3kEurAjD-4qEpaQ7pOvSHcwv2vbwk8AVDgU5s6hykCa80-l9OiJD_5KPBzfWFI-cjg6YVhD9I_WxS2duDBDjZfqJXxTfy1zYMmnmjL8JYFjSUh2PHqukmiA9ILUqYyoXakZEWwiZyEdtuD2W1Cf6F0-b0lSQ/s806/IMG_20220601_154306508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2P2NJNC-TToqiWB-lXwevqjRKxQRLR3kEurAjD-4qEpaQ7pOvSHcwv2vbwk8AVDgU5s6hykCa80-l9OiJD_5KPBzfWFI-cjg6YVhD9I_WxS2duDBDjZfqJXxTfy1zYMmnmjL8JYFjSUh2PHqukmiA9ILUqYyoXakZEWwiZyEdtuD2W1Cf6F0-b0lSQ/w636-h640/IMG_20220601_154306508.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>This is where I turned. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZTaLAI9M6xVl-Pp0-0ee-wT4sbUBJMxkZXwmlqi1Tdp5y6S2oWJWaAuJ3yw7f9Z7Jrp8uiUMYN5usxz0Z2qGOwdMVOs2p2d8t9ziqH0ySRDfTONqEcv-PisBr8OKotcoEovq95cqy9Infd6_Ca5fVtp5suxGwV15WjTZY9YwjbJANeQZYyqwIuUnyA/s843/IMG_20220601_154333388_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZTaLAI9M6xVl-Pp0-0ee-wT4sbUBJMxkZXwmlqi1Tdp5y6S2oWJWaAuJ3yw7f9Z7Jrp8uiUMYN5usxz0Z2qGOwdMVOs2p2d8t9ziqH0ySRDfTONqEcv-PisBr8OKotcoEovq95cqy9Infd6_Ca5fVtp5suxGwV15WjTZY9YwjbJANeQZYyqwIuUnyA/w608-h640/IMG_20220601_154333388_HDR.jpg" width="608" /></a></p><p>Heading south from here. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCGIxv4c0USUUwwsVukgSbYvVCv6az27T3DW6AlUG83LQL7ZypdxHSDNRHZJ5UzlZvAvfaKjTEQ8jPq3r4lmt8jJ9fHLzAvXEEBKQGMOpYlgls2v-2MN1tmGMSmdNuMUYYBM_xeChUIet4IRhTNbo5c9S7um3M_63fUBxcNXeuuTTucPn6IaVsNvDtA/s819/IMG_20220601_154418840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCGIxv4c0USUUwwsVukgSbYvVCv6az27T3DW6AlUG83LQL7ZypdxHSDNRHZJ5UzlZvAvfaKjTEQ8jPq3r4lmt8jJ9fHLzAvXEEBKQGMOpYlgls2v-2MN1tmGMSmdNuMUYYBM_xeChUIet4IRhTNbo5c9S7um3M_63fUBxcNXeuuTTucPn6IaVsNvDtA/w626-h640/IMG_20220601_154418840.jpg" width="626" /></a></p><p>Onto gravel now. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSZH01cuNWwWBv4CE2Wp1GfwVvHVDMziSdKtFJvOvLqdGPzmHUVqDOAEBnXu6T5mFxkd-EIj_dgBHb9x6PRAUfBa8uGhRUnbiuosq-uVNI9iTvtJQaCGP9OUkbnIanN_k-5Uk2JgIODquuKU3YHi9cA5eZvBQI3n1eUO-EFKf43jrnOvAjJEkvfLbwg/s809/IMG_20220601_154625524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSZH01cuNWwWBv4CE2Wp1GfwVvHVDMziSdKtFJvOvLqdGPzmHUVqDOAEBnXu6T5mFxkd-EIj_dgBHb9x6PRAUfBa8uGhRUnbiuosq-uVNI9iTvtJQaCGP9OUkbnIanN_k-5Uk2JgIODquuKU3YHi9cA5eZvBQI3n1eUO-EFKf43jrnOvAjJEkvfLbwg/w632-h640/IMG_20220601_154625524.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>Not sure what this place is. Crusher maybe? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr15F4p2luX3wep6VhAa-3euKUglm8m0EynzP6Cv9TrtVtDqEWfOXNuEesDMdkRENdowPGTRunCv2v-D-Hnc5O8j2rBtOSbzEulSZnKOCL4aFwp-vyHRfy4ystl5FRTLhl8Dq9sa_EgGotNkMChDJYGdTuLiGUBBXrxEMbIy8ArgD4DbpNBl_Yi-mFug/s800/IMG_20220601_154628429_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="800" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr15F4p2luX3wep6VhAa-3euKUglm8m0EynzP6Cv9TrtVtDqEWfOXNuEesDMdkRENdowPGTRunCv2v-D-Hnc5O8j2rBtOSbzEulSZnKOCL4aFwp-vyHRfy4ystl5FRTLhl8Dq9sa_EgGotNkMChDJYGdTuLiGUBBXrxEMbIy8ArgD4DbpNBl_Yi-mFug/w640-h624/IMG_20220601_154628429_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Potash Mine. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBXFqvJlaDBbtMWu_yLDI97FRYBq00sPFpGlDY9cqqiq0h9n2b_KBhAgn0fOfOglB1ASIGPNi2eH-LHMzdwG74svYSfh0CfvAXpmT8XXDrOH-vLhtLH4uqVEdngCtzB9yZ-gzf_6CBrzg1_SMgojdXQgA1UuSrIe_uEj9HwjwDLwCZcWgG4gxEXT-VQ/s800/IMG_1911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBXFqvJlaDBbtMWu_yLDI97FRYBq00sPFpGlDY9cqqiq0h9n2b_KBhAgn0fOfOglB1ASIGPNi2eH-LHMzdwG74svYSfh0CfvAXpmT8XXDrOH-vLhtLH4uqVEdngCtzB9yZ-gzf_6CBrzg1_SMgojdXQgA1UuSrIe_uEj9HwjwDLwCZcWgG4gxEXT-VQ/w640-h616/IMG_1911.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>small wetland in a field between the potash mine and the other place with a pair of Northern Shovellers and a Red-Winged Blackbird</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3fCGm6NxT6Azr1UaiUqBpskS6yL3klEqALbQGLu21mWtA0juPcJiNaCaTaJzaVRBv9yW317s2aRkdNIUX7zdzu3leQnQKxYpYIMdO7WTqxPsS-MwyNYzSd-ZDd7HamLU14GzSRs1m8w9Z2tDhDqFx2guPtiXl1LfO_dqu-r74tQXYU3fQ81U6rYhOA/s800/IMG_1919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3fCGm6NxT6Azr1UaiUqBpskS6yL3klEqALbQGLu21mWtA0juPcJiNaCaTaJzaVRBv9yW317s2aRkdNIUX7zdzu3leQnQKxYpYIMdO7WTqxPsS-MwyNYzSd-ZDd7HamLU14GzSRs1m8w9Z2tDhDqFx2guPtiXl1LfO_dqu-r74tQXYU3fQ81U6rYhOA/w640-h480/IMG_1919.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Another little wetland nearby. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lHtjNFq_dR4HZ1n35Bo135reYXV0RL7tJBx-ktZAX0ibbewoAk4BzEIuAFZ-Zb4ZavFi6DlHjAGaFE_L1bEcTDa2dh8VnG_Q3VnwElGTsiyLag0Lp2JEXjr0Bvv040ULsVNytBy8rw73b4F_NPV2-r-imSOszXDYBYcMGFmDoXy8uSj9fkg-gtBseA/s828/IMG_20220601_160634357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lHtjNFq_dR4HZ1n35Bo135reYXV0RL7tJBx-ktZAX0ibbewoAk4BzEIuAFZ-Zb4ZavFi6DlHjAGaFE_L1bEcTDa2dh8VnG_Q3VnwElGTsiyLag0Lp2JEXjr0Bvv040ULsVNytBy8rw73b4F_NPV2-r-imSOszXDYBYcMGFmDoXy8uSj9fkg-gtBseA/w618-h640/IMG_20220601_160634357.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>Past the mine and across the main highway and heading east again. Another dried up wetland. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzC6H4Ha_PEbK189aopZuik_eV68jUlPbmXk_LOQ13SZhCUWDkl-O_g731fVHvx9JC6R6q3z71wSWG7ozS2_l3B_lnGQ3bL_K62UN-RvVinF4WgGR3U4D30lncPNiJrDj4kfzZxFDkwJZ3h5NoVPcY0MANM7JF7FXSSNS2qsf9vbVImtoZpNtpieSdg/s800/IMG_20220601_160639448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="800" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzC6H4Ha_PEbK189aopZuik_eV68jUlPbmXk_LOQ13SZhCUWDkl-O_g731fVHvx9JC6R6q3z71wSWG7ozS2_l3B_lnGQ3bL_K62UN-RvVinF4WgGR3U4D30lncPNiJrDj4kfzZxFDkwJZ3h5NoVPcY0MANM7JF7FXSSNS2qsf9vbVImtoZpNtpieSdg/w640-h602/IMG_20220601_160639448.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More dried up wetlands. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogVXWiWWhoQEJYCgxk5gvNPsG8CjK1hbiBZHs5wNdUviVXqGIHWWLooO1tTsNY4O1JqZ0eZudHdsYI5FuhSCkSWT7DDkWFuUa180giOCmZcdhnp9X_xpvvkJiUyAwtDljSnCbStrk7ljmogam6ka82NVjHbeVnashMQgguoqtvw8RJptlkzgOogExFw/s819/IMG_20220601_161400842_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogVXWiWWhoQEJYCgxk5gvNPsG8CjK1hbiBZHs5wNdUviVXqGIHWWLooO1tTsNY4O1JqZ0eZudHdsYI5FuhSCkSWT7DDkWFuUa180giOCmZcdhnp9X_xpvvkJiUyAwtDljSnCbStrk7ljmogam6ka82NVjHbeVnashMQgguoqtvw8RJptlkzgOogExFw/w626-h640/IMG_20220601_161400842_HDR.jpg" width="626" /></a></p><p>Telephone pole with a large next box! Not what it was for? Flicker? Owl? I think there are even some small ducks that use next boxes - but this one was nowhere near water... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtT35_ah0y8TI5kVVWGhoNEgsdxIyK_btPDF3hU2HX8xf3l27aVOeEFaDQTFcmxQJf9zAI1rKBMsyGPDZbwmPdlEjKem2nZ0ae597vxXJm4wf9ZZVyNlQ5Pu_D74jxXCcIJ3di9gAquCjfzvJIN915JoHYaquCXp261LaKTfs5aqeiGnXWKimi_qkkA/s800/IMG_1921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="800" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtT35_ah0y8TI5kVVWGhoNEgsdxIyK_btPDF3hU2HX8xf3l27aVOeEFaDQTFcmxQJf9zAI1rKBMsyGPDZbwmPdlEjKem2nZ0ae597vxXJm4wf9ZZVyNlQ5Pu_D74jxXCcIJ3di9gAquCjfzvJIN915JoHYaquCXp261LaKTfs5aqeiGnXWKimi_qkkA/w640-h622/IMG_1921.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Saw lots more birds when I went by the Chappell Marsh - Red-Winged Blackbird (male) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oCp4xT88A_GvjyPaOlLMpppjGhOndWySLO3150W_v42GUdt2vkoZ8Uh2Gam39tu-IYVNGadH8aZl4Halny0laS5c6rSy1LKTsz7CAP-6_J5nUqcDxwUsr2VY3-v5ivG6CZ93qO-WINEfRloJVLukV0qEbDcHF1j8VSS0U2HdZSxBtDnfxrbEqO2D6g/s805/IMG_1970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oCp4xT88A_GvjyPaOlLMpppjGhOndWySLO3150W_v42GUdt2vkoZ8Uh2Gam39tu-IYVNGadH8aZl4Halny0laS5c6rSy1LKTsz7CAP-6_J5nUqcDxwUsr2VY3-v5ivG6CZ93qO-WINEfRloJVLukV0qEbDcHF1j8VSS0U2HdZSxBtDnfxrbEqO2D6g/w636-h640/IMG_1970.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Yellow-Headed Blackbird (male) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighViey5uEA8uqJvIUd4cAwkvT3dZ9lDUj7qgEArjacgJmJR7hhQhAX3sIa8rwdtFExnJSI39Rzo8LpuitKgMHZ0wyqVES_Zv_fA33rzPjrtd1s1K0_xM3BmOV7m_rZli7c6B2zTP27kEL191Ccfe6BP7MjysqmE6rxrWWf-bMoxWc1ifqY9D7iJXFzA/s800/IMG_2007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighViey5uEA8uqJvIUd4cAwkvT3dZ9lDUj7qgEArjacgJmJR7hhQhAX3sIa8rwdtFExnJSI39Rzo8LpuitKgMHZ0wyqVES_Zv_fA33rzPjrtd1s1K0_xM3BmOV7m_rZli7c6B2zTP27kEL191Ccfe6BP7MjysqmE6rxrWWf-bMoxWc1ifqY9D7iJXFzA/w640-h480/IMG_2007.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Red-Winged Blackbird (female) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53wT4hoi1q8U30RKQ-Va-z7L1fOfEGlxVSTysFUOcaD4cd-2avQ-CfgG-PDQjTopyOauLGXcrXiFh3aXsVN7r_1brBLC16dzR9tBY93GHrmNzO6NKDmvZxizQujKvrYFM8F5cR5GHMjtNq61dOjhIIVc42UH-p4YrZDZDB4SxwBsP_uUqHDyiyNKHgQ/s800/IMG_2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53wT4hoi1q8U30RKQ-Va-z7L1fOfEGlxVSTysFUOcaD4cd-2avQ-CfgG-PDQjTopyOauLGXcrXiFh3aXsVN7r_1brBLC16dzR9tBY93GHrmNzO6NKDmvZxizQujKvrYFM8F5cR5GHMjtNq61dOjhIIVc42UH-p4YrZDZDB4SxwBsP_uUqHDyiyNKHgQ/w640-h480/IMG_2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Other side of Chappell Marsh... still looking super dry... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJNiKFIO069s4ZYVyJXMZl5vricYLqk2M3XrK8hODjyYio6peaO6pHWYMEODlKCb7oqLQzbUrd2oaXJg8cIN_xIcAcgOBTMv5C4siq37OAqSgLcCyARbPvG1CNsThTZWbcEA5rvLRLMdbDNz5rVm3poMDegrn7q4A459kXciYWDEcl2CKI0r6dlIl_A/s815/IMG_20220601_165226325_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJNiKFIO069s4ZYVyJXMZl5vricYLqk2M3XrK8hODjyYio6peaO6pHWYMEODlKCb7oqLQzbUrd2oaXJg8cIN_xIcAcgOBTMv5C4siq37OAqSgLcCyARbPvG1CNsThTZWbcEA5rvLRLMdbDNz5rVm3poMDegrn7q4A459kXciYWDEcl2CKI0r6dlIl_A/w628-h640/IMG_20220601_165226325_HDR.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRyRLiQM9NEIRmAa9kc0xTLOSGmCTHGmOljciJ3IvCj0ewpye00s32j8us9PvX2aZ6YHs_QCaeLiWqjafmikvuQvStMjarUhBez1UIwv96JuAR9b_sQAzcHFilmJktghQ2tSjx5Fk71Rs8-gbvQMKmHePP1RXnhHdO4QYcb6ADKjHB71WyG4RRH31Og/s1067/IMG_20220601_172935205_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRyRLiQM9NEIRmAa9kc0xTLOSGmCTHGmOljciJ3IvCj0ewpye00s32j8us9PvX2aZ6YHs_QCaeLiWqjafmikvuQvStMjarUhBez1UIwv96JuAR9b_sQAzcHFilmJktghQ2tSjx5Fk71Rs8-gbvQMKmHePP1RXnhHdO4QYcb6ADKjHB71WyG4RRH31Og/w480-h640/IMG_20220601_172935205_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Lilacs are blooming in my front yard. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5NFKO9Vf9uetcPFJZ6IpMqVi4YC1yX3EPStYIbmUaiiWoWwv4AyyHd-G0WotxECuN-APtUhJyBiE9k_qsS4qtddYxZS9vkVEF-fqDhrE5_zWoP1j2N0KEmpgEVnOICDibLkIE296UL6OanjPJ-mUrdfeKabLVxq5v6XVtsfD9i8pFQPRPQxLs4O68A/s890/IMG_20220601_194648142_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5NFKO9Vf9uetcPFJZ6IpMqVi4YC1yX3EPStYIbmUaiiWoWwv4AyyHd-G0WotxECuN-APtUhJyBiE9k_qsS4qtddYxZS9vkVEF-fqDhrE5_zWoP1j2N0KEmpgEVnOICDibLkIE296UL6OanjPJ-mUrdfeKabLVxq5v6XVtsfD9i8pFQPRPQxLs4O68A/w576-h640/IMG_20220601_194648142_HDR.jpg" width="576" /></a></p><p>Wednesday I rode with Keiran to their Pom wrap-up party. It was way out on 8th street and took a rather convoluted route to get there. It was only going to be an one or two hours and so I thought I'd wait and ride home with them. Within three blocks of the place there was two bookstores and a comic/game store...</p><p>Turns out ALL THREE WERE CLOSED!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLudFLXuqocv1rRAjPYFPlJYE80UUyi-hp9EqS6_e4oFdmK2Bj2CPlHMGKJJVbzOFUXmzrqxaF3Fouyj6Txovi0mWLKYgltTK0smBY9-piAd3N02Tj2fC4t9QRW3uVokfelY3EW0B5-kyOPWuHxPhBhE2iErywyy37cWvC8icmd1HsXUIZzVWaVTYNhA/s843/IMG_20220602_122438237_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLudFLXuqocv1rRAjPYFPlJYE80UUyi-hp9EqS6_e4oFdmK2Bj2CPlHMGKJJVbzOFUXmzrqxaF3Fouyj6Txovi0mWLKYgltTK0smBY9-piAd3N02Tj2fC4t9QRW3uVokfelY3EW0B5-kyOPWuHxPhBhE2iErywyy37cWvC8icmd1HsXUIZzVWaVTYNhA/w608-h640/IMG_20220602_122438237_HDR.jpg" width="608" /></a></p><p>Amanda had arranged to borrow my parents car to get them to rehearsal and recital for tap dance - which is out the east end of town at Lakeview Church. We've ridden there for previous dance competitions that have taken place there... but it is NOT a fun place to try and get to by bike - especially now they've built an overpass that can't be avoided and a new neighbourhood has sprung up around the church making for MORE traffic. Both recital and rehearsal were also in the evening (whereas other times we went there were in the afternoon)... </p><p>So I rode up to my folks with one of the folders and my fancy new Arkel bag - which was perfect for this! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eCbGruZMUsedoOw8zNTddFN9KSFPtdccHaCOapn86sKCE05LSmOXXnG0D-9FlGhWwiKC63KP6Y5XMOSq1Y6QVu4m-yCwUJuOYZddz7VmdAONqd2OOVUmn_OPh4y8sI_Xo7nXS1uiH1CBF9ldz1sGwOSOOVyOJDgr2CGofJ_NCwixw13wuAH7I4EieA/s800/IMG_20220602_131316464_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="800" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eCbGruZMUsedoOw8zNTddFN9KSFPtdccHaCOapn86sKCE05LSmOXXnG0D-9FlGhWwiKC63KP6Y5XMOSq1Y6QVu4m-yCwUJuOYZddz7VmdAONqd2OOVUmn_OPh4y8sI_Xo7nXS1uiH1CBF9ldz1sGwOSOOVyOJDgr2CGofJ_NCwixw13wuAH7I4EieA/w640-h610/IMG_20220602_131316464_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I made it home alive. </p><p>I have not driven a car in maybe four years... and what SHOULD have been an easy drive down Spadina, turned into a nightmare of recalibrating and refiguring routes when I ran into construction THREE times that made me have to come up with a completely different route to get home - all along roads I never RIDE bikes on!? </p><p>Afterwards I went out for a ride in the countryside </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiiKlEqxdsMiZwgUwsRH5LX2yqS3ZZt23BkcOWSTA9dfpUeCI2Vx20BLtqDOGhiKV5a5cga7I-zRlQ-BeDSQzebT7wqv2opcht1rJLrI7XCC6fmI8R9aVRpPbvu7j5MHxtlymlMXe3adiGNt2Zr2XIlu9zhMwSWOE420FXGvwXMxoEBm9wgrI39wE8Q/s1067/IMG_20220602_150448012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD0bZzTkiTYbmZnJ4IYBw3kKduVkXhK7I74dRADxLxDvvhQw6avxAZTVhOaAwLsFkxJnw39TFCHHBpcjvD-voDfAf30SBV7B8CXF6nYFvKbV1z2zAm4ihEQtTFhZ33UFcZg-G82fhSSoKwdaGlMqt8q5DqL87hht7is3Ltk-WJTGk-AYmElWsHeB81Q/w596-h640/IMG_20220602_163310335.jpg" width="596" /></a></p><p>Heading South and a little bit East. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwdWTfgXnglDG6U6rqiMfO1bL8eFLjXpE_wigOujbS4uLIZaGu2VEDipkDL3q3TE7En3TjHpP7FxAC7lEOsDiS0y2aa8y1Nd_ZuNRU1QxEWT4nCi05ZxJhITH7qTe4Tgyz2bSRt9mhFs24gBS1zDU4ZbzS_x22hfJYIoNQLAa8cs-VJu3CAlhbU4XXw/s896/IMG_20220602_163436408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwdWTfgXnglDG6U6rqiMfO1bL8eFLjXpE_wigOujbS4uLIZaGu2VEDipkDL3q3TE7En3TjHpP7FxAC7lEOsDiS0y2aa8y1Nd_ZuNRU1QxEWT4nCi05ZxJhITH7qTe4Tgyz2bSRt9mhFs24gBS1zDU4ZbzS_x22hfJYIoNQLAa8cs-VJu3CAlhbU4XXw/w572-h640/IMG_20220602_163436408.jpg" width="572" /></a></p><p>Not a cloud in the sky. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHn9dxsMV4j7UEOoqNiUdDR2D0sX-Nq3Z_7b2XK2IYQnl7mKei22NoLIiOwA4ySNiO1dZ4Iqu-3NgMW7t95w5vn2k5lnydX-3rr5nlR1huVWEcSSNSxwN7RaJhT43IVA3ov7XmhMsA5Ibw5CfMU41DHqVAeTkGBHW-PVQhp9j2-CtXXi9ZTVUPBq-KFg/s841/IMG_2052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIorIcNFFAqjZFFE1cuWQsfO1kAfN_gVd54wllOsdflHkwAkRwRIMEpvbfNNP5ARHcyYiIVNWkTG-84agGaB-vmabNJULUN9XXV4qtSHxvlR1_g-wIjUEfXNfVUUDES2G4u3hfrzvQ-CuH7G522H4LHQe6MKmEBbYuIf4ldyp2nNj7DxYd-c-tAcZQAA/w608-h640/IMG_20220602_165819710.jpg" width="608" /></a></p><p>Back to gravel. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWZmFOivXCdbwijt2fBdVyWWy0F6SDnNLshEXkGrSSBHviwKsfAazTUsHa6WLgtWU2hGQ6CqwW_OtWJTU7ITbyDu-34Vcy4ZbLgukWHgXFV4qIvFiFPZEtbRQrJJnolw_rFrRxz43K0Ze8t0Ikd95DiSijaXSaa_u-flb7rhix-CQ_j8j0SNWJdS7qA/s832/IMG_20220602_170040825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWZmFOivXCdbwijt2fBdVyWWy0F6SDnNLshEXkGrSSBHviwKsfAazTUsHa6WLgtWU2hGQ6CqwW_OtWJTU7ITbyDu-34Vcy4ZbLgukWHgXFV4qIvFiFPZEtbRQrJJnolw_rFrRxz43K0Ze8t0Ikd95DiSijaXSaa_u-flb7rhix-CQ_j8j0SNWJdS7qA/w616-h640/IMG_20220602_170040825.jpg" width="616" /></a></p><p>THAT SKY!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrH85tM9-CaFJfthC3SnAvDZrPYl6YHYGhqrDq2aPynq4MZarbUGCO6ZI3LqJHOkVaOEi5xJlX3KJKII-oDfpGmmDSVR1Pi0_ttx5HaJslkZRIONyS1F8PyCKQUr1k8aqWJYlDt6VZIJ4gvlcvZXj4YME0MLncoH97tuzCkGvtn_y9fCu1-ybOuhnhA/s857/IMG_20220602_170057837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SBxGih7kuTIH--K0aO6IL0i6cs2oEKnhGMYkoMcW_c3fuFPtNkTnAForgAB0nu2Ml7eczRY5crIlNV_bob5xJDwEFfEC1uj-R86OcJO43mGJQZ0chg1hggC17BOa6xYlYXhtXPBvbY1uHyqQxvf9ant45X2J7oKXZ5Kwhpi5fZG_mjF7Lp-JjVvE4g/w640-h628/IMG_20220602_171919735.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Everything is so much greener! Amazing what just a little bit or rain can do for the plants... need a lot more to refill some of the dried up wetlands. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8ZnHAQUHobj_336yD_oIQpFUD_WQe0dlTxvjumY-nZHMwTm2C-ff4bgmz3CLa-hx7EvHAMQwvimMOEPBlx5Szbht0yK1ah0r3FmwCejQgyh5MYM9sXgsUBebggvk33rPtuPCgYCKpbgOutpDG_vmo2GUY9nnXyaiNQsCHw6Z4P9iSiEG-OCUYaexgA/s886/IMG_20220602_173759707_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8ZnHAQUHobj_336yD_oIQpFUD_WQe0dlTxvjumY-nZHMwTm2C-ff4bgmz3CLa-hx7EvHAMQwvimMOEPBlx5Szbht0yK1ah0r3FmwCejQgyh5MYM9sXgsUBebggvk33rPtuPCgYCKpbgOutpDG_vmo2GUY9nnXyaiNQsCHw6Z4P9iSiEG-OCUYaexgA/w578-h640/IMG_20220602_173759707_HDR.jpg" width="578" /></a></p><p>Summer Road bordering the north end of CFD Dundurn </p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYXeUlco90VTVujD9ERm-fWk0uxSbGE3ZeyKgA5HJ-YEkqoYcmQC04Bvh45wUApkPdOoCuObVvqipckihZHfiEA8DE5ScGMqN5MpmTGEKa2cxGjHMwG7K2x_6K2e178FxEn_HVt7gZy3N0ZpPuGeaPWsRGNB0Y_e8lzGqHpVlN9q1CmU7xxArCRuM2g/s1067/IMG_20220602_173721218_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYXeUlco90VTVujD9ERm-fWk0uxSbGE3ZeyKgA5HJ-YEkqoYcmQC04Bvh45wUApkPdOoCuObVvqipckihZHfiEA8DE5ScGMqN5MpmTGEKa2cxGjHMwG7K2x_6K2e178FxEn_HVt7gZy3N0ZpPuGeaPWsRGNB0Y_e8lzGqHpVlN9q1CmU7xxArCRuM2g/w480-h640/IMG_20220602_173721218_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>New tires doing pretty good on the loose surface. </div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pbf7oQjXtzr-irdPEbwqvXTBWrZ3FtzCV9_PPcTC4GDZx_0OxyACBfRWplY-C1mDdakP0loNgiP4KYKse910At3augkIAXrqZ03-1TcFdDTUZr_A14FS_653fuRIik3ZSTK_QdCaf0iTRjLqkWt4WvWfFSxRJ1S38LdDW1BfkmpFB0CaeflSTdtNDw/s800/IMG_20220602_180055362.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pbf7oQjXtzr-irdPEbwqvXTBWrZ3FtzCV9_PPcTC4GDZx_0OxyACBfRWplY-C1mDdakP0loNgiP4KYKse910At3augkIAXrqZ03-1TcFdDTUZr_A14FS_653fuRIik3ZSTK_QdCaf0iTRjLqkWt4WvWfFSxRJ1S38LdDW1BfkmpFB0CaeflSTdtNDw/w640-h628/IMG_20220602_180055362.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I swear I took a picture in the exact spot a week ago and everything was brown and yellow. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjAYEzaNZXrNUZBmHG6_U8ovnQ1aCdegD9C-oEp-uk4EdAh5LmKgFv1hyR-8eSa9TQqpt063ZVdrdzENr0igvXUmcqyiuLK85q63CC1FcPqNR6gtUA9zMgfw3WhjwrArJJtQMCEL4Ef9MuhXVR_-P6QeL3Io7Bquh3z_C08rKRcf2cerzFdcW3G4mmA/s800/IMG_20220602_180210598.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="800" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjAYEzaNZXrNUZBmHG6_U8ovnQ1aCdegD9C-oEp-uk4EdAh5LmKgFv1hyR-8eSa9TQqpt063ZVdrdzENr0igvXUmcqyiuLK85q63CC1FcPqNR6gtUA9zMgfw3WhjwrArJJtQMCEL4Ef9MuhXVR_-P6QeL3Io7Bquh3z_C08rKRcf2cerzFdcW3G4mmA/w640-h604/IMG_20220602_180210598.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>GREEN! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DeXV13xf8DkYqlkqUIGFHI6R8N4WZ4v2rSaW0CAlSiXMhLlLb71wF-mZQdOu0y6ygvzDPyylAiK14RxlxJ9UeLWL3JmuWGqAPQbxu7c9yVbdNmaix9xhCn5-v6R57pSaQrQkK-6LpHH-EZ9NSH7j_a2wKGwUaRUUrqq4LxTaAeMzmJ1g5E5qDJswVA/s868/IMG_20220602_181648015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DeXV13xf8DkYqlkqUIGFHI6R8N4WZ4v2rSaW0CAlSiXMhLlLb71wF-mZQdOu0y6ygvzDPyylAiK14RxlxJ9UeLWL3JmuWGqAPQbxu7c9yVbdNmaix9xhCn5-v6R57pSaQrQkK-6LpHH-EZ9NSH7j_a2wKGwUaRUUrqq4LxTaAeMzmJ1g5E5qDJswVA/w590-h640/IMG_20220602_181648015.jpg" width="590" /></a></p><p>You get the idea... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsDHe2-Cq0lqBvtUIAlr8Pu9qrT7DZ6c3yHBpZNVpYuGqsYxJQDgWyYWdPa8YNNnc5M8XnG_0hYlvYeGndX-TIXy6QfkpW4ic01LnFB8pFVaH8g7BOlqVA3ymn_G_2xE_uc6nqV8WKI2oUM76ecGlcrExPXUxrf2X28nt4Is1QG3MK2eGsqQgE5h_wQ/s800/IMG_2074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="800" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsDHe2-Cq0lqBvtUIAlr8Pu9qrT7DZ6c3yHBpZNVpYuGqsYxJQDgWyYWdPa8YNNnc5M8XnG_0hYlvYeGndX-TIXy6QfkpW4ic01LnFB8pFVaH8g7BOlqVA3ymn_G_2xE_uc6nqV8WKI2oUM76ecGlcrExPXUxrf2X28nt4Is1QG3MK2eGsqQgE5h_wQ/w640-h596/IMG_2074.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Rolling back into town, I spotted a few beavers</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75idUuYE695oXN1cdRgBosoj-qmZnPUKQUpgUudAa0au9EIGNpM5YU1zvKRDUSwzQ_VTy8TGNBbpgdNJSjjSFIC3exOfPgbdgh_qSOl78m_XUuT1t4dYmCARRbbalrCTySfzv_aMxe9Ltnskow_6PSUx_udl0Jg9eb6OkdSdNyyoBSHsU5qAj2WmJXw/s807/IMG_2107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75idUuYE695oXN1cdRgBosoj-qmZnPUKQUpgUudAa0au9EIGNpM5YU1zvKRDUSwzQ_VTy8TGNBbpgdNJSjjSFIC3exOfPgbdgh_qSOl78m_XUuT1t4dYmCARRbbalrCTySfzv_aMxe9Ltnskow_6PSUx_udl0Jg9eb6OkdSdNyyoBSHsU5qAj2WmJXw/w634-h640/IMG_2107.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>and a Belted Kingfisher! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfW4-nvc66EnuPdckIRK4wzqPZyTb_czPHgnav0yf-1cFlJUQnVUj0byu7c3oeZZ-85Llr96NBmUgXwaYeCQLT7C4VQXJqIXzkngfzk2ElXucnfwRpcexkQJUBNEvqBuIHtM_jqkTmbgenGhIKwb1sw_F7XX9NtymxHCZGSZutyYPzrSg1Srh6WK_hDA/s860/IMG_20220604_151500312_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfW4-nvc66EnuPdckIRK4wzqPZyTb_czPHgnav0yf-1cFlJUQnVUj0byu7c3oeZZ-85Llr96NBmUgXwaYeCQLT7C4VQXJqIXzkngfzk2ElXucnfwRpcexkQJUBNEvqBuIHtM_jqkTmbgenGhIKwb1sw_F7XX9NtymxHCZGSZutyYPzrSg1Srh6WK_hDA/w596-h640/IMG_20220604_151500312_HDR.jpg" width="596" /></a></p><p>I went for a short ride with the tandem on Saturday to pick up Amanda after she dropped the car back at m folks. I'd planned on going for another ride, but got roped into playing badminton with Amanda and Keiran. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Dz98D4HpT5YwADT5CD5R8NeRge8UFZNgNfVAKw_FbOX_2QmWmSQhRDyqxP9PU6JCUYz6d9zhp8qOQG7Nik7mNVr1PjOYZDx1omqLW2qZNdvvdqVuWEkF_vFX00m6poaPvjtsdhoDJVqRvwfVhD39QCfYn4rj5aI6qS1WVNvGYeQBintc6BxzHBunsA/s877/IMG_20220604_152117148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Dz98D4HpT5YwADT5CD5R8NeRge8UFZNgNfVAKw_FbOX_2QmWmSQhRDyqxP9PU6JCUYz6d9zhp8qOQG7Nik7mNVr1PjOYZDx1omqLW2qZNdvvdqVuWEkF_vFX00m6poaPvjtsdhoDJVqRvwfVhD39QCfYn4rj5aI6qS1WVNvGYeQBintc6BxzHBunsA/w584-h640/IMG_20220604_152117148.jpg" width="584" /></a></p><p>We didn't play all that long. I used to play badminton a LOT and was pretty good at it... twenty years ago. I am much our of practice and not nearly as flexible and my body just can't move that fast in those ways. Amanda and Keiran had no clue and little eye hand coordination... So we really only stayed out the minimum amount of time we had to for Keiran's Wellness class requirement... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Rp0M9sR8cMGlSzzovZD1ECLPxV-Y6Q3zenvnNkKVQxUxpvCZYWfi4aQHMueUusTyxa1tXXM9EEb4TacR28Vm3gzwvjMEWhel_za9jdfbm3MMUHrFKH2tvpNvQJJ22MD3Cmcs_YkGKh12ILIK0ZUpoJmgW9w2gCUKBgr1cU_kMitypmru2lR66I0x8A/s829/IMG_20220605_145900803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Rp0M9sR8cMGlSzzovZD1ECLPxV-Y6Q3zenvnNkKVQxUxpvCZYWfi4aQHMueUusTyxa1tXXM9EEb4TacR28Vm3gzwvjMEWhel_za9jdfbm3MMUHrFKH2tvpNvQJJ22MD3Cmcs_YkGKh12ILIK0ZUpoJmgW9w2gCUKBgr1cU_kMitypmru2lR66I0x8A/w618-h640/IMG_20220605_145900803.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>Sunday I went out for another longer ride in the countryside - the longest one, so far, this year - 50Km! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2g4_SaOKQeAG8LDFDn8QTxVBGG0VJ5m14wsmJA_baQI2mJTu8p_qnrj6WoiECtPNE2bj2-XtI-YfJx6CCwPMTtoQptllwFMqfQfEAF72dEOvw1slY474CnbPUwG_pzOU7g3gB6UsqDjTxid-z2ULbdEkfziL5wlsbthzhndx_Gk31tduM9Ukuo3NLg/s800/IMG_20220605_151340389_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2g4_SaOKQeAG8LDFDn8QTxVBGG0VJ5m14wsmJA_baQI2mJTu8p_qnrj6WoiECtPNE2bj2-XtI-YfJx6CCwPMTtoQptllwFMqfQfEAF72dEOvw1slY474CnbPUwG_pzOU7g3gB6UsqDjTxid-z2ULbdEkfziL5wlsbthzhndx_Gk31tduM9Ukuo3NLg/w640-h640/IMG_20220605_151340389_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It started out very warm and sunny with a few clouds... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmp26PfSW1hCv-9hBmYdJRtld7MN2iAR9dJ28w9EaJIkW3zv7lEPvkTvgQfbpYHn98o-DxPcOl1gu364-hzKqGq58DG_uOJ_Z9s5ill9iLl3AolW5T-4jbTrprZXRgAes5zY6nrbTACtvjXfQAbfy98UKjBSYrvvbM2b_AYFymbChCtx6p3dIAb4pdw/s838/IMG_20220605_151924860.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmp26PfSW1hCv-9hBmYdJRtld7MN2iAR9dJ28w9EaJIkW3zv7lEPvkTvgQfbpYHn98o-DxPcOl1gu364-hzKqGq58DG_uOJ_Z9s5ill9iLl3AolW5T-4jbTrprZXRgAes5zY6nrbTACtvjXfQAbfy98UKjBSYrvvbM2b_AYFymbChCtx6p3dIAb4pdw/w610-h640/IMG_20220605_151924860.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Rode past here. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycKLQZA86f3j0TYLBN0V3ucYK0GlzYS7wLM6HDC7ceWrSYh6pljs5zlzGHbwo0Yz8ebIoBtDUkLZB9a-mvL-rl8x5MBltrGVUvwMklpRrQnvoLXz16O_NYrDwHRGLNAYfa9yvZS1WT7FKaXluX9houevot_Nm4O4hGJvFqmxqxCSF4ldiaaQw1KN2MA/s800/IMG_20220605_152546429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycKLQZA86f3j0TYLBN0V3ucYK0GlzYS7wLM6HDC7ceWrSYh6pljs5zlzGHbwo0Yz8ebIoBtDUkLZB9a-mvL-rl8x5MBltrGVUvwMklpRrQnvoLXz16O_NYrDwHRGLNAYfa9yvZS1WT7FKaXluX9houevot_Nm4O4hGJvFqmxqxCSF4ldiaaQw1KN2MA/w640-h634/IMG_20220605_152546429.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Crossing the highway that goes to Pike Lake </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldpWiItp50Jxda14UbWuDTB9oN5LtgnRCMJWllE7VNBDnDLZzutaFcVc-f5gNfhDhztr4fV_sJj9zvbeTcqgwru4R-ceCx3XRCn4D7FiXwxHEdkZ6Mno4oVAWTxnK2ZRklFz1mBQhLieQQt4BDEiF31opTMv8_HA3YUvdcmihDSj-jTb16q8RLcaQOw/s800/IMG_20220605_152740683_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldpWiItp50Jxda14UbWuDTB9oN5LtgnRCMJWllE7VNBDnDLZzutaFcVc-f5gNfhDhztr4fV_sJj9zvbeTcqgwru4R-ceCx3XRCn4D7FiXwxHEdkZ6Mno4oVAWTxnK2ZRklFz1mBQhLieQQt4BDEiF31opTMv8_HA3YUvdcmihDSj-jTb16q8RLcaQOw/w640-h636/IMG_20220605_152740683_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Another of my favourite summer roads. "Summer Roads" are not properly gravelled and not maintained (cleared of snow) in the winter. They end to be just dirt paths along right of ways to allow access to adjoining fields and rarely see any traffin </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWYnE3PHJXKCY4PJDu3d9HtELsV154JufCsyI_gtoE5vzP98Wuqn6FHgNqtUy5lo4v_YAE318PfTBTNxZ0TYIeugYZjJuPF3k1RKMtaTixXVtyjZ6GXlSu8iOT05zc0WvEbH8vnH3WEKKA3zrF5K2WLZRGuveM2H2Zf92wbNi_TTrbYK3q7ts9paEow/s828/IMG_20220605_153033310_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWYnE3PHJXKCY4PJDu3d9HtELsV154JufCsyI_gtoE5vzP98Wuqn6FHgNqtUy5lo4v_YAE318PfTBTNxZ0TYIeugYZjJuPF3k1RKMtaTixXVtyjZ6GXlSu8iOT05zc0WvEbH8vnH3WEKKA3zrF5K2WLZRGuveM2H2Zf92wbNi_TTrbYK3q7ts9paEow/w618-h640/IMG_20220605_153033310_HDR.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>More crowds </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuN4d29zK9rFv088ORsf3ziNDfVpzhHvfrnccbanWILZJAItZRPwMqRWgTScc2EdcBifnhJHAI09Ay_mHJK_Sq4D1g2Ozy_7ZND39WulVokwCDgPkiFMAi5WrqU7YlqQpGacQXr10dh1op0UjYE-3PW8GCyYBJ370pso4S2H2vHEggHNcFuZgucMlmtg/s800/IMG_20220605_153827571_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="800" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuN4d29zK9rFv088ORsf3ziNDfVpzhHvfrnccbanWILZJAItZRPwMqRWgTScc2EdcBifnhJHAI09Ay_mHJK_Sq4D1g2Ozy_7ZND39WulVokwCDgPkiFMAi5WrqU7YlqQpGacQXr10dh1op0UjYE-3PW8GCyYBJ370pso4S2H2vHEggHNcFuZgucMlmtg/w640-h624/IMG_20220605_153827571_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More summer road</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAzAIoh7Ywb9Xrykbzo2QidpyADf9Oa0Ast7EtdycTIaJOGiyulsuPblHkbW2qH-KRkvMUoVCHhMYJTrGvw8LCBhC3z4F0LzQduFXEXptnc-F64b0K9mBusE1ObTN47iOVB3Bk6_77zcQMIHUHZA1M5qRcRGtSOOCOhGyT1XHuxSoWf90JfJQjhWpGw/s823/IMG_2248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAzAIoh7Ywb9Xrykbzo2QidpyADf9Oa0Ast7EtdycTIaJOGiyulsuPblHkbW2qH-KRkvMUoVCHhMYJTrGvw8LCBhC3z4F0LzQduFXEXptnc-F64b0K9mBusE1ObTN47iOVB3Bk6_77zcQMIHUHZA1M5qRcRGtSOOCOhGyT1XHuxSoWf90JfJQjhWpGw/w622-h640/IMG_2248.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Bobolink. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUHC5ieIuSmTJ9m1Gsu8eYXADew5QJbs8AmwBnXsybhOSAq_2M2UU4aHeCVqz2Sx6XdERz_wmlVa7BGqayVir7ifAQOFxVUeN9EmVasjVhG3Em1kIzkY0twGhNgJ4cW3xAsg7evbgdL665YaecYOp5IjNYwQ-nZSuwvCcWXTmdCyevBHfYhL69cC2zA/s800/IMG_20220605_160618930_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUHC5ieIuSmTJ9m1Gsu8eYXADew5QJbs8AmwBnXsybhOSAq_2M2UU4aHeCVqz2Sx6XdERz_wmlVa7BGqayVir7ifAQOFxVUeN9EmVasjVhG3Em1kIzkY0twGhNgJ4cW3xAsg7evbgdL665YaecYOp5IjNYwQ-nZSuwvCcWXTmdCyevBHfYhL69cC2zA/w640-h640/IMG_20220605_160618930_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>When I turned south the clouds were often blocking out the sun and, with the wind blowing at my side, it suddenly felt a LOT colder! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dEeWYtf2hUE9_Hj3wJpofQEyWO4YS8Jtjuvf-uAlxcys3bm3t_p7FFuuS-DH_ErXtkmd_FwcLDm29vd3Ou7haDm2K5hcWVD8VroMupGYbEw4YB0Qe_9wlnKcAo2LrYVvaKjDWnjl17xWI4mmHOhyExqf5EkwWgyx_HUCe70djke88fDHzUC2eQlNBQ/s800/IMG_20220605_161044644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="800" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dEeWYtf2hUE9_Hj3wJpofQEyWO4YS8Jtjuvf-uAlxcys3bm3t_p7FFuuS-DH_ErXtkmd_FwcLDm29vd3Ou7haDm2K5hcWVD8VroMupGYbEw4YB0Qe_9wlnKcAo2LrYVvaKjDWnjl17xWI4mmHOhyExqf5EkwWgyx_HUCe70djke88fDHzUC2eQlNBQ/w640-h598/IMG_20220605_161044644.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Almost felt like it might rain (spoiler: it didn't) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMDNdGj51dA7S2Tcr2d0zG5cdB63GgLdh_23ZM9uDv2lgaQ86Di2Ns9cZGFcbXkBlTPjVvGVa0K4c_-VEFlq-mMfUffK2wAuJ12THeId3lzSv0hwa9Mwvyfj9XLtlg7T1uQckC8dnIn566VUz0kfEwZ5mqQkfL4NtoS-CJXpyt4gDUTgwuUVIYguiXw/s804/IMG_20220605_162228881_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMDNdGj51dA7S2Tcr2d0zG5cdB63GgLdh_23ZM9uDv2lgaQ86Di2Ns9cZGFcbXkBlTPjVvGVa0K4c_-VEFlq-mMfUffK2wAuJ12THeId3lzSv0hwa9Mwvyfj9XLtlg7T1uQckC8dnIn566VUz0kfEwZ5mqQkfL4NtoS-CJXpyt4gDUTgwuUVIYguiXw/w636-h640/IMG_20220605_162228881_HDR.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Large flock of sheep. It's been a long time since I rod out this way, but I don't remember there being sheep here! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBob5tonFBUE6_NfR1F8mmubkHzyu5L-f1jeiixqS8DTIb0B6GRLggZsjANjLszBoGiSr1g3lPEUR6DiXWH7d70MJ0y0lUQiCWGk7AWmCZWGVAFZ0dhhvQnNFbEu7PryaV457-bg4epVRXGcOe1CnT4lhekL6yH6RqGtFjCiyRZoUV_Qld_2bCzP1PxQ/s800/IMG_20220605_162512669.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="800" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBob5tonFBUE6_NfR1F8mmubkHzyu5L-f1jeiixqS8DTIb0B6GRLggZsjANjLszBoGiSr1g3lPEUR6DiXWH7d70MJ0y0lUQiCWGk7AWmCZWGVAFZ0dhhvQnNFbEu7PryaV457-bg4epVRXGcOe1CnT4lhekL6yH6RqGtFjCiyRZoUV_Qld_2bCzP1PxQ/w640-h620/IMG_20220605_162512669.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Another stretch of pavement. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZlYwVmKPM_fhsIGs5tpauFjGDRejEpnzDbfwNXxC49dLrbun75p0QMclksmGdYcbDqSfH9QKXwIXCMt0VqOWdNgScQlpqxQA4uiYG44F3d3uJ4bGOHGtPYc6P3qOo_Ub5B3Yny4hC9NufO3xIi_Zo2lJE8r1LBRMSSdWjRnczyJORxZMt6R37XVs-A/s800/IMG_20220605_163510688.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZlYwVmKPM_fhsIGs5tpauFjGDRejEpnzDbfwNXxC49dLrbun75p0QMclksmGdYcbDqSfH9QKXwIXCMt0VqOWdNgScQlpqxQA4uiYG44F3d3uJ4bGOHGtPYc6P3qOo_Ub5B3Yny4hC9NufO3xIi_Zo2lJE8r1LBRMSSdWjRnczyJORxZMt6R37XVs-A/w640-h636/IMG_20220605_163510688.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Back onto the gravel. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDloApgHNjGl6DmS-52lr2taxQ0qN-YxjHzZiTMST152-kofakY3JxAcjZNjDpWc4idLjbsnwm8iFyWvpTG7W9WCFtudJaIxKIxl-A_ir1f6RhO1BisQX9DDyUnhObJARosRmvmo462YJQI9b7SJdgDF_widot4Zk93FlXdSaCcaH0ONR3n4_MrJ87A/s810/IMG_20220605_164850473_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDloApgHNjGl6DmS-52lr2taxQ0qN-YxjHzZiTMST152-kofakY3JxAcjZNjDpWc4idLjbsnwm8iFyWvpTG7W9WCFtudJaIxKIxl-A_ir1f6RhO1BisQX9DDyUnhObJARosRmvmo462YJQI9b7SJdgDF_widot4Zk93FlXdSaCcaH0ONR3n4_MrJ87A/w632-h640/IMG_20220605_164850473_HDR.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>Cows. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLg9xgO5cjggdzFGzjifF94BxvHM-8fyLvgBJvNXKq6X08lwa6_yywxpzzG_iMP3-JD8RfjktwQkOtqpz3WWOwrvw1XGoK7wM39FADAghY5561m88Nor5ZpjpjoOsyKv5NydigYbq10yBHplyhNXXtHBpcFpCj_LjVSNwqprKqUS6Algl9d5AyqyykQ/s800/IMG_2275.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="800" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLg9xgO5cjggdzFGzjifF94BxvHM-8fyLvgBJvNXKq6X08lwa6_yywxpzzG_iMP3-JD8RfjktwQkOtqpz3WWOwrvw1XGoK7wM39FADAghY5561m88Nor5ZpjpjoOsyKv5NydigYbq10yBHplyhNXXtHBpcFpCj_LjVSNwqprKqUS6Algl9d5AyqyykQ/w640-h620/IMG_2275.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>A Western Meadowlark that was nice enough to sit still long enough for me to take a picture! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcg7mYYNP0FBzSS43rUmQi_7WmzdulTVsCLED5r6zrozNowxXxUXRnDo3NjRFyWOzdV0jo__HsU8NRIT_oZ6NInLwoFQUJio9Hf7ljYWWtnG0Zy_1ymFVi52tyuItd5VDGtJuFEamr1JgeQrcORvML14emcX-ToL5RjIQLJbsF-xMb197RZvRS8TfJYw/s800/IMG_20220605_165343723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="800" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcg7mYYNP0FBzSS43rUmQi_7WmzdulTVsCLED5r6zrozNowxXxUXRnDo3NjRFyWOzdV0jo__HsU8NRIT_oZ6NInLwoFQUJio9Hf7ljYWWtnG0Zy_1ymFVi52tyuItd5VDGtJuFEamr1JgeQrcORvML14emcX-ToL5RjIQLJbsF-xMb197RZvRS8TfJYw/w640-h578/IMG_20220605_165343723.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>doing down an hill and up another hill... This was going into the wind and going up that hill opposite was a bit of a struggle. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRu8r8K6KIjjtSfAQ-lt_8pW_OW0rbZhh9YvHQJE5K_CL5UjDzwDgQoonBM-lxr1kgl6ZweDkVfGdvTXqVOpdlQb15HCxxrereLtLOUQdSBHZVZd_2ZxJcVUQHacAUUUPi8x6Ytws3kFej1LHpfZBfnUwXiQS1xmjLYHKy0hbywWW9DyWp_0IhfxsQg/s801/IMG_2286.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRu8r8K6KIjjtSfAQ-lt_8pW_OW0rbZhh9YvHQJE5K_CL5UjDzwDgQoonBM-lxr1kgl6ZweDkVfGdvTXqVOpdlQb15HCxxrereLtLOUQdSBHZVZd_2ZxJcVUQHacAUUUPi8x6Ytws3kFej1LHpfZBfnUwXiQS1xmjLYHKy0hbywWW9DyWp_0IhfxsQg/w640-h640/IMG_2286.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Killdeer in the road. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRbfm6YdhSrNriD2xTPCZqLd1RlAOq-PiZxRYyoEORHLhwFqCkHgKN4ZmAgiMkI3IH2DkvZIQl94cRvnWZxvHgsCEjmtL85q16hEKYDUMoQeh9RPXWFVXghqNo7VpH6kh7ggY4kao7EtmboudeSkfA33MOtkH8B_3PCcLkkYlCFjttiXhwT94WRyI5g/s800/IMG_2311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="800" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRbfm6YdhSrNriD2xTPCZqLd1RlAOq-PiZxRYyoEORHLhwFqCkHgKN4ZmAgiMkI3IH2DkvZIQl94cRvnWZxvHgsCEjmtL85q16hEKYDUMoQeh9RPXWFVXghqNo7VpH6kh7ggY4kao7EtmboudeSkfA33MOtkH8B_3PCcLkkYlCFjttiXhwT94WRyI5g/w640-h596/IMG_2311.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>A bunc of different waterfowl all clustered in a small wetland by the road. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy76m-pRsxonfWGRIvsn8u4OZTbTnhZPVKgZbEHHu-QkE6A5mezQpBz7hKhXg41kb1lnnRT3epcvYaBV8GGAgDZXt-Wr3aK-Ij8ccZMFRAzd4jYoR3WA-0_t6vps15EQFz4mf54EaqoUfeeUPdPawvBbo__4gECTMhilo1w8q0zL9DILRfOPXifFniMQ/s800/IMG_20220605_171832325_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="800" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy76m-pRsxonfWGRIvsn8u4OZTbTnhZPVKgZbEHHu-QkE6A5mezQpBz7hKhXg41kb1lnnRT3epcvYaBV8GGAgDZXt-Wr3aK-Ij8ccZMFRAzd4jYoR3WA-0_t6vps15EQFz4mf54EaqoUfeeUPdPawvBbo__4gECTMhilo1w8q0zL9DILRfOPXifFniMQ/w640-h596/IMG_20220605_171832325_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>looking back down that other hill. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFusZjc-rY_e1XIv0WhII8FqG7VMdlaCTjMZ0GQnq66Tylomx1AzExXIjiSvRzFd3IC21CNaqrVMg74yRUhduGfof3KS8KCZ5cb6tGFDAMA-1JRcobx6XhUZ3hlxGXwNib_Jg4mllzzMNUkVF5EzcQGwvZdZzcJG6N3vpFD2aa-sp4sXa2SVLwIV_-Sw/s838/IMG_20220605_172824134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFusZjc-rY_e1XIv0WhII8FqG7VMdlaCTjMZ0GQnq66Tylomx1AzExXIjiSvRzFd3IC21CNaqrVMg74yRUhduGfof3KS8KCZ5cb6tGFDAMA-1JRcobx6XhUZ3hlxGXwNib_Jg4mllzzMNUkVF5EzcQGwvZdZzcJG6N3vpFD2aa-sp4sXa2SVLwIV_-Sw/w610-h640/IMG_20220605_172824134.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>turning point. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfc75X6uP6m919yow0bX_ZjYLc6vK7zJaiNGocC5sN5R52jC0BbZW6mJX9EvzuR0vuQXxJqDuD1hL06D3rP1367UnGu-XNHgsSTIEC6lso9RhGhZVAh7215VGj3M434lja3mzflGsbbz4jGlQXiqw2JC2Zn_CZtbSxM6B_A6JySGzAh33idZ861rTicg/s800/IMG_20220605_173003416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="800" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfc75X6uP6m919yow0bX_ZjYLc6vK7zJaiNGocC5sN5R52jC0BbZW6mJX9EvzuR0vuQXxJqDuD1hL06D3rP1367UnGu-XNHgsSTIEC6lso9RhGhZVAh7215VGj3M434lja3mzflGsbbz4jGlQXiqw2JC2Zn_CZtbSxM6B_A6JySGzAh33idZ861rTicg/w640-h588/IMG_20220605_173003416.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More gravel </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd2yhXH9mLbYhRsrSLT-ByQbHDUoNZiECMnfEjWvXEKmpj9_2CS1o14wp_DDFVDasRinV_xJeNohG7ajsY0jlqb6b5srt1SOl69feJsoWu3buw-I98JkbS6J1LrD5tLxoZRMAaX58iA50Fjt9Ffs_Xofpvx_eCv_bh-Dx69vizkMqGaqd0Cj5SyGeXA/s835/IMG_20220605_181714861_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd2yhXH9mLbYhRsrSLT-ByQbHDUoNZiECMnfEjWvXEKmpj9_2CS1o14wp_DDFVDasRinV_xJeNohG7ajsY0jlqb6b5srt1SOl69feJsoWu3buw-I98JkbS6J1LrD5tLxoZRMAaX58iA50Fjt9Ffs_Xofpvx_eCv_bh-Dx69vizkMqGaqd0Cj5SyGeXA/w614-h640/IMG_20220605_181714861_HDR.jpg" width="614" /></a></p><p>And one last roll past the Chappell Marsh. </p><p>Up to 172.1km this week. A few more than last week - but I'd kind of wanted to get that up to 200Km by now... Maybe this next week... </p><p>(but probably not, considering it's now Friday of said "Next Week" and I'm barely past 50Km... can I do three 50Km rides over the next three days...?) </p><p>(in the rain!?)</p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-7155501427449847712022-06-02T01:48:00.003-07:002022-06-02T01:48:41.131-07:002022 Rides - Week Twenty-One<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtFEGxPn1sFsYSjxAKWXEimxX6v4TWGhCrejQ3QJCFoNC5sx-7upQyZcbmckFL078_vJ3WQ3eGf9flXObOJGlLVGQ6G8bPeEVZRlSa3KmOtMoFhnKrjpEcwNqea9IfQ2M8APYYkRFVMz1-CLSjA0XkB1NwX54DWl-kovjS6HHCzdGZ1kEGxC1eO5WOw/s861/IMG_3352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtFEGxPn1sFsYSjxAKWXEimxX6v4TWGhCrejQ3QJCFoNC5sx-7upQyZcbmckFL078_vJ3WQ3eGf9flXObOJGlLVGQ6G8bPeEVZRlSa3KmOtMoFhnKrjpEcwNqea9IfQ2M8APYYkRFVMz1-CLSjA0XkB1NwX54DWl-kovjS6HHCzdGZ1kEGxC1eO5WOw/w594-h640/IMG_3352.jpg" width="594" /></a></p><p>Monday, 23 May 2022 was Victoria Day, so Amanda had the day off work and decided to ride with me on the tandem.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qFerI1tL8VQT3qBiXpfm35hbDtOpelhNPsPu5iBHCfWLg5Ds9yXce7tFHMkXWj_Vk-m--EQrJedXWfHOOODeggecwxyml93Nk0gYXK6L3Ct-rfyazl8KbCelBCS22x7v0Or8-50Db97Pa-OkBsyWLin3VsskQpUV4qS7fwRecLPKeKdyiyfg6DzF_g/s800/IMG_20220523_134512852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qFerI1tL8VQT3qBiXpfm35hbDtOpelhNPsPu5iBHCfWLg5Ds9yXce7tFHMkXWj_Vk-m--EQrJedXWfHOOODeggecwxyml93Nk0gYXK6L3Ct-rfyazl8KbCelBCS22x7v0Or8-50Db97Pa-OkBsyWLin3VsskQpUV4qS7fwRecLPKeKdyiyfg6DzF_g/w640-h480/IMG_20220523_134512852.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>We rode out to the Chappell Marsh Conservation Area.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YWiGITL3Bdy5-DciF_xO1O5W43-Vtv6DzwOKIMJq9a5h9_9uhcGJl8f4vBudIvuMzDdBnvbKGmoB87ui4V3qZOh1oFvNhwVVqexIW7qSUXUECy-bVtG-W7uxz6C-pqm1FYnnebExiv5rnrn6YqQ5CeGpZi5PbHbDHYbFjvwU7mEmqHLgg9M2IuwFiA/s800/IMG_20220523_134837194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YWiGITL3Bdy5-DciF_xO1O5W43-Vtv6DzwOKIMJq9a5h9_9uhcGJl8f4vBudIvuMzDdBnvbKGmoB87ui4V3qZOh1oFvNhwVVqexIW7qSUXUECy-bVtG-W7uxz6C-pqm1FYnnebExiv5rnrn6YqQ5CeGpZi5PbHbDHYbFjvwU7mEmqHLgg9M2IuwFiA/w640-h600/IMG_20220523_134837194.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>She brought along the new camera that she's been suggesting I take out with me on rides... I don't know... it's a bit big and clunky and my camera fits in a pocket and that has to go somewhere else and would take so much longer to get out and ready... </p><p>A few times we stopped to take a picture of some bird that we spotted I had my pocket camera out and had taken a dozen pictures before Amanda even got the one she was using out! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOK1CbKZemyYALdJ9QkI8UXcVgQxfDJsvKfeKqv6hA7aqVHvBiuZKcinaBYKDFUIidpXN-bx8kdOpV3oXYgl2gO9pdIaCIu6I9TB13mIoQAJ2Qm7MFDQtOrm8cu3E44zJLaM1esDQxrFsqiH-bG1RchMg6KWnvmvWNO9tPPmWCTG1TIlgAMs5lQ-lphQ/s804/IMG_20220523_135052142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOK1CbKZemyYALdJ9QkI8UXcVgQxfDJsvKfeKqv6hA7aqVHvBiuZKcinaBYKDFUIidpXN-bx8kdOpV3oXYgl2gO9pdIaCIu6I9TB13mIoQAJ2Qm7MFDQtOrm8cu3E44zJLaM1esDQxrFsqiH-bG1RchMg6KWnvmvWNO9tPPmWCTG1TIlgAMs5lQ-lphQ/w636-h640/IMG_20220523_135052142.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>She spent a lot of time taking pictures at the marsh... and... I have to admit, it takes great pictures... I might have to start bringing it along... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcbgp-CZBhea64KuTKs6W3tnrek4JHBHuA2gvXnMzevKiUfyEt20qb3b9v_H2dkUQRRm-xU0bE4c3thElWLZu0InIafazmjztzqcL5Vr75QUjm6fgFBWbI9LItUS6h6kraUm6nb7sg23kh0IvvgfYx-IBnhb-MbVMQb7v2R2h0DZlCJbGxBbsKfOw0A/s800/IMG_20220523_140347167_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="800" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcbgp-CZBhea64KuTKs6W3tnrek4JHBHuA2gvXnMzevKiUfyEt20qb3b9v_H2dkUQRRm-xU0bE4c3thElWLZu0InIafazmjztzqcL5Vr75QUjm6fgFBWbI9LItUS6h6kraUm6nb7sg23kh0IvvgfYx-IBnhb-MbVMQb7v2R2h0DZlCJbGxBbsKfOw0A/w640-h630/IMG_20220523_140347167_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>We took lots of pictures of birds. </p><p>Like, LOTS and LOTS! </p><p>Too many to choose a few to put on here when this is already so late... </p><p>I SHOULD do a post of comparing the pictures I took with my little camera and the ones Amanda took... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VH3q0DrvdbP3aBZY_J5o6JyH7bdw-_lwPQqczI1TJkk2pGebi_z_3BUjdgfm2C4g-P8Ia4zCZuOhCKpytdhKhaBAFMKIJJhX_Ai9L_t84iZDKlfabYaYEMOL0w-OCySrrUHWqwmM8gYO0MnRfiA-W_bBTUnR6QSuxPbtEmqWCWiTymdefbbqHr5Qig/s800/IMG_3456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VH3q0DrvdbP3aBZY_J5o6JyH7bdw-_lwPQqczI1TJkk2pGebi_z_3BUjdgfm2C4g-P8Ia4zCZuOhCKpytdhKhaBAFMKIJJhX_Ai9L_t84iZDKlfabYaYEMOL0w-OCySrrUHWqwmM8gYO0MnRfiA-W_bBTUnR6QSuxPbtEmqWCWiTymdefbbqHr5Qig/w640-h616/IMG_3456.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>We stopped a few other places to look at birbs and critters - and take more photos. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RNnmmQLz8mlrNyf7jH4BjwbP7Dsjr9pF8O9fwr_Y60WqIbfkUPJ-9tctTyEN5mdrHI6nGlxl9gT6knmPCvWdIRXhMRJKahbDbUN3IyW2YepzCdsR2NQpn701VtwaWaiI8r-UpjziswLXI_mGxDkR7NwZYEQ7iTOHaDzjBXvckWPK48q-L-PEqBFP6w/s800/IMG_20220525_132946840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="800" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RNnmmQLz8mlrNyf7jH4BjwbP7Dsjr9pF8O9fwr_Y60WqIbfkUPJ-9tctTyEN5mdrHI6nGlxl9gT6knmPCvWdIRXhMRJKahbDbUN3IyW2YepzCdsR2NQpn701VtwaWaiI8r-UpjziswLXI_mGxDkR7NwZYEQ7iTOHaDzjBXvckWPK48q-L-PEqBFP6w/w640-h566/IMG_20220525_132946840.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Wednesday, 24 May 2022 O went for a ride to get groceries. Totally thought I was going to get rained on. Somehow managed to dodge it. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscoIu0jIi1gOeMMs4BCxpG5Dk9H74NgqzWRajIlnZR1aaFgYQcJYToVwsD67xy1v40gfPBGN2DebjBxdom1lqIq7vQrVoR8Sb3W7i1zCMpzabZYCc9gC_TbKJ5KyrNFzXOB2G-MzH0XRo-4KOTZcuttLv92yf65W2Qq1GoWzfQ9pmOvSiJu4XaabynQ/s800/IMG_20220526_150436307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscoIu0jIi1gOeMMs4BCxpG5Dk9H74NgqzWRajIlnZR1aaFgYQcJYToVwsD67xy1v40gfPBGN2DebjBxdom1lqIq7vQrVoR8Sb3W7i1zCMpzabZYCc9gC_TbKJ5KyrNFzXOB2G-MzH0XRo-4KOTZcuttLv92yf65W2Qq1GoWzfQ9pmOvSiJu4XaabynQ/w640-h636/IMG_20220526_150436307.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Thursday, 25 May 2022 I went out for a longer ride in the afternoon, heading south of town, passing through Casa Rio. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik45lXhUVcrDsPjMeT-7Tf6yDDx4go623bRZdtEehitDexyief19ie5Hjykjh6sBkLq7fZGla65zQHrUhpQQfJBLPXxdsQnVBEGOBShyf5-WkwygkOkGrawIkGReqEkiQa9DLlHv4QpuYuRsUxptE7dVNWa5hjnBouSoPMPmYGo_wJkYX1V0JPde1YZQ/s826/IMG_20220526_154051241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik45lXhUVcrDsPjMeT-7Tf6yDDx4go623bRZdtEehitDexyief19ie5Hjykjh6sBkLq7fZGla65zQHrUhpQQfJBLPXxdsQnVBEGOBShyf5-WkwygkOkGrawIkGReqEkiQa9DLlHv4QpuYuRsUxptE7dVNWa5hjnBouSoPMPmYGo_wJkYX1V0JPde1YZQ/w620-h640/IMG_20220526_154051241.jpg" width="620" /></a></p><p>Down all the way to the northern edge of CFD Dundurn</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLdzf2gcLVp9Up3u6sClDyg5ajX6wcp_hJOUFH9of-V3exjdGZ-1j9O2yQGqGOh9R-9aSKEQDB2t8uWPIauzOnpLqYbZqtVhYt9ZksgzcaikFvxVztaKgK6xatNnFUyQ2Y305ahlQhBhMaG_zZT1W4wEORbA60ybafc9gcR202zvThcMmUQZqHjtKEA/s843/IMG_20220526_154723122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLdzf2gcLVp9Up3u6sClDyg5ajX6wcp_hJOUFH9of-V3exjdGZ-1j9O2yQGqGOh9R-9aSKEQDB2t8uWPIauzOnpLqYbZqtVhYt9ZksgzcaikFvxVztaKgK6xatNnFUyQ2Y305ahlQhBhMaG_zZT1W4wEORbA60ybafc9gcR202zvThcMmUQZqHjtKEA/w608-h640/IMG_20220526_154723122.jpg" width="608" /></a></p><p>and along the sandy summer road that boarders it. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi664zXAhCoCUskTjhEoWmqftk4fO5GnvioHzewpfjhwlLwufBEmZ7kbgwu8e8XfCuC64dtWg8dqZvy4b6Og05nYQb_aCSgLRrOltFzo4rFIiNPDECW90mieHKNIBkYr9tiFGpPYq9zkMf-ggJeexGApOxwkaLt-BEEE2h0eHX6w2cyDQY1cKltjIXKrA/s800/IMG_20220526_154820212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVGgk_Biz2lpheUBjC9XDDd272tvqo9y4lI5R7zzLu8aGmhHcZR0DIlSLmAP7M697XV19r71EirtcXiKS6kvb2vKWvLNeh4aFt8LrWD6ks82NnQnhJC-XinK6fkRAjzv-OCC6sI3r4gbdA3NX-9c2kWLzhtNaqBkdzF6RqB9rald9EK19GbRmXn233A/w582-h640/IMG_20220527_151540083.jpg" width="582" /></a></p><p>Friday I spent a good chunk of the day doing bike maintenance. I got this old Giant fixed up for Finnegan to use. It was my dad's. He bought it maybe 15 years (or more) ago and set it up with a Bionx electric motor kit. I'm sure the bike and motor was close to $1000 (or possibly more!?) and I think he rode it ONCE... maybe... for a few years it was left locked up outside at an apartment my folks lived in, exposed to rain and snow. He never recharged the battery. I'm not even sure we HAVE the battery for it... so I had to strip off all the electronics and find a rear wheel to go on this bike. Having done that, though, Finnegan has a pretty decent city/commuter bike that perhaps he'll use in the fall when he starts university. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEGHcdDifhtaPc3UMp90VuAj7wl3T7w-_cwC03hbQSOdThQiAPI5FJgRBiCp3C4bMh6jNUr6DcFkG02_kmsdz-t10kOtgyIIePwmvJEpSItLidOBaj7VMelOpsWTA0KwWL6durlCW1T4fPLVXlEVvmT6vws_iUzfSVLR6dmmYjs4SSru43xGoMP1K0g/s1067/IMG_3610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEGHcdDifhtaPc3UMp90VuAj7wl3T7w-_cwC03hbQSOdThQiAPI5FJgRBiCp3C4bMh6jNUr6DcFkG02_kmsdz-t10kOtgyIIePwmvJEpSItLidOBaj7VMelOpsWTA0KwWL6durlCW1T4fPLVXlEVvmT6vws_iUzfSVLR6dmmYjs4SSru43xGoMP1K0g/w480-h640/IMG_3610.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>The impetus to get this done, however, was Finnegan needed a bike to ride on Saturday. He's recently started working at the Saskatoon Public Library. He works at a branch very close to where we live and walks every day. On Saturday, however, he had to do a "training" shift at a different branch way over on the other side of town!? </p><p>I rode out there with him as he's not the adventurous sort and I doubt would have been able to find his way there.... It was nice riding with him. He did indicate he remembered riding the route we were taking to go to the zoo - which we did a LOT, many years ago. He also mentioned that he didn't remember it being so hard of a ride. I pointed out that when we rode when he was younger the ride would take us over an hour... and we were trying to get there in less than 45 minutes... AND we had a killer headwind.... (AND when we rode there when he was younger, we were doing a LOT of riding and he was in much better shape then... the twenty minute walks he does every other day doesn't keep one in riding shape!) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-0E98_2NkLhBCCIJPaptV2F291ATeX-wvXvqudaoh-DjDN-ne1bhR7i2ovf7FvA1a9o4qqcNaEE9j3KDm2McvybdTZoEJ3kcZIfmg6mLSsdD4RCCz60CrEHsw532PvSyhY5zK36NavdJgBTxazb4j9-dXIUlkAMOan4-cspA5VbNPvkHtIhB9JyRXw/s806/IMG_20220528_101748806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-0E98_2NkLhBCCIJPaptV2F291ATeX-wvXvqudaoh-DjDN-ne1bhR7i2ovf7FvA1a9o4qqcNaEE9j3KDm2McvybdTZoEJ3kcZIfmg6mLSsdD4RCCz60CrEHsw532PvSyhY5zK36NavdJgBTxazb4j9-dXIUlkAMOan4-cspA5VbNPvkHtIhB9JyRXw/w636-h640/IMG_20220528_101748806.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>After getting him to the library, I headed further north to the swale to look at birds and try taking a few pictures of any I saw with the fancy camera. I took a few quick pictures with my phone and went to send them to Amanda only to find a dozen or so messages from her!? Apparently Finnegan had forgotten his lunch!?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLdGV3zPhE-XvLGpcohHME2CQ3lyWovZEjFK3JCfqA_jvx_DxCjgo2k9cuuHG7qHz_cSWslHsFQHx6IzQYDvPxozs01naIzcmBRfjrn-py6BZOZ_SJk4bAZZtvpC6tRZllDwRXDmG8xQm_kQBaCydl85Oe0_TtwXUnr8pe4GiGfdUGe_RzyYr1Iejng/s816/IMG_20220528_132046332_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLdGV3zPhE-XvLGpcohHME2CQ3lyWovZEjFK3JCfqA_jvx_DxCjgo2k9cuuHG7qHz_cSWslHsFQHx6IzQYDvPxozs01naIzcmBRfjrn-py6BZOZ_SJk4bAZZtvpC6tRZllDwRXDmG8xQm_kQBaCydl85Oe0_TtwXUnr8pe4GiGfdUGe_RzyYr1Iejng/w628-h640/IMG_20220528_132046332_HDR.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>So I rode all the way home... and then BACK to the library... and got there just in time for his lunch break!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MwtJWok_SKqquN6cScpkDR97u48COJ67u7QOe2oXaXkDk8UPxHwGS5J86uqfFiFc4um6uegD-kTX0_1g5c90BvVHWWilFdssQDO7kJqCM3y-vPrrmHJCa98bjX119d3lBwm5WzbpQCd82mbTHCpek2GBUU2tD27T6tn1rR08kCs9P01pyWKYDD3SyA/s800/IMG_20220528_132704287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="800" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MwtJWok_SKqquN6cScpkDR97u48COJ67u7QOe2oXaXkDk8UPxHwGS5J86uqfFiFc4um6uegD-kTX0_1g5c90BvVHWWilFdssQDO7kJqCM3y-vPrrmHJCa98bjX119d3lBwm5WzbpQCd82mbTHCpek2GBUU2tD27T6tn1rR08kCs9P01pyWKYDD3SyA/w640-h630/IMG_20220528_132704287.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I still wanted to go for a longer ride and look for birds in the swale, so back I headed in that direction... but took a different route. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVPvhWzy2It8aG6FRUu7L8tOaACHAgxSaFRX6CQnvJwZvFbqj3ljVE-OCt8xfifCIJdnIC_gfcGZ47MSabipkN51hKjh3XTsEE5bxgvV_151_WrkR8BnxT771nKHrmjJSAyIeAYReNWU_7C0KxWKNuQDLAJrrOf-4rtU3z08WGOy4mvbSSfCSot3szw/s829/IMG_20220528_133251118_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVPvhWzy2It8aG6FRUu7L8tOaACHAgxSaFRX6CQnvJwZvFbqj3ljVE-OCt8xfifCIJdnIC_gfcGZ47MSabipkN51hKjh3XTsEE5bxgvV_151_WrkR8BnxT771nKHrmjJSAyIeAYReNWU_7C0KxWKNuQDLAJrrOf-4rtU3z08WGOy4mvbSSfCSot3szw/w618-h640/IMG_20220528_133251118_HDR.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>Way-finding signage along the route. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigX5L2Kfoe3wuvfdv2x0jLEqcZFBoqcd6B63DIsVWMYYxx0UkZNgEn_w-RcaQQpprPwZH9lVrEBO0wZEXkAb5FKU7rDwrEP2XFF3cdG3syiuA03g-1rF3dyKY1qdBj-CmYgtQHBs9juCrH5fe_6uGL-Hkp9ocFD-a9Y5FzzI7OpquZ4pQFYjiGcgzi7A/s844/IMG_20220528_135028331_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigX5L2Kfoe3wuvfdv2x0jLEqcZFBoqcd6B63DIsVWMYYxx0UkZNgEn_w-RcaQQpprPwZH9lVrEBO0wZEXkAb5FKU7rDwrEP2XFF3cdG3syiuA03g-1rF3dyKY1qdBj-CmYgtQHBs9juCrH5fe_6uGL-Hkp9ocFD-a9Y5FzzI7OpquZ4pQFYjiGcgzi7A/w606-h640/IMG_20220528_135028331_HDR.jpg" width="606" /></a></p><p>More signage. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42xg486eiMXLazgaWC7Tvwh5Kc8r0hdJk7BQch2PSHYRHpRMysuWJrdDd7BGjF0IRW9L2vozVRhD6gOqKmOQpEnAov6dv5ecxVcWL3NIVE8eV7zf1UjdNNPdvEdAcNpG4I60w65_Co-XyakQpi4PLNVRjGXdMWVaVPgfnCVBU8rDeeVWyj3uLY0xceg/s822/IMG_20220528_135214057_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42xg486eiMXLazgaWC7Tvwh5Kc8r0hdJk7BQch2PSHYRHpRMysuWJrdDd7BGjF0IRW9L2vozVRhD6gOqKmOQpEnAov6dv5ecxVcWL3NIVE8eV7zf1UjdNNPdvEdAcNpG4I60w65_Co-XyakQpi4PLNVRjGXdMWVaVPgfnCVBU8rDeeVWyj3uLY0xceg/w622-h640/IMG_20220528_135214057_HDR.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Path I've never taken. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZsGv_Hr7tiVqgn1YyA-XdKXrnPidoJ_mw3xJtyqKwzQN7kiELV5ls1XW6TCgN1zOam_29kgVXGEQUTzgoLx5IPJL2u3WlrDQ2eAc1K2lSTdnR5rhJdsoEX59FH753DuM0vxs98gzDVBqmzwa0A1echfXzwtGhtq2yOQCC_y8zNbep0uI0cBsjcSvaA/s803/IMG_20220528_142642148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZsGv_Hr7tiVqgn1YyA-XdKXrnPidoJ_mw3xJtyqKwzQN7kiELV5ls1XW6TCgN1zOam_29kgVXGEQUTzgoLx5IPJL2u3WlrDQ2eAc1K2lSTdnR5rhJdsoEX59FH753DuM0vxs98gzDVBqmzwa0A1echfXzwtGhtq2yOQCC_y8zNbep0uI0cBsjcSvaA/w638-h640/IMG_20220528_142642148.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>I did make my way back and took a few pictures... but then the camera's battery died... so it was back to using my pocket camera (which I'd also brought along...) </p><p>In the end I did over 65Km of riding... </p><p>THEN Amanda wanted to go out to our friends' for Operation: CAKE - a celebration of both of their birthdays AND their 20th(?) anniversary - all of which fell within a week of each other and they bought a cake for each - a fourth cake was bought at the last minute as earlier in the week one had been made redundant and decided it was time to retire... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtCL3sz9cB9k1WGQO997ReqVt0DqXjSel0IQDj_IdbQb7td9XlKGLqmAaOP2D0kHfLuF0D1KK3lHd2elzy0sWnqBmqylD0RTGNElWeyxa_euKerBty9ZiTPQoY-hHT91izDDc6OUid6Q2qeg1kusKuVKkQpMh5Rr5NAiVr4vVLGGl0zxs1rYvcDeq4g/s846/IMG_20220529_150554090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtCL3sz9cB9k1WGQO997ReqVt0DqXjSel0IQDj_IdbQb7td9XlKGLqmAaOP2D0kHfLuF0D1KK3lHd2elzy0sWnqBmqylD0RTGNElWeyxa_euKerBty9ZiTPQoY-hHT91izDDc6OUid6Q2qeg1kusKuVKkQpMh5Rr5NAiVr4vVLGGl0zxs1rYvcDeq4g/w606-h640/IMG_20220529_150554090.jpg" width="606" /></a></p><p>Sunday morning Keiran and i rode to Art Placement for their "yard sale" and picked up a few deeply discounted sketchbooks and other art supplies. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvXV5bi6G5lfnHI9F0XDWnLemC6wO9O1wSiuEu0ninsk7c29U_avf3ZH48dNvopWlSozkFxMB0vfZpHnLNIxh2f6RNq81hm93Aa3fb4OAFl6BQ9vhR2D6ZkFqu5-rTkQJlL_jaFaNW01169vUaTlJaPcDDZ67HA_tZpUlJm1vGeyBR2RwuWrlTARJtg/s1067/IMG_20220529_162139914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvXV5bi6G5lfnHI9F0XDWnLemC6wO9O1wSiuEu0ninsk7c29U_avf3ZH48dNvopWlSozkFxMB0vfZpHnLNIxh2f6RNq81hm93Aa3fb4OAFl6BQ9vhR2D6ZkFqu5-rTkQJlL_jaFaNW01169vUaTlJaPcDDZ67HA_tZpUlJm1vGeyBR2RwuWrlTARJtg/w480-h640/IMG_20220529_162139914.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Then it was off to Operation: CAKE par two - a continuation of the previous days festivities... because there was SO MUCH CAKE it had to be consumed over two days... </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-43606209547204448082022-05-27T11:16:00.004-07:002022-05-27T11:16:18.949-07:002022 Rides - Week Twenty<p>Whoopsie... posting this almost a week late. Feels like forever ago...!? </p><p><br /></p><p>Monday took the long route to Sobeys at Preston Crossing... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnVZnmYk8v81qFwnrI_mFUSZJwPMMKj75bithoy7sLZOVvBdD153mccWvr6K1HMH794CwDFwznqocCzEixTNiXQgvIO7o-5qOxVN1rO7f0K7kl7R7_yVrqt8Dz-ZACcRjh25qfRmqCo1YsVpAXKzxqOtZtyAxYpZAjuFMGKQhQlpA0WhQw2sYLark-g/s831/IMG_2849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnVZnmYk8v81qFwnrI_mFUSZJwPMMKj75bithoy7sLZOVvBdD153mccWvr6K1HMH794CwDFwznqocCzEixTNiXQgvIO7o-5qOxVN1rO7f0K7kl7R7_yVrqt8Dz-ZACcRjh25qfRmqCo1YsVpAXKzxqOtZtyAxYpZAjuFMGKQhQlpA0WhQw2sYLark-g/w616-h640/IMG_2849.jpg" width="616" /></a></p><p>So Many Goslings </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkn_eOGMzhiOtUBOexa82z5rbL2wqSnkE11cLiJ07wkhCrokDffPA95NYgYAvxJBnLWDxD2O8OvlT_0ROpJYT7tu2jU2cTJ1ceewgekizEJZJU7l5YdK-M0MTdb12khdDwtXrRgd1D_YQv-7wE1OvCsoh7smsNvUABLlBuqRsNuXM1W-h4sR0fYJv-EQ/s822/IMG_2853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkn_eOGMzhiOtUBOexa82z5rbL2wqSnkE11cLiJ07wkhCrokDffPA95NYgYAvxJBnLWDxD2O8OvlT_0ROpJYT7tu2jU2cTJ1ceewgekizEJZJU7l5YdK-M0MTdb12khdDwtXrRgd1D_YQv-7wE1OvCsoh7smsNvUABLlBuqRsNuXM1W-h4sR0fYJv-EQ/w622-h640/IMG_2853.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>pile of goslings!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAr3P_c1AEwJNLbtdCHZULA1IxS-7y84pivM0Vo15QjSEbuq1nlazzN7H09LKi2vliGnP_ufoba6sMRQL5WkpB0kUKSoxWn_A9qQNQ5K97fpHBb-SNmUOa1CSav2If8Iq5yLHdj4wo2NXSmJNR2tMAFiDpFJBgy0AhQ_kDNhlnjd2hoGYntvNfnj-Wg/s800/IMG_2870.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="800" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAr3P_c1AEwJNLbtdCHZULA1IxS-7y84pivM0Vo15QjSEbuq1nlazzN7H09LKi2vliGnP_ufoba6sMRQL5WkpB0kUKSoxWn_A9qQNQ5K97fpHBb-SNmUOa1CSav2If8Iq5yLHdj4wo2NXSmJNR2tMAFiDpFJBgy0AhQ_kDNhlnjd2hoGYntvNfnj-Wg/w640-h584/IMG_2870.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Still more goslings</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjz1CTrapowPhE1jiUstSmqvzUvffN1BgWTcPxX3utsQaFXqkcHRD5UBq3jB__4t5ciaoWpGPbSCHUxPy9jOAIc-5icaLtV11RLc03LJkKNmMFd_oTGinS7vzjoyr_mbsBsgUiqTRSnWAPRkVQtz8SUs0XjwBq-q3lyhnjxxN_dr-DhBu7yKQaylDcSw/s804/IMG_2876.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjz1CTrapowPhE1jiUstSmqvzUvffN1BgWTcPxX3utsQaFXqkcHRD5UBq3jB__4t5ciaoWpGPbSCHUxPy9jOAIc-5icaLtV11RLc03LJkKNmMFd_oTGinS7vzjoyr_mbsBsgUiqTRSnWAPRkVQtz8SUs0XjwBq-q3lyhnjxxN_dr-DhBu7yKQaylDcSw/w636-h640/IMG_2876.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Not sure when this was...? Maybe heading to work Tuesday morning...? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLhauB1Gz9n4k39qRrlu_A5CPnHq-4gM7JNsjA15-rJ-wEv_q8c2nDRkXYDkbTfMwRlD-wMyDvInGB5GuIldyXHp1FOPRe3gSS9ZHd36ho1QT7zLQpnq4pfmtdogiDfnrdajJ4MKX_fXrvJw7Ym7nV3GcmgUFH9zBT6C6Ysus-1swQ-btNLnYYSPMeg/s893/IMG_2877.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLhauB1Gz9n4k39qRrlu_A5CPnHq-4gM7JNsjA15-rJ-wEv_q8c2nDRkXYDkbTfMwRlD-wMyDvInGB5GuIldyXHp1FOPRe3gSS9ZHd36ho1QT7zLQpnq4pfmtdogiDfnrdajJ4MKX_fXrvJw7Ym7nV3GcmgUFH9zBT6C6Ysus-1swQ-btNLnYYSPMeg/w574-h640/IMG_2877.jpg" width="574" /></a></p><p>Rode to Art Drop-In with Keiran in the evening. </p><p><br /></p><p>Wednesday I rode over to my folks to help them out with a few things. Hit the library on teh way home. and then went out AGAIN, riding up to Chief Mistawasis Bridge and over through the Northeast Swale.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qKOmOYPUMp5VgJJq-XCi7yjB95lfwwCyY10SfCxrerHJtbzjvGiE8IxpTThZkYkyfz3LlHC6CnLNj4ww2TTZCSaTIl8lYv4hpUBeYjnCiGKTTSTst5yTbDE8_y9wfsriTf5kRSpS212VF4sdhZ1JvtQBzsU7BP9u4PvSXDvICpYq2qnw5sNA8tymaA/s807/IMG_20220518_153645902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qKOmOYPUMp5VgJJq-XCi7yjB95lfwwCyY10SfCxrerHJtbzjvGiE8IxpTThZkYkyfz3LlHC6CnLNj4ww2TTZCSaTIl8lYv4hpUBeYjnCiGKTTSTst5yTbDE8_y9wfsriTf5kRSpS212VF4sdhZ1JvtQBzsU7BP9u4PvSXDvICpYq2qnw5sNA8tymaA/w634-h640/IMG_20220518_153645902.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>Park downtown and more goslings </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqmUYJ2nydxU_egzQN6CK0JUL8UkyDukSWM68YxtJxfVnC6v1HlP5rU30xm802tgT7rYYbvSDV41GbnSDcUvp0oR7PoBMsz4oNRmXvFEbNBnUSTJS97mHLkzLaFqGuC4GyZQPg-jtrinYbv69LEhgmpcJ5BOFDAq47e-IhMpkiqAjleas-9Vm0110pg/s886/IMG_2969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqmUYJ2nydxU_egzQN6CK0JUL8UkyDukSWM68YxtJxfVnC6v1HlP5rU30xm802tgT7rYYbvSDV41GbnSDcUvp0oR7PoBMsz4oNRmXvFEbNBnUSTJS97mHLkzLaFqGuC4GyZQPg-jtrinYbv69LEhgmpcJ5BOFDAq47e-IhMpkiqAjleas-9Vm0110pg/w578-h640/IMG_2969.jpg" width="578" /></a></p><p>Not sure if you can make them out, but down by the weir and the train bridge there were HUNDREDS of swallows soaring through the air, dipping and bobbing and hoovering all the mosquitoes out of the air!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNc_zWSvYDBtN9tbubye2_YMEBRKwJHUt-GDrEN7Ylph10zgY3gpPv6GTuUMBXL0VY8eO3mkBVoryKA5klQgWNtC_3Xy5YkO-4dG-OrfVxtDd1o8hb-DvTCN9SdHq3PujqZfzha2lBcUHriXaeukrI5iZ8eXnLAly10rG_DWRUxOLyIfuoQChXwcuDQ/s802/IMG_2989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNc_zWSvYDBtN9tbubye2_YMEBRKwJHUt-GDrEN7Ylph10zgY3gpPv6GTuUMBXL0VY8eO3mkBVoryKA5klQgWNtC_3Xy5YkO-4dG-OrfVxtDd1o8hb-DvTCN9SdHq3PujqZfzha2lBcUHriXaeukrI5iZ8eXnLAly10rG_DWRUxOLyIfuoQChXwcuDQ/w638-h640/IMG_2989.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>Looking North from the Chief Mistawasis Bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QCfghE8kAQbXDOS-j9G7n4w2BvbkS7Jp0G8U4xEFecLuIWeSHR6v3dhgZvtZnpGhPWIIdAZvvQC_cZFmZpwOia9UJOs0ERZo1ShVtoDqpSEPWBFNcn8Owl6rOTJTsHe19usv_uZCru86TuSbSgfO9VyZ4-AWaGLQQatz4RuOwR1O7-pddwkwt7lyjA/s800/IMG_2991.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QCfghE8kAQbXDOS-j9G7n4w2BvbkS7Jp0G8U4xEFecLuIWeSHR6v3dhgZvtZnpGhPWIIdAZvvQC_cZFmZpwOia9UJOs0ERZo1ShVtoDqpSEPWBFNcn8Owl6rOTJTsHe19usv_uZCru86TuSbSgfO9VyZ4-AWaGLQQatz4RuOwR1O7-pddwkwt7lyjA/w640-h636/IMG_2991.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Heading east on McOrmond Drive. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTRnlmS6tA_QBOFsU1xSd5VeWZ0Itwysi-4iA5UzjVoM4WD4Do8MNtrA0XpDanlydSdo3fxyhZZpm5_eSTPBoqRdsbdcmW9BuqimoVm6SZ2krrlPAo-VEH49Ek6oCpn4LI8hh84MG4aq3yZvOX4FfEzWeGylu1D_uKG4P43DZp4-6r5fI75Dpu9oBWw/s823/IMG_2993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTRnlmS6tA_QBOFsU1xSd5VeWZ0Itwysi-4iA5UzjVoM4WD4Do8MNtrA0XpDanlydSdo3fxyhZZpm5_eSTPBoqRdsbdcmW9BuqimoVm6SZ2krrlPAo-VEH49Ek6oCpn4LI8hh84MG4aq3yZvOX4FfEzWeGylu1D_uKG4P43DZp4-6r5fI75Dpu9oBWw/w622-h640/IMG_2993.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>First little wetland just off McOrmand drive - like you could toss a stone from the road and land it in the middle of the pond... SO MANY BIRDS here!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LRQFDsaBL5C8CfA-UMA4qKgHOI8kzG4Vw1HC1ppgysAv5F3XTvKZRR7aipoOP4P4mUzxo8dodqi0SBviSSYfuje9dhxG_zCJA4QSsJkiL23hztUq3IHzOB4Vxp2M5rIP1vekVHOD8f-XDKZVfghxi-Kfsp8HWEnh_8JXddI9quol2naBcthH9QZXqQ/s979/IMG_3019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LRQFDsaBL5C8CfA-UMA4qKgHOI8kzG4Vw1HC1ppgysAv5F3XTvKZRR7aipoOP4P4mUzxo8dodqi0SBviSSYfuje9dhxG_zCJA4QSsJkiL23hztUq3IHzOB4Vxp2M5rIP1vekVHOD8f-XDKZVfghxi-Kfsp8HWEnh_8JXddI9quol2naBcthH9QZXqQ/w522-h640/IMG_3019.jpg" width="522" /></a></p><p>LIke, there's the road... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjQOyIayEhOsiOQ88dIGdJ7UlrGFSnEEYOpfy-_D-XBET_aqPDFHl-LkRSGedxCngjQzMFtYrkZR_bZ6PzeOa2NzP57iaAYudypJSmegiWvnIz43GPF0WApOy0Q1HHVAfvJk6FpJuprltS7dFwPdwEmLITznCW1j5VWqvuaeOzPQuKluWNsT0uOTUXw/s938/IMG_3031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjQOyIayEhOsiOQ88dIGdJ7UlrGFSnEEYOpfy-_D-XBET_aqPDFHl-LkRSGedxCngjQzMFtYrkZR_bZ6PzeOa2NzP57iaAYudypJSmegiWvnIz43GPF0WApOy0Q1HHVAfvJk6FpJuprltS7dFwPdwEmLITznCW1j5VWqvuaeOzPQuKluWNsT0uOTUXw/w546-h640/IMG_3031.jpg" width="546" /></a></p><p>And there's the water!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLa8c44RKp074CHSG1Ek9u0IE8fRxukiIAjPU5q1JWsud_YkEXL_6ZIJLjbFMtnrrxRkO1s3Op98bkz20j6M_OuRR6S9nE50im4TJ4AAo_IBgEy6tKposYhKL1FZBgV1a-A6dDJCRX8m4aOCZmKCozVtlOWkZsZtGb3lDjQtcLwu4jhDyGV1pJTNPFw/s800/IMG_3005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="800" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLa8c44RKp074CHSG1Ek9u0IE8fRxukiIAjPU5q1JWsud_YkEXL_6ZIJLjbFMtnrrxRkO1s3Op98bkz20j6M_OuRR6S9nE50im4TJ4AAo_IBgEy6tKposYhKL1FZBgV1a-A6dDJCRX8m4aOCZmKCozVtlOWkZsZtGb3lDjQtcLwu4jhDyGV1pJTNPFw/w640-h572/IMG_3005.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There were Canvasbacks and Horned Grebes and Canada Geese and American Coots and Mallards and... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3mlJFJ98oV5aBaSwXJEiy0WXYnd97lf1uWCDoBCY7DIbBCBV0FuNUrXSD20b8J9M64Ea3KmT-Rj3rC7nuBJTrAN1vhRo7kYc7FVcZwNYQiGe_WQPez0grlNkEEHzpUNH7mPznUy7Xosz-tvsHOVCR7xw1Wzpo4I0NGdtrRWrnH2g0XzRMqzvTCzLOQ/s582/IMG_3021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="582" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3mlJFJ98oV5aBaSwXJEiy0WXYnd97lf1uWCDoBCY7DIbBCBV0FuNUrXSD20b8J9M64Ea3KmT-Rj3rC7nuBJTrAN1vhRo7kYc7FVcZwNYQiGe_WQPez0grlNkEEHzpUNH7mPznUy7Xosz-tvsHOVCR7xw1Wzpo4I0NGdtrRWrnH2g0XzRMqzvTCzLOQ/w640-h630/IMG_3021.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>KILLDEER - first I've seem this year. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7p0BWR1B6ut1jvrD6ywsVY74S-ATFfJOfRE9o-csYL0ui_8-WiWqz0eOprw-acosPtHZ9wFjmFgtGtQb_z5MQBNuA2BXUrUBSUmpr_BA_jQHq81TEsIykjGSFeQ1zrsYoPUNSeUj47IQRjRMwUcOAVuMx6A_Q4IqgdndZJakbwyV0hhAdHu3HZtSICw/s800/IMG_3027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="800" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7p0BWR1B6ut1jvrD6ywsVY74S-ATFfJOfRE9o-csYL0ui_8-WiWqz0eOprw-acosPtHZ9wFjmFgtGtQb_z5MQBNuA2BXUrUBSUmpr_BA_jQHq81TEsIykjGSFeQ1zrsYoPUNSeUj47IQRjRMwUcOAVuMx6A_Q4IqgdndZJakbwyV0hhAdHu3HZtSICw/w640-h602/IMG_3027.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Yellow-Headed Blackbird - also the first I'd seem this year </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEt8MM2mnk-SxA3ZAZQAqSygVLvNoCTSy9ISIlnLnhz8Jg5-TQbTT1GDv1G6sRVPgaNKVCMXvLfkx2IqMOTS3geSuoK4hd3cLoGOz2gHh2_rfo5W0qjVrTEXUPJNtbwIHGQp_mgCLUwlVVBP7orESDHKLsbMQm1X-2duBS7hj_-A5AK07BMWgMRJQZw/s800/IMG_3048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="800" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEt8MM2mnk-SxA3ZAZQAqSygVLvNoCTSy9ISIlnLnhz8Jg5-TQbTT1GDv1G6sRVPgaNKVCMXvLfkx2IqMOTS3geSuoK4hd3cLoGOz2gHh2_rfo5W0qjVrTEXUPJNtbwIHGQp_mgCLUwlVVBP7orESDHKLsbMQm1X-2duBS7hj_-A5AK07BMWgMRJQZw/w640-h608/IMG_3048.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Further down the road - big Raven on a power line. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCRcStm7NN5XtDcfGkGPn2ScSo1OTT3rCakizEd0ylJ1_66Xk7fc_1J-Bhbc5LYpTGiEgawHH73iIwRvaFaKmu3d0JbRiHsHAuzKnc3umYiuniakWgJlJPk_a_IyLpoOKu0L7mo-YfW1gRJATJz4b50BVTFdkN5Y5jO9YgeRJvLV__PZjxIPcLpawhQ/s802/IMG_3051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYCRcStm7NN5XtDcfGkGPn2ScSo1OTT3rCakizEd0ylJ1_66Xk7fc_1J-Bhbc5LYpTGiEgawHH73iIwRvaFaKmu3d0JbRiHsHAuzKnc3umYiuniakWgJlJPk_a_IyLpoOKu0L7mo-YfW1gRJATJz4b50BVTFdkN5Y5jO9YgeRJvLV__PZjxIPcLpawhQ/w638-h640/IMG_3051.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>I always feel like this is a statement... like they are guaranteeing there will be wildlife on the road ahead. </p><p>There used to be a sign below it that said "NO STOPPING" and I always thought; "So... you're just supposed to HIT the wildlife on the road!?" </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52XnotkNmgvnnN_8IG0ulpUCs84dvZCWjz9bdoXSHJzLzSioFCZqaIBwTwzAWr2f1wd-Sy8chuByHTkCm-PiazvNe9DC18cKA1yBdLxxj4YrR8gLTRCQsU0Ytg4OZDpTmcVMxqhbN-P-0CXuSsroV85kz6FShN2Km00TqBqKgeKz36rHojz65Zq4xGQ/s800/IMG_3052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="800" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52XnotkNmgvnnN_8IG0ulpUCs84dvZCWjz9bdoXSHJzLzSioFCZqaIBwTwzAWr2f1wd-Sy8chuByHTkCm-PiazvNe9DC18cKA1yBdLxxj4YrR8gLTRCQsU0Ytg4OZDpTmcVMxqhbN-P-0CXuSsroV85kz6FShN2Km00TqBqKgeKz36rHojz65Zq4xGQ/w640-h612/IMG_3052.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More wetlands in the Swale</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJULcjsp-Hd-b9bVKTpjrTMtqfQXr1JDidTE8TZgZM2oqFAOQ-9IZvfiP_A7-_zPs8H9GIPAOKaqFGMCi3w1z7UxoMuKPqeGZJ9Sao2uVKEWzWyvUQdjGwZexs5thKTducYttMwux_-uoqmuf9-Uw26GxHPTBbP_PRioi3Z_aHnHKfEdwK96exj8C_g/s800/IMG_3056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="800" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJULcjsp-Hd-b9bVKTpjrTMtqfQXr1JDidTE8TZgZM2oqFAOQ-9IZvfiP_A7-_zPs8H9GIPAOKaqFGMCi3w1z7UxoMuKPqeGZJ9Sao2uVKEWzWyvUQdjGwZexs5thKTducYttMwux_-uoqmuf9-Uw26GxHPTBbP_PRioi3Z_aHnHKfEdwK96exj8C_g/w640-h544/IMG_3056.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More wetlands in the Swale - across the road. Might have to check those out some time. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbPQdpqnSQYH4i9bX_KB2ddHzcNBFS7oWde8MqjNpnmBFxazuYmCPbPn5PvJ-UwFFUujE-3bCUajR3BeHL6DraAjRSaI89AIIiaD1us_WKXd0uMV8GCU8fn7XSdCEsEnSW5AcuMKY0fCcvV-xtr0gS-P8jRnk57nS8CSodyW232kzEgcSuUnTwuGfVw/s800/IMG_3061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbPQdpqnSQYH4i9bX_KB2ddHzcNBFS7oWde8MqjNpnmBFxazuYmCPbPn5PvJ-UwFFUujE-3bCUajR3BeHL6DraAjRSaI89AIIiaD1us_WKXd0uMV8GCU8fn7XSdCEsEnSW5AcuMKY0fCcvV-xtr0gS-P8jRnk57nS8CSodyW232kzEgcSuUnTwuGfVw/w640-h640/IMG_3061.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>STILL more wetlands in the Swale</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aNUQHU5JclT6WGe7NM4g8A9kZ4Cj348Av4QK8biC1RlolMaVYdGdUrlP_Uy52-RlyqOejQCxY3Z2-sUe7JpKgpb92d7kWX2xap2YU8LVDD-EJtuIwNYbtQbjOCQRpdeoq8xI-GI8Z9ZM0h-zMhhkMFLqy_fHBeS0s4kgUcm1-qqmSBiCLRNEUJ2zrw/s800/IMG_3088.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aNUQHU5JclT6WGe7NM4g8A9kZ4Cj348Av4QK8biC1RlolMaVYdGdUrlP_Uy52-RlyqOejQCxY3Z2-sUe7JpKgpb92d7kWX2xap2YU8LVDD-EJtuIwNYbtQbjOCQRpdeoq8xI-GI8Z9ZM0h-zMhhkMFLqy_fHBeS0s4kgUcm1-qqmSBiCLRNEUJ2zrw/w640-h634/IMG_3088.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I stopped at one of the larger ones. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sC0F-QGyVaFuM4W26BOT10Ur7sufJTz-Xxr4axTkzsBfOX-YiF-FdfrysLdUP9uXPfATHRkrpznFwswxLFPzBCzt_gbZ26pWaVzU9ypZBKNFluSHu72BkTIG4CtGLtgu8j7AjEair24saTwGDBRUK_Q0f7_FcKlS7-S0eEIZLXuW7v9JM8epg71zhw/s800/IMG_3089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sC0F-QGyVaFuM4W26BOT10Ur7sufJTz-Xxr4axTkzsBfOX-YiF-FdfrysLdUP9uXPfATHRkrpznFwswxLFPzBCzt_gbZ26pWaVzU9ypZBKNFluSHu72BkTIG4CtGLtgu8j7AjEair24saTwGDBRUK_Q0f7_FcKlS7-S0eEIZLXuW7v9JM8epg71zhw/w640-h616/IMG_3089.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>it's close to housing, but not SO close to a freeway, I thought there might be more birds here. There were SOME, but not as densely packed in as the previous wetland! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgqRvIgjZvxMHE7nQ5hRjwus3qe-QaJmky-IYGkC6zLJ-WskpiqlNgflPOmZ6eSTLP_H1QPlWGeZMXay7aOYCAw8ByjlwDZMujacX3zOea6ywOg6WrPn2ZSFlp7fXJfI7nmLg-lNjniaQSdJRUq0c5k2iK94NjEttF5aVgw8gfWlL891fqEAW1X0NDQ/s800/IMG_3093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgqRvIgjZvxMHE7nQ5hRjwus3qe-QaJmky-IYGkC6zLJ-WskpiqlNgflPOmZ6eSTLP_H1QPlWGeZMXay7aOYCAw8ByjlwDZMujacX3zOea6ywOg6WrPn2ZSFlp7fXJfI7nmLg-lNjniaQSdJRUq0c5k2iK94NjEttF5aVgw8gfWlL891fqEAW1X0NDQ/w640-h638/IMG_3093.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Saw a few new birds. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-e3Ci1aWNZeQ-AGJ86VdvspkW3HcEpO0K-E0i7H-v1JSmwSjEZavEka28K2EuG4h0yTPduPgw_bcs3F2UkvHAEQRAvsnMDbE9snMA2yGHaHKhw69lBazFq1BKNNgw8NybE4aWCHqfBfGBzNalTjr1vts01v5jUSp3LjrAv9MS7pQ3FFco6YgXU1UaA/s732/IMG_3099.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="732" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-e3Ci1aWNZeQ-AGJ86VdvspkW3HcEpO0K-E0i7H-v1JSmwSjEZavEka28K2EuG4h0yTPduPgw_bcs3F2UkvHAEQRAvsnMDbE9snMA2yGHaHKhw69lBazFq1BKNNgw8NybE4aWCHqfBfGBzNalTjr1vts01v5jUSp3LjrAv9MS7pQ3FFco6YgXU1UaA/w640-h634/IMG_3099.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Another Killdeer and some Blue-Winged Teals. </p><p>It rained on Thursday I didn't go anywhere.</p><p>Friday I made a quick trip to Broadway for a few groceries. I didn't take any pictures along the way. </p><p>Saturday we went over to bike Universe and picked up some tires and Arkel panniers!? All was 50% off - they are going out of business and closing the following week. Like, TOMORROW, now!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuHIpaE0Vz9323Tk8dDbZE_n6eyw0oiv_10r7g371cjkGTOUpjWM-ZCPI4vSVIlaBvxzrIzREI7XXwZgDNavmN1QZVvjoMPmIflzdpLM4kN8y0oPnRMGqAKCQAZJs5KwLYoMJZPMtSvKGq2yAPown6vuAigVdg25O53kMEuPdyUjubL-0HjB0H2cVNg/s846/IMG_20220521_170436483_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuHIpaE0Vz9323Tk8dDbZE_n6eyw0oiv_10r7g371cjkGTOUpjWM-ZCPI4vSVIlaBvxzrIzREI7XXwZgDNavmN1QZVvjoMPmIflzdpLM4kN8y0oPnRMGqAKCQAZJs5KwLYoMJZPMtSvKGq2yAPown6vuAigVdg25O53kMEuPdyUjubL-0HjB0H2cVNg/w606-h640/IMG_20220521_170436483_HDR.jpg" width="606" /></a></p><p>Later in teh afternoon I took a ride out to the Chappell Marsh Conservation Area</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9zUhNd9tJInT7Zuj29t09RLAu_XkTafUmibNSV9YSrB99LEbenuKZvW2l4DvVJMRPByPlahGLPwB1c4_OrTJikDI-KOl1BEhfYc-kRTAbRcvRI-G0i81G1Mi7unAPPgbXeUv9Cm8jg9r2ByuRwgU38uRbCHGSiU44oJLAmH6_uMKEOoRXQ3dslkDDw/s800/IMG_20220521_173148858_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="800" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9zUhNd9tJInT7Zuj29t09RLAu_XkTafUmibNSV9YSrB99LEbenuKZvW2l4DvVJMRPByPlahGLPwB1c4_OrTJikDI-KOl1BEhfYc-kRTAbRcvRI-G0i81G1Mi7unAPPgbXeUv9Cm8jg9r2ByuRwgU38uRbCHGSiU44oJLAmH6_uMKEOoRXQ3dslkDDw/w640-h610/IMG_20220521_173148858_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Heading out of town. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpKusRWGPgcYYCqJm-HAFyg5j4_Caqo6IjrHcMQiHALKnYnQi4ittt54BAY4MzTypRWvSGigbcDZdOSsLnWpDHPxBQo2b87K0ejClwzxbnImeXHcC8xC9eBb2wjz_MvFS4bdH5b8hovbgpM9AYU1k6JaBkmjUZ3i0Yj_f66GWf68ruROr4bNr6T980w/s803/IMG_20220521_174331116_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpKusRWGPgcYYCqJm-HAFyg5j4_Caqo6IjrHcMQiHALKnYnQi4ittt54BAY4MzTypRWvSGigbcDZdOSsLnWpDHPxBQo2b87K0ejClwzxbnImeXHcC8xC9eBb2wjz_MvFS4bdH5b8hovbgpM9AYU1k6JaBkmjUZ3i0Yj_f66GWf68ruROr4bNr6T980w/w638-h640/IMG_20220521_174331116_HDR.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>Dirt roads to the marsh </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4F5UsaAXwMd3WGCmzI0NW0HbVb4-YUti1xAwu9iJr6KK2lQkwEiJMdSQbfR9R7hUeyML7UcemVcd-oVFvazGlJ4RkVYWr3MRCw0aoUhLfg8K_XU60oqWWpAtGsHy0JFW8EoCT8NO2OckeMB9tSVUhPLhQU1zfngfiYOdBLauGoO7T80oOJtXHtEYcg/s800/IMG_20220521_181429965_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4F5UsaAXwMd3WGCmzI0NW0HbVb4-YUti1xAwu9iJr6KK2lQkwEiJMdSQbfR9R7hUeyML7UcemVcd-oVFvazGlJ4RkVYWr3MRCw0aoUhLfg8K_XU60oqWWpAtGsHy0JFW8EoCT8NO2OckeMB9tSVUhPLhQU1zfngfiYOdBLauGoO7T80oOJtXHtEYcg/w640-h638/IMG_20220521_181429965_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Tree Swallows on bird box</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSDmE1fBPfL4YkaZs_oV_nufZBEU8deTpCVys4aQ78HpEefIT4DeAVnk3p9mR9wiam3ZQa81HXDus2wPndEGrAdcg55NOfIV7DHnmAJqSp7kFyhVZ15qjHwN8okjcqLdDNRcikSi3ADIAh0YjHAWLZ22uiuUOTD0xbIxqZSOnqGJ2n5k666jSdDv0pA/s1067/IMG_20220521_183724485_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSDmE1fBPfL4YkaZs_oV_nufZBEU8deTpCVys4aQ78HpEefIT4DeAVnk3p9mR9wiam3ZQa81HXDus2wPndEGrAdcg55NOfIV7DHnmAJqSp7kFyhVZ15qjHwN8okjcqLdDNRcikSi3ADIAh0YjHAWLZ22uiuUOTD0xbIxqZSOnqGJ2n5k666jSdDv0pA/w480-h640/IMG_20220521_183724485_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Grand Trunk Bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnPa7njosgn885tOl2bPSNjnHQjP3i8jTw_9FfAS98wt2Ei_b4Ught7HnjylZJBclsLlPAkccMicTyOzoOuiwfZAOHGFrNVi8gyNt4T1FKoSXa3s4ZlGTRFzCBpQTfvWyyuq5DaSaBgpxE04of3AdjlWQshCmVF64XugfmoCsYG5riAJYVO_ZoFDzNQ/s841/IMG_20220521_190514324_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnPa7njosgn885tOl2bPSNjnHQjP3i8jTw_9FfAS98wt2Ei_b4Ught7HnjylZJBclsLlPAkccMicTyOzoOuiwfZAOHGFrNVi8gyNt4T1FKoSXa3s4ZlGTRFzCBpQTfvWyyuq5DaSaBgpxE04of3AdjlWQshCmVF64XugfmoCsYG5riAJYVO_ZoFDzNQ/w608-h640/IMG_20220521_190514324_HDR.jpg" width="608" /></a></p><p>rode to University bridge on my way back, just to get some extra kilometres in. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FAGR6LKKRppgdEhpSlCB-bh2wbnXfskQ-O4-nvXvdoaQHESUrjq3D8RvIz6ssRfLmHO9L-RxEYf2cfB8lFCP5Cw9Mi8cK8L01L3w7VcWhpYDt5v0wWmRsjpdptkN8PLBkKWctFm83mEqnhIQXeDBW6nYQTphxnvcYjUMZnn1g5732lJ7JXNiiBCpiw/s820/IMG_20220521_191331761.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FAGR6LKKRppgdEhpSlCB-bh2wbnXfskQ-O4-nvXvdoaQHESUrjq3D8RvIz6ssRfLmHO9L-RxEYf2cfB8lFCP5Cw9Mi8cK8L01L3w7VcWhpYDt5v0wWmRsjpdptkN8PLBkKWctFm83mEqnhIQXeDBW6nYQTphxnvcYjUMZnn1g5732lJ7JXNiiBCpiw/w624-h640/IMG_20220521_191331761.jpg" width="624" /></a></p><p>MORE goslings in the park</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97WrdV9jtt1zkK7Rlccczj02MuxrQhZbvxr-2ERwErSrUKFHTdo7FYc7pnyuXFZxDjI1wppdMcMfqle2rqsMCO1twQZuAToPIJokLzX6u0i2pkPwIpU_RWQKzHxtUou6FlO7oGnKtyY0zBfBfS0zWN3czG5AclzIYtSNiSL1zHZiKk5dWn78UQ6JIDA/s800/IMG_20220521_191346922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="800" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97WrdV9jtt1zkK7Rlccczj02MuxrQhZbvxr-2ERwErSrUKFHTdo7FYc7pnyuXFZxDjI1wppdMcMfqle2rqsMCO1twQZuAToPIJokLzX6u0i2pkPwIpU_RWQKzHxtUou6FlO7oGnKtyY0zBfBfS0zWN3czG5AclzIYtSNiSL1zHZiKk5dWn78UQ6JIDA/w640-h614/IMG_20220521_191346922.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It's getting a bit ridiculous. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuQDDQESaZR4_y8r2xtCVuBDIiiHOQSSCOUUhrZiRpUNDEAP7gArvOATfgKQ6dB-I9V5915LNjkLy4l7cynQKYsTHLQmkApB-0p7q7S1jjHK9YrnKYtBj9x-HiIv4zT85MT_HgANWN7nPD2fd752Y8cQzKuJnLW3N5HoQVgFPusZ4mW1deP7l_CSBpw/s821/IMG_20220521_191400836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuQDDQESaZR4_y8r2xtCVuBDIiiHOQSSCOUUhrZiRpUNDEAP7gArvOATfgKQ6dB-I9V5915LNjkLy4l7cynQKYsTHLQmkApB-0p7q7S1jjHK9YrnKYtBj9x-HiIv4zT85MT_HgANWN7nPD2fd752Y8cQzKuJnLW3N5HoQVgFPusZ4mW1deP7l_CSBpw/w624-h640/IMG_20220521_191400836.jpg" width="624" /></a></p><p>you get the idea right...? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqfGXtedQWAkM5ZXsuNBBDu7D8XuV32fWOhlrnAfYTV9SbYu7GBu7Jlv_aLy10gXBO5j-bBhkqp_iSxxKynJIpwQ_FzyiTXID6mNg7MvgOzCpIFXNqKIA68KJ5PPlGLH_4akGUKYYrU-LBkCawnV5VBx-U-Zf8GFTPKdJeLhS3kyJ6CQAkWHlwy3ZBA/s810/IMG_20220521_191512244_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqfGXtedQWAkM5ZXsuNBBDu7D8XuV32fWOhlrnAfYTV9SbYu7GBu7Jlv_aLy10gXBO5j-bBhkqp_iSxxKynJIpwQ_FzyiTXID6mNg7MvgOzCpIFXNqKIA68KJ5PPlGLH_4akGUKYYrU-LBkCawnV5VBx-U-Zf8GFTPKdJeLhS3kyJ6CQAkWHlwy3ZBA/w632-h640/IMG_20220521_191512244_HDR.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>Lots of others gathering around and taking pictures. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkMigBa6ZlVPq36OFY3hv6IztwVJa3wZIzUEh6dYiisMFoK2HGRr1pkPrl7lKuyGRQtx3IpHwZpeYH_tvDpe_9vLBwtfLM4ukPfnkEe2C-LDIMEgY3Bb0D70-OU-MC76nGWXhMQ2rIX5roa_3GtWCtavq3ixtBy-LML7HYN7trO4hTH-2B6Qz7cpiYA/s815/IMG_20220521_191522521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkMigBa6ZlVPq36OFY3hv6IztwVJa3wZIzUEh6dYiisMFoK2HGRr1pkPrl7lKuyGRQtx3IpHwZpeYH_tvDpe_9vLBwtfLM4ukPfnkEe2C-LDIMEgY3Bb0D70-OU-MC76nGWXhMQ2rIX5roa_3GtWCtavq3ixtBy-LML7HYN7trO4hTH-2B6Qz7cpiYA/w628-h640/IMG_20220521_191522521.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>Are you sick of goslings yet? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2beNMvDUHsNxD5d8h__GAKt_daDQ2U8hLMOcI6x_x4W87suf-YsMGVEmd2a2qJfGd9X_BJv-1_oTbu1nCJaWe9dOLbOcwLKOn-c6K-D42ZI43XGV1rLygpcbr6E7plPQr4WFRuOfMvnHK8uoWsJGZX6nE2f2zIEkUJ3HNNqBctPBg4H_xrBlnAmzzwg/s817/IMG_20220521_191529730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2beNMvDUHsNxD5d8h__GAKt_daDQ2U8hLMOcI6x_x4W87suf-YsMGVEmd2a2qJfGd9X_BJv-1_oTbu1nCJaWe9dOLbOcwLKOn-c6K-D42ZI43XGV1rLygpcbr6E7plPQr4WFRuOfMvnHK8uoWsJGZX6nE2f2zIEkUJ3HNNqBctPBg4H_xrBlnAmzzwg/w626-h640/IMG_20220521_191529730.jpg" width="626" /></a></p><p>Or just can't get enough of them!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf94aWUHAup_3XXuL8S6V4pQVb61mBT2-HeHKuzGRPnGXrucqP0m3zimxGru9gQqJ_NdcAMDl8ElXCClQoGCiGe9oidlmRO7lZ7Va1uKoWVdxMQGLievN0wOoqNmwPJPhEWz7KqgNHTT5idgvWtO6ZPiChOsbWMXTIykyKkLJpX30j_f7wx3gewEieCA/s805/IMG_20220521_191538950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf94aWUHAup_3XXuL8S6V4pQVb61mBT2-HeHKuzGRPnGXrucqP0m3zimxGru9gQqJ_NdcAMDl8ElXCClQoGCiGe9oidlmRO7lZ7Va1uKoWVdxMQGLievN0wOoqNmwPJPhEWz7KqgNHTT5idgvWtO6ZPiChOsbWMXTIykyKkLJpX30j_f7wx3gewEieCA/w636-h640/IMG_20220521_191538950.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Last one... for Saturday.... </p><p>Sunday I went out for a ride with Keiran on the tandem.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxjcZKY1qdFyR0DXLDBzvD7o4-JFiAhAJGLjEKB4N3hgYMjTA88zRPrq3LsWuZEs_7O7iULtTlngtkMux6r5kxGWzN6g9K7qZrprXGbTlMrn0c1J8VZiSXdHjwufoFo4pyyOIWrzjjxGa-I8u32n-oYfdRNwhpGgfcKeGo8yPKBndwwohta3SJUcp4A/s800/IMG_3200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="800" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdlfpqyeRl2kJa0dfE6orrmx89QZPBV-IxohF8C5wBxvDnvx1RkfRAgW_Xkqd7kLCOvxCM0kItsdVtg9wcRfLxBy_U8wzDoSwb4geMNCPkRtclNWMDRdzKcuDAEqB3U9mshBDoLhTKfky_Fbh60ljglv-km6vLf2WvoL-CqCXuc2JWLYRFx03K6Yt0A/w640-h574/IMG_3263.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>That's an Osprey at the top of that pole. It had lunch with it... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKsaKHpmT-xYB7sskYv0_1TZdazcVD7oqbcgitk1TZDg_hEPZSmIsAPjpt5hiR2QX-BMuJWmrBe9WUTLLM65Pi1d6S8ZbveoC2H5acT42lpMafEB5g71PsG0q6LMUKY9U8M-S5UBGXwtBokxz9SrMJ_MTWtfLBNpbOBQoAWK7clswOGie6pyUBVqPWA/s826/IMG_20220522_161748029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKsaKHpmT-xYB7sskYv0_1TZdazcVD7oqbcgitk1TZDg_hEPZSmIsAPjpt5hiR2QX-BMuJWmrBe9WUTLLM65Pi1d6S8ZbveoC2H5acT42lpMafEB5g71PsG0q6LMUKY9U8M-S5UBGXwtBokxz9SrMJ_MTWtfLBNpbOBQoAWK7clswOGie6pyUBVqPWA/w620-h640/IMG_20220522_161748029.jpg" width="620" /></a></p><p>Checking out birbs at the large wetland in the swale. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlwWaDCWpBd1-m_1Q3yKXrKMzKi5mnrA7HfNrI9XPxfge8zcPpqojSPo1Akv6N5DLrlosFjFwKZnw560RZqZSGcne2-6PpcBwvhm59j4ctH4UMxSZfNZFU4lq2emmF_fk1TS1QS6vM5hQv4PTbi0s311yK7SO17GbHUvsH76OMZ_RxqY7LMIBB0lrqQ/s815/IMG_3318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlwWaDCWpBd1-m_1Q3yKXrKMzKi5mnrA7HfNrI9XPxfge8zcPpqojSPo1Akv6N5DLrlosFjFwKZnw560RZqZSGcne2-6PpcBwvhm59j4ctH4UMxSZfNZFU4lq2emmF_fk1TS1QS6vM5hQv4PTbi0s311yK7SO17GbHUvsH76OMZ_RxqY7LMIBB0lrqQ/w628-h640/IMG_3318.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>Mallards and Teals</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8BfIhC0fPOMpufAxjT4hdPZwrRtjV6Ev_1hlRSsvDfcO6TjlNDJHrFFKkmIKzWQHnfFCnScNthxv2DL9xjDLlNP-C6VceeoE6s61nHngflCoGFEM154PjuCbClSuwfjiefAWuB3KANTg631McqvTdS09oCYT2q6LViMjbNzrMO5VwBGgNfZouPRu8Q/s939/IMG_3310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8BfIhC0fPOMpufAxjT4hdPZwrRtjV6Ev_1hlRSsvDfcO6TjlNDJHrFFKkmIKzWQHnfFCnScNthxv2DL9xjDLlNP-C6VceeoE6s61nHngflCoGFEM154PjuCbClSuwfjiefAWuB3KANTg631McqvTdS09oCYT2q6LViMjbNzrMO5VwBGgNfZouPRu8Q/w546-h640/IMG_3310.jpg" width="546" /></a></p><p>More Texting... kids, amirite? </p><p>That's all for now. </p><p><br /></p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-60844327113745079842022-05-16T09:48:00.002-07:002022-05-16T09:48:59.499-07:002022 Rides - Week Nineteen <p> On Tuesday I went for a ride with my friend Neil. I met Neil over thirty years ago during one of my brief attempts at post-secondary edumacation. We did a LOT of mounting biking and a bit of mountain climbing and stuff back in the day. Then he moved away. Then he moved back. Then he moved away again and we kind of lost track of each other... Then he was back and I found out through a mutal friend and we reconnected. Then.. Well you get the idea...</p><p>Then a year and a half ago I just ran into him along the Meewassin Trail - I was riding to campus with Amanda to get office stuff and he was riding to work in the opposite direction. Amanda was like "oh, didn't I tell you we'd run into each other a few weeks ago?" (she had not). Information was exchanged. a few emails were sent... then things happened. At the beginning of this year I got a phone. texts were exchanged.... then live happened... ANYWAY... We FINALLY got around to meeting up and going for a ride together! </p><p>We rolled out of town to the south, through Chief Whitecap Park. </p><p>I took no pictures. Too busy catching up. </p><p>Wednesday I rode out to Sobey's at Preston Crossing. </p><p>Not the closest Sobey's... but I can get there almost entirely along multiuse trails - AND the route is almost entirely along the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTdY1_ObrQMzdrQIu9Xaton1vjleosI3XIgWL9M3caPkg9u3OtvCZlUh_7fN6J98M7VcYiqFWm35jO0FXSs933_AHAbuMcZAseWPlAVGb2bpOMDxXC-4PiuUX6s5Wa4_hmrYJEBA9TvRXw2HkgVCHC4MMglD2R1WOTl-keK9mpnU2vGsl5J5n7ZBWIA/s800/IMG_2586.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="800" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTdY1_ObrQMzdrQIu9Xaton1vjleosI3XIgWL9M3caPkg9u3OtvCZlUh_7fN6J98M7VcYiqFWm35jO0FXSs933_AHAbuMcZAseWPlAVGb2bpOMDxXC-4PiuUX6s5Wa4_hmrYJEBA9TvRXw2HkgVCHC4MMglD2R1WOTl-keK9mpnU2vGsl5J5n7ZBWIA/w640-h576/IMG_2586.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>This little crossing by my house - which they'd dug up last fall and didn't finish before it snowed... FINALLY DONE! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHlWlebss9lwTBRKqQ4UfLaZdbwEC4UJy5e1XhOUgi1L5-j88dvend5pNLiR35l-GPhys2tlamxkJhaWa_Sw47U4Ry31cDTWWSj5q0gFeR98FRs5dZjZps-6dJkGnLuoj3lGTWI0GSSmm_kO9YHlUzfEExnewDbMT4vT2V03AVkltmm7JoTShcbvVeA/s800/IMG_20220511_134527104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="800" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHlWlebss9lwTBRKqQ4UfLaZdbwEC4UJy5e1XhOUgi1L5-j88dvend5pNLiR35l-GPhys2tlamxkJhaWa_Sw47U4Ry31cDTWWSj5q0gFeR98FRs5dZjZps-6dJkGnLuoj3lGTWI0GSSmm_kO9YHlUzfEExnewDbMT4vT2V03AVkltmm7JoTShcbvVeA/w640-h632/IMG_20220511_134527104.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Work being done on the little bridge just north of the old Mendel Art Gallery. wonder what they're doing...? just resurfacing...? or are they actually going to make it wider - it is an old, old bridge and very narrow - compared to the roadways north and south of it - and really not fun to cross as a cyclist as there is ZERO room for cars to pass (Oh, but they will TRY!?) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7fd65y5N6-OIc2Ssr7fwAa4l8XOf9t7rwKm9vL4Lq3EOFRzruhK_vo9RIksL_3UOa46ho2bIE-lfSVYuESXQI2oZYLZmusOiIvysu7ELzKMgpym_GK_N5fkVGxNtRsg7Wv57eXwGOlf3tk_M8hHOOVQtZfsF5h_nPwz3q8IHY84Aimsf4yuuPvEdbA/s855/IMG_2600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7fd65y5N6-OIc2Ssr7fwAa4l8XOf9t7rwKm9vL4Lq3EOFRzruhK_vo9RIksL_3UOa46ho2bIE-lfSVYuESXQI2oZYLZmusOiIvysu7ELzKMgpym_GK_N5fkVGxNtRsg7Wv57eXwGOlf3tk_M8hHOOVQtZfsF5h_nPwz3q8IHY84Aimsf4yuuPvEdbA/w598-h640/IMG_2600.jpg" width="598" /></a></p><p>Lots of people at the Weir - including a class trip </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0d1CDxZHGylKZwVQp5NfgAFedlZHNFO9lfjk2KQ2JxuBGvRo2TlXrifrur053NtGTTemAAey0hdxcT9nS__k0GfDLVYvEfm-EPXoKSWYV87WG8-7PHi_9J0YLPODXeBMOYN9mZvFmFFqPc9YPrE3W9rjb5CjvFoisn25XtFz0ixoD_9TktobhJ_YAig/s836/IMG_2601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0d1CDxZHGylKZwVQp5NfgAFedlZHNFO9lfjk2KQ2JxuBGvRo2TlXrifrur053NtGTTemAAey0hdxcT9nS__k0GfDLVYvEfm-EPXoKSWYV87WG8-7PHi_9J0YLPODXeBMOYN9mZvFmFFqPc9YPrE3W9rjb5CjvFoisn25XtFz0ixoD_9TktobhJ_YAig/w612-h640/IMG_2601.jpg" width="612" /></a></p><p>presumably to check out the pelicans. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGJdDxmjlFIiEyI93u4tPaqD3olDs3SR-jGS5ZHI61d3W1fc27lSh0zEpYhL_rQMflEAUgNbDFfwF1-BSm2aahyFvB4f9FQoUaMhks29uZE0qGXki8MZ2Mzf3-0qlaMu-z1CO10asmIYd6UuRmehycvm5Xn23A8q0I46l1o9opq_cvvK40o52l1DVow/s870/IMG_2603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGJdDxmjlFIiEyI93u4tPaqD3olDs3SR-jGS5ZHI61d3W1fc27lSh0zEpYhL_rQMflEAUgNbDFfwF1-BSm2aahyFvB4f9FQoUaMhks29uZE0qGXki8MZ2Mzf3-0qlaMu-z1CO10asmIYd6UuRmehycvm5Xn23A8q0I46l1o9opq_cvvK40o52l1DVow/w588-h640/IMG_2603.jpg" width="588" /></a></p><p>More work... I guess they expect people to turn around and go back...? or just veer suddenly out onto the road...? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6zX2SxsvenYAzZwTfN26Ah98usI3E5JUopaQlsSORwyPooCYw_mNwjd4MNVRSDvGHAm6dRoeI7bWteI228o1dsrma9oP1wyVGQhG0BwjH8va-FrokENehJBo0v8plk3xApqe1ywu3q-JsjaycU1S1I7lcNc5zbFjo7aF9ZEojTdSfXbWVxufsSpakQ/s816/IMG_2606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6zX2SxsvenYAzZwTfN26Ah98usI3E5JUopaQlsSORwyPooCYw_mNwjd4MNVRSDvGHAm6dRoeI7bWteI228o1dsrma9oP1wyVGQhG0BwjH8va-FrokENehJBo0v8plk3xApqe1ywu3q-JsjaycU1S1I7lcNc5zbFjo7aF9ZEojTdSfXbWVxufsSpakQ/w628-h640/IMG_2606.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>One day of raid last week and now everything is turning GREEN! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9mF1Hls5e7LeHAo8P-74u6yLvsJYUkHXC1t8Ukf_P_XPm_mhKN9dE7l5B2ECqjWkQhVFqUGssh9kCrl7wvMEnGkWic5ICCQCh8zBNMVe1OJlYuXl0bdfF_CAgw7VNhzvroIsFI7_-q5CKbA9BKMq1JgT50AOt0oqfCZfXsIeuyiwgz0ulJdN0SnvXQ/s822/IMG_20220511_140841208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9mF1Hls5e7LeHAo8P-74u6yLvsJYUkHXC1t8Ukf_P_XPm_mhKN9dE7l5B2ECqjWkQhVFqUGssh9kCrl7wvMEnGkWic5ICCQCh8zBNMVe1OJlYuXl0bdfF_CAgw7VNhzvroIsFI7_-q5CKbA9BKMq1JgT50AOt0oqfCZfXsIeuyiwgz0ulJdN0SnvXQ/w622-h640/IMG_20220511_140841208.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Made it to Sobey's. So glad to have the salsa up and running. (only needed a few things)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXi5l1yfp0GpzkI8PWgpI2r4AP1eXRV5iok53oDsofkggoKhExR7f1HPGv8XgCLhQ151Z9vlgk9nOvzFD7IaT-sczOQZGRr6NXlEVrqlHDBYAlOCUv6KKYZuw8mdieDb4RRNtgc1d4n1X7bAfTAxxkfAue_T-uuqjpFNuo9lxEuf5DW_VCEGuQmSwXg/s805/IMG_2619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXi5l1yfp0GpzkI8PWgpI2r4AP1eXRV5iok53oDsofkggoKhExR7f1HPGv8XgCLhQ151Z9vlgk9nOvzFD7IaT-sczOQZGRr6NXlEVrqlHDBYAlOCUv6KKYZuw8mdieDb4RRNtgc1d4n1X7bAfTAxxkfAue_T-uuqjpFNuo9lxEuf5DW_VCEGuQmSwXg/w636-h640/IMG_2619.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>candy cane seems a bit out of season</p><p>Thursday, went out for another ride, southeast of town. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbUZDCRow_QmrnG5d-feDU9NYCHDOfqtcIpTxFnIk-_---lxX0akNyrqcMKyJE2nr3t2EPoVk219n-fKl-OVNh_8AcO_YVfKXL09UAyDOkCa49bETVcdzowo5mwcG7Gl84PZxO-vWvYbnKGjebVV_DUbCwQKIAujoZ8ozDIqjQwb5wEZ6Yf9jkCuxCw/s834/IMG_2622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAbUZDCRow_QmrnG5d-feDU9NYCHDOfqtcIpTxFnIk-_---lxX0akNyrqcMKyJE2nr3t2EPoVk219n-fKl-OVNh_8AcO_YVfKXL09UAyDOkCa49bETVcdzowo5mwcG7Gl84PZxO-vWvYbnKGjebVV_DUbCwQKIAujoZ8ozDIqjQwb5wEZ6Yf9jkCuxCw/w614-h640/IMG_2622.jpg" width="614" /></a></p><p>Jets skis back on the river. thought they were going to blast past the kayaker... but they slowed and stopped. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNdzKjurenaXET8Y3MU03aoGRcBgY2XHLO2jd09DPyl5K9HQheHKEvZ3gQTfb8auosuFDUJYCmEzOLWUaz_tmQVMddP1WUiCJ16OOWvZzpMHsYMFilcuknhnji0grFFO6r2N1BKoGbiNuJtCMsxHTPJv3JMuoK2EAR79wBExM4qL2aQQX6JubaJSnZA/s834/IMG_2623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNdzKjurenaXET8Y3MU03aoGRcBgY2XHLO2jd09DPyl5K9HQheHKEvZ3gQTfb8auosuFDUJYCmEzOLWUaz_tmQVMddP1WUiCJ16OOWvZzpMHsYMFilcuknhnji0grFFO6r2N1BKoGbiNuJtCMsxHTPJv3JMuoK2EAR79wBExM4qL2aQQX6JubaJSnZA/w614-h640/IMG_2623.jpg" width="614" /></a></p><p>Looks like a lot of geese nesting on the island under the south bridges. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWb9tXODO2G4Pfng9UP_yGOO2bcE_fpvFD8jzR4nENYaiO8FKvxpya4AeZ1s8vdoVXRAZ2hwa43y8im_HaxRLI3xaKxF39Cvqa6O8bQeFixZiinu0tySyupRV5-TbN57ouybN_ySNV3vVAlrOfmAwaXMpGXQRlag-EMhBre20N-5amRPNRC-nbu6g_Q/s800/IMG_20220512_143515421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWb9tXODO2G4Pfng9UP_yGOO2bcE_fpvFD8jzR4nENYaiO8FKvxpya4AeZ1s8vdoVXRAZ2hwa43y8im_HaxRLI3xaKxF39Cvqa6O8bQeFixZiinu0tySyupRV5-TbN57ouybN_ySNV3vVAlrOfmAwaXMpGXQRlag-EMhBre20N-5amRPNRC-nbu6g_Q/w640-h636/IMG_20220512_143515421.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>heading out of town </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEG1zCAbnFy4S6AOwTw4pFHHQf0g3FtnER04XE-DWPMr4zuA6_VSGS22yKZxMTmzTwO7JQTWrl2zm7O63QfOVcxj3iCuVLTZiFOWvz2l-gKftJnsSX0NnGf6TOXfzoYIU0CVdoWu8kBzCR-J9To4g7h_hqTkI7Oa7mOL7bKnf-zBBxRFCiIHjNSm78Lg/s839/IMG_2633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEG1zCAbnFy4S6AOwTw4pFHHQf0g3FtnER04XE-DWPMr4zuA6_VSGS22yKZxMTmzTwO7JQTWrl2zm7O63QfOVcxj3iCuVLTZiFOWvz2l-gKftJnsSX0NnGf6TOXfzoYIU0CVdoWu8kBzCR-J9To4g7h_hqTkI7Oa7mOL7bKnf-zBBxRFCiIHjNSm78Lg/w610-h640/IMG_2633.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Looks like someone got a baby deer!? Where's the rest of it!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BEkIJH2A8YLOHDe1DngIWWtkNhBQ-jK-2xOd98-s2ngQSU-aFrU1vVU6rzov-Y4EjAn-WmyKfUR6l34tg85ftOBXlwFFGzapokIL_O5bb3EhJ9BEeRBmeAlA-EoPUGrZILBNuq8R5Y9SvFzmyQmg0TUffWJGUqfMKAZvMu6-aJUsyeBpIQLvw-WzGw/s809/IMG_2641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BEkIJH2A8YLOHDe1DngIWWtkNhBQ-jK-2xOd98-s2ngQSU-aFrU1vVU6rzov-Y4EjAn-WmyKfUR6l34tg85ftOBXlwFFGzapokIL_O5bb3EhJ9BEeRBmeAlA-EoPUGrZILBNuq8R5Y9SvFzmyQmg0TUffWJGUqfMKAZvMu6-aJUsyeBpIQLvw-WzGw/w632-h640/IMG_2641.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>Poles</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r879qCvovbwRbbiI09s_i_FW3_rKOy20cVanNcCZVUUlsOGK2EqDutmH_wnltyK75QcNlx2oyVfCQpXSVW9fB9zQGHvjANHiwvlcE00Pv_KojBOVgfJTIVfrkyD54d1koZt74JR7g5m52CsBeS03p01SDAHUpoBIIIN_0FmmMOD710K3B7aBN9fMVw/s800/IMG_2649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="800" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r879qCvovbwRbbiI09s_i_FW3_rKOy20cVanNcCZVUUlsOGK2EqDutmH_wnltyK75QcNlx2oyVfCQpXSVW9fB9zQGHvjANHiwvlcE00Pv_KojBOVgfJTIVfrkyD54d1koZt74JR7g5m52CsBeS03p01SDAHUpoBIIIN_0FmmMOD710K3B7aBN9fMVw/w640-h604/IMG_2649.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>So many poles </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAL0olnTjUHbOwrmXP3HAES_8ApWw6hj-kg7amVAc1Fz6twCVk2fiwHIO1a1F4G2lMwwxj-aLUVSJIaFFgwDpWsJBOIQuDGIqGbk765X4MPcCe9kXaC0PfOANek0YDYMc1GbAF7yxEvKQA_NbJ0e0cc0HTnMGxFdMqDenGYM6uMky5PsZseCjM-G4Ug/s800/IMG_2653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAL0olnTjUHbOwrmXP3HAES_8ApWw6hj-kg7amVAc1Fz6twCVk2fiwHIO1a1F4G2lMwwxj-aLUVSJIaFFgwDpWsJBOIQuDGIqGbk765X4MPcCe9kXaC0PfOANek0YDYMc1GbAF7yxEvKQA_NbJ0e0cc0HTnMGxFdMqDenGYM6uMky5PsZseCjM-G4Ug/w640-h640/IMG_2653.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>What am I doing here..? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjordHkjhSZ0QXh4RjlMuhlyFuRT_OYPItfVhLZnWCmANwQS0CUtZesPUmF6oVRxhg3Uc7NXdSXPS5RlXUakLGgglnoGxIz651dfWWS8PUPHSaUmwhNswrKyHHcQWCjPm5Ck6Hn0O0I7ribM5PmeUhtB7BWB3t6-UQ_ZhSN3vtyaeChvBG9KmNg4N8vbQ/s800/IMG_2658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="800" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjordHkjhSZ0QXh4RjlMuhlyFuRT_OYPItfVhLZnWCmANwQS0CUtZesPUmF6oVRxhg3Uc7NXdSXPS5RlXUakLGgglnoGxIz651dfWWS8PUPHSaUmwhNswrKyHHcQWCjPm5Ck6Hn0O0I7ribM5PmeUhtB7BWB3t6-UQ_ZhSN3vtyaeChvBG9KmNg4N8vbQ/w640-h626/IMG_2658.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Field. Clouds. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdQyy5EP65Lz7x96N_X_3PRM_aHUpSupV9zksn04TTJml7vnNyL-08ED8V_cdrXcKtDheYtvUMjI674qTC7vAXVqRC8gg2IldZ6eDmU6KrdrBM1M92RDX4C27APm2IoYzwWMXuEgCu_d1uCbPWO2O6dXnnFutA4hLZdlaeE8jxOddNZWFN_PviMGMgA/s810/IMG_2659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdQyy5EP65Lz7x96N_X_3PRM_aHUpSupV9zksn04TTJml7vnNyL-08ED8V_cdrXcKtDheYtvUMjI674qTC7vAXVqRC8gg2IldZ6eDmU6KrdrBM1M92RDX4C27APm2IoYzwWMXuEgCu_d1uCbPWO2O6dXnnFutA4hLZdlaeE8jxOddNZWFN_PviMGMgA/w632-h640/IMG_2659.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>Road cyclist blowing past me. I think it was Sarah from the Bike Doctor who sold me the new tires for my Salsa....? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdBGuYqVcHlj_cf9jMGRTyeWM-1XiAG0oNRd7ikKJBo05hbJEpZEtiLxJDtsa0SgBZy9unuOvE3rG6lWtAguAsOwF0LdqC9EYK4a1asvnfwS0JDVSRAX4gP16l7KLcyM7G9NtvwE6UUlCrQ4l7qEbZdP-jOW_IzzHbgDhMQMyEfjypKoKDYSS2tyZRg/s820/IMG_20220512_150735970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdBGuYqVcHlj_cf9jMGRTyeWM-1XiAG0oNRd7ikKJBo05hbJEpZEtiLxJDtsa0SgBZy9unuOvE3rG6lWtAguAsOwF0LdqC9EYK4a1asvnfwS0JDVSRAX4gP16l7KLcyM7G9NtvwE6UUlCrQ4l7qEbZdP-jOW_IzzHbgDhMQMyEfjypKoKDYSS2tyZRg/w624-h640/IMG_20220512_150735970.jpg" width="624" /></a></p><p>Road. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIIeXVo16NQ5V5rwexeruA9xDCaDOMs6BDOKtFBVffZ9NTJ81giGzWI8Nyq2sSicaYmSUXe6DtGAWfMKlq0R5dwzXhcKMlGL7NOR1GwZd3zdPvFq8XJ6e4fraDaSxqrUfjBN2ogAc5-t8ahjHS-qPDDlN_0_lYDMFvkzyD0OP-Ki4buS6rVmJigOgSQ/s836/IMG_2675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIIeXVo16NQ5V5rwexeruA9xDCaDOMs6BDOKtFBVffZ9NTJ81giGzWI8Nyq2sSicaYmSUXe6DtGAWfMKlq0R5dwzXhcKMlGL7NOR1GwZd3zdPvFq8XJ6e4fraDaSxqrUfjBN2ogAc5-t8ahjHS-qPDDlN_0_lYDMFvkzyD0OP-Ki4buS6rVmJigOgSQ/w612-h640/IMG_2675.jpg" width="612" /></a></p><p>dirt road through a field. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GuCfuIqjMhsJeLPD3cyGgauKyrebMElTLWH0IlzldpoDqBXnzGHkezXPKA1GG1REfamnLSQ51oa9pAPAueTPKGDZpaV2G3sWqdkDFLl3O5XiQ0p0AnxwbJ2t6ZMyccVsmuuxWcFV0J8AhY3U2bbyYCoBfcKx5UjYQKHwBRnxKm-B_md4yuXIcDkK8w/s812/IMG_20220512_153706231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GuCfuIqjMhsJeLPD3cyGgauKyrebMElTLWH0IlzldpoDqBXnzGHkezXPKA1GG1REfamnLSQ51oa9pAPAueTPKGDZpaV2G3sWqdkDFLl3O5XiQ0p0AnxwbJ2t6ZMyccVsmuuxWcFV0J8AhY3U2bbyYCoBfcKx5UjYQKHwBRnxKm-B_md4yuXIcDkK8w/w630-h640/IMG_20220512_153706231.jpg" width="630" /></a></p><p>came back into town through Chief Whitecap park </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcDEI4K1Dic6jUU0pM3Fv2-1ZBg8kFGuCarFJYpFzi6seoD_aZ8DuPfuiXoUnLLvzHaBuAU-Dwuv_4aIlTr9nHeEn3EBEE6tRlNFh0xvnSenO7gzPiplT5e5hOjJNXWgC3yReh7Hz74H3OzAFABB-UlBgxTqLqbLCJaS_KCP7mcF317Ab2lQ2Wg4dOg/s800/IMG_2718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="800" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcDEI4K1Dic6jUU0pM3Fv2-1ZBg8kFGuCarFJYpFzi6seoD_aZ8DuPfuiXoUnLLvzHaBuAU-Dwuv_4aIlTr9nHeEn3EBEE6tRlNFh0xvnSenO7gzPiplT5e5hOjJNXWgC3yReh7Hz74H3OzAFABB-UlBgxTqLqbLCJaS_KCP7mcF317Ab2lQ2Wg4dOg/w640-h624/IMG_2718.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Paddler, respectfully keeping distance from the nesting geese. </p><p>Ive seen others walking on these islands...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk4NXWWaPi9gbF1VrgSR2Odw0X7W_5jENVYhM1saBzLJl_Q7ZrD3Ju9tfyz_XC3aMFD2Zuu-wvZT0nttzCiBx4nHtSyxRTTKFVI9YofU6h0XPQDh3oqjkJ958o4hPtqgbjzjWOrCDVe1vkkAEeD7ERcNVGfsw-Z0-CaRwRNh4H-rkZ6T5i2F5EsJjLA/s800/IMG_20220512_160706098.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk4NXWWaPi9gbF1VrgSR2Odw0X7W_5jENVYhM1saBzLJl_Q7ZrD3Ju9tfyz_XC3aMFD2Zuu-wvZT0nttzCiBx4nHtSyxRTTKFVI9YofU6h0XPQDh3oqjkJ958o4hPtqgbjzjWOrCDVe1vkkAEeD7ERcNVGfsw-Z0-CaRwRNh4H-rkZ6T5i2F5EsJjLA/w640-h636/IMG_20220512_160706098.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The new section of the Meewassin Trail </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_7jKaLoMAOl9kBrMsfrfoMggom6aHTXC3m9A9GPht1p_47AI0Ay68zd-VrJeaHG9ZT1ST3vZ_bxOHNqHSwgHpblSySv9QNLiwBZUZaeXx_puqgRsLHfGPWxHeMN6MjiOsvQAohRjXm-VLCSHKTFeccaWG0seCalx6pD8DkfidQzvFoq_MW6Fv5ksDw/s915/IMG_20220512_165602783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_7jKaLoMAOl9kBrMsfrfoMggom6aHTXC3m9A9GPht1p_47AI0Ay68zd-VrJeaHG9ZT1ST3vZ_bxOHNqHSwgHpblSySv9QNLiwBZUZaeXx_puqgRsLHfGPWxHeMN6MjiOsvQAohRjXm-VLCSHKTFeccaWG0seCalx6pD8DkfidQzvFoq_MW6Fv5ksDw/w560-h640/IMG_20220512_165602783.jpg" width="560" /></a></p><p>After my ride, Keiran and I rode back to the new section of the Trail - as it is very smooth and very wise and there aren't a LOT of people there on a weekday evening...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAq8qEOyt12_4JwOI0X3LAyBSlHxGS3BDmbIw706GrvfOWlc83amlqxzT6KfBm4FGBCa8kmQhJ8VSFMvqtXbvLOrDs8WyqnIIiPdgK7JfnOxTILFsPT0BHP5tRCSyjynh7ZQd0YYGnzuzZaiJmovWFAg15nR9nw0Oaq2xH4Jc3jEYEOYpnFIq7b2nvQ/s820/IMG_20220512_170316221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAq8qEOyt12_4JwOI0X3LAyBSlHxGS3BDmbIw706GrvfOWlc83amlqxzT6KfBm4FGBCa8kmQhJ8VSFMvqtXbvLOrDs8WyqnIIiPdgK7JfnOxTILFsPT0BHP5tRCSyjynh7ZQd0YYGnzuzZaiJmovWFAg15nR9nw0Oaq2xH4Jc3jEYEOYpnFIq7b2nvQ/w624-h640/IMG_20220512_170316221.jpg" width="624" /></a></p><p>And we went skating for the first time this year. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6y08yx_U4DYCMU-6j7iGCKe03VyiQ9Ylj885ue9fRy5a5tdSr65MbHLmKYgOpMozTpzEL9xbiYu1scrG19B0erKQrS2Q5kNuYCQ5KhACBAe_btWaelpYJ2fZVgk6yCpzn4__EjS0RM1nfXD0mwru0OTrlZK2TZud-h1zIt-q8E1wSEYB_KE789G9ZA/s823/IMG_20220512_170545536_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6y08yx_U4DYCMU-6j7iGCKe03VyiQ9Ylj885ue9fRy5a5tdSr65MbHLmKYgOpMozTpzEL9xbiYu1scrG19B0erKQrS2Q5kNuYCQ5KhACBAe_btWaelpYJ2fZVgk6yCpzn4__EjS0RM1nfXD0mwru0OTrlZK2TZud-h1zIt-q8E1wSEYB_KE789G9ZA/w622-h640/IMG_20220512_170545536_HDR.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>unfortunately no grass on the side of the trail to roll off into in an emergency... just dirt or mud.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6RBjifJL_XMtXvTcbFXaMAN_kAVlh96alHxzh6QHDGLnnnUbozfTm0RL0zJF1jctgav6BPss1l-gE8NmtcHJcnI8gdkKHzrh0Sdae0PeQxB0KMGjdlHu_NHvfowfzYbZUNCl5GVwBdPmDZNvGkmebamH2E7BedSPkLxrLc6iysF1bimWm4TBNUq-mA/s885/IMG_20220512_170547458_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6RBjifJL_XMtXvTcbFXaMAN_kAVlh96alHxzh6QHDGLnnnUbozfTm0RL0zJF1jctgav6BPss1l-gE8NmtcHJcnI8gdkKHzrh0Sdae0PeQxB0KMGjdlHu_NHvfowfzYbZUNCl5GVwBdPmDZNvGkmebamH2E7BedSPkLxrLc6iysF1bimWm4TBNUq-mA/w578-h640/IMG_20220512_170547458_HDR.jpg" width="578" /></a></p><p>Zoom.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrQNKjck33CRLKU1Ci4iNoQPVK2y_NKTMb9xt6DuzJcbPTsd-iAAkBkYFmtuYpkYhhtPpv2o0lGYuovmqjlg60MQyTH34KpKGYf-O-zfDIT6eu7fYtI7qmQ_b5LxoayyVYu-wi8ZBbse491PwqtmhKyH_bup8iNHfhIFicrRkmpC59gaAJsSRJaWb9w/s859/IMG_20220512_170807004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Keiran tired quickly, using muscles that hadn't been used in months!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc8poCvXTjkWGDX9AR9K7kCngaQyCuOGzjAXZEgevNqsA72cvPTPCNnwUTEb_dFlpNzZdmr8sHEPOyLgzdesxjhUfqpVzVPIVpf_rwSP8pdIRtrMd5vSsWSbfwkmw9xEKvKkYzMmvH44PSHXHP7rwKn6dWEgV1NE6iAHIxdZoyPv6g2SpaTlDg7Ta2w/s815/IMG_20220512_172037445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc8poCvXTjkWGDX9AR9K7kCngaQyCuOGzjAXZEgevNqsA72cvPTPCNnwUTEb_dFlpNzZdmr8sHEPOyLgzdesxjhUfqpVzVPIVpf_rwSP8pdIRtrMd5vSsWSbfwkmw9xEKvKkYzMmvH44PSHXHP7rwKn6dWEgV1NE6iAHIxdZoyPv6g2SpaTlDg7Ta2w/w628-h640/IMG_20220512_172037445.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>Almost fell once - which Keiran totally captured in this pic.. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqjb0K9k0GpkWG5S60BdWmv7VdnZdWeQJwNf1WESUu7yc3cG5OLBPp-zxqMbwq1T9S2-hCS4NJUuNg9TGe6ApRTAOFEbUYN3p1zd4gxvyZUdJ8rVKM7o_JKKAr9xKN6vUFHkfAWgky1tszqsjDtRD30Ubv_Vn5I17Wy8BDdF6x_dBftNEJXjsYQdf3Q/s800/IMG_20220512_172039795.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="800" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqjb0K9k0GpkWG5S60BdWmv7VdnZdWeQJwNf1WESUu7yc3cG5OLBPp-zxqMbwq1T9S2-hCS4NJUuNg9TGe6ApRTAOFEbUYN3p1zd4gxvyZUdJ8rVKM7o_JKKAr9xKN6vUFHkfAWgky1tszqsjDtRD30Ubv_Vn5I17Wy8BDdF6x_dBftNEJXjsYQdf3Q/w640-h622/IMG_20220512_172039795.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Totally did NOT fall though... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqbeN7l9q1D7-EWfpgahw-6tTZIAmO9nuoXahC5MfjBAXFzlfytcNFZPLpbt12CT1iL4f627chysa_A75KE0llmWkrPphzUwdR5vNUQmQs0W2gOwW0O7osx6L1vZboCy9w22m4Q_ZUaOkr7Dlhqu7EvCuDcn-mpgf_dOkNHbgxDw5WM007ELivboBbg/s800/IMG_20220512_172114119_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="800" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqbeN7l9q1D7-EWfpgahw-6tTZIAmO9nuoXahC5MfjBAXFzlfytcNFZPLpbt12CT1iL4f627chysa_A75KE0llmWkrPphzUwdR5vNUQmQs0W2gOwW0O7osx6L1vZboCy9w22m4Q_ZUaOkr7Dlhqu7EvCuDcn-mpgf_dOkNHbgxDw5WM007ELivboBbg/w640-h592/IMG_20220512_172114119_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>calling it a day</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3hFQJCiddKPVMSlU6PiLWt4rBqlC6Y3xyrGB7aoAKkG-02eMf60YMVN1kZmVOkvpfa3Z5F-CdlZKZ5D_C1Pc6l11Hv2OKp-KPrchKkM4X9l3LIA4Qz_jN_grV17w-EATw7UbYPYfzgJ8XOEhKGFLqv3ULRLzRR1kn_xPPQzOrzDsFVKKsM2ew4xh_A/s858/IMG_2732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9H8NyV3Zup_oaW4vtARM9V9NUWRLF8PFNbsjh368i9z0u8Rj0su0DktfNPke6hg3EQ9yFtbYtOsLGhrSHP99345gvGyJ6fokNgxzF_ePBGXH5QM4OF5oyyubPlosK3Ftf4eTHwdoJnmI6lLcSBYysiXzr0ozHp-2SnpSFFVLgGbSNXduu_7_-qjETw/w610-h640/IMG_2743.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Lovely, but weird neighbourhood with lots of trees and no sidewalks. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9BtKQAn7HF56cv1mh-BG_XldIgDUaZ4O7df6Wsn52eJEYTydxlAMLpV3rk1nxWzino7-wX9SzEvZ_LdwkLr137ngGzXemgGsf_ZCiJGGork6jXvvCfcpcs61w9fithNHLSA3kozovZAhNZi7lCKFioaAyeeTnFR-3oWCALoR-eq_3qvaVDXJzDWHKw/s800/IMG_20220515_174948075_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9BtKQAn7HF56cv1mh-BG_XldIgDUaZ4O7df6Wsn52eJEYTydxlAMLpV3rk1nxWzino7-wX9SzEvZ_LdwkLr137ngGzXemgGsf_ZCiJGGork6jXvvCfcpcs61w9fithNHLSA3kozovZAhNZi7lCKFioaAyeeTnFR-3oWCALoR-eq_3qvaVDXJzDWHKw/w640-h640/IMG_20220515_174948075_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Sunday afternoon, rode out of town to the wouthwest to check out Chappell Marsh. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4-kiGO64SFVrAjXgVmEs94OazpvUNbscGAupZrvD5axYnBitcSgLvQrtLPT-3IokTSmUCHZrumz7WDhHzIrtD_HZ6bsFuSU96WREvMgCcoHxVGUX5FuuQnrqBO9hTR9iM--xC738fhZfshndXx93UpkVkPTcEk_ubNSUbJFYUtJasHraINhNjpYjWA/s1067/IMG_20220515_175010543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4-kiGO64SFVrAjXgVmEs94OazpvUNbscGAupZrvD5axYnBitcSgLvQrtLPT-3IokTSmUCHZrumz7WDhHzIrtD_HZ6bsFuSU96WREvMgCcoHxVGUX5FuuQnrqBO9hTR9iM--xC738fhZfshndXx93UpkVkPTcEk_ubNSUbJFYUtJasHraINhNjpYjWA/w480-h640/IMG_20220515_175010543.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Long shadows in the late afternoon. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX452XTbHWILD0B_MAknZneFyesb4j93apU2d60xIxcT1lxnNzZaDb1IRWIe7Ukkj6fVHuIaV-FSs6hLBMwj5C6lkDa4qWRnB6p1WxZO8dO391_LTedVB4TXwj7Bftq89pYioRC7fxWL4Uvhz5DTI9iFTD1yghQ4BGbVNMk-tdUPcmg2oeuPZdwOcZA/s800/IMG_2745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="800" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHX452XTbHWILD0B_MAknZneFyesb4j93apU2d60xIxcT1lxnNzZaDb1IRWIe7Ukkj6fVHuIaV-FSs6hLBMwj5C6lkDa4qWRnB6p1WxZO8dO391_LTedVB4TXwj7Bftq89pYioRC7fxWL4Uvhz5DTI9iFTD1yghQ4BGbVNMk-tdUPcmg2oeuPZdwOcZA/w640-h576/IMG_2745.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Spotted Mourning Dove again - in the same place I had the previous week. This one stayed on the line long enough for me to take one quick picture. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLIanTxIMg_qEpo40ZQuShssxjR7mjFAOFqtVyLmO2TVuiV23M4K53gXLx0ERJNGa732rQf-ON9tMVlSjR_ZkNdv3P3CMZqv1Tcwp24R75_5JPb2Nc5_yoGFOgk4veDZKbfxK4Z2ZRgmBZU3bNoHS1bPUT9LEl6_AOeSxT7BJgB45mXzv4W8ypVJaeA/s800/IMG_20220515_181828307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="800" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLIanTxIMg_qEpo40ZQuShssxjR7mjFAOFqtVyLmO2TVuiV23M4K53gXLx0ERJNGa732rQf-ON9tMVlSjR_ZkNdv3P3CMZqv1Tcwp24R75_5JPb2Nc5_yoGFOgk4veDZKbfxK4Z2ZRgmBZU3bNoHS1bPUT9LEl6_AOeSxT7BJgB45mXzv4W8ypVJaeA/w640-h612/IMG_20220515_181828307.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Road to the Marsh. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlUNg4xnQ9Ckr8O-a1A0OFaZgINT91DN1WRtV9jhssxGF72nG5NwsYXZ5-b-BB_z3aruvu4Jyix3-smYI6jgaR5sadE8qMAJn7Ho4eTMczurgaWsCfkaBpaD9egQxvJP4q0LG4fbs-cCkB5V4YGVsWVdMG6m4xcjUYpeh2LKqGxPuGxD65RnTDuCLqA/s800/IMG_2758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlUNg4xnQ9Ckr8O-a1A0OFaZgINT91DN1WRtV9jhssxGF72nG5NwsYXZ5-b-BB_z3aruvu4Jyix3-smYI6jgaR5sadE8qMAJn7Ho4eTMczurgaWsCfkaBpaD9egQxvJP4q0LG4fbs-cCkB5V4YGVsWVdMG6m4xcjUYpeh2LKqGxPuGxD65RnTDuCLqA/w640-h636/IMG_2758.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Some kind of blackbird...? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOzXKAjscZYA6o1XmrK70cN8yhqMJwbb20rgBip6doyl0IPWPKzL5RrT1N5apz-yfcxeS6R9FAwzfNXED8WtQkciofyxDYfzrMZgZsKgEUXpjF-3GEmYbeHYs2L7TVQFo-6V9IprxpF7CKz-N5dpXvkemmz0SVQ9lG4OX8eNYjZX586a8frOIB6ZCzA/s821/IMG_2765.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="793" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOzXKAjscZYA6o1XmrK70cN8yhqMJwbb20rgBip6doyl0IPWPKzL5RrT1N5apz-yfcxeS6R9FAwzfNXED8WtQkciofyxDYfzrMZgZsKgEUXpjF-3GEmYbeHYs2L7TVQFo-6V9IprxpF7CKz-N5dpXvkemmz0SVQ9lG4OX8eNYjZX586a8frOIB6ZCzA/w618-h640/IMG_2765.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>One of the bird boxes was clearly occupied! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2tCSF0rJCkjpI9kb7pCm4r2UFkqletl035wlnS4QUTuehUKzbZcuM-hYslSJZJuj2IxRLo2kytc4ZHBD1rMDSB8r0Y7AzJPVclLbJNCVa2QGDc0FXGLSB152NwJ5xAMoM-kTy1jO27LNu1lV21ccAETFNCPKFTHXsgX1dVJKO4riFPqhP3ie6Ytmlw/s803/IMG_2794.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2tCSF0rJCkjpI9kb7pCm4r2UFkqletl035wlnS4QUTuehUKzbZcuM-hYslSJZJuj2IxRLo2kytc4ZHBD1rMDSB8r0Y7AzJPVclLbJNCVa2QGDc0FXGLSB152NwJ5xAMoM-kTy1jO27LNu1lV21ccAETFNCPKFTHXsgX1dVJKO4riFPqhP3ie6Ytmlw/w638-h640/IMG_2794.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>There were two horned grebes on the north side of the road. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGk3ZRkNoIsdbf8OLZEBssJ4Y-GabmghInIeNYB36E_AVNJpeOmg_0o46vU5u3Oze3MckePBa-RIxmfgmpxov0JjAkJNUYaSdm5ayHWAA5UOwhClPy88p_Dawiez37cYtr8om7vfuH4issvY0ZVvLotSALzaE67Y-J8Jn3vHsdDdBG-5X7pFRIbrq7A/s800/IMG_2796.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="800" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGk3ZRkNoIsdbf8OLZEBssJ4Y-GabmghInIeNYB36E_AVNJpeOmg_0o46vU5u3Oze3MckePBa-RIxmfgmpxov0JjAkJNUYaSdm5ayHWAA5UOwhClPy88p_Dawiez37cYtr8om7vfuH4issvY0ZVvLotSALzaE67Y-J8Jn3vHsdDdBG-5X7pFRIbrq7A/w640-h632/IMG_2796.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lighting was not ideal to get a really great pic... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtDcAriib6S_3_zq0wfSE4t2fvlB9N-4bdwHCoiq3fBFotUtA1oWeEtY31RMzQlwEKkW0Ppoyc4N3q3qTXUYPLRk2TZbkAJeiM2BYHdIhsa4N1K5pkJxWR-Hd5ULYjvUu-dBhifwMB5NH-M8n1_xlREelOJKjDqXDp4NU6zBwRwlkiHtiKqlUzJH1RA/s691/IMG_2802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="687" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtDcAriib6S_3_zq0wfSE4t2fvlB9N-4bdwHCoiq3fBFotUtA1oWeEtY31RMzQlwEKkW0Ppoyc4N3q3qTXUYPLRk2TZbkAJeiM2BYHdIhsa4N1K5pkJxWR-Hd5ULYjvUu-dBhifwMB5NH-M8n1_xlREelOJKjDqXDp4NU6zBwRwlkiHtiKqlUzJH1RA/w636-h640/IMG_2802.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>I took a lot hoping one might turn out.. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbIFh4CodjmPVBkIUR4IKvpqYxk9M-mehKA2iyooi1T-XYSRFHVIdhnKpErf27GxIQsWpYgeq0-9PPVKTfEDa1KLPvVGoF4V52NleGcm5tk8tfewlYmdWS_kO7wOP0CGtisTd0vCLYv86zVZi9SXHuK8ddgXEydIL_yRIBZisL3C75wUjfExUIFE-uA/s852/IMG_2819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbIFh4CodjmPVBkIUR4IKvpqYxk9M-mehKA2iyooi1T-XYSRFHVIdhnKpErf27GxIQsWpYgeq0-9PPVKTfEDa1KLPvVGoF4V52NleGcm5tk8tfewlYmdWS_kO7wOP0CGtisTd0vCLYv86zVZi9SXHuK8ddgXEydIL_yRIBZisL3C75wUjfExUIFE-uA/w600-h640/IMG_2819.jpg" width="600" /></a></p><p>SO MANY Red-Winged Blackbirds</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7WOlM1hzCyoVdygisbm1GYMOY1HIvjX2qtwnkH1FrwhwERC7Q89X3uVijGAbvt1AT671LAa8WxPygW8d0Nm4pK7XwC_b7-3CQuwEUQGUfrl4_8lsvH0TXrIx9p2us0cpiGkxqyQcKreVh3s376vU7pN77uOiE8OFXiqhe5hwByyi8x570CA31nRJ0g/s800/IMG_2822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7WOlM1hzCyoVdygisbm1GYMOY1HIvjX2qtwnkH1FrwhwERC7Q89X3uVijGAbvt1AT671LAa8WxPygW8d0Nm4pK7XwC_b7-3CQuwEUQGUfrl4_8lsvH0TXrIx9p2us0cpiGkxqyQcKreVh3s376vU7pN77uOiE8OFXiqhe5hwByyi8x570CA31nRJ0g/w640-h616/IMG_2822.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>South of the road, things still looking pretty dry. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5bBZ-A4nz3358hHpsBBoSdl8gWcCa4_6XLT8IYPpPRUisPF1jtDQQfX4QJldqAs_tJOtc0uMJRXbnEokCi_4_u3IIpwUiMyyik9FpiIS3uqi-XSsO2anJk3Pes7zSfZysKYxd-pH2zeqL4S8k9QyF47q8kg80zMH1age3KLhrCJb-Nln1Cz-3qVaSg/s759/IMG_2821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="759" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5bBZ-A4nz3358hHpsBBoSdl8gWcCa4_6XLT8IYPpPRUisPF1jtDQQfX4QJldqAs_tJOtc0uMJRXbnEokCi_4_u3IIpwUiMyyik9FpiIS3uqi-XSsO2anJk3Pes7zSfZysKYxd-pH2zeqL4S8k9QyF47q8kg80zMH1age3KLhrCJb-Nln1Cz-3qVaSg/w640-h622/IMG_2821.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There were a few shorebirds that I couldn't quite identify. This big guy. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQClFrwoaOJuRDo8VWe3f3qHla6KrIadDQh_lvp2GXVFmB-WsN34aZW7a5sYRTdgFtTEH78HGMs4DRaKF6a7ubzkd5xlo7XliJrPWnh4W9OXJCwahxboFfio9YImynUr1uncSGXhvWW_AM_Q5b0Z6HCt_dhmLTLZAmnZeCMDLd4-nfMlBsNqZR5cOAzw/s800/IMG_2824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQClFrwoaOJuRDo8VWe3f3qHla6KrIadDQh_lvp2GXVFmB-WsN34aZW7a5sYRTdgFtTEH78HGMs4DRaKF6a7ubzkd5xlo7XliJrPWnh4W9OXJCwahxboFfio9YImynUr1uncSGXhvWW_AM_Q5b0Z6HCt_dhmLTLZAmnZeCMDLd4-nfMlBsNqZR5cOAzw/w640-h638/IMG_2824.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Bunch of little guys.. </p><p>That's about it... </p><p>126.5Km this week. 1410.9Km this year. A bit behind where i thought I'd be! Better get doing more long distance rides! </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-87121173025858748042022-05-10T07:59:00.003-07:002022-05-10T07:59:48.781-07:002022 Rides - Week Eighteen <p>It was a beautiful week for riding... so... I didn't do that much riding... </p><p>I did as much as I have the last few weeks, but I'd really hoped through May I'd start getting out for longer rides... </p><p>I didn't even get out for much of a ride Monday until the evening. I went out for some groceries - and took the "scenic route" along the river to see if there were any new birds to see. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVwXPySh-OThLEWuRiHgZu9cJqGJyTSh0Z6pOQkIk5HfrumjaIHwPtBiplaFW2Hr0sUi3GZtMzKSWedTy1ytpw4Cw5wUKYodxZpQouz-otYIvk7ZafUDD158BykdAGmuFj0X4UPXhhwEAxQLnMueojn1mNWqtflsmP5veJJySC37MgLLJVJfeUCD4IA/s801/IMG_2347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVwXPySh-OThLEWuRiHgZu9cJqGJyTSh0Z6pOQkIk5HfrumjaIHwPtBiplaFW2Hr0sUi3GZtMzKSWedTy1ytpw4Cw5wUKYodxZpQouz-otYIvk7ZafUDD158BykdAGmuFj0X4UPXhhwEAxQLnMueojn1mNWqtflsmP5veJJySC37MgLLJVJfeUCD4IA/w640-h640/IMG_2347.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I did spot a few Canvasbacks and a Grebe! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt09C9mci94tMxRciEO3nhbxD1oBBez6UxALd4EiM4v9wVDdnvfEuwLIoTq4rHyRJLoqt5WjFdiLdE5FVO0w1H18qmdYjkZwsL280f0EIL0CNmq4UJKcatQXUtc0e0RxEt883BAQtaEn70AB-P984uY2ky1pDIU2-b2QUP01314VYr11bbWQENbJVMA/s800/IMG_2365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="800" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt09C9mci94tMxRciEO3nhbxD1oBBez6UxALd4EiM4v9wVDdnvfEuwLIoTq4rHyRJLoqt5WjFdiLdE5FVO0w1H18qmdYjkZwsL280f0EIL0CNmq4UJKcatQXUtc0e0RxEt883BAQtaEn70AB-P984uY2ky1pDIU2-b2QUP01314VYr11bbWQENbJVMA/w640-h574/IMG_2365.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>By the time I was heading home, the sun was setting! </p><p>Tuesday I made a few short trips. One to 20th to hit a few stores - mostly looking for new tires for the Salsa. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aOFTMccKTKT177gVesgKX3AOkLbwbDGOVso7Ckt2ByijZfRQbf93h2cH50IQjL-ZZhYG8DpVzLat3FTxFcM5oTTQDEPGHyTU0ql9yj26HDR6uN3nuYfiwzDgp549KdEqUHyIqX2IG4MXbV48NClGtsmaW58CoaZ4P7v0z5sBnPDJURer5zHMUIMrnA/s825/IMG_20220503_144021043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aOFTMccKTKT177gVesgKX3AOkLbwbDGOVso7Ckt2ByijZfRQbf93h2cH50IQjL-ZZhYG8DpVzLat3FTxFcM5oTTQDEPGHyTU0ql9yj26HDR6uN3nuYfiwzDgp549KdEqUHyIqX2IG4MXbV48NClGtsmaW58CoaZ4P7v0z5sBnPDJURer5zHMUIMrnA/w620-h640/IMG_20220503_144021043.jpg" width="620" /></a></p><p>Then I rode up to my folks to drop some stuff off. I thought I'd take the fun route - but then I ran into these guys and they all looked like they wanted to take my lunch money... </p><p>(I made it past without incident...) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwLe21JVrO3Ci4nhprwxNyc5t4ypj_cDRQ4Ef5anuojQ2ecINqWECPubmS9iIdNOXci-8nvWuK7cvUTmBD3tN_zERKpZrghA0qu2Sz5-28I37fKTOdNe5NspVTG8MBqVumkgNEzxn7hdxXOn0FMsCXmj69Y5Ze1O4o1srViacAkpxPRM-8S0GdIzp0w/s800/IMG_2425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="800" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwLe21JVrO3Ci4nhprwxNyc5t4ypj_cDRQ4Ef5anuojQ2ecINqWECPubmS9iIdNOXci-8nvWuK7cvUTmBD3tN_zERKpZrghA0qu2Sz5-28I37fKTOdNe5NspVTG8MBqVumkgNEzxn7hdxXOn0FMsCXmj69Y5Ze1O4o1srViacAkpxPRM-8S0GdIzp0w/w640-h630/IMG_2425.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>GREEN GRASS along the trail now! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFjc5t8oX3YRiOqM4L8UyfktyHgDSGvEx6ybs7pVAZCD9ITQJSRcFR45UrmVJKDIPb3YRAU_du0pjjo5tvFm2YtyJQYP-FxRZgtmWtgfOBhu3vphyfQeSGO3uZPrC1Ujz4guNNGS7YMDW0quSmmzsViGSIBu_-PYNcqxQuELO0DHqMjdl3XgAq0L0bQ/s800/IMG_2426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="800" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFjc5t8oX3YRiOqM4L8UyfktyHgDSGvEx6ybs7pVAZCD9ITQJSRcFR45UrmVJKDIPb3YRAU_du0pjjo5tvFm2YtyJQYP-FxRZgtmWtgfOBhu3vphyfQeSGO3uZPrC1Ujz4guNNGS7YMDW0quSmmzsViGSIBu_-PYNcqxQuELO0DHqMjdl3XgAq0L0bQ/w640-h612/IMG_2426.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Spotted a few American Coots along the way...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODwQIcX9fc5_q93qU4qq2lYMFd-YazhSKPTthRRyHJcon0L_05IKjU1ffHRMJ7MZd7s6Iqgdq1ZdlHp2gtUUqXXKm7auLMIUMVTfiFU6xrYfEeMal-5gp2rO9h-WnaO57gfOqk8sivSDeIezJ59mzQFfXJUpOcHgczEUs25KJScc3MjZ2qQUWQOXpvg/s800/IMG_2439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODwQIcX9fc5_q93qU4qq2lYMFd-YazhSKPTthRRyHJcon0L_05IKjU1ffHRMJ7MZd7s6Iqgdq1ZdlHp2gtUUqXXKm7auLMIUMVTfiFU6xrYfEeMal-5gp2rO9h-WnaO57gfOqk8sivSDeIezJ59mzQFfXJUpOcHgczEUs25KJScc3MjZ2qQUWQOXpvg/w640-h600/IMG_2439.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>a pair of Common Mergansers... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX1G9RfRqRPpHR0dMDSGqQz9TdP7ZEekfsDioRsomwmXfcQCljFb06xJzah3W3RoC90uyoj7JQB7PEgI-RVpnPsk5JtSJaxV5tsgkRGTUXGdSpDnIohC-kZkrwlbIAuQl7XFTyXwOhDdK3RbIsckBUBPemSlTG6exmIKLiJDEzefW2T49m01S6btKzw/s800/IMG_2450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX1G9RfRqRPpHR0dMDSGqQz9TdP7ZEekfsDioRsomwmXfcQCljFb06xJzah3W3RoC90uyoj7JQB7PEgI-RVpnPsk5JtSJaxV5tsgkRGTUXGdSpDnIohC-kZkrwlbIAuQl7XFTyXwOhDdK3RbIsckBUBPemSlTG6exmIKLiJDEzefW2T49m01S6btKzw/w640-h640/IMG_2450.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>and a few Grackles....</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8EYwAqjO-YXxzWCHWy-PasMft2w6SHiHlDOkBuXIS7_aX_VJP2WXILK3IyzYNOEJKy2zKe_0QnZpZms4tK50GEW82k7qmv1cQmA4LtrG69PbAi1FR79a_GvuW7q-EBi_BHXAXNY5YdRfwzDw5mI2gdf4v6onGHL2XiXa5RXKc9b9W7sc_6IrY3MylQ/s803/IMG_2467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8EYwAqjO-YXxzWCHWy-PasMft2w6SHiHlDOkBuXIS7_aX_VJP2WXILK3IyzYNOEJKy2zKe_0QnZpZms4tK50GEW82k7qmv1cQmA4LtrG69PbAi1FR79a_GvuW7q-EBi_BHXAXNY5YdRfwzDw5mI2gdf4v6onGHL2XiXa5RXKc9b9W7sc_6IrY3MylQ/w638-h640/IMG_2467.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>Oh, and this little guy ran across my path. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQDlunQOLUDD2c03EckbK1hi_uOh7WWvEVBMshxey6SHBWvZQ-lwvujRzpFl1ZandfkYYiSVr10QQ-vi2V5D3QWfSs-_BqUcVl6YpQRKpOEBw08qeOXj0fZCbMwcLCajIcJVtpH3PE_an5k4YInnsS-s0WVPVxEtst5_0UHbrl1AYql20v7liV2oblQ/s800/IMG_2469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQDlunQOLUDD2c03EckbK1hi_uOh7WWvEVBMshxey6SHBWvZQ-lwvujRzpFl1ZandfkYYiSVr10QQ-vi2V5D3QWfSs-_BqUcVl6YpQRKpOEBw08qeOXj0fZCbMwcLCajIcJVtpH3PE_an5k4YInnsS-s0WVPVxEtst5_0UHbrl1AYql20v7liV2oblQ/w640-h634/IMG_2469.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Usually these little guys dart away as fast as possible. Maybe it's a young one that hasn't learned FEAR yet. </p><p>In the late afternoon Keiran and I rode up to 33rd to the Art drop-in at SCYAP.</p><p>Wendesday I did another loop up to the Circle Drive Bridge and down the other side of the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJlHENarSewgaX1lLQdBlKyKHr_uMRZaDWPVI31hwEde8wSAzuimZEubuvEMSKq70sbp1M58Mvh3xnJ-ccnis7ZW6w3_oIs488Grxj3SAfoPkjZDt8kG3YIkYI78INNkNZGdrZki3qoBkZarAQ6oyU93GilhS8CuFVvlVYYOtsL_WAFcunPLqccckxA/s862/IMG_2477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJlHENarSewgaX1lLQdBlKyKHr_uMRZaDWPVI31hwEde8wSAzuimZEubuvEMSKq70sbp1M58Mvh3xnJ-ccnis7ZW6w3_oIs488Grxj3SAfoPkjZDt8kG3YIkYI78INNkNZGdrZki3qoBkZarAQ6oyU93GilhS8CuFVvlVYYOtsL_WAFcunPLqccckxA/w594-h640/IMG_2477.jpg" width="594" /></a></p><p>Crocuses still blooming. </p><p>I decided to try and take the dirt trail right down by the river - to get a better look at the birds along the east side of the mid-river island. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mh-2-Lm8CITWGFgVJeGL2L3WrKg1bLbGpiJfPQNURHX9HYGqU2fmrlSUiJjFMXZL6CKO82Yy5VIrTrM98EvDEEFlJagvieew8lQz8i0OX9kamlNCFeOX7ubkH7aIzLLj9tFY5ujhqIvYMSf3r6bJWVsZZkPuHsm0V-CD7iWmwpPwVf9_jydnVi1PzQ/s800/IMG_2479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="800" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mh-2-Lm8CITWGFgVJeGL2L3WrKg1bLbGpiJfPQNURHX9HYGqU2fmrlSUiJjFMXZL6CKO82Yy5VIrTrM98EvDEEFlJagvieew8lQz8i0OX9kamlNCFeOX7ubkH7aIzLLj9tFY5ujhqIvYMSf3r6bJWVsZZkPuHsm0V-CD7iWmwpPwVf9_jydnVi1PzQ/w640-h618/IMG_2479.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There was one muddy bit... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk58sod1xWNpXxCVzIuJHqNgBzCkT_yyjvb_T9ySXfojI-l0PPpD-P92XUIQaDUJaXy6e8Nmh2cnpPZcDuc80yrFgixqO-CU39aQJZ-LnkWTnH0AMoD6RzZp6LQwOLswR1QZd_iDfG9ulMqJBYIMIxP3wAFVTBNu7obeyw0vpIrAvtRxSrQxlHqdjTJA/s824/IMG_2501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk58sod1xWNpXxCVzIuJHqNgBzCkT_yyjvb_T9ySXfojI-l0PPpD-P92XUIQaDUJaXy6e8Nmh2cnpPZcDuc80yrFgixqO-CU39aQJZ-LnkWTnH0AMoD6RzZp6LQwOLswR1QZd_iDfG9ulMqJBYIMIxP3wAFVTBNu7obeyw0vpIrAvtRxSrQxlHqdjTJA/w622-h640/IMG_2501.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>But I DID see some birds I hadn't seen before - three different Grebes! (only two present in this pic) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6XbP9vD-JwNo9pHIVeYRgyrBk2BdS2YASSlwtj4rcnkON61VYNOA3QHCyfgKFUFggAysY5Um83Ri2Y9DgT7h64p8Umtv06TsinJpm9_oQgdn3aGQ6TJX0A-IP9n872xP8tLC4LjyfUgCWZfeU7fni2cZ0EDwUG962LnXsCfQwabrSwvH0KdQhHgs5Q/s814/IMG_2483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6XbP9vD-JwNo9pHIVeYRgyrBk2BdS2YASSlwtj4rcnkON61VYNOA3QHCyfgKFUFggAysY5Um83Ri2Y9DgT7h64p8Umtv06TsinJpm9_oQgdn3aGQ6TJX0A-IP9n872xP8tLC4LjyfUgCWZfeU7fni2cZ0EDwUG962LnXsCfQwabrSwvH0KdQhHgs5Q/w628-h640/IMG_2483.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>Nest! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7UBO85dRxOlc_BcvFYGD7YCNpyESUueTTm9eR7jRMHDaKt15-b_5xO1R4hGzcicEEn8lnvoaWyKd2zc9_p_-LKLKHa_cRcTYQKfxLJFYlUFXuuSqzH5yGp_f0DfeEb6cE4rfhLG_nYmJOAz11SeusNI_pmvchh3u9rTyXcljUNNG64QJ-gJdSl5Ibw/s800/IMG_2517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="800" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7UBO85dRxOlc_BcvFYGD7YCNpyESUueTTm9eR7jRMHDaKt15-b_5xO1R4hGzcicEEn8lnvoaWyKd2zc9_p_-LKLKHa_cRcTYQKfxLJFYlUFXuuSqzH5yGp_f0DfeEb6cE4rfhLG_nYmJOAz11SeusNI_pmvchh3u9rTyXcljUNNG64QJ-gJdSl5Ibw/w640-h590/IMG_2517.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoMDmrKhw-osydyczt3t5Zxwpp3Nz8yK0Bf9606ze2Jk3s4ZrTlKomHdrXejpjlW5R6emH7Z0cq3lXycLP2nKo3k7pK3ivmOXYKKlO-dZlOUmRQ-ZD7V9nc48kG0YrdydQ5xMGwHEaUpBxVsGREqBlNLVt28RG8qcxjaMlhdsZNrMG4JMyMmsoOPV4Q/s1067/IMG_20220504_171730909_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoMDmrKhw-osydyczt3t5Zxwpp3Nz8yK0Bf9606ze2Jk3s4ZrTlKomHdrXejpjlW5R6emH7Z0cq3lXycLP2nKo3k7pK3ivmOXYKKlO-dZlOUmRQ-ZD7V9nc48kG0YrdydQ5xMGwHEaUpBxVsGREqBlNLVt28RG8qcxjaMlhdsZNrMG4JMyMmsoOPV4Q/w480-h640/IMG_20220504_171730909_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ghpHjmZQUm0WXKbQPSlXgu8wJLNhDysZY8NXnCpAyrV2H_9VFtx47jrvFuwG1tST5EPpNBbr249jRVLyEBvRnWdRNny-PK7A9emPAsTL9xrhZ6NyY2iq--UGfmKqUrmTIz4pqZphWv86hXWvylalkmKcKqdRXna2DWC60ZAb6DiF4hOklUqitw2jKQ/s677/IMG_2523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="677" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ghpHjmZQUm0WXKbQPSlXgu8wJLNhDysZY8NXnCpAyrV2H_9VFtx47jrvFuwG1tST5EPpNBbr249jRVLyEBvRnWdRNny-PK7A9emPAsTL9xrhZ6NyY2iq--UGfmKqUrmTIz4pqZphWv86hXWvylalkmKcKqdRXna2DWC60ZAb6DiF4hOklUqitw2jKQ/w640-h594/IMG_2523.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lesser Scaups </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVaA5e-yzRF1EygRvkuU6EE1AbRmrYFK8VrDUcpiHIIvSYAsKsBA4zlDT2fgXxchSOCtUVGZAqpd2Xmlnn1rSPvTfLcyeP3usjn9QRyNmejutJrcbN5Up8JPGI3kFqy3LPlT1p0MR8jaQRe8bDiZO3xEg-5uz6FfRNNaPjahhN2PertYR2-SekLCuqQ/s1067/IMG_20220504_171743778_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVaA5e-yzRF1EygRvkuU6EE1AbRmrYFK8VrDUcpiHIIvSYAsKsBA4zlDT2fgXxchSOCtUVGZAqpd2Xmlnn1rSPvTfLcyeP3usjn9QRyNmejutJrcbN5Up8JPGI3kFqy3LPlT1p0MR8jaQRe8bDiZO3xEg-5uz6FfRNNaPjahhN2PertYR2-SekLCuqQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220504_171743778_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAg5PHsG8kTgoXwD8FxBUgiUCwadT7Y74Htsao-U_vwDkzbY8NOjTg1TRDMtnMWzMWvXSbWmXdttu9jMZh-zJuL08kfHSPqR5LeTj0JneLI_zkMsP-CVqYbJ51s9SKGHXrB3bAQ-UiuAkvxU0Hd8t4Dg-tHr8si9-Und6aOXISnYuWFvFu0EvupJQuhw/s808/IMG_2525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAg5PHsG8kTgoXwD8FxBUgiUCwadT7Y74Htsao-U_vwDkzbY8NOjTg1TRDMtnMWzMWvXSbWmXdttu9jMZh-zJuL08kfHSPqR5LeTj0JneLI_zkMsP-CVqYbJ51s9SKGHXrB3bAQ-UiuAkvxU0Hd8t4Dg-tHr8si9-Und6aOXISnYuWFvFu0EvupJQuhw/w634-h640/IMG_2525.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>Still snow! Well... ice... in a deep gully. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQeXw4crhC2DEWG877TnxS4qbsI6cxAl006j41MVQ1f-AmWTOmxkOZ-tbJyo_iC3iJKRxWeMEHFtTZcfr1WQAtgQhv4EdvyJjX1PXuYwnAbW5qFI9YjeK3lh5OBNgDUHqaBM_MzZxOsol9FzHRafEBiqf5vcVmFFzuS98OpuzOOvFFMBCqgmVoowGeQ/s863/IMG_2526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQeXw4crhC2DEWG877TnxS4qbsI6cxAl006j41MVQ1f-AmWTOmxkOZ-tbJyo_iC3iJKRxWeMEHFtTZcfr1WQAtgQhv4EdvyJjX1PXuYwnAbW5qFI9YjeK3lh5OBNgDUHqaBM_MzZxOsol9FzHRafEBiqf5vcVmFFzuS98OpuzOOvFFMBCqgmVoowGeQ/w594-h640/IMG_2526.jpg" width="594" /></a></p><p>Needed to either pass through the gully to go back up the bank on a relatively not-so-steep pathway - or push up a REALLY STEEP path on this side of the gully... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-FjzxDi5m1IUejolcAMFwPN8X7f90VznBwzV3PXzqULo4BLEPv5Xh3s5gFIkXqkVBOidcJSTxz3vspaXPjtjRo8V9nKBwGWT6zKvKUDCJShxTW_ScWV0tApk2-alBJ03AyFAOCzzI6bf2XWNfBgGcgfc1snOhZnDkUEP6M2OvbkQ7DmF0Jpi7H_ybQ/s848/IMG_2531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-FjzxDi5m1IUejolcAMFwPN8X7f90VznBwzV3PXzqULo4BLEPv5Xh3s5gFIkXqkVBOidcJSTxz3vspaXPjtjRo8V9nKBwGWT6zKvKUDCJShxTW_ScWV0tApk2-alBJ03AyFAOCzzI6bf2XWNfBgGcgfc1snOhZnDkUEP6M2OvbkQ7DmF0Jpi7H_ybQ/w604-h640/IMG_2531.jpg" width="604" /></a></p><p>Gully it is. </p><p>There was a fissure down the middle where watter had run. it wasn't very wide, but very deep and still presented quite the obstacle to get across... with a heavy cargo bike... on uneven and somewhat slippery ice. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDy1PTphBmNqD-UjmO-ExLlKM4NZxUCkK4hnM95C-hiZGBjIpe-DM7yB48Zpy6782tt6uFkj9c2mEYE_gOEpf1uDEVB27bzWIt41BrE5pYHLl8cpJXAYzQxLaoWBuU0A6y8XWP5CVq6CwW-uPpzqtsV0jAKcHrFd5fKpn3roHE-0YLXSmVzdl7-fDyqA/s824/IMG_2532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDy1PTphBmNqD-UjmO-ExLlKM4NZxUCkK4hnM95C-hiZGBjIpe-DM7yB48Zpy6782tt6uFkj9c2mEYE_gOEpf1uDEVB27bzWIt41BrE5pYHLl8cpJXAYzQxLaoWBuU0A6y8XWP5CVq6CwW-uPpzqtsV0jAKcHrFd5fKpn3roHE-0YLXSmVzdl7-fDyqA/s320/IMG_2532.jpg" width="311" /></a></p><p>I did get across though. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZjykb5SAQ36PxDCzWfSeJgwWVbJ8DDDo8e7HRxAsJfTjkxDAKl5U8GY1u1o-1dL0RcJe1dFoj3fxmwTnFRM1OmoXVTtYNyVNCfdGTUpdYTG523vbTyeHxMXVShRoZ1nfVAcEbxcba-rTtRyyTetS5GaGuiiEt4G21DJZ8wLWQjnOVR9VVnEhpTLi8Q/s800/IMG_20220504_173658071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="800" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZjykb5SAQ36PxDCzWfSeJgwWVbJ8DDDo8e7HRxAsJfTjkxDAKl5U8GY1u1o-1dL0RcJe1dFoj3fxmwTnFRM1OmoXVTtYNyVNCfdGTUpdYTG523vbTyeHxMXVShRoZ1nfVAcEbxcba-rTtRyyTetS5GaGuiiEt4G21DJZ8wLWQjnOVR9VVnEhpTLi8Q/w640-h624/IMG_20220504_173658071.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The not-so-steep pathway has a lot of long over hanging grass and short shrubbery... and I picked up a few friends along the way. I brushed a few off my legs and bag. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsZ8h0h3MBs4IAwF1DZUq4_VJp_xN0l9w3DH7TA02PFljGopblV6pq9A5eFq7TOBSP6cM5anCVOsyT8mfCQ-FhQ1BfArLyo0j1zZqqlH7i_2TX6co2I9_E7BkbHWI331bQo7a9UwQES6FTHy1Tn1aRQFrEQF05roSotV1yllOX9X8xz1VKbMy4rhiaA/s800/IMG_20220504_175734126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="800" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsZ8h0h3MBs4IAwF1DZUq4_VJp_xN0l9w3DH7TA02PFljGopblV6pq9A5eFq7TOBSP6cM5anCVOsyT8mfCQ-FhQ1BfArLyo0j1zZqqlH7i_2TX6co2I9_E7BkbHWI331bQo7a9UwQES6FTHy1Tn1aRQFrEQF05roSotV1yllOX9X8xz1VKbMy4rhiaA/w640-h594/IMG_20220504_175734126.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>A few even made it home on the bags!? </p><p>Thursday I made a quick trip to broadway to pick up the new Bottom Bracket for the Salsa (that's a bit of a story... but I just don't have to time or energy to revisit that ordeal!) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YPMAp-ss7nH-Xf7I6eURsHgl0Bqutft3Ygv9n5_S6G78KdPALFeqT9uGY13UwsQCHC3X2vzHj7RFm0jhuY12OvuCchhQ1VGUy8UvuDlaR_y59JWhMiFa-xZZZITL0iKkYYzruWav8FPCeRk1eOkNfNlcE3onwUQbzvlC3kv0PJMuYzy-lYcmMGFKsw/s800/IMG_20220505_181107849_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YPMAp-ss7nH-Xf7I6eURsHgl0Bqutft3Ygv9n5_S6G78KdPALFeqT9uGY13UwsQCHC3X2vzHj7RFm0jhuY12OvuCchhQ1VGUy8UvuDlaR_y59JWhMiFa-xZZZITL0iKkYYzruWav8FPCeRk1eOkNfNlcE3onwUQbzvlC3kv0PJMuYzy-lYcmMGFKsw/w640-h634/IMG_20220505_181107849_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>After supper, Keiran and I rode out the the Chappell Marsh Conservation area. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSu5F8Q5dXlDeldB7UI32sXxVl8YK5A-vCAmnEV3DzVPih9OFuz-Dh3XJz7pkQn4_YeFS82YFW25W7snPJbHQzxGAk_bX-y_bKAiXcHpm6ub-0hYB5UZMplFOGVS3bL9L158FHfxdAWDT0pBWxAdioV_9lNP-Cp4eyCNhDm_0TsiaDsyK38O9cXfIyQ/s800/IMG_2552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="800" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSu5F8Q5dXlDeldB7UI32sXxVl8YK5A-vCAmnEV3DzVPih9OFuz-Dh3XJz7pkQn4_YeFS82YFW25W7snPJbHQzxGAk_bX-y_bKAiXcHpm6ub-0hYB5UZMplFOGVS3bL9L158FHfxdAWDT0pBWxAdioV_9lNP-Cp4eyCNhDm_0TsiaDsyK38O9cXfIyQ/w640-h630/IMG_2552.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Motorists passing at high speed kicking up lots of dust.... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv808dZczPvMXpclXmAtmeuaasjqOvsJ_439w4jhWBh9iUnkaBNzxstdqn1VyVl3eoV6VDsBr4w6uNqEGLfqjLJtMpykfKh_bvWEE4JWh8t3xUfE2YQFu9cVZGeNLPTbv0YHLtNVS2BGtsNRddk1ih1fGw3prgc9p2Y98gsWQcxyil3K1lB42EenQ-EA/s1000/IMG_2554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv808dZczPvMXpclXmAtmeuaasjqOvsJ_439w4jhWBh9iUnkaBNzxstdqn1VyVl3eoV6VDsBr4w6uNqEGLfqjLJtMpykfKh_bvWEE4JWh8t3xUfE2YQFu9cVZGeNLPTbv0YHLtNVS2BGtsNRddk1ih1fGw3prgc9p2Y98gsWQcxyil3K1lB42EenQ-EA/w640-h480/IMG_2554.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The Marsh is looking pretty dry on the south side of the road - the part that is actually in the Conservation Area... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqmuLqmx9s0pfvDNYjGY4KA9DlLqvharAKd3f0BEM_COp5enxgemF7yOAmVIleLdedtCzX0031XXGepkx_Xqn9Y9dx0Xq4bhhnQqwhy1vD2EA0OgMDKZSGceAoIYglfqj-EMkN7E8E2fF_54wrS-1j7oA18h_F_dVMu-6m29EULloACZ-2qA8ii2BJg/s925/IMG_2555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqmuLqmx9s0pfvDNYjGY4KA9DlLqvharAKd3f0BEM_COp5enxgemF7yOAmVIleLdedtCzX0031XXGepkx_Xqn9Y9dx0Xq4bhhnQqwhy1vD2EA0OgMDKZSGceAoIYglfqj-EMkN7E8E2fF_54wrS-1j7oA18h_F_dVMu-6m29EULloACZ-2qA8ii2BJg/w554-h640/IMG_2555.jpg" width="554" /></a></p><p>Depite all the signs that say "Foot Traffic Only", it looks like some tool decided to try going off-roading in the Marsh.... doesn't look like they got far.... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFP2cnXv3Wenz0Jq08a79zLZt67aS3FWY2n1ZY2wUpmHUBwd8T4A01m5gJvd9FubOc1U3_FUQlLSAKFf8dTVYyz571aFIHCpC84kKIItuKQkFIzreXKTv-8uhc3xJcRryqRwG88hqDpcmyuyH6Ka5vqqgM5GK18Y91CAqZPk6a2bDSCH_5QAs03nsEIQ/s800/IMG_20220505_183717961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFP2cnXv3Wenz0Jq08a79zLZt67aS3FWY2n1ZY2wUpmHUBwd8T4A01m5gJvd9FubOc1U3_FUQlLSAKFf8dTVYyz571aFIHCpC84kKIItuKQkFIzreXKTv-8uhc3xJcRryqRwG88hqDpcmyuyH6Ka5vqqgM5GK18Y91CAqZPk6a2bDSCH_5QAs03nsEIQ/w640-h636/IMG_20220505_183717961.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>it was a little depressing... How much rain to we need to refill this - especially when ALL THE SNOW we got this year melting didn't do the trick!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj94amcBojzkw1_DD7TPOWv2bpZ3UNU83b_lZApzawgpZQjaFHKH1br2zTsnCwOe2lijJx75NKmdsUAn8x5do7SXClTpE78KNnep_c2q5jOP3lt-2q0_DxwSY2EpT3YNmbqM2koJ7UD3x3X2DrcyWoLbWhdpcbTfSSbWmc7-MY4ha0k40hUWJW1BigLA/s840/IMG_2558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj94amcBojzkw1_DD7TPOWv2bpZ3UNU83b_lZApzawgpZQjaFHKH1br2zTsnCwOe2lijJx75NKmdsUAn8x5do7SXClTpE78KNnep_c2q5jOP3lt-2q0_DxwSY2EpT3YNmbqM2koJ7UD3x3X2DrcyWoLbWhdpcbTfSSbWmc7-MY4ha0k40hUWJW1BigLA/w610-h640/IMG_2558.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Brought the big binoculars along to look at birds. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDEHQkSVqyKBknRLlGg2Qu0gd9YAW7al8oioxFVcJj6ES237AFwRKbTxec7nNbTPON50Mm_Sl6UTRX_3_wR11PSuRQLobYrRnuWipz57EPoh9f0cptfEj3-bDe3zDIvNEKK9LJ57v7oAT4dGCm2yVEDSYtpLzX2yY_L7x6UCcmhy26o-MsHkbGD6hGw/s876/IMG_2559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDEHQkSVqyKBknRLlGg2Qu0gd9YAW7al8oioxFVcJj6ES237AFwRKbTxec7nNbTPON50Mm_Sl6UTRX_3_wR11PSuRQLobYrRnuWipz57EPoh9f0cptfEj3-bDe3zDIvNEKK9LJ57v7oAT4dGCm2yVEDSYtpLzX2yY_L7x6UCcmhy26o-MsHkbGD6hGw/w584-h640/IMG_2559.jpg" width="584" /></a></p><p>Kerian seemed more interested in looking at the dude out taking pictures in the marsh with a GIANT camera lens - seriously it looked about as big as my leg (and I've been described as havong tree trunks for legs!). We both has a bit of a laugh about the ridiculous size of it. </p><p>He probably does take way better pictures than me, though... so... maybe a bit of sour grapes there... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ18MRp0DM4lRPh1MQ1U3vheXpn3sL3adfVOjZykWtgPYwkSmeo23tr6oogIl-_zrXNTVAP-rMdME5Tu00nzfQzQoRa6mSizP4yNGjiNde7HvILNz6f89OoYKY5bl5Ab-G2EjxP6mc-IGZ1naw1Nuk68MVAywK_AitIloz69kPiXgoYco10nmRTx-mVw/s807/IMG_2560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ18MRp0DM4lRPh1MQ1U3vheXpn3sL3adfVOjZykWtgPYwkSmeo23tr6oogIl-_zrXNTVAP-rMdME5Tu00nzfQzQoRa6mSizP4yNGjiNde7HvILNz6f89OoYKY5bl5Ab-G2EjxP6mc-IGZ1naw1Nuk68MVAywK_AitIloz69kPiXgoYco10nmRTx-mVw/w634-h640/IMG_2560.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>There were LOADS of Red-Winged Blackbirds back - I could HEAR a lot more than I could even see - and i could see quite a few of them! </p><p>Friday I spent a chunk of the day fixing up the Salsa - tune-up, new bottom bracket, new tires. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUP7YD6zQjG9FjCQF7H5Ab3dI5_AmhavKvm32gCMGpQ9H3U7Ql9tqzfbzjKtbGCH_vS4nMTs8vDsE8BUp2m_EhEK_bOl40CPAhob66bcS3Hum3_WtT8ou0PXTQLYKUZpbm9tZVShcHN4YS_0lESa3Pg2HvNUMfSkVXWNNdmCtDSiti9TDD0_uTKTRPg/s883/IMG_20220506_170708510_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUP7YD6zQjG9FjCQF7H5Ab3dI5_AmhavKvm32gCMGpQ9H3U7Ql9tqzfbzjKtbGCH_vS4nMTs8vDsE8BUp2m_EhEK_bOl40CPAhob66bcS3Hum3_WtT8ou0PXTQLYKUZpbm9tZVShcHN4YS_0lESa3Pg2HvNUMfSkVXWNNdmCtDSiti9TDD0_uTKTRPg/w580-h640/IMG_20220506_170708510_HDR.jpg" width="580" /></a></p><p>In the afternoon I took it out for a test-drive and rode to campus to meet Amanda. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSO1qR2iFTLJDfWlolTNUdXizPXp9Qs8KpTq4viGpujJTWMC-_1kEC9oyxNLwrU5L4x-eA_Pltsa3RwZI7px1hohap0uHPu7DpznALJZM-Il_1TC4FF02Z_OxLHn-bl72tX8_GawLrAG1FG4bRwWHfy9yOxl3GElGhqzMehjXaBoWR8NZB9Fsc2wWXuw/s723/IMG_20220506_171628681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="666" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSO1qR2iFTLJDfWlolTNUdXizPXp9Qs8KpTq4viGpujJTWMC-_1kEC9oyxNLwrU5L4x-eA_Pltsa3RwZI7px1hohap0uHPu7DpznALJZM-Il_1TC4FF02Z_OxLHn-bl72tX8_GawLrAG1FG4bRwWHfy9yOxl3GElGhqzMehjXaBoWR8NZB9Fsc2wWXuw/w590-h640/IMG_20220506_171628681.jpg" width="590" /></a></p><p>There she is. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1bl6H9SlyZUFYPeKBKL8tLbebLhrjGugZMjFyuhesZuVKcrt6Kw2o4Ki4t5ZFH4wYtbnN7u1c1Vj7OoEOMYMMBbPB6tVhm-VHo1WNFJxyWNbLa8O9FRtYiOetYLFlUCtlmgZoCaGiZ0JCUgkbRLgZScNMKE4f-z3GAIld_8Nk-xRwyfuk8cLQd2B8g/s857/IMG_20220507_121752165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1bl6H9SlyZUFYPeKBKL8tLbebLhrjGugZMjFyuhesZuVKcrt6Kw2o4Ki4t5ZFH4wYtbnN7u1c1Vj7OoEOMYMMBbPB6tVhm-VHo1WNFJxyWNbLa8O9FRtYiOetYLFlUCtlmgZoCaGiZ0JCUgkbRLgZScNMKE4f-z3GAIld_8Nk-xRwyfuk8cLQd2B8g/w598-h640/IMG_20220507_121752165.jpg" width="598" /></a></p><p>Saturday I rode with Keiran to dance class and then thought I'd ride over to Montgomery for a quiet pleasant roll through the neighbourhood... when I got there the streets were lined with parked cars - not usually the case - further into the neighbourhood, the streets were just PACKED with parked cars and cars driving around very slowly (some looking for places to park, others just driving around because they're too lazy to park and just walk) and crowds of people walking up and down the streets... Turned out this weekend was the annual community wide garage/yard sale - It's really quite the event! I probably should have taken some pictures of the streets further into the neighbourhood... but there was just too much movement on the streets (and there are no sidewalks in the neighbourhood) and I kind of just wanted to pass through and ride the long alley way that skirts the outside of the neighbourhood... </p><p>and... that was about it. I'd thought about going for another, longer ride after I got home on Saturday... But I was tired and had to wait for a delivery and ended up just drawing birbs. </p><p>I was feeling tired and lazy on Sunday as well... </p><p>Maybe next week... </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-21495178037567804232022-05-03T09:40:00.002-07:002022-05-03T09:40:43.112-07:002022 Rides - Week Seventeen<p>Monday I did a short loop of the Circle Drive and South bridges. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1CXtGjeMcBAzXIdQ8a5YFGRh6ToXNPnZRTgHC6vFjadaJY3rfThwcoUSOfq13H6fKKmRJI22Ae4DCSZNDgjZC0YA8cvovwYgFV758Wa4vqsb21o2Y_hdjpcc6Dvfl-2zczjW4YTy9Hf0AJ4h5vLVNykUs2xfQnRL5VJdSJEBwHQwc2Tki_9BLLarYQ/s680/IMG_2054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="669" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1CXtGjeMcBAzXIdQ8a5YFGRh6ToXNPnZRTgHC6vFjadaJY3rfThwcoUSOfq13H6fKKmRJI22Ae4DCSZNDgjZC0YA8cvovwYgFV758Wa4vqsb21o2Y_hdjpcc6Dvfl-2zczjW4YTy9Hf0AJ4h5vLVNykUs2xfQnRL5VJdSJEBwHQwc2Tki_9BLLarYQ/w630-h640/IMG_2054.jpg" width="630" /></a></p><p>Double-Crested Cormorants</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJ2VQ3iYWTX_ndrChVEh8cRGKvnFTA9CIub9JegE2h-YdyKj3Pitc63fDxFFryqQAvUNzS2HOrQMYe-mLeCpfrKyKz2ufvLbkm73iewSlVFgXkEfrdhGLl4kfSHH0jKhNKCX_FQeK054gmJgSslQkvg6P0RILgr8wgHPQ6iVyRvgfGNHzURNVaMuNlg/s898/IMG_2057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJ2VQ3iYWTX_ndrChVEh8cRGKvnFTA9CIub9JegE2h-YdyKj3Pitc63fDxFFryqQAvUNzS2HOrQMYe-mLeCpfrKyKz2ufvLbkm73iewSlVFgXkEfrdhGLl4kfSHH0jKhNKCX_FQeK054gmJgSslQkvg6P0RILgr8wgHPQ6iVyRvgfGNHzURNVaMuNlg/w570-h640/IMG_2057.jpg" width="570" /></a></p><p>Some trails still a bit damp... Especially on the east bank of the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzTJWXBqe70Hj431DK1iSknx40inlTtbf79i4U4czmVEQv3W4jTMY4ttFWLsget6MBH8lUEEWzTu_9U7trof6kE-dxG6DHnzO-YMZERs9j1h5knpz_G2cXSKyN5z6acoG5vg6YRn96VJecACDw0-FyPaZnqwmbNh8GPpcvfH0wonAQFXmAgwytbRtsw/s800/IMG_2058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="800" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzTJWXBqe70Hj431DK1iSknx40inlTtbf79i4U4czmVEQv3W4jTMY4ttFWLsget6MBH8lUEEWzTu_9U7trof6kE-dxG6DHnzO-YMZERs9j1h5knpz_G2cXSKyN5z6acoG5vg6YRn96VJecACDw0-FyPaZnqwmbNh8GPpcvfH0wonAQFXmAgwytbRtsw/w640-h614/IMG_2058.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Maybe just sticking to the paved trails and dirt trails with enough exposure that they're all dried up for another week... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AgAxUJCo_O5ypgs9ZXEgDNSL06iPppWfzzgT-E0EUkg6GL9PUZ4Ppp8mtBIkmH3ttIdDdw1U5q3sFx4ZI9HloCjSgedKSQcN4yeJwCFhMVIIF-1q3FzWKf8BQwJ5QPrLl-qO2achcPn-lmPLx-nuWRfb7Kd7l2kMOAPkb8v9DVtWQ5IHrGNUiiVfNA/s800/IMG_2073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AgAxUJCo_O5ypgs9ZXEgDNSL06iPppWfzzgT-E0EUkg6GL9PUZ4Ppp8mtBIkmH3ttIdDdw1U5q3sFx4ZI9HloCjSgedKSQcN4yeJwCFhMVIIF-1q3FzWKf8BQwJ5QPrLl-qO2achcPn-lmPLx-nuWRfb7Kd7l2kMOAPkb8v9DVtWQ5IHrGNUiiVfNA/w640-h640/IMG_2073.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Larger Murder of Crows! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2f5HIWUHTHEogJ0jgMSbIsyJRIfXsZiZCJb54ZwobRP11DDWFLf3s5gXTBUQ_hNjQAXUjn6a69YHJnSuxjI4L3Qsf776zh_RK9TYawCB3DPlvngUxk7sm8z3yqrc0R9X6jm9D5G2TFdyz_poMlfklSvdgISp6GdDf9Q3BBP_Rdd_BeMGZsnxucCRQg/s842/IMG_2086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2f5HIWUHTHEogJ0jgMSbIsyJRIfXsZiZCJb54ZwobRP11DDWFLf3s5gXTBUQ_hNjQAXUjn6a69YHJnSuxjI4L3Qsf776zh_RK9TYawCB3DPlvngUxk7sm8z3yqrc0R9X6jm9D5G2TFdyz_poMlfklSvdgISp6GdDf9Q3BBP_Rdd_BeMGZsnxucCRQg/w608-h640/IMG_2086.jpg" width="608" /></a></p><p>Wednesday I didn't get out until late afternoon. It has been nice all morning and early afternoon... then it started to rain. Luckily by the time I was heading out, the rain was just letting up.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9h4_OjIBMklEjptdK4G3ggIq7eTbcZXO5gIaX8hd3BtCgYzhIwozZkHR5h0YBEwSnRRkCav7uUPP916Q5BDceJ0es0teGxCknhq6G5DIp7fAjr5EACM1SW1n55fV1vg3L7chlA8w-SzPUVSXEWjCOyfmY3Wx_o2QhJx2llu18934HsJntCSqhACjIg/s800/IMG_2104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9h4_OjIBMklEjptdK4G3ggIq7eTbcZXO5gIaX8hd3BtCgYzhIwozZkHR5h0YBEwSnRRkCav7uUPP916Q5BDceJ0es0teGxCknhq6G5DIp7fAjr5EACM1SW1n55fV1vg3L7chlA8w-SzPUVSXEWjCOyfmY3Wx_o2QhJx2llu18934HsJntCSqhACjIg/w640-h616/IMG_2104.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Cormorants and Pelicans. </p><p>I find it funny when I see them buncher together in their separate groups. It makes me think of two gangs about to "rumble"... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhRvjChpGpJcWhyoW1Y9iYGdKdSOf1ljkscHGf9dZjp-ManUNAdZbzvOVOwI3vjgJJG6K3ywaXd7tlk5yzvC_cIcI4eCnpXpi9V07aYXNCkagRNzCOvbgq_b2adC4dNFz0L8o_nnIM6zzv-3jw8dAhbVMq3ub0595zzQD3Y09p7B9dJr3Iro8Us9MCQ/s800/IMG_2107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="800" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhRvjChpGpJcWhyoW1Y9iYGdKdSOf1ljkscHGf9dZjp-ManUNAdZbzvOVOwI3vjgJJG6K3ywaXd7tlk5yzvC_cIcI4eCnpXpi9V07aYXNCkagRNzCOvbgq_b2adC4dNFz0L8o_nnIM6zzv-3jw8dAhbVMq3ub0595zzQD3Y09p7B9dJr3Iro8Us9MCQ/w640-h624/IMG_2107.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Pigeons on the CPR Rail Bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZxpmrfHmNgQ1bGEQRSwCdhnTmSWwH9uNWtW-yw-3AAv_GJAgykmUduRrmSRHuGkEX9iVXVyB98_MKPzm4xQC20gvEyBDA8UVVZN_pNSw6RkmuASb7o--q5eL3yH5AbgyXDQwteqq3-ymhARoC-2CnwaclMcyTTiNSi6gYmfrpXH6T_GpK7hvb-h1YQ/s800/IMG_2108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZxpmrfHmNgQ1bGEQRSwCdhnTmSWwH9uNWtW-yw-3AAv_GJAgykmUduRrmSRHuGkEX9iVXVyB98_MKPzm4xQC20gvEyBDA8UVVZN_pNSw6RkmuASb7o--q5eL3yH5AbgyXDQwteqq3-ymhARoC-2CnwaclMcyTTiNSi6gYmfrpXH6T_GpK7hvb-h1YQ/w640-h616/IMG_2108.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Wait... THAT'S NO PIGEON!? </p><p>I always find it funny when I see Geese perching way up on the bridges where I normally see pigeons... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTeUOQLEByYWRZHnFzGI3db1xiqHxnePQ6uJ02CNS5CiAwiZweDoWWkdJUKtQw9UtdtzuGiHNzOcqZgr-Y7DYjmQYUXhwvd7CmkPUO8aZVZoVbJGvRyhskurMEv0OIHgbRuaY8ur81rSSSjKImMqWfiEWrJJAS1zWO_he-qPKKXX_BsEjL6D_6AldtQ/s840/IMG_2113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTeUOQLEByYWRZHnFzGI3db1xiqHxnePQ6uJ02CNS5CiAwiZweDoWWkdJUKtQw9UtdtzuGiHNzOcqZgr-Y7DYjmQYUXhwvd7CmkPUO8aZVZoVbJGvRyhskurMEv0OIHgbRuaY8ur81rSSSjKImMqWfiEWrJJAS1zWO_he-qPKKXX_BsEjL6D_6AldtQ/w610-h640/IMG_2113.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Trails on the west side looking pretty dry. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm80lEAiOeqrB94kYzfd_NIHN0lIgULuzDIF_B5Kxq89IBOlfzlbOMc-nDkjaqt3tt7-Qfdq7Myh5F3TOWorLW7hByEa1-Fbpk3i5256xbr1oiTxwsEqzidEHNw2bGl0zcqdJEhgrLEH3EnDb9qqIy0ElGnnyRq8f7FtshK0bMJtPLCIwZEwJuV8OQ7Q/s839/IMG_2115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm80lEAiOeqrB94kYzfd_NIHN0lIgULuzDIF_B5Kxq89IBOlfzlbOMc-nDkjaqt3tt7-Qfdq7Myh5F3TOWorLW7hByEa1-Fbpk3i5256xbr1oiTxwsEqzidEHNw2bGl0zcqdJEhgrLEH3EnDb9qqIy0ElGnnyRq8f7FtshK0bMJtPLCIwZEwJuV8OQ7Q/w610-h640/IMG_2115.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Tree that must have been blown over on one of the windier days in the past week or so. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijU45zTVLhQM4HJhrkzqTf984lynCovopw0Gl3iPEwcviOWJ3bC0mdwppU0cqZxJ0ZL3mjWLrXqEXPsuwOi4r1hvehb8BYyuSZ4gc4cD4bUNlzGeLq1m1itaijWp_bAdJRQZa-SUrafuTKz9wVecBpYy9rKJD9HwgWJO9zBYsfdu2vg5zkjfAM11Xz5g/s800/IMG_2119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="800" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijU45zTVLhQM4HJhrkzqTf984lynCovopw0Gl3iPEwcviOWJ3bC0mdwppU0cqZxJ0ZL3mjWLrXqEXPsuwOi4r1hvehb8BYyuSZ4gc4cD4bUNlzGeLq1m1itaijWp_bAdJRQZa-SUrafuTKz9wVecBpYy9rKJD9HwgWJO9zBYsfdu2vg5zkjfAM11Xz5g/w640-h632/IMG_2119.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>crocuses are in full bloom now. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YlMP560wdDcXdmmXDIalNCjsWHY5xlWmM3eH0ev9LkbMCYFtZsQDypWCGUjgr4VAfI3WdxAeO--FGFzLZt5hFL3BJ4OI1dsIoIq6skcvsLuv6SqWB6SW3qvo-HScyRVmtKuRSNGQrd2jiMP44pg1U6QEgv4udsZctZv4WDyUoT27echXIBEayntZNg/s806/IMG_2121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YlMP560wdDcXdmmXDIalNCjsWHY5xlWmM3eH0ev9LkbMCYFtZsQDypWCGUjgr4VAfI3WdxAeO--FGFzLZt5hFL3BJ4OI1dsIoIq6skcvsLuv6SqWB6SW3qvo-HScyRVmtKuRSNGQrd2jiMP44pg1U6QEgv4udsZctZv4WDyUoT27echXIBEayntZNg/w636-h640/IMG_2121.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>LOTS of people walking by and taking pictures. I kind of had to wait my turn. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFg7QJB4fgFahxn8PgmwXTBK3I5swkqiUn0pY8g3VJERrQCF4MhwqQYqNe-xeipT4SJXMANytOZHRhAbd5OJtDb_eNEcN6aUXMk2NbRYX8ud8JiWEez_cz3ccFkbvrl-ZrBbRXeM20QB8bfRPxIMmjCCewhckQYVRwUbzSod_boVbnWoCxngvYPKMPHQ/s800/IMG_2123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFg7QJB4fgFahxn8PgmwXTBK3I5swkqiUn0pY8g3VJERrQCF4MhwqQYqNe-xeipT4SJXMANytOZHRhAbd5OJtDb_eNEcN6aUXMk2NbRYX8ud8JiWEez_cz3ccFkbvrl-ZrBbRXeM20QB8bfRPxIMmjCCewhckQYVRwUbzSod_boVbnWoCxngvYPKMPHQ/w640-h638/IMG_2123.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>So many crocuses, though. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71dsRDVAlXp6j0hNYncEnuH-3Tl_ufIQWbWfTQIGNonXJiMDqsVkP18FxWoZC722-808SMxMQQshGgOsjUVU-I5yi3YVw-W3WpGX9vr8d8HMEKS0ujO18jRh0nK6_bN7R3R_rxIxBoip-j_mS_Iu6f_FZNmViCgTaZ4d9FroL_NvAZYZVY-WGqz2t2A/s828/IMG_2127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71dsRDVAlXp6j0hNYncEnuH-3Tl_ufIQWbWfTQIGNonXJiMDqsVkP18FxWoZC722-808SMxMQQshGgOsjUVU-I5yi3YVw-W3WpGX9vr8d8HMEKS0ujO18jRh0nK6_bN7R3R_rxIxBoip-j_mS_Iu6f_FZNmViCgTaZ4d9FroL_NvAZYZVY-WGqz2t2A/w618-h640/IMG_2127.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>SO MANY CROCUSES! </p><p>I was sad to see some of the other people taking pictures were not really paying much attention to where they were walking because there were still buds that hadn't opened that had been trod upon... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BR6yaNXJqnOxt252t7ii666WRzDWyAoZiZ0kSK_E9WWUgEM39XvxHc53tEKaRviGp_gQULKyRaNlr8UsRe3LP_oR2hNDWqSzxDOvvKXmIjRXdlZujj_SjKrz3qkz7GDCaD5S4ROwuoKJLPyNzibuBFXs8T1IfWLXpQJZFpF-J52fkVSWY0ty5bpDlw/s800/IMG_2136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="800" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BR6yaNXJqnOxt252t7ii666WRzDWyAoZiZ0kSK_E9WWUgEM39XvxHc53tEKaRviGp_gQULKyRaNlr8UsRe3LP_oR2hNDWqSzxDOvvKXmIjRXdlZujj_SjKrz3qkz7GDCaD5S4ROwuoKJLPyNzibuBFXs8T1IfWLXpQJZFpF-J52fkVSWY0ty5bpDlw/w640-h626/IMG_2136.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Train bridge and weir. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF_zOZV--0VHyRCQbon1sOYlR94MBQnjTNsXAQQGtidrM79CgXX9SyqlAPBLBYrR4rQQ1z4SEEUv7t3yc7Rf1XhNdGTr-mjlgsCRgVyYMnZsEy8Lcyq1HcUDj58Pyp5DqY79g4l3JV0QPYCtAwNBpbCnh79G0vHOoBgrXyJLC9metYXBpfcqskTeenQ/s1067/IMG_20220427_185525538_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF_zOZV--0VHyRCQbon1sOYlR94MBQnjTNsXAQQGtidrM79CgXX9SyqlAPBLBYrR4rQQ1z4SEEUv7t3yc7Rf1XhNdGTr-mjlgsCRgVyYMnZsEy8Lcyq1HcUDj58Pyp5DqY79g4l3JV0QPYCtAwNBpbCnh79G0vHOoBgrXyJLC9metYXBpfcqskTeenQ/w480-h640/IMG_20220427_185525538_HDR.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>I stopped and sat for a bit. it was super nice out. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajgGkjBRRbsr3s3yl0MUKw2nwKG16eVBCaVXvUQctfzhRURLF6tNKtuYDUCOT8d16O7MprvFwhg7yjD-OOMyCNbDl4LqdPvqd5oz5dcmqteyAP_FBiRLxzpZCpP1Y0v2LuIaq8DqbkGFr46yyjspJytfMkIEuoJzw_uWCxptwLqIYZ-cozQILFT9y7Q/s880/IMG_2148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajgGkjBRRbsr3s3yl0MUKw2nwKG16eVBCaVXvUQctfzhRURLF6tNKtuYDUCOT8d16O7MprvFwhg7yjD-OOMyCNbDl4LqdPvqd5oz5dcmqteyAP_FBiRLxzpZCpP1Y0v2LuIaq8DqbkGFr46yyjspJytfMkIEuoJzw_uWCxptwLqIYZ-cozQILFT9y7Q/w582-h640/IMG_2148.jpg" width="582" /></a></p><p>Quintessential Saskatoon Image: The Bessborough Hotel. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh630EM4twMlrix1k5PYXV8xOVEwK8zJFsomcOLcAhzsIHvt22oxcc2nrkJbiTeb_q_0pHPPuuTliXiucEoSqSP5kTrY9JdgTSG16MqCXsIHyQrnOabYuLpPl9iFa_MkxNz-9HOHsaPpi0gM3OqaMQ-GfR7Q6ja9p_pcK_Dp71vy8yDv-9HG2cnwN1A1w/s837/IMG_20220427_191430318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh630EM4twMlrix1k5PYXV8xOVEwK8zJFsomcOLcAhzsIHvt22oxcc2nrkJbiTeb_q_0pHPPuuTliXiucEoSqSP5kTrY9JdgTSG16MqCXsIHyQrnOabYuLpPl9iFa_MkxNz-9HOHsaPpi0gM3OqaMQ-GfR7Q6ja9p_pcK_Dp71vy8yDv-9HG2cnwN1A1w/w612-h640/IMG_20220427_191430318.jpg" width="612" /></a></p><p>I spotted this beaver swimming along the river by Rotary Park and I followed it a bit. It stopped for muchies, so I got off my bike and quietly clambered down the bank to get a better shot... </p><p>Just as I was getting to where I took this picture, I spotted another fellow clambering along the rivers edge carrying a giant-ass camera and a tripod and he looked kind of angrily at me and started motioninig with his head like he wanted me to fuck off on out of there... Dude. Chill... I was taking one quick pic and then I'd be on my way. It's a public waterway. It's a public park. That ain't your pet beaver. And how many times have I seen dudes like that that park themselves right down by wildlife and sit there shooting for hours (or, at least, longer than I have patience for to move out of my way so *I* could take a shot of the critter in question!?). </p><p><br /></p><p>Thursday I made a quick, uneventful trip to Broadway for some groceries and to try and get a new Bottom Bracket for the Salsa... which ended up being way more of an ordeal than I imagined... no pics. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrCIh6fe_uFw9zqQTPy49MPV9S1lclIXunp10D5xYA-3ipep9KJXJw4DWHJ-nxL_ylo3d9DE3oSxdw7N7QHC0NzMWZR5ICrGmQhDuwdyKMhFNOt-igsQDE5Vo5kZYZVyee1n6dCaSAnlnYoOXt45oZvJ-bvPrXwZbaUJmMedPRF7Se8b55LbqW_mSDA/s1067/IMG_2170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrCIh6fe_uFw9zqQTPy49MPV9S1lclIXunp10D5xYA-3ipep9KJXJw4DWHJ-nxL_ylo3d9DE3oSxdw7N7QHC0NzMWZR5ICrGmQhDuwdyKMhFNOt-igsQDE5Vo5kZYZVyee1n6dCaSAnlnYoOXt45oZvJ-bvPrXwZbaUJmMedPRF7Se8b55LbqW_mSDA/w480-h640/IMG_2170.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Friday morning I went for a walk with my friend, Ray. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyE_Z_PhsN9bskIifm2IXY2Nl-2keAZU0HTad7GqI67VEia8N40bWyW01Qq1x0hxSvyrAR5a20zJJljgrPn-ErN0Fm4h6cL82qlnw9xjEAZ-veK8AWyu_eFaz0xSKoG1umUj8wwiztqqggXoQo80f964d_tYHPtRGDy8MVL4j0v0YW41Vj4a32OH5xKQ/s1067/IMG_2172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyE_Z_PhsN9bskIifm2IXY2Nl-2keAZU0HTad7GqI67VEia8N40bWyW01Qq1x0hxSvyrAR5a20zJJljgrPn-ErN0Fm4h6cL82qlnw9xjEAZ-veK8AWyu_eFaz0xSKoG1umUj8wwiztqqggXoQo80f964d_tYHPtRGDy8MVL4j0v0YW41Vj4a32OH5xKQ/w480-h640/IMG_2172.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>ended up being a 10Km Hike. I am not used to walking THAT much... I am STILL feeling a bit sore and it's TUESDAY now... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzKNQZfSBmHfQr13v-KFvNVt0_yos2EaHCZ0JXkKsuoTccjhe7Oy9teRDRzJtaJhgw8CK9oO8voD1A0ISLxPUCev81t8Z46uJth7X0X2fNGMepaxD1qNaeAkhMdVyVVaL_1u3sKLhuCUKvd_Fq1PJW-aiPyIf7LB1W6Xm5nkypzJyKPXS-g0a6KkGvg/s1067/IMG_2173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzKNQZfSBmHfQr13v-KFvNVt0_yos2EaHCZ0JXkKsuoTccjhe7Oy9teRDRzJtaJhgw8CK9oO8voD1A0ISLxPUCev81t8Z46uJth7X0X2fNGMepaxD1qNaeAkhMdVyVVaL_1u3sKLhuCUKvd_Fq1PJW-aiPyIf7LB1W6Xm5nkypzJyKPXS-g0a6KkGvg/w480-h640/IMG_2173.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>There were some pretty clouds, though... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzFAMGePhvNa9pjPzPPjRoEfmeMgDQX0Kj347lojVdcd5c12nl8p0zKpikduIVs9tXEoBGoSUcQ1XGpgYgHlajlo9uYSnFMv6J20TN81OhG3G2lzJtah1cy1eBwPm8krJOBKFjZmZUiOxGXwekdCBm0XOD70g8Jk3uDt9oiGj-t8gGbyV2kanvv5pPg/s854/IMG_20220429_170859707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzFAMGePhvNa9pjPzPPjRoEfmeMgDQX0Kj347lojVdcd5c12nl8p0zKpikduIVs9tXEoBGoSUcQ1XGpgYgHlajlo9uYSnFMv6J20TN81OhG3G2lzJtah1cy1eBwPm8krJOBKFjZmZUiOxGXwekdCBm0XOD70g8Jk3uDt9oiGj-t8gGbyV2kanvv5pPg/w600-h640/IMG_20220429_170859707.jpg" width="600" /></a></p><p>Later in the afternoon I made a quick trip down towards the weir. A Friend said he had seen LOONS and I was really hoping I might see one before they head further north. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNXSY_ROat4vuw2TxtflH8RP4I1QRCkV4sXtmR2QWRcugPLeHI45T7mpboQToE26LuQfkmgDP-ZRvKCpvUGq3qZuGpHO9sqXfNdK2VkVYUVp7Ik2_RiUkJVZWTUb5cIQNiFoY32E16SiUofD1F3oxMUNIqbO_DNzsq2xp-dlB7rnxY9UPUcMABUCoOA/s800/IMG_2185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="800" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNXSY_ROat4vuw2TxtflH8RP4I1QRCkV4sXtmR2QWRcugPLeHI45T7mpboQToE26LuQfkmgDP-ZRvKCpvUGq3qZuGpHO9sqXfNdK2VkVYUVp7Ik2_RiUkJVZWTUb5cIQNiFoY32E16SiUofD1F3oxMUNIqbO_DNzsq2xp-dlB7rnxY9UPUcMABUCoOA/w640-h602/IMG_2185.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The trip was not a waste! I did spot one Common Loon swimming along the river (and occasionally diving). </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3XVy_LJMGHgScPZ2cBPqaBT1zkhR5ThGUrC5tUPs_Gfkxf7o155Xs4UIln1an185Wsl00YBAG_xxuK3juBVMYIew5dA0QThXGrEYt0trKD0Mr8DOfjf1aAE5kQY5MKUi-CDJMOK645Io1c5oDd1JxY4FeVCI1Cg0lyGFwXwsN_YaPIh84SJv3WloKA/s715/IMG_2196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="711" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3XVy_LJMGHgScPZ2cBPqaBT1zkhR5ThGUrC5tUPs_Gfkxf7o155Xs4UIln1an185Wsl00YBAG_xxuK3juBVMYIew5dA0QThXGrEYt0trKD0Mr8DOfjf1aAE5kQY5MKUi-CDJMOK645Io1c5oDd1JxY4FeVCI1Cg0lyGFwXwsN_YaPIh84SJv3WloKA/w636-h640/IMG_2196.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>I have seen loons on the river before, but they aren't common. I kind of associate them with Northern lakes. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZRdBXRe2WLCH5WYbpun_f_HsVn0dAYo1mjswrN5KgUjjPGiXFZbRtE3oxVrhTkZ2qtQ5o-DTiQYg_O4x_UDV8d6tdGnFJH_9T8VZnCVUPgvLkGWMvTQfvR72NXtOJzGRu9_mAVrgb4BvcYkIPgEk-vOG8B8hd-ftU5F1zNfJxVfgJOBJckdyN5gR6Q/s443/IMG_2205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="423" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZRdBXRe2WLCH5WYbpun_f_HsVn0dAYo1mjswrN5KgUjjPGiXFZbRtE3oxVrhTkZ2qtQ5o-DTiQYg_O4x_UDV8d6tdGnFJH_9T8VZnCVUPgvLkGWMvTQfvR72NXtOJzGRu9_mAVrgb4BvcYkIPgEk-vOG8B8hd-ftU5F1zNfJxVfgJOBJckdyN5gR6Q/w612-h640/IMG_2205.jpg" width="612" /></a></p><p>Followed it for a little bit. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4_gVeHFf2Rs68iLVkzqXPcyLkQcSrt7EpkxANjcv2eKoME0wMOQK207prIOXN_z1_FIzKFhORfuyDIdz6OTqHNH_fsbapJ1Ljqxi4Icxke49poNR9tGXiycfOm3U0yksxzeLwKmtY_YFtSNCRFRzmdHycjARpgoZJJkIX0xR6uT8k5owaUQ6Fw2iVA/s800/IMG_2213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4_gVeHFf2Rs68iLVkzqXPcyLkQcSrt7EpkxANjcv2eKoME0wMOQK207prIOXN_z1_FIzKFhORfuyDIdz6OTqHNH_fsbapJ1Ljqxi4Icxke49poNR9tGXiycfOm3U0yksxzeLwKmtY_YFtSNCRFRzmdHycjARpgoZJJkIX0xR6uT8k5owaUQ6Fw2iVA/w640-h628/IMG_2213.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>While waiting for the loon to resurface after a dive, I was surprise by a group for four cormorants that very suddenly surfaced out of no where!? Totally hadn't seen them anywhere along here before!? Where has they come from? How far do these things swim underwater!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOr2lQ4LoyJ6rAjjZL07d7YcEkfFEvrUEDKvAz1PhabguXpnV_n6JLWgDHE1KcupOyok46v0ASeYymUIZadsiubqa12iX5ywpO1lWCLyIK8IhBrWSXcsZUvDfTp03TiQDn0XuUljW4ECsYmWFMTCUNUBA9soqCta19gzwbiXzupgpUt9YWUCLeHp-HA/s870/IMG_2224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOr2lQ4LoyJ6rAjjZL07d7YcEkfFEvrUEDKvAz1PhabguXpnV_n6JLWgDHE1KcupOyok46v0ASeYymUIZadsiubqa12iX5ywpO1lWCLyIK8IhBrWSXcsZUvDfTp03TiQDn0XuUljW4ECsYmWFMTCUNUBA9soqCta19gzwbiXzupgpUt9YWUCLeHp-HA/w588-h640/IMG_2224.jpg" width="588" /></a></p><p>Doubled back and met up with Amanda heading home from work. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTkO8tMuXc4Sr89YJ1f2z1R1k51XyDsgZk8Hm_S2nD21mzFtPzgVV3obAEHfgwWfhIXf-lL9SD5P6Mlz1aIT-eXGgQRUHp5mPfyEUor0Nq5q5ZxluhkEwWhPef-9-WZSBB-p25-KB0JNqUV3tuQWXMDNCz17S5XkwNQUdozYN5G0vDkEgcvZo4A35Pg/s800/IMG_2228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="800" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTkO8tMuXc4Sr89YJ1f2z1R1k51XyDsgZk8Hm_S2nD21mzFtPzgVV3obAEHfgwWfhIXf-lL9SD5P6Mlz1aIT-eXGgQRUHp5mPfyEUor0Nq5q5ZxluhkEwWhPef-9-WZSBB-p25-KB0JNqUV3tuQWXMDNCz17S5XkwNQUdozYN5G0vDkEgcvZo4A35Pg/w640-h620/IMG_2228.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Saturday morning I rode with Keiran to their tap dance class. While they were in the class, I went for a little ride alongside the railway. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vykrX-6InmNFKXawfYk3Z5LJQeN_o4VsYUqeClSu4IljOWErJH-SrcBgPI-iSWdodzi3atfZU0qw0YfjMNjzPZ5ugtrFQgwO616ENYCXEnxXa8KFxuaNisBpDIMk86O7qNBnH9ACBzFnIRq5ffr3VS0nHdUN_SkkP3woxp9vGdFer-0fgbSNQuO3Bw/s800/IMG_2230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vykrX-6InmNFKXawfYk3Z5LJQeN_o4VsYUqeClSu4IljOWErJH-SrcBgPI-iSWdodzi3atfZU0qw0YfjMNjzPZ5ugtrFQgwO616ENYCXEnxXa8KFxuaNisBpDIMk86O7qNBnH9ACBzFnIRq5ffr3VS0nHdUN_SkkP3woxp9vGdFer-0fgbSNQuO3Bw/w640-h636/IMG_2230.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There is kind of a path there... a bit bumpy, and kind of disappears at times... I was curious to see if I could get to a wetland just past the west end of the city. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-SBgARv0T7krobOxpyVOLNs-YbPntIcasXaSKIXRTZK810orv-FrXmdtJV0HLcFh9kGrudaprsYIUEsSf61KdjB9LkoMFWee7l1x7f-0Q5qMP9LlnNJoG6b-xUTgIPWdIsEREYJMYaTcVBQjK1y5E0vZJeHJ8eFsEr4SDV6H-TeBy8-y81gQoThfvQ/s800/IMG_2231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="800" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-SBgARv0T7krobOxpyVOLNs-YbPntIcasXaSKIXRTZK810orv-FrXmdtJV0HLcFh9kGrudaprsYIUEsSf61KdjB9LkoMFWee7l1x7f-0Q5qMP9LlnNJoG6b-xUTgIPWdIsEREYJMYaTcVBQjK1y5E0vZJeHJ8eFsEr4SDV6H-TeBy8-y81gQoThfvQ/w640-h592/IMG_2231.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I got to the edge of the city just a minute or two before I had to turn back... If I'd hurried, I MIGHT have gotten to the wetland... but would have immediately had to turn back... I took the road back (rather than the bumpy, grassy trail I took getting there. It was MUCH quicker. If I took the road route there and back - and had a more suitable bike for faster riding (like the Salsa, instead of the Yuba I was riding) I could probably make it there with a few minutes to look around before I had to turn back... I think maybe I'll try next weekend - If I can get that new bottom bracket for the Salsa.</p><p>Later in the afternoon I went out for a longer ride - heading for the Chappell Marsh Conservation Area - another wetland just beyond the southwest part of town. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ47cEwTAYBY96nGffDtti8UgQS1xyLaAnrTnCcKR3AODwAFkeIzmzlWpw0gof1pcnb5a0AhxGYrfQNJ_r7PsXFV7Br6OvQotYETV5Hu_4NhzUfCpxH6Yjcfi3T45VNvT9WK_oV-rX8AE6mFYT4NNJ4GECFyD-3uK6X4gLrW714kEiIjUd0asXbhc0kQ/s821/IMG_2236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ47cEwTAYBY96nGffDtti8UgQS1xyLaAnrTnCcKR3AODwAFkeIzmzlWpw0gof1pcnb5a0AhxGYrfQNJ_r7PsXFV7Br6OvQotYETV5Hu_4NhzUfCpxH6Yjcfi3T45VNvT9WK_oV-rX8AE6mFYT4NNJ4GECFyD-3uK6X4gLrW714kEiIjUd0asXbhc0kQ/w624-h640/IMG_2236.jpg" width="624" /></a></p><p>Before I even left the city I saw a dark shape out on the river near the water treatment plant - it didn't have teh same profile as a Cormorant, so I stopped to have a better look. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbeNNOZqSJXOtL48ZuhZHYZnfqGbd5RVK3Wnj8tH7RUS_st71u3Lek2w6awVjmo8Tkkt-swqtLFouiXj6SYBK87k_3IZ2-dvZiYKzeJ7159aDKs8rj05TdSwiK0ffcuIBxOlcCxTKGdo5CuMgjjX0GrcoxO-1lYA82nja3c56pI-x_ry0-LhHTsXqjQ/s543/IMG_2242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="543" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbeNNOZqSJXOtL48ZuhZHYZnfqGbd5RVK3Wnj8tH7RUS_st71u3Lek2w6awVjmo8Tkkt-swqtLFouiXj6SYBK87k_3IZ2-dvZiYKzeJ7159aDKs8rj05TdSwiK0ffcuIBxOlcCxTKGdo5CuMgjjX0GrcoxO-1lYA82nja3c56pI-x_ry0-LhHTsXqjQ/w640-h612/IMG_2242.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Turned out to be an American Coot! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDczRirTwSPwvA9ZWkFg6WH9lAS-X4KKuLhTDs2l8bOtbPu9-JzwBjcokvQFrJVyfBx6Qjo4jcY7qjJb_Yg0bP7kDnV2OMSDohXK9RVBQjLpaBR8DwppQaDgnJww92rrw1KMKcQ-w1gU6l7kC7v2jKJyONFWdH3q5kf6-n5VJ8uEUDR8gKCHAQK7Yhg/s800/IMG_2246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="800" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDczRirTwSPwvA9ZWkFg6WH9lAS-X4KKuLhTDs2l8bOtbPu9-JzwBjcokvQFrJVyfBx6Qjo4jcY7qjJb_Yg0bP7kDnV2OMSDohXK9RVBQjLpaBR8DwppQaDgnJww92rrw1KMKcQ-w1gU6l7kC7v2jKJyONFWdH3q5kf6-n5VJ8uEUDR8gKCHAQK7Yhg/w640-h620/IMG_2246.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Murder of Crows greeted me just beyond the city limits. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0elNlV4dYxrZ4ouGdQCivuUkaLWAcIr4WDqsK79H45u3I14Tq9hSysQXdp7KoGXtYxZYDUUl0SU6rAsDQZjT7KZh2DZi1R7t4aBozUOB2w-jWBTuCQrMjEV-ZJlZhaJUyU16gZ1pG8jqn7XCAkjFPUFZaxFvLvYxHZe2wuw59Ka8YscW7doAr_m2GzQ/s800/IMG_2256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="800" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0elNlV4dYxrZ4ouGdQCivuUkaLWAcIr4WDqsK79H45u3I14Tq9hSysQXdp7KoGXtYxZYDUUl0SU6rAsDQZjT7KZh2DZi1R7t4aBozUOB2w-jWBTuCQrMjEV-ZJlZhaJUyU16gZ1pG8jqn7XCAkjFPUFZaxFvLvYxHZe2wuw59Ka8YscW7doAr_m2GzQ/w640-h618/IMG_2256.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The Climb - it isn't much of one... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOQnig1bekjVqxn06577-h_yKRWyyV2WqQyxmaQ6mG2ts6if8287oIuTnsu6h2LUO1h1FFJEWSFdgQP9wYcLyWu-_OK0k8Jk8nYLFMuNHIH31ZNzOR5uSX8v9LpbJAwP-yDDbVukAyW4rXt4mFWVCtuCs1uFsWT0ODQcJVqjM-v4GcI007OaUD4skgg/s807/IMG_2258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOQnig1bekjVqxn06577-h_yKRWyyV2WqQyxmaQ6mG2ts6if8287oIuTnsu6h2LUO1h1FFJEWSFdgQP9wYcLyWu-_OK0k8Jk8nYLFMuNHIH31ZNzOR5uSX8v9LpbJAwP-yDDbVukAyW4rXt4mFWVCtuCs1uFsWT0ODQcJVqjM-v4GcI007OaUD4skgg/w634-h640/IMG_2258.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>Horsies</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCTiLbRsHvEri4w-bgPgqC-YPhkaj4r83JjiWFEMsXbQjX-nusP5DjwelDH0QDCL8TbcVeHHHt5UD4wOeqQcYTZhJh-WUl4wWe-vOKTw_uNN2tdrP_4xIfgMtFU40-0NEdoDGiOGOlcXWe3U7uuFa7Jich7K_bpfyisnEfsyVWWrbQ5nA8Prn_L9R5A/s814/IMG_2260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCTiLbRsHvEri4w-bgPgqC-YPhkaj4r83JjiWFEMsXbQjX-nusP5DjwelDH0QDCL8TbcVeHHHt5UD4wOeqQcYTZhJh-WUl4wWe-vOKTw_uNN2tdrP_4xIfgMtFU40-0NEdoDGiOGOlcXWe3U7uuFa7Jich7K_bpfyisnEfsyVWWrbQ5nA8Prn_L9R5A/w628-h640/IMG_2260.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>Brewer's Blackbird. </p><p>I'd spotted a whole bunch of these flitting across the road a fair bit back. This one was kind enough to remain on this post long enough for me to get up close and take a picture and get a really good look. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9I0RwLbmFX-8tyN3danOIAiJtcGeyXOFNUesOpbfBARMXfJbPKik7gaml3TVo9oTa6yPoLXBXwcCBhd3xAJWHQxp1-vHkr6LIdZxaKtej_KVrYZpyaT1yeoIXIy6C7OHFDH_9_HNAFvI3_k3KSyc3bEvAMiwx4hx40PLJeQBJTdv_-Ay1IQBMg2VEQ/s833/IMG_2263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9I0RwLbmFX-8tyN3danOIAiJtcGeyXOFNUesOpbfBARMXfJbPKik7gaml3TVo9oTa6yPoLXBXwcCBhd3xAJWHQxp1-vHkr6LIdZxaKtej_KVrYZpyaT1yeoIXIy6C7OHFDH_9_HNAFvI3_k3KSyc3bEvAMiwx4hx40PLJeQBJTdv_-Ay1IQBMg2VEQ/w614-h640/IMG_2263.jpg" width="614" /></a></p><p>Sky. Field. There is a LOT of this once outside the city. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGji9TqmtHcfJcvTwGDO1QB-V0rvTWAz--vhpv_zkyGJt3lsAjQJmdC-yutGElsNRbDANwaoQGjzPRLmuIv4at-R0Xcjuu5aUpcDHkfRZS2wQ5uFnV9qHbpevvekAu0QpIebv1XK87pRvcEqFtBsBZpgQUWblJc2SyWwtUSP-R0t3adKJpefIB_3CUQ/s1000/IMG_2265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGji9TqmtHcfJcvTwGDO1QB-V0rvTWAz--vhpv_zkyGJt3lsAjQJmdC-yutGElsNRbDANwaoQGjzPRLmuIv4at-R0Xcjuu5aUpcDHkfRZS2wQ5uFnV9qHbpevvekAu0QpIebv1XK87pRvcEqFtBsBZpgQUWblJc2SyWwtUSP-R0t3adKJpefIB_3CUQ/w640-h480/IMG_2265.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I got to the Chappell Marsh Conservation Area - only to find it almost completely dried up again!?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjTXdB2dNen85aeDpuOMz6am-bdC3leRbSueHVAH0whK1EuKKuR7XEvXrHqEj7Wrxy9qJrZingo76zOKGl7PiDo9U1T7FMRc7MNhA60VgPwKIHSMFGhG03KYt8GVY0UhrxuOl05bO29bcI__11_mVtrAcx4YCxit6ublbRB999JBMdaLZYbyVmFIIlw/s800/IMG_20220430_164904524_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjTXdB2dNen85aeDpuOMz6am-bdC3leRbSueHVAH0whK1EuKKuR7XEvXrHqEj7Wrxy9qJrZingo76zOKGl7PiDo9U1T7FMRc7MNhA60VgPwKIHSMFGhG03KYt8GVY0UhrxuOl05bO29bcI__11_mVtrAcx4YCxit6ublbRB999JBMdaLZYbyVmFIIlw/w640-h636/IMG_20220430_164904524_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It's heartbreaking to see it so dry just after all the snow melted. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfTUluyb_1A4AoTQTglMFHdpLZdI69H4GqulqHHbz9sc0FmZmZH80hBHgvr_46zZZ64YiJoNgY_TvsQ6zLjYRfmABJPgk80DgwGfVSxvTax4wKVKzrgEIrzXLUbVTSt-uSJ5JVQQlpXQALxb6cA-P3YhsIyTv9-iAjMdNuOyx-y5KCBZ-lUPVsGzGiA/s806/IMG_20220430_164854397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfTUluyb_1A4AoTQTglMFHdpLZdI69H4GqulqHHbz9sc0FmZmZH80hBHgvr_46zZZ64YiJoNgY_TvsQ6zLjYRfmABJPgk80DgwGfVSxvTax4wKVKzrgEIrzXLUbVTSt-uSJ5JVQQlpXQALxb6cA-P3YhsIyTv9-iAjMdNuOyx-y5KCBZ-lUPVsGzGiA/w636-h640/IMG_20220430_164854397.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Unless we get a LOT of rain, things are not looking great. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW4fgMQXpOjkFhXUTnJcut3pEMfrkYMpKfFYJ7kwwKekEkjaqLcyXPVhrH8ozi8vEeJfAdrLQD3Tp0rXsWHf1D3n56VYVJ0JjpP50kwkCWfR2eGp795_-ELQI9e4gVEV5gA2L-LSKeMyGTPY8rK3H8dchCaDM_h8Lp8Ius1cwMgq3jmjXvHxWb2foWw/s800/IMG_20220430_164908875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="800" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW4fgMQXpOjkFhXUTnJcut3pEMfrkYMpKfFYJ7kwwKekEkjaqLcyXPVhrH8ozi8vEeJfAdrLQD3Tp0rXsWHf1D3n56VYVJ0JjpP50kwkCWfR2eGp795_-ELQI9e4gVEV5gA2L-LSKeMyGTPY8rK3H8dchCaDM_h8Lp8Ius1cwMgq3jmjXvHxWb2foWw/w640-h618/IMG_20220430_164908875.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Wow. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJp18t0nT34tsN9EV_cq-yrzYmn2xZIY2DPNX1olzJuzKlcZ_yk6xOyFG3ChN9IUzbGkirG8U6QWYvEAPCWNzOqCRQ1C_J1TM3OIK4HWz0TBbW-XQTA-IyCorXojEgZFVsvz-4LM5DVnj5Nnw470sAzCT7p8pbiRsNyyo3KTKa5isk1k1hlgVhuuhxA/s801/IMG_2271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJp18t0nT34tsN9EV_cq-yrzYmn2xZIY2DPNX1olzJuzKlcZ_yk6xOyFG3ChN9IUzbGkirG8U6QWYvEAPCWNzOqCRQ1C_J1TM3OIK4HWz0TBbW-XQTA-IyCorXojEgZFVsvz-4LM5DVnj5Nnw470sAzCT7p8pbiRsNyyo3KTKa5isk1k1hlgVhuuhxA/w640-h640/IMG_2271.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The norther park of the march, across the road, seems to have a bit more water in it!? There I spotted a pair of Bufflheads... and then another male Bufflehead. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Rs4hQgqLGUGpMczn37T_ilIsZgYg6DYBDgUs0Nc5BVSgU3pYSDx66mMdefg6rvFqVKH_TPrFYY-WXof591avfFHXTr5iXfTUjUkIY68cDbQ5E07mJXw8JrFt2qTmKCiy7jPhPZvCN2t8Y-RSepYHgDvEMASAS-7vO2O4OA_B-z1GfRZUXbn904_cmg/s800/IMG_2272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Rs4hQgqLGUGpMczn37T_ilIsZgYg6DYBDgUs0Nc5BVSgU3pYSDx66mMdefg6rvFqVKH_TPrFYY-WXof591avfFHXTr5iXfTUjUkIY68cDbQ5E07mJXw8JrFt2qTmKCiy7jPhPZvCN2t8Y-RSepYHgDvEMASAS-7vO2O4OA_B-z1GfRZUXbn904_cmg/w640-h628/IMG_2272.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Seemed like the other dude was trying to put the moves on female in the pair... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bd_Dlat4u70Q_QLXofrxBuuX9Ek7uGCdOBPmcTJv7fNe1cbtmTAnxiG51ugoHQVBgDREBRKb4KW65ik_dmLwF-vtFgs2PXgf9bRxbXHRnctEzBcFNExZK57KauleSRu2aOQEdjQsC77AUWByV96qutx8xW5JYXkICgGFgNQWnZ5SuKqKQb0st_59jQ/s800/IMG_2275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bd_Dlat4u70Q_QLXofrxBuuX9Ek7uGCdOBPmcTJv7fNe1cbtmTAnxiG51ugoHQVBgDREBRKb4KW65ik_dmLwF-vtFgs2PXgf9bRxbXHRnctEzBcFNExZK57KauleSRu2aOQEdjQsC77AUWByV96qutx8xW5JYXkICgGFgNQWnZ5SuKqKQb0st_59jQ/w640-h634/IMG_2275.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>They made quite a racket chasing each other back and forth across the pond! </p><p>If they'd been humans, I'm sure the police would have been called! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f1M7bD8F2Jbl6xYp7aHVlY2a9haRVUJ_0Edz5B35HYasLbFG9jzBoFW4DsWzLPUY1bmUkyMPWnC1jJOHivrby5iIiksZRLmsEZ_f87YjWMX4BZe8u-_M3LBIy4itJACsEJlltcKKd_btJxcuryUrt3ZBlhD_0zMVwnhOdzu2_M247DJ5Tlkk6oekHw/s727/IMG_2280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="725" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f1M7bD8F2Jbl6xYp7aHVlY2a9haRVUJ_0Edz5B35HYasLbFG9jzBoFW4DsWzLPUY1bmUkyMPWnC1jJOHivrby5iIiksZRLmsEZ_f87YjWMX4BZe8u-_M3LBIy4itJACsEJlltcKKd_btJxcuryUrt3ZBlhD_0zMVwnhOdzu2_M247DJ5Tlkk6oekHw/w638-h640/IMG_2280.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>Also spotted a Red-winged Blackbird there. I heard it long before I spotted it!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZQyKh74_HUolP2w8do5muPFjJKrSIfBR4sFe7vH2bEfO3jRwpgJksvPMicniynbrJWLIsQ-zxQ0UFzR6IG07hNdq2e2NRpYo1RZChDJ3x4F_s_Y8WKRyS1OZ4O6Yr5FiCHTlowk-VMsk7QM-lSpRXo0Zw4RSdLhn-MRvjusB2y1GMUrhm7kFc73oUA/s820/IMG_2303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZQyKh74_HUolP2w8do5muPFjJKrSIfBR4sFe7vH2bEfO3jRwpgJksvPMicniynbrJWLIsQ-zxQ0UFzR6IG07hNdq2e2NRpYo1RZChDJ3x4F_s_Y8WKRyS1OZ4O6Yr5FiCHTlowk-VMsk7QM-lSpRXo0Zw4RSdLhn-MRvjusB2y1GMUrhm7kFc73oUA/w624-h640/IMG_2303.jpg" width="624" /></a></p><p>Unoccupied Bird Box... dried up wetland. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk_kFMRxBKEf_rjsQiElMQSdKBaf4zJ7nX_s9dqqOn5yodRo_88RiEJ6ER19T1SF4bVNuUwLiL4rIWRykt7HiGxI-gYR8BnI8kWxFuXi6cNhTNLMNEvU4soOfFgX-5ksqX4eWy-UUbdf2Rzx-0-dg9Ztu1a92gvslBwFBzkB1-12tFb7m_cOH55KUzA/s749/IMG_2307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="744" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk_kFMRxBKEf_rjsQiElMQSdKBaf4zJ7nX_s9dqqOn5yodRo_88RiEJ6ER19T1SF4bVNuUwLiL4rIWRykt7HiGxI-gYR8BnI8kWxFuXi6cNhTNLMNEvU4soOfFgX-5ksqX4eWy-UUbdf2Rzx-0-dg9Ztu1a92gvslBwFBzkB1-12tFb7m_cOH55KUzA/w636-h640/IMG_2307.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Some sort of raptor I spotted. Still not entirely sure what it was... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBYEJ1NDwzCZB57lm3mQqj1Da_gJktlylWlIvSE9elde5B9TQ5LaufHKRyRBgCoNSJmKBwWvBGJsR8MjRQS6JJsgfZ9wrR1cR9gWKm2kum2-gpyyDJAj0RkYHr7gGrNG2Jk2auUXW5NlgblrF9h4Zwo_PXU_JL1AGUwW-LK8uPEKlCxpv8nkTki6ClQ/s800/IMG_2324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="800" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBYEJ1NDwzCZB57lm3mQqj1Da_gJktlylWlIvSE9elde5B9TQ5LaufHKRyRBgCoNSJmKBwWvBGJsR8MjRQS6JJsgfZ9wrR1cR9gWKm2kum2-gpyyDJAj0RkYHr7gGrNG2Jk2auUXW5NlgblrF9h4Zwo_PXU_JL1AGUwW-LK8uPEKlCxpv8nkTki6ClQ/w640-h504/IMG_2324.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Some of the notes I made along the way of the birds I spotted. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRrY-GvwS_BiBsajbMl9MkLF8DeMzZter4P3vS1AWiHERE1X13uCnpIiX9A58uoMhstr9GUZjPVpMUI-DSRMDG1Cadk84NDJpdiCKvcjcTp0rNCanaoTgabdx76C_jRtFg1PveECeajw2h8ahB8_rk8it-sDS7S6nk7N5OkWNakvwq8S6AT1gOgGBMA/s829/IMG_2313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRrY-GvwS_BiBsajbMl9MkLF8DeMzZter4P3vS1AWiHERE1X13uCnpIiX9A58uoMhstr9GUZjPVpMUI-DSRMDG1Cadk84NDJpdiCKvcjcTp0rNCanaoTgabdx76C_jRtFg1PveECeajw2h8ahB8_rk8it-sDS7S6nk7N5OkWNakvwq8S6AT1gOgGBMA/w618-h640/IMG_2313.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>Hare. </p><p>I has planned to go for a longer ride on Sunday, but was feeling very tired and lazy and worn out and just stayed at home all day... </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-74505330279599311982022-04-25T09:59:00.000-07:002022-04-25T09:59:08.115-07:002022 Rides - Week Sixteen <p> Kicked off this week with a longer ride up to Chief Mistawasis Bridge. Trying to make up for being such a slacker last week. Also, it was super nice out - compared to the previous week. it was -10°C when I woke up, but it was +7°C by the time I went out for a ride! </p><p>Actually, on the way, I hauled a chair to campus for Amanda to use in her office... forgot to take a picture of that, though... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13q4p1J03OtwljbeyVywlItPENSfP8Ny_7EIwgu4SZ6jeqBiMnhUZFlX4xdY6W4ffCZ2YHxk8gGFz2OdR_3hR4Nhg6Snr8Dkt5J06_S3gqJKntQ6rYWoXVpt3fubhCv-CI26FffjslOEV2X3b_vxm-rZu83XhaOzcaiUJGSNkGujh_Th7C-1TlPkbxw/s816/IMG_1715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13q4p1J03OtwljbeyVywlItPENSfP8Ny_7EIwgu4SZ6jeqBiMnhUZFlX4xdY6W4ffCZ2YHxk8gGFz2OdR_3hR4Nhg6Snr8Dkt5J06_S3gqJKntQ6rYWoXVpt3fubhCv-CI26FffjslOEV2X3b_vxm-rZu83XhaOzcaiUJGSNkGujh_Th7C-1TlPkbxw/w628-h640/IMG_1715.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>Hare, finally losing some of that winter fur.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7roJBrnLSFIwW6Pe6geHbk9cP_wSVPK5dszflF3Vkm4Flm9Fw90_D_MTWYPFeSghl4-jQUmnvS7-JRQCrkjkxyq1W39ulJcQQ2t7UPsP1QTd5tM3SF5KIuCRfvr2eNlRdtgKMtkZo0Mp2wR6nc6NEyYs01vHhVvuwETXoVcFpguGQWTFYCxrInPJ_A/s1067/IMG_1720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7roJBrnLSFIwW6Pe6geHbk9cP_wSVPK5dszflF3Vkm4Flm9Fw90_D_MTWYPFeSghl4-jQUmnvS7-JRQCrkjkxyq1W39ulJcQQ2t7UPsP1QTd5tM3SF5KIuCRfvr2eNlRdtgKMtkZo0Mp2wR6nc6NEyYs01vHhVvuwETXoVcFpguGQWTFYCxrInPJ_A/w480-h640/IMG_1720.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Rawk Duv!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Aw1k6GkpIcHBKaML4d3_kEVjvhvb0-LVg51ouHvp59EOGNEzaN5bvSkHzGNz_BYMw3ivESNzQTaYS1AK7K_aDLGWFtlpvApi6m1siHB2_a1tVTTGIJgu2vLhy1uTDcbDZIlqFtBdUA7rmOjtay6NDQ-8juA_1gVY9qv3rhh-a3sClkhwZMni6FwOQw/s808/IMG_1722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Aw1k6GkpIcHBKaML4d3_kEVjvhvb0-LVg51ouHvp59EOGNEzaN5bvSkHzGNz_BYMw3ivESNzQTaYS1AK7K_aDLGWFtlpvApi6m1siHB2_a1tVTTGIJgu2vLhy1uTDcbDZIlqFtBdUA7rmOjtay6NDQ-8juA_1gVY9qv3rhh-a3sClkhwZMni6FwOQw/w634-h640/IMG_1722.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>Peoples out paddling - it was such a beautiful day.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVBmK_vYMQ1E4An4PZxNobuZXxETPcnZYjK-izlwo1OjKfJaKB9dS-63V3ypLDxscXL72mCE0H8NjCIUtoC_SdVPTOCFCuoid4cCQewJ0FxuQi2hwTi857wXjjdd3PjG2CKGGM7SU-S1d1vYEKf7KzlTlWnBZfVjXr0NUn-54Xl_2p1DiYvIjqshvbQ/s800/IMG_1734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="800" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVBmK_vYMQ1E4An4PZxNobuZXxETPcnZYjK-izlwo1OjKfJaKB9dS-63V3ypLDxscXL72mCE0H8NjCIUtoC_SdVPTOCFCuoid4cCQewJ0FxuQi2hwTi857wXjjdd3PjG2CKGGM7SU-S1d1vYEKf7KzlTlWnBZfVjXr0NUn-54Xl_2p1DiYvIjqshvbQ/w640-h612/IMG_1734.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>MURDER!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfezdn3uu6AVD1p5hEKub3rO9RZLtvu2KLDKKxgYp4mo6gmMvUqw9PMQYhyf7fQRP4PEYn2Pf07c_WaVTN-akksF6qbKTNaeDvnyiqiDWfenaPFOHpflPm8wU9rHJlkj9t8Pxs_P1kTVfKP52_xwSCeP0-VhYcXP5qXY2B-ADbCbusq99TjnjdKYehPg/s800/IMG_1738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfezdn3uu6AVD1p5hEKub3rO9RZLtvu2KLDKKxgYp4mo6gmMvUqw9PMQYhyf7fQRP4PEYn2Pf07c_WaVTN-akksF6qbKTNaeDvnyiqiDWfenaPFOHpflPm8wU9rHJlkj9t8Pxs_P1kTVfKP52_xwSCeP0-VhYcXP5qXY2B-ADbCbusq99TjnjdKYehPg/w640-h628/IMG_1738.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>MOAR MURDER!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzax7iIW20Oxg96tkrpGN_qLTg6zhbpsaEEFOVPSmyrAYDh7XI5blbNHHrZebgois7BJ9HKpKez_7c-VGInb09iitIUSxOsyfo_JVkNBpXEGFXKrwsPIjD7FOOoEFgOv89zE5mqOFWkCqPMaD8h6QroVLkk68DVqdRgePNVthOI6zJTZ8DUh-lkHECg/s856/IMG_1744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzax7iIW20Oxg96tkrpGN_qLTg6zhbpsaEEFOVPSmyrAYDh7XI5blbNHHrZebgois7BJ9HKpKez_7c-VGInb09iitIUSxOsyfo_JVkNBpXEGFXKrwsPIjD7FOOoEFgOv89zE5mqOFWkCqPMaD8h6QroVLkk68DVqdRgePNVthOI6zJTZ8DUh-lkHECg/w598-h640/IMG_1744.jpg" width="598" /></a></p><p>Some of the crocuses finally blooming! Yay!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEpZLyZQ7vqcFOJQCt8cGh50UsH9iHHsNl9nVsk52DBDeTjcNepagCDkuwPiTxP_62svqYS8N5QLa4NXtwXdKpgcQqe_l1rqdowL5aea9703WkUHJD22MjfnDz3hpEVYBksW4PecKxNo8icaSMwH14uodd9lXNCLQh8yoQEYjG-yXgcLCzuBQvMGSAQ/s800/IMG_1748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="800" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEpZLyZQ7vqcFOJQCt8cGh50UsH9iHHsNl9nVsk52DBDeTjcNepagCDkuwPiTxP_62svqYS8N5QLa4NXtwXdKpgcQqe_l1rqdowL5aea9703WkUHJD22MjfnDz3hpEVYBksW4PecKxNo8icaSMwH14uodd9lXNCLQh8yoQEYjG-yXgcLCzuBQvMGSAQ/w640-h614/IMG_1748.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More crocuses blooming and one that looked trod upon. In fact, there were a lot more buds that hadn't bloomed - but in the particular location a bunch of them looked like they'd been trampled!?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9Gw3OhiFVPqDiDvbdZlsjky58LWRh0C7QFZ6h0egRgxWKNECb7GTrqa4Qk6zGV6-2yB4POz0FgKigizLbTQg-m7xACExCT9h9A2ftpcSsFpTzIZxMyg6aOaHj_vQrbJQoBXKjf28osmyvX93EE75ubc5oMfnUtaGnIp_NuzQMx6HvmZDJF_B73yPgw/s800/IMG_1751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="800" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9Gw3OhiFVPqDiDvbdZlsjky58LWRh0C7QFZ6h0egRgxWKNECb7GTrqa4Qk6zGV6-2yB4POz0FgKigizLbTQg-m7xACExCT9h9A2ftpcSsFpTzIZxMyg6aOaHj_vQrbJQoBXKjf28osmyvX93EE75ubc5oMfnUtaGnIp_NuzQMx6HvmZDJF_B73yPgw/w640-h618/IMG_1751.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Looks like somebirdy dropped their lunch.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyv4eFfLg_NvlKiWKAmcGGvn-yEowfwOVVrFD93tWdtLR4TlF4uCzGm52IeMx988spHjXXcC0HNQKX4lnv7FXziHdbz9urPm3S-BxtkvQosqJVpMpSPXX-hJISelHJkFCbpFqZ04M0uApJT24_IlB16JaCboOCDyOqWEq3eouZUE9Sv1Znub2isvOmQ/s1067/IMG_1753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyv4eFfLg_NvlKiWKAmcGGvn-yEowfwOVVrFD93tWdtLR4TlF4uCzGm52IeMx988spHjXXcC0HNQKX4lnv7FXziHdbz9urPm3S-BxtkvQosqJVpMpSPXX-hJISelHJkFCbpFqZ04M0uApJT24_IlB16JaCboOCDyOqWEq3eouZUE9Sv1Znub2isvOmQ/w480-h640/IMG_1753.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>ice still on the shaded shorelines - and a still river reflecting the sky!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtWDq5Ax2tjFgkGjNHijM-GfwkcslzIB_bsaJDUleTazYXfxOvy0pN4O0K7o-e7j5gBCKwVGIxJ59fcTPHDH9YmTaxFVXsBTGVvLm9Fhdg_1Z6yGXXS901xnJbasoDrB6JH9lchHhKe6nwdlGHT1bOSE5b6RIxQC4mYOiJh9Fak9qed_idsk8f9QdeA/s1000/IMG_1756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtWDq5Ax2tjFgkGjNHijM-GfwkcslzIB_bsaJDUleTazYXfxOvy0pN4O0K7o-e7j5gBCKwVGIxJ59fcTPHDH9YmTaxFVXsBTGVvLm9Fhdg_1Z6yGXXS901xnJbasoDrB6JH9lchHhKe6nwdlGHT1bOSE5b6RIxQC4mYOiJh9Fak9qed_idsk8f9QdeA/w640-h480/IMG_1756.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>View from the Chief Mistawasis Bridge.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4hPr_nBM5m78zW_6HcaTU4TzBBJRTnSz9f7Hrx8V6Q_tpSBxR8Ktx4a6pQtYB7L7dVO1DfWUBr8loMTdcUDXv7HU3gxvHmVBnR9aYvi0FRZjelxCwoSSkkBtgeU19P5lpKQMJsGFYxCIGGgK1cyC_Hco5jnep6l-8qGkH7eha9-QlYNB5gsEb7lHfA/s824/IMG_1759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4hPr_nBM5m78zW_6HcaTU4TzBBJRTnSz9f7Hrx8V6Q_tpSBxR8Ktx4a6pQtYB7L7dVO1DfWUBr8loMTdcUDXv7HU3gxvHmVBnR9aYvi0FRZjelxCwoSSkkBtgeU19P5lpKQMJsGFYxCIGGgK1cyC_Hco5jnep6l-8qGkH7eha9-QlYNB5gsEb7lHfA/w622-h640/IMG_1759.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Can you see it? Zoom in. That little dot in the distance. Yeah, that's a meadowlark chirping away!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS7gtTAFIKkwwLXr4VKACo67dga6ApaMrPiz1JGffwnsT0NcTjd0OW2wMUCHYFyRJoROn0EZcyZvD-jTjg4xWUJd44TKagRxdJv-qGDdNUXND0T1i4rvaR-VITqo1lbUpNoEHQWJBWwlUeqXCCTFzxi8zXeHi5ZkOV3_SuBlPmil0w0W9zT45hxZNDg/s850/IMG_1761.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS7gtTAFIKkwwLXr4VKACo67dga6ApaMrPiz1JGffwnsT0NcTjd0OW2wMUCHYFyRJoROn0EZcyZvD-jTjg4xWUJd44TKagRxdJv-qGDdNUXND0T1i4rvaR-VITqo1lbUpNoEHQWJBWwlUeqXCCTFzxi8zXeHi5ZkOV3_SuBlPmil0w0W9zT45hxZNDg/w602-h640/IMG_1761.jpg" width="602" /></a></p><p>Luckily I remembered to bring the BIG GUNZ and could actually see it!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbOaZ1i1vsj-Sv8Db14LukcfIMno58z7v_Vjbqco0M-tbyndr8GbP6Scw3bme7eZ8Aa8MDuRAV_bHhC1qwVWSThCDU-aeSZ2PDNvIEa1dGjMfz1LJDUtr8hujIb_1CB9rzupHirYbBF58ll6kmq7QDaSYZX8Nb_QUHwXz8DhkpJVt41DLFrTvEz0ZhQ/s812/IMG_1763.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbOaZ1i1vsj-Sv8Db14LukcfIMno58z7v_Vjbqco0M-tbyndr8GbP6Scw3bme7eZ8Aa8MDuRAV_bHhC1qwVWSThCDU-aeSZ2PDNvIEa1dGjMfz1LJDUtr8hujIb_1CB9rzupHirYbBF58ll6kmq7QDaSYZX8Nb_QUHwXz8DhkpJVt41DLFrTvEz0ZhQ/w630-h640/IMG_1763.jpg" width="630" /></a></p><p>Another Meadowlark.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDw8FFYb72L719yV94T45YdPQvvb5_10KUfRlkzODo4h_HJM9-3To03cOZ81pnPYijudyc01ujTczxS0fMJLD2PDI84cR18HXVsPqYTMvYGZsXtEkZK7POHmiouhgViwIGSNRgxiiBXHBivQwGj-0FD_iJ-foOftdyOygChl9__TnEz76uT4otjbcTQ/s800/IMG_1766.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="800" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDw8FFYb72L719yV94T45YdPQvvb5_10KUfRlkzODo4h_HJM9-3To03cOZ81pnPYijudyc01ujTczxS0fMJLD2PDI84cR18HXVsPqYTMvYGZsXtEkZK7POHmiouhgViwIGSNRgxiiBXHBivQwGj-0FD_iJ-foOftdyOygChl9__TnEz76uT4otjbcTQ/w640-h598/IMG_1766.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I think there WAS a meadowlark here but it flew off...? I saw five in total - two of them flew off before I even got my camera out. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv1VDDZaGQ4uO7ZKCbpRdBCJ_46BhUVAaJdvR9JrXGHGnpggcLlstrXC6mfOel6OM6v_wp9vLWypOPcNuMOIBDqbQ2cskb5_ugycodwWhJdUqIW46INdIUN8MpQdDB9PnMnNdsGdonynFdlKIEAFqx-PxWXhW2gO3hQ6S9owp9EwYn9Kh0sa_OYBzQw/s1000/IMG_1772.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv1VDDZaGQ4uO7ZKCbpRdBCJ_46BhUVAaJdvR9JrXGHGnpggcLlstrXC6mfOel6OM6v_wp9vLWypOPcNuMOIBDqbQ2cskb5_ugycodwWhJdUqIW46INdIUN8MpQdDB9PnMnNdsGdonynFdlKIEAFqx-PxWXhW2gO3hQ6S9owp9EwYn9Kh0sa_OYBzQw/w640-h480/IMG_1772.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Surprised to see these wetlands STILL mostly frozen over!?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1AKzlF5BMEX-0b-OdnCE2YjsDezXqcHTNNbeTw4aM8zAQNFqivJ94zBmsojf-ZdwAe4svGynitWpXOmX9AlFXMOEYLMk_NjpadzJftLRP7amQS5dd7i5imgYEknsPCnwQ7LvGdelU8nr8MZdcaoaqN-FbkGC0OWWfLh3r9WByP1x_-IFcbhatxGafw/s800/IMG_1775.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1AKzlF5BMEX-0b-OdnCE2YjsDezXqcHTNNbeTw4aM8zAQNFqivJ94zBmsojf-ZdwAe4svGynitWpXOmX9AlFXMOEYLMk_NjpadzJftLRP7amQS5dd7i5imgYEknsPCnwQ7LvGdelU8nr8MZdcaoaqN-FbkGC0OWWfLh3r9WByP1x_-IFcbhatxGafw/w640-h616/IMG_1775.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Ducks... I think they were mallards.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo17NEiZ-IyUQSkkIOgXIPh67ww_vsZOIvbrDHnFsZqx8CzZDHmWg0NOBA6d7IGHENrNAg0mJYHqMLHNOZ_XPqGO1xVAoyaY1ii3YyWzCEQpmCftXw40WVwuvqab-z8LwX_qQ-iV_IEz7xR_1gXrvP52UZ-4UamUW96hwAOGJuiot1TOb7uJxK00NdMg/s800/IMG_1787.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="800" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo17NEiZ-IyUQSkkIOgXIPh67ww_vsZOIvbrDHnFsZqx8CzZDHmWg0NOBA6d7IGHENrNAg0mJYHqMLHNOZ_XPqGO1xVAoyaY1ii3YyWzCEQpmCftXw40WVwuvqab-z8LwX_qQ-iV_IEz7xR_1gXrvP52UZ-4UamUW96hwAOGJuiot1TOb7uJxK00NdMg/w640-h630/IMG_1787.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The final meadowlark I saw, I got to see up close! With the binoculars I could make out all sorts of details! I've only ever really seen meadowlarks on dots on distant posts or in trees - it was really quite exciting to have a good look at this one! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BCrs6TOwRH3OpoPqEODiWNeI_fzelJ5BVqDbPxRUkxdLm9KTOozq-d8ToVywaFBZF7L3pjY510Z1Tmi_jNV2qfFnTcKO00tmZeYHWMoUaB0BXxdkwvy82WElCLIF8Rvu1gjsaqSGuacDUKeLb_PgNoBS4TFNYQKnlF_MW9PniVY07BNlIufaJKOuwg/s800/IMG_1789.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="800" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BCrs6TOwRH3OpoPqEODiWNeI_fzelJ5BVqDbPxRUkxdLm9KTOozq-d8ToVywaFBZF7L3pjY510Z1Tmi_jNV2qfFnTcKO00tmZeYHWMoUaB0BXxdkwvy82WElCLIF8Rvu1gjsaqSGuacDUKeLb_PgNoBS4TFNYQKnlF_MW9PniVY07BNlIufaJKOuwg/w640-h626/IMG_1789.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>MORE Crocuses!!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaLONn0KSwi9LKdmqTqjyeD1i_5nPXmKykITHRp2yZ-tJMbn-vyl5HmgoQVAaQlIdP4Nrf5cLjxdO17bClOl5fQ6aUWESsmj4whY1mu85kWrfs0tuWeKvuQ-Y_fGF2qKakn70cjKYBP5eeAkXe-T2yfI91Y6XqSkwjIGiKavGR3aS69UYDKVMCpVWuA/s800/IMG_1795.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="800" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaLONn0KSwi9LKdmqTqjyeD1i_5nPXmKykITHRp2yZ-tJMbn-vyl5HmgoQVAaQlIdP4Nrf5cLjxdO17bClOl5fQ6aUWESsmj4whY1mu85kWrfs0tuWeKvuQ-Y_fGF2qKakn70cjKYBP5eeAkXe-T2yfI91Y6XqSkwjIGiKavGR3aS69UYDKVMCpVWuA/w640-h558/IMG_1795.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>STILL MORE Crocuses</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-f3G-W4ox9k7D2awtwrBqKGgFdd3-Z0-_qq9PmPz8z-c2V-mnrQyZ-S26NvadL-qjq7elcJAf_V2ie8Cy6d_Fa1iGjt3grSz84aFzjmjzF-vuULd4_RYmGmgDaosPZtodQQ548MdTSNa4t1oh4Z_V9ymMmS0z4x0BTpqaxym7b44tDWa6cuzIXuNoA/s800/IMG_1797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-f3G-W4ox9k7D2awtwrBqKGgFdd3-Z0-_qq9PmPz8z-c2V-mnrQyZ-S26NvadL-qjq7elcJAf_V2ie8Cy6d_Fa1iGjt3grSz84aFzjmjzF-vuULd4_RYmGmgDaosPZtodQQ548MdTSNa4t1oh4Z_V9ymMmS0z4x0BTpqaxym7b44tDWa6cuzIXuNoA/w640-h628/IMG_1797.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Son of Still More Crocuses</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoEGeImC_j24zoDJq9wo_qxCAMNMdMSE6OeMHfdiiz0ER-9eNPFAVcYlvkESxFUHYKoAj9GKZXwpJUkkG-VJdy6Nao7dQgEKxO5m46Q8Gb1l_EVDrS9BOUCHnLZc2eZNIHa6UDBel4SIF4iID_50YtDCPct_7ShkUQwfKrg6Ff6mRWbtmfZ368O4mqg/s800/IMG_1798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="800" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoEGeImC_j24zoDJq9wo_qxCAMNMdMSE6OeMHfdiiz0ER-9eNPFAVcYlvkESxFUHYKoAj9GKZXwpJUkkG-VJdy6Nao7dQgEKxO5m46Q8Gb1l_EVDrS9BOUCHnLZc2eZNIHa6UDBel4SIF4iID_50YtDCPct_7ShkUQwfKrg6Ff6mRWbtmfZ368O4mqg/w640-h632/IMG_1798.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Crocuses: The Return</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRk9qgseQ40D_VgP_zkMuuIJ_dfqkFFl5ffYE3h8mFPM3Qr_KRvWMi8-IKfUvYvqSqpKwQjfeHz6gydCIFLXSFUlZrzW_LXBJ05q7VNAaADzj3LS81UXM7R-3E9RtvkMRfI7CliUC9LOOuu-hJAKR0i9qoO-GdWBhPnzZRzBoicgUBG63I0OG8kim75A/s800/IMG_1807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="800" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRk9qgseQ40D_VgP_zkMuuIJ_dfqkFFl5ffYE3h8mFPM3Qr_KRvWMi8-IKfUvYvqSqpKwQjfeHz6gydCIFLXSFUlZrzW_LXBJ05q7VNAaADzj3LS81UXM7R-3E9RtvkMRfI7CliUC9LOOuu-hJAKR0i9qoO-GdWBhPnzZRzBoicgUBG63I0OG8kim75A/w640-h590/IMG_1807.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Ducks in a puddle. Kind of a big puddle.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhde-jAKhDoZKZUMSaSXsRmYg4BSvSn06Uw_eauWs6zytbCwxkETg7Nr1htxxFJnp-S8T-5dLakkifESg-T1BoWLVnr2SSmCzLQXouCpjk184HdrNK9UzgohOPkJPU8tTPVNfcWInVQRpyzTNHJi0TROmRgmq1LQSo2GzR-4eZhfJ2hiVeqSB4vbjK2dA/s935/IMG_1809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhde-jAKhDoZKZUMSaSXsRmYg4BSvSn06Uw_eauWs6zytbCwxkETg7Nr1htxxFJnp-S8T-5dLakkifESg-T1BoWLVnr2SSmCzLQXouCpjk184HdrNK9UzgohOPkJPU8tTPVNfcWInVQRpyzTNHJi0TROmRgmq1LQSo2GzR-4eZhfJ2hiVeqSB4vbjK2dA/w548-h640/IMG_1809.jpg" width="548" /></a></p><p>On my way back through campus I met up with my favourite human and we rode home together.</p><p>Tuesday my mom texted to inform me she'd seen Pelicans at the weir. I was a little suspicious of this claim. She didn't say if she'd walked down there or if it was while driving by (I'm guessing the latter). Has she seem a couple of big gulls? Was it just snow or ice? Or whitecaps on the river (it WAS a VERY windy day!). When I went out for a ride in the afternoon, I rolled past the weir for a look. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgBP-So3iSOQOwbpu08lgtfTJjqcsxdh6JqlXtnVOVbEcdhnMVRc2uO0zuU7LBDieUJaewywNjFFC4IRIHvm6CY_wtF-F9W44j-BcD3hU6MUiIXfuhW1axXxvgnKTq-UO9_XfMOWRR5lVLQbRJ2HLHyUZ0atkU1de2U2IQCVg9KOXvMjhOpegJ28Dhg/s834/IMG_1811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgBP-So3iSOQOwbpu08lgtfTJjqcsxdh6JqlXtnVOVbEcdhnMVRc2uO0zuU7LBDieUJaewywNjFFC4IRIHvm6CY_wtF-F9W44j-BcD3hU6MUiIXfuhW1axXxvgnKTq-UO9_XfMOWRR5lVLQbRJ2HLHyUZ0atkU1de2U2IQCVg9KOXvMjhOpegJ28Dhg/w614-h640/IMG_1811.jpg" width="614" /></a></p><p>I took some single track trails along the river bank. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_9_v9iDB1vFAwx60kYHdb-zCsuCZFNzlcBVWrBfFTnNVBwfZy7YG7_R4UkaQMznGbRzwF6fdKO2vZWK49QfyWgPHr-2EwDWNDNOYe3b-pLOvBjuEn3t2esG0L13ha0U7NJ0xTNHWRNcKw3tXqFbT0ml7be9uUjiiylwkioPBKZ1IOclXqZt1tJ_v6A/s838/IMG_1813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_9_v9iDB1vFAwx60kYHdb-zCsuCZFNzlcBVWrBfFTnNVBwfZy7YG7_R4UkaQMznGbRzwF6fdKO2vZWK49QfyWgPHr-2EwDWNDNOYe3b-pLOvBjuEn3t2esG0L13ha0U7NJ0xTNHWRNcKw3tXqFbT0ml7be9uUjiiylwkioPBKZ1IOclXqZt1tJ_v6A/w610-h640/IMG_1813.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>They were mostly dry now.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIfD-9gR6kRLMuEKiexwXXmR9mCOd_kwjFuNHu_wFwXVKaAML7keDmfCy_WF46CKf-BDRNry8ip-QuWDdGWdqOvIx_9h15Rw3LdlbBscpJQmckOtHQiwo22HsgMGyL062KLN4ndvwp6Lyz5_FTOf1d8JNma-v1SbIQhAR7EppAKkUZdEWYpMNm8UTbw/s800/IMG_1817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIfD-9gR6kRLMuEKiexwXXmR9mCOd_kwjFuNHu_wFwXVKaAML7keDmfCy_WF46CKf-BDRNry8ip-QuWDdGWdqOvIx_9h15Rw3LdlbBscpJQmckOtHQiwo22HsgMGyL062KLN4ndvwp6Lyz5_FTOf1d8JNma-v1SbIQhAR7EppAKkUZdEWYpMNm8UTbw/w640-h640/IMG_1817.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The ones downtown on the west side of the river - and all the way up to the Circle Drive Bridge aren't particularly "techinical" and can be ridden with city bikes (or our Yuba Boda Boda - which I've been riding a lot lately) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZ32qQW8AcggCyHW-57DqxAL4zjaxONgdy4wMao8E6r4GmbHiqrHJsRNjeId7BWY2QD5zRhqwTWFi6RC6wHu3ZLNHsy0AYRt8_OLqUWx_0qS9Yx3-Kuq8AScNjxpF9kZxu3kmG16ZftHd7Hjwm80Z7OBDdke0nUNaKtQ4kzU4xsVb43borWiwb2fzuw/s848/IMG_1818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZ32qQW8AcggCyHW-57DqxAL4zjaxONgdy4wMao8E6r4GmbHiqrHJsRNjeId7BWY2QD5zRhqwTWFi6RC6wHu3ZLNHsy0AYRt8_OLqUWx_0qS9Yx3-Kuq8AScNjxpF9kZxu3kmG16ZftHd7Hjwm80Z7OBDdke0nUNaKtQ4kzU4xsVb43borWiwb2fzuw/w604-h640/IMG_1818.jpg" width="604" /></a></p><p>It was also less exposed to the wind.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec4BhtztJTXUgzxKM1o7bWRW4vTQmVESwGqYGuwZAtIRhYYPrIl7BYyBqjgPQkx-cmt_9zJKZKdz5uegChJvXmc5gKF3n1EDftBAFOyFaaVGwwZYDrbD20MZnvC97CiZBb7uoiUZBKDUHDs0b4S7sKyEj30rDdRHnEAc5UFpvNntuhwXc-oCLXeYkRA/s838/IMG_1822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec4BhtztJTXUgzxKM1o7bWRW4vTQmVESwGqYGuwZAtIRhYYPrIl7BYyBqjgPQkx-cmt_9zJKZKdz5uegChJvXmc5gKF3n1EDftBAFOyFaaVGwwZYDrbD20MZnvC97CiZBb7uoiUZBKDUHDs0b4S7sKyEj30rDdRHnEAc5UFpvNntuhwXc-oCLXeYkRA/w610-h640/IMG_1822.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Canada Goose leaning into that wind - waves breaking across it?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhai23inE2qdzPpUhtNWz-QPe3EeVNga1ojVZSHayfUwNDMuh-r180reV-80BWCDzGcsQ--m8RJ_5rg0-a3Zwe_BedIDc3UERanmn8YX6iX5kB7RvNZwJOqA8ol-7Cx05fpkuEUCvFp47ALNdx1GM4t10F1W2PEPl3OnaRBorB1dIiGb39UsQtWbmFYIw/s879/IMG_1824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhai23inE2qdzPpUhtNWz-QPe3EeVNga1ojVZSHayfUwNDMuh-r180reV-80BWCDzGcsQ--m8RJ_5rg0-a3Zwe_BedIDc3UERanmn8YX6iX5kB7RvNZwJOqA8ol-7Cx05fpkuEUCvFp47ALNdx1GM4t10F1W2PEPl3OnaRBorB1dIiGb39UsQtWbmFYIw/w582-h640/IMG_1824.jpg" width="582" /></a></p><p>No pelicans. </p><p>If they HAD been there, I missed them... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3626TbrGaGI3TOVv7M94pPLk8OkcUiHf7QU1she2lcgS0UqJvFGTHltEOV4K5Ji_4QLyI-fYBjhTVp880Y_Bjzmtmxz8BiZBNoALlk7tnXBjMfLSpTnJpn3HrbutFkssnIxzy5bjo95UUzK_f2EE8Wez3bZfeUZAAarPFRVZh48iJvpbC-VuiVUpPQ/s851/IMG_1825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3626TbrGaGI3TOVv7M94pPLk8OkcUiHf7QU1she2lcgS0UqJvFGTHltEOV4K5Ji_4QLyI-fYBjhTVp880Y_Bjzmtmxz8BiZBNoALlk7tnXBjMfLSpTnJpn3HrbutFkssnIxzy5bjo95UUzK_f2EE8Wez3bZfeUZAAarPFRVZh48iJvpbC-VuiVUpPQ/w602-h640/IMG_1825.jpg" width="602" /></a></p><p>Later in the day, Keiran and I rode up to 33rd to attend the <a href="https://scyapinc.org/">SCYAP</a> Art Drop-In </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjubEnqK6osNe70VL9hczQS0LmJXAoovNQHk8TxuPNHuhIMRn-5D-PNsInpgOvnVpP6d3NgDF339F2VkdBSYuThdL9zANypN5HAYP8x1lanH8ahyCnnY8nAv5cgIwrOB2VYn1xssjftupRdkNj-Hfn8VIgVzttWOUB7cgYSLEdr9_7ynqunm_2MxF0Q/s800/IMG_1826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="800" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjubEnqK6osNe70VL9hczQS0LmJXAoovNQHk8TxuPNHuhIMRn-5D-PNsInpgOvnVpP6d3NgDF339F2VkdBSYuThdL9zANypN5HAYP8x1lanH8ahyCnnY8nAv5cgIwrOB2VYn1xssjftupRdkNj-Hfn8VIgVzttWOUB7cgYSLEdr9_7ynqunm_2MxF0Q/w640-h594/IMG_1826.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>By the time we came out, it was snowing!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDb_pVNsbWUALO1By7sWccSRTffvoD5cM0FW7Rqj8fPwuc1lvHqoF-o_jIhxxC3GK49iTsW8yaCQsKXcge11NUGosH010wEl2_d6G1q6iegGjbQwPln2uidGowpSy-g9dgzv3w27yD_RLpgM57IAbsWiatedaUspSgWv7srH8DMgYF6kCpcvOwxXFCw/s810/IMG_1831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDb_pVNsbWUALO1By7sWccSRTffvoD5cM0FW7Rqj8fPwuc1lvHqoF-o_jIhxxC3GK49iTsW8yaCQsKXcge11NUGosH010wEl2_d6G1q6iegGjbQwPln2uidGowpSy-g9dgzv3w27yD_RLpgM57IAbsWiatedaUspSgWv7srH8DMgYF6kCpcvOwxXFCw/w632-h640/IMG_1831.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>Like, a LOT! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsUaZhLPeibOvjBfTR89y2SB8Chf-JMKOLreojogC9jCmIRns4Uk8A9uLeew05ooAvD5S5bXWrjOc925TWFj6xGsZwPa1prom4e-ItNlpieIJJfS_q6ANM6uFfaJuRiMU1ZuIH3a0AhzC2fKISmdMreTJMGZaZESINzUxrm6bRTC8erL3bAuJxuD8VA/s900/IMG_1844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsUaZhLPeibOvjBfTR89y2SB8Chf-JMKOLreojogC9jCmIRns4Uk8A9uLeew05ooAvD5S5bXWrjOc925TWFj6xGsZwPa1prom4e-ItNlpieIJJfS_q6ANM6uFfaJuRiMU1ZuIH3a0AhzC2fKISmdMreTJMGZaZESINzUxrm6bRTC8erL3bAuJxuD8VA/w568-h640/IMG_1844.jpg" width="568" /></a></p><p>Wednesday morning, I had an appointment downtown - I swung by the weir to see if there were any pelicans. </p><p>Nope. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsot31ibeY8Ptny1IQjQd3-vAnNxudReGQo8E5Ht7a6Pgqir9U-HYkWEHESTFnR95AidGX5ZLBR63dPYaLWheJ8rkRZbxcuerTXEn0NyXdlu0R-cTkKHyQ0l9vCxMzn8GA4GO0AMP2Q_agYwefMJ5sWdp1a88OvkpMOuvCysopOvqfrqdJidX4ZOP1dw/s806/IMG_1846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsot31ibeY8Ptny1IQjQd3-vAnNxudReGQo8E5Ht7a6Pgqir9U-HYkWEHESTFnR95AidGX5ZLBR63dPYaLWheJ8rkRZbxcuerTXEn0NyXdlu0R-cTkKHyQ0l9vCxMzn8GA4GO0AMP2Q_agYwefMJ5sWdp1a88OvkpMOuvCysopOvqfrqdJidX4ZOP1dw/w636-h640/IMG_1846.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>So much snow!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqssp0cnS3QvxwNngIzGFkOKWVmTKAMOa7NetbLuZDzPMOUaY0ZVksb8-p-cK60Gvse8FS00tDyADyoPF_wRCeq3HcKfbZYiqWGCbuAOTPEI2rwVPghpgu4kgT6g-y6ka_8WfWAIwvHBkEhEsuNRkzukZGrdCOOg_Qg3qTYRpIC-No9gO4EJunpcMqg/s800/IMG_1849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqssp0cnS3QvxwNngIzGFkOKWVmTKAMOa7NetbLuZDzPMOUaY0ZVksb8-p-cK60Gvse8FS00tDyADyoPF_wRCeq3HcKfbZYiqWGCbuAOTPEI2rwVPghpgu4kgT6g-y6ka_8WfWAIwvHBkEhEsuNRkzukZGrdCOOg_Qg3qTYRpIC-No9gO4EJunpcMqg/w640-h634/IMG_1849.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Geese, unimpressed with snow. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoCxe0zLLDdV7muR1de-si-dNG5WcWzjiMBpLSHA2E5glpetq_S4gtqfSvmCLSFZVph5pvcE0uMASR-9kdlUs8A-aXpdueYTjSDT4UDaJrXDOl4NOBuNRqd0JvQHV4FstPyDYNoG3TN88p-s2yWGKwVPa-GTHlV2warz1ykMw3NQZVgwSYyq_yjFqLQ/s800/IMG_1854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeoCxe0zLLDdV7muR1de-si-dNG5WcWzjiMBpLSHA2E5glpetq_S4gtqfSvmCLSFZVph5pvcE0uMASR-9kdlUs8A-aXpdueYTjSDT4UDaJrXDOl4NOBuNRqd0JvQHV4FstPyDYNoG3TN88p-s2yWGKwVPa-GTHlV2warz1ykMw3NQZVgwSYyq_yjFqLQ/w640-h640/IMG_1854.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More Geese. More Snow. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNsvrx5AS0Pl1vwQW2OrEEOYhqB3PjHAyXM3RKhuxhaTR6IkU66s2lW6bS76al5VA2PN_TzTIbI4zkGRd_oO3K1Hs18DT8s6jBdgC7TJz7rQlmOnv5MQqx0WBR8EF7ZbUiOQcKgmz21X-xzrGayUHeXjcaLH4NAr3XUcEIjGzQ5BPEJxOz61Z9Ap1cA/s838/IMG_1858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNsvrx5AS0Pl1vwQW2OrEEOYhqB3PjHAyXM3RKhuxhaTR6IkU66s2lW6bS76al5VA2PN_TzTIbI4zkGRd_oO3K1Hs18DT8s6jBdgC7TJz7rQlmOnv5MQqx0WBR8EF7ZbUiOQcKgmz21X-xzrGayUHeXjcaLH4NAr3XUcEIjGzQ5BPEJxOz61Z9Ap1cA/w610-h640/IMG_1858.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Snowy downtown. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKWiSi4qNOAPgSxhe9UrWF4X1HEdMl_ZOGXSwXh2hp8AMAecKNb0IV_Agqi4PqIeD_eDwHYtRKHIdA-ENaGUMUQox7VgHxERpEbhv72pQ3AMWi0m8SUR5ChQVCrEjSRVpU4DHeU6v9r_hq1ZFs_-EPblqmPvmIZcEw0JMDbaiPxK0jP_V3g6rj_B1bA/s907/IMG_1861.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKWiSi4qNOAPgSxhe9UrWF4X1HEdMl_ZOGXSwXh2hp8AMAecKNb0IV_Agqi4PqIeD_eDwHYtRKHIdA-ENaGUMUQox7VgHxERpEbhv72pQ3AMWi0m8SUR5ChQVCrEjSRVpU4DHeU6v9r_hq1ZFs_-EPblqmPvmIZcEw0JMDbaiPxK0jP_V3g6rj_B1bA/w564-h640/IMG_1861.jpg" width="564" /></a></p><p>The Delta Bessborough Hotel. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcybGlijPZqUwTTtTUgW7UbjDVdfixE-q1zRcokIvTyGrH9ijMA9pGR0qSGaeQsnJB3JlXSYmYc3triq8HlYV14cbChFdDJRCNRyg3X_eyutHgGa5JIuDGZKDewHYwiaKf9rSkqazCST7s4rpaWRsGSdANj7YKx0cZi-FQXqNnSbvzAOWvnJFXY2pHXA/s1067/IMG_1871.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcybGlijPZqUwTTtTUgW7UbjDVdfixE-q1zRcokIvTyGrH9ijMA9pGR0qSGaeQsnJB3JlXSYmYc3triq8HlYV14cbChFdDJRCNRyg3X_eyutHgGa5JIuDGZKDewHYwiaKf9rSkqazCST7s4rpaWRsGSdANj7YKx0cZi-FQXqNnSbvzAOWvnJFXY2pHXA/w480-h640/IMG_1871.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>STILL more Geese! STILL more snow! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqMAL9LquLWlfRJYJfvMmCEFIlQ2UDaJfIH637oV6LTZRlR7eG96xn0dhcdDVW-_ucFc5t-SvyZCSvGBxQuEbPn0r0NQZfd4i5FZHqcMV1D6Cu_jPLflFi8geBGqBPhCz3Wv-gSd9Uj6yq8v_IBTpGij8fWAlYK2U1ocR6_s84We_jJwfeBMZcr6iFw/s800/IMG_1875.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="800" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqMAL9LquLWlfRJYJfvMmCEFIlQ2UDaJfIH637oV6LTZRlR7eG96xn0dhcdDVW-_ucFc5t-SvyZCSvGBxQuEbPn0r0NQZfd4i5FZHqcMV1D6Cu_jPLflFi8geBGqBPhCz3Wv-gSd9Uj6yq8v_IBTpGij8fWAlYK2U1ocR6_s84We_jJwfeBMZcr6iFw/w640-h604/IMG_1875.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>you get it... Geese... Snow... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAQ0YtcVABk9o9Ro-41bZjx_XyE51Z64YVkHlZOrG0-3ZxRsDSHS5ki4o_KBDDQSl0jXhv74-2DgS9WrdZAdIA4IAxnDlNS1o8vOc_LFW78KJ4-W6T9gB0bJplwzzVVSYI22uc04ZL-HMX7M333PE5cMF1uuwZQNSVxWS78Vih7u6lCkSnWEJWlVwNg/s800/IMG_1879.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAQ0YtcVABk9o9Ro-41bZjx_XyE51Z64YVkHlZOrG0-3ZxRsDSHS5ki4o_KBDDQSl0jXhv74-2DgS9WrdZAdIA4IAxnDlNS1o8vOc_LFW78KJ4-W6T9gB0bJplwzzVVSYI22uc04ZL-HMX7M333PE5cMF1uuwZQNSVxWS78Vih7u6lCkSnWEJWlVwNg/w640-h600/IMG_1879.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I wasn't the only idiot out there riding in this mess... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r9f-Jfk32WVUviuST2U2e7OWNivLvIB-Krx0CvhqNOSzNR8Spn5eDWmiJvDPM98u21-B6W6i1AghvoCYU4F87bfydbG0W6v97GBXanQjwEvaOoHz2gtb01r_6sAaOMBpUz2rKDFCc9QJ1Vz6HwrbkyS8QjzSl-yl8GJqru2Z297pUicaFBXXq10PEA/s822/IMG_1882.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7r9f-Jfk32WVUviuST2U2e7OWNivLvIB-Krx0CvhqNOSzNR8Spn5eDWmiJvDPM98u21-B6W6i1AghvoCYU4F87bfydbG0W6v97GBXanQjwEvaOoHz2gtb01r_6sAaOMBpUz2rKDFCc9QJ1Vz6HwrbkyS8QjzSl-yl8GJqru2Z297pUicaFBXXq10PEA/w622-h640/IMG_1882.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Then... the next day... it was all gone. </p><p>Most of it melted when it warmed up later in the afternoon on Wednesday. By the time I went out for a ride on Thursday... gone... </p><p>First stop was the weir to look and see if there were any Pelicans. </p><p>Nope... </p><p>BUT... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichOwC3FBrhy94TikXlKhmuP0zC_VETEkrOsHKS-O4a5fYsWvz76BloqumiHuScYArUsOfPrDfyaOpgTx7CHkT4_FyDATb-iSXv4NBTbygfAeGO-rcZo5af0tqghRPjtCwBsc4Yj8zquAvT7fHPgHGKx8G4muaEvs5Z7t90BYbyS55uOGNXRzrkZ-dYA/s807/IMG_1887.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichOwC3FBrhy94TikXlKhmuP0zC_VETEkrOsHKS-O4a5fYsWvz76BloqumiHuScYArUsOfPrDfyaOpgTx7CHkT4_FyDATb-iSXv4NBTbygfAeGO-rcZo5af0tqghRPjtCwBsc4Yj8zquAvT7fHPgHGKx8G4muaEvs5Z7t90BYbyS55uOGNXRzrkZ-dYA/w634-h640/IMG_1887.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>I did see a white dot at the northern tip of the mid river sand-bar-turned-island just south (upstream) of the weir... </p><p>I rode back up the Meewasin Trail and scrambled down the muddy bank to see if I could get a better look.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQTYESK8tTLLLrbvjnVeRldFFVX47-5Mm7tNbcmIQa2OYKRZf-q4Wbuk96HJbWDwt-B_m2rZE2eqcfXe6TxitSTaIYPDuyuezbIVLtH5qg6ootmCFF_3yLt0ahrYBqSPMHVI2YyFxxajPO13LYYqVFJ3c5Lgtwt--2_kSpFhmLIHkI24Wn5dhSuK7DA/s816/IMG_1888.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQTYESK8tTLLLrbvjnVeRldFFVX47-5Mm7tNbcmIQa2OYKRZf-q4Wbuk96HJbWDwt-B_m2rZE2eqcfXe6TxitSTaIYPDuyuezbIVLtH5qg6ootmCFF_3yLt0ahrYBqSPMHVI2YyFxxajPO13LYYqVFJ3c5Lgtwt--2_kSpFhmLIHkI24Wn5dhSuK7DA/w629-h640/IMG_1888.jpg" width="629" /></a></p><p> Not much better... But with the binoculars, it was pretty clear it was an American White Pelican! </p><p>Then while I was standing there, straining to get a better look at this one pelican huddled on the mid-river island... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCW3OwpEtvZUtnO_yvi8EOem3VAiKiGwTRs-K5vUHS5g1oKn_SvpRneuZh0N--BJi4ITRqc6ok9rdiv1cYxbLooAXE1TIPO23lZsMxWCZC_IzTLVcO_1-PB-Xs87oQx6aeGAMgPEiA4hn5OWE98gSe90pv3yqTCNFeBhDqj1MH6YO6yq2lzSKurobUQA/s800/IMG_1895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="800" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCW3OwpEtvZUtnO_yvi8EOem3VAiKiGwTRs-K5vUHS5g1oKn_SvpRneuZh0N--BJi4ITRqc6ok9rdiv1cYxbLooAXE1TIPO23lZsMxWCZC_IzTLVcO_1-PB-Xs87oQx6aeGAMgPEiA4hn5OWE98gSe90pv3yqTCNFeBhDqj1MH6YO6yq2lzSKurobUQA/w640-h590/IMG_1895.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>some movement caught my eye and I noted A WHOLE FREAKING FLOCK of fifteen or sixteen of them flew overhead!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_fhhQHm87ymcmnLQVJlQciUeWm4LBVpylk2PCMUz7YIa2R87LOpCWGppWgsdNwjeATvjiZkgA6k8on3fRrC6qUzBJFdHlo8ZJqLO82PTIVOX3aDspiZMgOQsFi52M6Mr386NsJwJ6kNDFeXrr3uOCC4uHRmEsfOMgYKF7BRRlK3NAT1CPZ-eL_mB7w/s802/IMG_1897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_fhhQHm87ymcmnLQVJlQciUeWm4LBVpylk2PCMUz7YIa2R87LOpCWGppWgsdNwjeATvjiZkgA6k8on3fRrC6qUzBJFdHlo8ZJqLO82PTIVOX3aDspiZMgOQsFi52M6Mr386NsJwJ6kNDFeXrr3uOCC4uHRmEsfOMgYKF7BRRlK3NAT1CPZ-eL_mB7w/w638-h640/IMG_1897.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>They wheeled about a few times...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ83E8sW-KPssD8Ph91YMYKQywWa84eOK8qk82JxoheqGC0EE-7A001ZeWKyP4a6H9IwPBCIemC-t2QIE5WQtQYlWBcgOupWA_vzvRS_Zlv_AvmWc02yD_xUKhiBdrA-e-JHVI_v1KLyrAlZZ04bH7e_lTOvCExItneaIPrh2OEwcKKf-zOAb5iuk60w/s800/IMG_1898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="800" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ83E8sW-KPssD8Ph91YMYKQywWa84eOK8qk82JxoheqGC0EE-7A001ZeWKyP4a6H9IwPBCIemC-t2QIE5WQtQYlWBcgOupWA_vzvRS_Zlv_AvmWc02yD_xUKhiBdrA-e-JHVI_v1KLyrAlZZ04bH7e_lTOvCExItneaIPrh2OEwcKKf-zOAb5iuk60w/w640-h610/IMG_1898.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>and I thought they might have landed by the weir!? So I scrambled back up the muddy bank and rushed back to the weir... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKe8xmGiBVcw76_Xnq3nweGDAlp0TdHRM0DchwJi-bFTLUuuKN9Iniy_gXF_eK8Jo1kLFavSctn9N2gWvysYcjsmOWm5Bood_Luo1KyfHm7SvhqEPeAn4_U6cFLygIQunaBTYSDQF7zb-lfm-sBpeIUiLpRRCjEeESnXbOrtnKuEiWZ9prXCcPw0giTw/s815/IMG_1905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKe8xmGiBVcw76_Xnq3nweGDAlp0TdHRM0DchwJi-bFTLUuuKN9Iniy_gXF_eK8Jo1kLFavSctn9N2gWvysYcjsmOWm5Bood_Luo1KyfHm7SvhqEPeAn4_U6cFLygIQunaBTYSDQF7zb-lfm-sBpeIUiLpRRCjEeESnXbOrtnKuEiWZ9prXCcPw0giTw/w628-h640/IMG_1905.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>To find only one.... ONE!? </p><p>I also just missed getting my camera out in time to catch it diving for food. It slowly floated down the weir to the other side of the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdg7Hsr0RDOrjXU_DEqD-QnDf5sydai0StjPBFyFh9DDVOQmlVH5CNSzGbtlV7JQYprifiCznB4NhoBKs0OR-xUQuFQc6fXfB0bH9LDIXRQJ7E1g6DrGFSP9y6-u6XWmaZWTj9cVJko0BFQHnjt8itQGQuGZhz2EkCIaydcWDDzY1AxlQboN7S5jPFgQ/s800/IMG_1912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="800" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdg7Hsr0RDOrjXU_DEqD-QnDf5sydai0StjPBFyFh9DDVOQmlVH5CNSzGbtlV7JQYprifiCznB4NhoBKs0OR-xUQuFQc6fXfB0bH9LDIXRQJ7E1g6DrGFSP9y6-u6XWmaZWTj9cVJko0BFQHnjt8itQGQuGZhz2EkCIaydcWDDzY1AxlQboN7S5jPFgQ/w640-h626/IMG_1912.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>She probably got better pictures than me... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj796efUWsrWW7OySG3n2nxFeIHdbuW1jqfROpeaYez0vTHSarU40F-OK9hy1Eazq9tUhMlRT2Qr6gd9w_uXKo5JOmj7pdE2zfwCPe5VcuJNAQJIXpWd1u1NlYqQEW46qkzWcp8v3WFidB95y2QDCcAzSC4UwRueTFqA-yz9OaCGgq2gBx-2lxN7PCySg/s808/IMG_1913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj796efUWsrWW7OySG3n2nxFeIHdbuW1jqfROpeaYez0vTHSarU40F-OK9hy1Eazq9tUhMlRT2Qr6gd9w_uXKo5JOmj7pdE2zfwCPe5VcuJNAQJIXpWd1u1NlYqQEW46qkzWcp8v3WFidB95y2QDCcAzSC4UwRueTFqA-yz9OaCGgq2gBx-2lxN7PCySg/w634-h640/IMG_1913.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>More crocuses blooming! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_a67e5kFyMDTVhutZREgc61Kht9ZcUCGFV4xytjYNHQM7yEql7tkcCFWIfO8oyy8vlHookryjTmEp3jmQeBpOh-6YS00JEzHc3jgCgo9_qX2O5HMKy9WKNj0Q16BLWdbLCdVRg26M95s7Xic4llnAsRiOL_kYoVxuUBjGXB-dLXll-rgxPH1QvxGkhQ/s857/IMG_1917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_a67e5kFyMDTVhutZREgc61Kht9ZcUCGFV4xytjYNHQM7yEql7tkcCFWIfO8oyy8vlHookryjTmEp3jmQeBpOh-6YS00JEzHc3jgCgo9_qX2O5HMKy9WKNj0Q16BLWdbLCdVRg26M95s7Xic4llnAsRiOL_kYoVxuUBjGXB-dLXll-rgxPH1QvxGkhQ/w598-h640/IMG_1917.jpg" width="598" /></a></p><p>Purpley flowers just bursting out of those buds! Yay! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwyALbk55YWLB2Aofr7PfIo1APToQnom9CMHUmfa9X8zUXlCA8Cf4qngqWK-kgcfOWv1hD9TnlboR2mMxWozY8JDnkIVIYLiBZ1S76tv7oqVuf43hl4ewYqgfKLb7EeM5syGHSFGm2XyG_uTNpnwVxSAVykUNF_bIr9VAUqlBaPEBixvQMKWjCfMemQ/s800/IMG_1923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwyALbk55YWLB2Aofr7PfIo1APToQnom9CMHUmfa9X8zUXlCA8Cf4qngqWK-kgcfOWv1hD9TnlboR2mMxWozY8JDnkIVIYLiBZ1S76tv7oqVuf43hl4ewYqgfKLb7EeM5syGHSFGm2XyG_uTNpnwVxSAVykUNF_bIr9VAUqlBaPEBixvQMKWjCfMemQ/w640-h634/IMG_1923.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>When I got to the other side, I noted a second pelican had joined the one on the island. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib83Mb07XR0kpenoTV02Qmb2jzUBgXZ7Ub7HgYbybV6YcogqkTeR8L2Dy1VL7mLFkEhPxKq5cCIldRJV2oTO6CS6ZodGYmiP3GB2Oqu-L_zx_SQiFiyaRaRFe_FWHUOUylmbw5nn2ggN6BxBClltrDq4-gWBl2CF_UdzP8wjZrYxUltc-tHB1NGxBAXg/s837/IMG_1925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib83Mb07XR0kpenoTV02Qmb2jzUBgXZ7Ub7HgYbybV6YcogqkTeR8L2Dy1VL7mLFkEhPxKq5cCIldRJV2oTO6CS6ZodGYmiP3GB2Oqu-L_zx_SQiFiyaRaRFe_FWHUOUylmbw5nn2ggN6BxBClltrDq4-gWBl2CF_UdzP8wjZrYxUltc-tHB1NGxBAXg/w612-h640/IMG_1925.jpg" width="612" /></a></p><p>There they are. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD2W3SPzwEqhI2wbqCC5f7NlEOlMApkQovqJsArh9MF2OCiekgZt0MLbTuTIpwvNRTmE6LdFHRIhQuOROosXwkUCt0lkl_dIBGAN1FzyEj8dsar9HH_FALPjZmsVKn8qaE5JLzuX6FdbcflAlf3tjWlZiZ_yj9PubwlVTsJMGpuhn_uh23sr-CZh1hg/s809/IMG_1926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD2W3SPzwEqhI2wbqCC5f7NlEOlMApkQovqJsArh9MF2OCiekgZt0MLbTuTIpwvNRTmE6LdFHRIhQuOROosXwkUCt0lkl_dIBGAN1FzyEj8dsar9HH_FALPjZmsVKn8qaE5JLzuX6FdbcflAlf3tjWlZiZ_yj9PubwlVTsJMGpuhn_uh23sr-CZh1hg/w632-h640/IMG_1926.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>It was still pretty windy and brisk - there had been a snowstorm the day before! So the two were huddled up against the wind. </p><p>across the way I noticed a few other watchers - including a guy with a giant camera on a tripod! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSdfYWD5cXhAea4S3L8HIaTsYoi1Vyn6EfBAcZrQo77u79ESoYwlXtsSNzU6xLr3j9KJggwLnPGgx0E6AWVmPdTu5zwdjryFlx1OlNlOC0-eJu3Q-YMjaq64Azig75PiG77BeaYaFRFTNVgv5br6E29CanUXIaozvOQme7iOC0_3EjGiqHkO1LLwbaQ/s800/IMG_1933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="800" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSdfYWD5cXhAea4S3L8HIaTsYoi1Vyn6EfBAcZrQo77u79ESoYwlXtsSNzU6xLr3j9KJggwLnPGgx0E6AWVmPdTu5zwdjryFlx1OlNlOC0-eJu3Q-YMjaq64Azig75PiG77BeaYaFRFTNVgv5br6E29CanUXIaozvOQme7iOC0_3EjGiqHkO1LLwbaQ/w640-h602/IMG_1933.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There was still SOME snow and mud on the trails... </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCigbE4hBY0D5iAcwFksABADzjL3u-Kp-pmQqaneGtqUZD6z0WleTvJ1s33HsD5Yk8zx1Gko7F1vw4_9PosRaDspkbAkiC3DI2ZH8qWNB60VumRLGyEDMhQIoAcLsIKGOrFzkg__eBbUk-XFM7VeuYjIpA8gPzhkRRqFdzJgnsN1G2ChEkNzsjAmgs6Q/s843/IMG_1945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCigbE4hBY0D5iAcwFksABADzjL3u-Kp-pmQqaneGtqUZD6z0WleTvJ1s33HsD5Yk8zx1Gko7F1vw4_9PosRaDspkbAkiC3DI2ZH8qWNB60VumRLGyEDMhQIoAcLsIKGOrFzkg__eBbUk-XFM7VeuYjIpA8gPzhkRRqFdzJgnsN1G2ChEkNzsjAmgs6Q/w608-h640/IMG_1945.jpg" width="608" /></a></p><p>Saturday I rode the tandem up to my folks place to pick up Amanda (who had borrowed their car for the day and was returning it late in the afternoon. As we rode home, we stopped at the weir to look at the Pelicans. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmniEKwt9NkvrI5uDErh4yT5P37wIWfxkVu8J5Foiov4p4zzljHya93F8fD87SkWNBJzLoKCj-evAZImD91tTu7V-4e3iOQrULhinfmd0bSVyUCyS_azudLSGYrz9haifEkhodRx29xqlPNQ_h7eO4uHMCfULl2RW8hEiAg22Sxr_4vR06NCLL5qhtLQ/s800/IMG_1956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmniEKwt9NkvrI5uDErh4yT5P37wIWfxkVu8J5Foiov4p4zzljHya93F8fD87SkWNBJzLoKCj-evAZImD91tTu7V-4e3iOQrULhinfmd0bSVyUCyS_azudLSGYrz9haifEkhodRx29xqlPNQ_h7eO4uHMCfULl2RW8hEiAg22Sxr_4vR06NCLL5qhtLQ/w640-h640/IMG_1956.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The Pelicans</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuD5Tciv7Uo4UD5pODHij4gOK4CJAcs70xOOhocWm-pNR5ZM4Wxpo6lwaI5rYrsnvPreiTFmNQ6J1wh15DIn-QA6aHFxZZPj2MXA4N5KbRDKnjY2Zzgc3XknHk34oYKlGauQL2048CUy8Ezb5eOleY3zQoLXucNFk4B5BSBcgXttPxc1-xRGw6iD3AdQ/s800/IMG_1959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="800" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuD5Tciv7Uo4UD5pODHij4gOK4CJAcs70xOOhocWm-pNR5ZM4Wxpo6lwaI5rYrsnvPreiTFmNQ6J1wh15DIn-QA6aHFxZZPj2MXA4N5KbRDKnjY2Zzgc3XknHk34oYKlGauQL2048CUy8Ezb5eOleY3zQoLXucNFk4B5BSBcgXttPxc1-xRGw6iD3AdQ/w640-h608/IMG_1959.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Still Pelicans</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVhjEAyzhaqrt4Y7-z1Y89j9vxMM1PIxlJdbkBZFnal3zkxqVZTwphWUvAtn2lY2JCxUmc8qKc128GGRMtW7GFvOdCBwII9SllDoLE30icRN6zFxaHczMjyDYqrt86tlGqjeLodD6FEw2UeX73tzEZ_QvM8kXE8da3PKQCtWZNd5BVpn_gnpL1JNbuw/s800/IMG_1966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="800" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVhjEAyzhaqrt4Y7-z1Y89j9vxMM1PIxlJdbkBZFnal3zkxqVZTwphWUvAtn2lY2JCxUmc8qKc128GGRMtW7GFvOdCBwII9SllDoLE30icRN6zFxaHczMjyDYqrt86tlGqjeLodD6FEw2UeX73tzEZ_QvM8kXE8da3PKQCtWZNd5BVpn_gnpL1JNbuw/w640-h604/IMG_1966.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More Pelicans</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKqs4nZ13tBrBZkqF0PzT3nfmeAprxsRHAxftroXaoOFz4D-lJo2uTEWjCWwBxZUn8pO1nXqfyYnxPvYGFahBC-K1Rn8TLxsTCD3GaMiinGrJ2YVlQKQzkd2dj6wZ8MfqplL4E8H9ELs9IkDF6LSXQ9h2wE0a9s-7bvJ5WLQgjqmvbFnB76U1L9LOzQ/s465/IMG_1984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="465" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKqs4nZ13tBrBZkqF0PzT3nfmeAprxsRHAxftroXaoOFz4D-lJo2uTEWjCWwBxZUn8pO1nXqfyYnxPvYGFahBC-K1Rn8TLxsTCD3GaMiinGrJ2YVlQKQzkd2dj6wZ8MfqplL4E8H9ELs9IkDF6LSXQ9h2wE0a9s-7bvJ5WLQgjqmvbFnB76U1L9LOzQ/w640-h612/IMG_1984.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>While there, I also spotted some Double-Crested Cormorants! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVim_HcUckACVwy29ikLsU-YbHPJIYONtUFCmyE-ncRgt2q7bMkRpYil0GbffWMZwXygsHIfbqSLYJLykbnS_C1uJ6QVcMGa6iyqg04Gu4eFBRzw9zZzGFUw1q3oGsY_t92HgF85q2YfH6IgXDirJTilcegZsVk6z7whj8ls_p5DEoHQp759f2YPvW6g/s800/IMG_1992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVim_HcUckACVwy29ikLsU-YbHPJIYONtUFCmyE-ncRgt2q7bMkRpYil0GbffWMZwXygsHIfbqSLYJLykbnS_C1uJ6QVcMGa6iyqg04Gu4eFBRzw9zZzGFUw1q3oGsY_t92HgF85q2YfH6IgXDirJTilcegZsVk6z7whj8ls_p5DEoHQp759f2YPvW6g/w640-h634/IMG_1992.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More Cormorant</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijalgtqeiFyJrqQJXXQOAc8CgIAkWTbZsRWtBB8tyYPiFxvpQGZxUtYRp4T7Io8iOprrDYm5rEkxoPGPo3Xm7z1J4To0i8s-9V5a-OgPVC27aGSDMqd_4AlvX1j_pPkNmEz25GxBAa3Nxyx3N9AZNvy4fV2NnMO-EQrIaO0PRiRFBqAsbe2pbQHGj7Gg/s814/IMG_2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijalgtqeiFyJrqQJXXQOAc8CgIAkWTbZsRWtBB8tyYPiFxvpQGZxUtYRp4T7Io8iOprrDYm5rEkxoPGPo3Xm7z1J4To0i8s-9V5a-OgPVC27aGSDMqd_4AlvX1j_pPkNmEz25GxBAa3Nxyx3N9AZNvy4fV2NnMO-EQrIaO0PRiRFBqAsbe2pbQHGj7Gg/w628-h640/IMG_2008.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>Sunday I went for a short ride south east of the city - mostly to scout out paths and trails and see if they'd dried up yet </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpLcD4N6KV_as9C6uHX3plxKaC3412axfVaPp_ySzeVapZ4RlXCBMCIUA44s0VqjQ4428kqf09oOgsz4Fx8iSJdLUmL7Tj0G3eyYHfutA4KThnXC_nKDw9icu0gkYDZ2DfXTOGzqLhqfGbpFKHVXNl3hRDYc6tc73mxxh9f4u8iK8fK_5fJQp8rRl5Q/s800/IMG_2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="800" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpLcD4N6KV_as9C6uHX3plxKaC3412axfVaPp_ySzeVapZ4RlXCBMCIUA44s0VqjQ4428kqf09oOgsz4Fx8iSJdLUmL7Tj0G3eyYHfutA4KThnXC_nKDw9icu0gkYDZ2DfXTOGzqLhqfGbpFKHVXNl3hRDYc6tc73mxxh9f4u8iK8fK_5fJQp8rRl5Q/w640-h620/IMG_2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>(They have!) </p><p>(maybe not the single-track off in the bush - that's all still covered in snow and/or MUD - but I'm less interested in riding there anyway) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSyF_hnHLJofLIjlEjLT3nzCAgpKqOe7r2QXJml9no539-DIKmxHOCd_XBQbsva6a3_JEIKecr33gDyuVYROLtkrUv6qYrEHvSrhH0Mr3RzWljGM6NNkGMvgKfn6o8glujg3c1vqYUuFvKMS-fEi_dYSClGCY7RpaUtyhxdjwEDF7umgjAHPIwuPoew/s800/IMG_2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSyF_hnHLJofLIjlEjLT3nzCAgpKqOe7r2QXJml9no539-DIKmxHOCd_XBQbsva6a3_JEIKecr33gDyuVYROLtkrUv6qYrEHvSrhH0Mr3RzWljGM6NNkGMvgKfn6o8glujg3c1vqYUuFvKMS-fEi_dYSClGCY7RpaUtyhxdjwEDF7umgjAHPIwuPoew/w640-h628/IMG_2014.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>This little stretch is all dried up. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoycE4StLI9xUCy5-Mi9oImy4XOdr85LCdZ4U62qdibGPwz3CSIClZ112Fu25iVWZlS7-F4mKwkOWm2ZDaqDT76j5wpkAkJW17vr_iHpRNHXVh-Dz8uTtGWCF8KJkpa5QcNJ6eQxEgfZpZQiZ2qLuArgJF3St1GoCYNGhjFd85AgKmDOEoKlI5tD5AA/s800/IMG_2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="800" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoycE4StLI9xUCy5-Mi9oImy4XOdr85LCdZ4U62qdibGPwz3CSIClZ112Fu25iVWZlS7-F4mKwkOWm2ZDaqDT76j5wpkAkJW17vr_iHpRNHXVh-Dz8uTtGWCF8KJkpa5QcNJ6eQxEgfZpZQiZ2qLuArgJF3St1GoCYNGhjFd85AgKmDOEoKlI5tD5AA/w640-h608/IMG_2019.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>And that took me back to pavement and I just kept going. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcz9ejERpvE6QXdjNIJNT_NO4yzd6vkWwOSbAMWhl8EEIJ7802wMyES14GajiwNttGfe66okSIdMNihY8_55AvhgQ3PS93sKs3FpvUzHSEeoIbyzkYDdYaeTexXbQOIWeLmsmvybtX59iBRL0Rkp5h7anniJl8fSlwOKgMdQIV0hm7Z_hIBTCLP-yCKA/s800/IMG_2025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="800" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcz9ejERpvE6QXdjNIJNT_NO4yzd6vkWwOSbAMWhl8EEIJ7802wMyES14GajiwNttGfe66okSIdMNihY8_55AvhgQ3PS93sKs3FpvUzHSEeoIbyzkYDdYaeTexXbQOIWeLmsmvybtX59iBRL0Rkp5h7anniJl8fSlwOKgMdQIV0hm7Z_hIBTCLP-yCKA/w640-h614/IMG_2025.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Beautiful day for a ride. Sunny. Not to warm, not too cold. <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQOTDXqmKhoUDxOG79sYCb1Fw6j8AHH5cJ-Z9ZojWkEPjIPn5hTLhNpd9seNEEshS7mdf6dJWiKyCGSoTkBuIFpyoLZi_zD1dkZfTEJKKrJCsU5HMTUm9eJjBJst4wAvnAn9Z8bcHq4YCFut1zZ-PsztC6_CyECLPmS_ej9Y-uO2Ui0CkdAcTxghYPA/s815/IMG_2032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQOTDXqmKhoUDxOG79sYCb1Fw6j8AHH5cJ-Z9ZojWkEPjIPn5hTLhNpd9seNEEshS7mdf6dJWiKyCGSoTkBuIFpyoLZi_zD1dkZfTEJKKrJCsU5HMTUm9eJjBJst4wAvnAn9Z8bcHq4YCFut1zZ-PsztC6_CyECLPmS_ej9Y-uO2Ui0CkdAcTxghYPA/w628-h640/IMG_2032.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Came back through Chief Whitecap park, by the river again. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKg2OpX-P0V31GNlG49OryU2TDGue0yzAJCqJtoS30WVmtRzSCbXoYQexYl-PZ-xORNDeoOWspXwe1ALTxtrnjhpXyAnX3A6-Iu4v5gyOG_3T1nr9fxX3-ExWLkmVi203SbNfTTSltcAJZVXyE8iHRAUfuyvQjWK1JvncV34oeuqyjYcSTDRbU3n9YWA/s800/IMG_2036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="800" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKg2OpX-P0V31GNlG49OryU2TDGue0yzAJCqJtoS30WVmtRzSCbXoYQexYl-PZ-xORNDeoOWspXwe1ALTxtrnjhpXyAnX3A6-Iu4v5gyOG_3T1nr9fxX3-ExWLkmVi203SbNfTTSltcAJZVXyE8iHRAUfuyvQjWK1JvncV34oeuqyjYcSTDRbU3n9YWA/w640-h602/IMG_2036.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Geese under the bridge - looking like they're settling down to lay some eggs! Soon the downtown, riverside parks will be filled with goslings again (and their cranky, agressive parents) </div><div><br /></div>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-6171320676875834862022-04-17T19:26:00.000-07:002022-04-17T19:26:13.686-07:002022 Rides - Week Fifteen<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1FET8Kk-YkqzD8I78j7Zb3_e3zq8wXoF437PI8F3pjVqNxv1T4wWZLwhJzFyAPtumhVlFQ2hpxMLVNAIBkZkAMJl6AmevlAkfXwfNuQOKRHLKUY_MD2VnsOymf8aY_A9wGfwU-4WQTdGEQNxOFHWRxBCJqyFChm2tgEEXq8r-hiawhcgSrqvQuSvIQ/s828/IMG_20220411_083452020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1FET8Kk-YkqzD8I78j7Zb3_e3zq8wXoF437PI8F3pjVqNxv1T4wWZLwhJzFyAPtumhVlFQ2hpxMLVNAIBkZkAMJl6AmevlAkfXwfNuQOKRHLKUY_MD2VnsOymf8aY_A9wGfwU-4WQTdGEQNxOFHWRxBCJqyFChm2tgEEXq8r-hiawhcgSrqvQuSvIQ/w618-h640/IMG_20220411_083452020.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>So... Monday... </p><p>I didn't get out much this week. </p><p>Most of that snow melted pretty quickly, but it was a cold week. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8noijsV2E8ffj05W_icIYPKawRjN-_JRyEMNkHhKUi8LXdqX_kwJTdFXVZbQZF9mWCIa8Ny_JH2oM1m0wiQ8tHkiaQ_t6yGw5tGmSm6V4MCglNntjKhQw1dtrx9KIJ4IpCqnD4_I2ezg02OsHnx3LrIRxvvgAAMxYr2kZ7cp-6aPa2EXaKmeTpK1wQ/s1067/IMG_1579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8noijsV2E8ffj05W_icIYPKawRjN-_JRyEMNkHhKUi8LXdqX_kwJTdFXVZbQZF9mWCIa8Ny_JH2oM1m0wiQ8tHkiaQ_t6yGw5tGmSm6V4MCglNntjKhQw1dtrx9KIJ4IpCqnD4_I2ezg02OsHnx3LrIRxvvgAAMxYr2kZ7cp-6aPa2EXaKmeTpK1wQ/w480-h640/IMG_1579.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>I did get around to fixing the flat on the Yuba.. </p><p>Tuesday I picked up Keiran from school on the Burly tandem and took them to an appointment downtown. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V0JSD6lQHBNIWFZiPsts0zf5ttErohHIdM_6LvNpPNmHwapjzfYc6POSm2TePcGHb7lwrRcbx0Tk9i-YGLAXPoTGd7gkxbys-l_ifcpdbvigPzSbKSkp2xEO3Q5e-giDrPhsh-urwrO86a-6Py3v-cDmcML1Aq2dMcyy98JU7kL7jactucQdtcw7Mg/s800/IMG_1594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="800" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5V0JSD6lQHBNIWFZiPsts0zf5ttErohHIdM_6LvNpPNmHwapjzfYc6POSm2TePcGHb7lwrRcbx0Tk9i-YGLAXPoTGd7gkxbys-l_ifcpdbvigPzSbKSkp2xEO3Q5e-giDrPhsh-urwrO86a-6Py3v-cDmcML1Aq2dMcyy98JU7kL7jactucQdtcw7Mg/w640-h620/IMG_1594.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>On our way home we spotted a beaver!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dn-gxdqNKY-caY5SAivTggZRcjCE1h4wjS02QRDujYG5Cg7t8jGe1BD38iyLxF5slwRf__3oVMVtkBC4AT8YjckuHXTxRm4fDftUFxnc__S0Ilo9Kd8Sc96G5TdaoFebRt1BDb81ZuImgnUd4g7BOilBaoxLvR_NTn2P12cLpeZpbzk1ck_bQmVegQ/s918/IMG_1597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dn-gxdqNKY-caY5SAivTggZRcjCE1h4wjS02QRDujYG5Cg7t8jGe1BD38iyLxF5slwRf__3oVMVtkBC4AT8YjckuHXTxRm4fDftUFxnc__S0Ilo9Kd8Sc96G5TdaoFebRt1BDb81ZuImgnUd4g7BOilBaoxLvR_NTn2P12cLpeZpbzk1ck_bQmVegQ/w558-h640/IMG_1597.jpg" width="558" /></a></p><p> It was just munching away on some wood by the edge of the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZKU8YAXxfAIFOkvL4cpKmm2XxMP4oFM9XNoJZWmD6LDEgZWjzLlfWra5neCGjOHKS5_UFxeTJp2yaUMvWcCo4lfFtBoF7NvoXP5tbjS3XykbQXwGEEOXurojYPJO4vL7aBHGpX0hm5gzdgZ0qw24I6FHX9vDxzbU0oea2WlG3OWmDQMRQWXb670iRQ/s837/IMG_20220412_165854308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZKU8YAXxfAIFOkvL4cpKmm2XxMP4oFM9XNoJZWmD6LDEgZWjzLlfWra5neCGjOHKS5_UFxeTJp2yaUMvWcCo4lfFtBoF7NvoXP5tbjS3XykbQXwGEEOXurojYPJO4vL7aBHGpX0hm5gzdgZ0qw24I6FHX9vDxzbU0oea2WlG3OWmDQMRQWXb670iRQ/w612-h640/IMG_20220412_165854308.jpg" width="612" /></a></p><p>Munch! Munch! Munch! GOOSE!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTX0KMg-RoJpbVGQUTKa7gFUs0mlUMUxtxReI6xmrewFGBHDPCsK3KSw6vO2z8sIYHVxHPrRPxUj0fJm5Bz2wXwgW6haKNwzZkZw3BOS8DW1luZeXfUUHvHiQ6qeeigCWvoqn8TztuORmHFbMg8X8iKyCMCsgF_s_jATBx-RoWdf3cgi7l5smgS3tnrw/s800/IMG_1587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTX0KMg-RoJpbVGQUTKa7gFUs0mlUMUxtxReI6xmrewFGBHDPCsK3KSw6vO2z8sIYHVxHPrRPxUj0fJm5Bz2wXwgW6haKNwzZkZw3BOS8DW1luZeXfUUHvHiQ6qeeigCWvoqn8TztuORmHFbMg8X8iKyCMCsgF_s_jATBx-RoWdf3cgi7l5smgS3tnrw/w640-h616/IMG_1587.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Keiran, patiently waiting for me with the bike. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPBLC_c2YzvYjj5oLfGnae2mP-_U6mBqGmulvlR08OVSluI4HYf0WEQ10RKKMAA6KCflVrIaB5KxIyN0v_fKLhoicFblOcuX2fsza1M3GgdCppqiGNZhIewHQBI-zv2ghoBZDTzODQvaRjnOC5PI6p2xlowHQnXE-_rL2OxhsOFHRjY-ADHivXeX9Ow/s822/IMG_1621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPBLC_c2YzvYjj5oLfGnae2mP-_U6mBqGmulvlR08OVSluI4HYf0WEQ10RKKMAA6KCflVrIaB5KxIyN0v_fKLhoicFblOcuX2fsza1M3GgdCppqiGNZhIewHQBI-zv2ghoBZDTzODQvaRjnOC5PI6p2xlowHQnXE-_rL2OxhsOFHRjY-ADHivXeX9Ow/w622-h640/IMG_1621.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Keiran went down for a closer look after I'd finished taking, like, a billion pictures... </p><p>Maybe not a billion. </p><p>a couple dozen, maybe... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9p6pdS1JE3_V_yWte0JKMhFBUSBfStuOa6kJGdBM6TSTYzaWAz4SgDMy9PTljvRO7GF0kVbhVZLRMlbAuZUVLCo_uNq4crwaP1TS5UjJtjKFFCQu8XRgPB9eWBzm3Bco5uS3-fVBXfLMJGGtdAbWdOsTUFUX_8Fuc2Y8nS4OnK1HnWJv_12lPV5HT5A/s876/IMG_1624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9p6pdS1JE3_V_yWte0JKMhFBUSBfStuOa6kJGdBM6TSTYzaWAz4SgDMy9PTljvRO7GF0kVbhVZLRMlbAuZUVLCo_uNq4crwaP1TS5UjJtjKFFCQu8XRgPB9eWBzm3Bco5uS3-fVBXfLMJGGtdAbWdOsTUFUX_8Fuc2Y8nS4OnK1HnWJv_12lPV5HT5A/w584-h640/IMG_1624.jpg" width="584" /></a></p><p>Also spotted a hare that had not changed coats. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUdnXBH3tBGb505G_tb73uXoeFZR0hew0-5qCMJaIxmC-p9Tav2TmwOIPXi_Ck1nw8uhekgUFIJzwd0F537czmro7bBs0KGhgEb1FVvzL34SzJrYS-4wxp_56S1uBPQjnnL7BNZjI5aujFUzJaiqNBfEQ9ELRIXUAwCsRFEwpGyDcxxjMmC7a7My2cg/s800/IMG_1635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUdnXBH3tBGb505G_tb73uXoeFZR0hew0-5qCMJaIxmC-p9Tav2TmwOIPXi_Ck1nw8uhekgUFIJzwd0F537czmro7bBs0KGhgEb1FVvzL34SzJrYS-4wxp_56S1uBPQjnnL7BNZjI5aujFUzJaiqNBfEQ9ELRIXUAwCsRFEwpGyDcxxjMmC7a7My2cg/w640-h600/IMG_1635.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>So many geese. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoYsvVXxVtW4lQSLI9220bF273VmIJ3u-kVCD-BX4FVm3z8VcQXYSKJ7IPm8csRrLvnooLGjWpGCySCGVPOsIXf4BWyo8v9t29A6hnkdf16rie1F-fbQ4rJOoZ2jnoOwwryB6CPEfuMDzDXt5jpWksiNjq7dEUWsRedAC0cvWxMlEPvTMfsRjbLkguQ/s871/IMG_1654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoYsvVXxVtW4lQSLI9220bF273VmIJ3u-kVCD-BX4FVm3z8VcQXYSKJ7IPm8csRrLvnooLGjWpGCySCGVPOsIXf4BWyo8v9t29A6hnkdf16rie1F-fbQ4rJOoZ2jnoOwwryB6CPEfuMDzDXt5jpWksiNjq7dEUWsRedAC0cvWxMlEPvTMfsRjbLkguQ/w588-h640/IMG_1654.jpg" width="588" /></a></p><p>On Friday I rode with Finnegan to the Dragon's Den. He got the new version of Sentinels of the Multiverse and some D&D books. I just grabbed some paint. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmFS6aMRYepvDxETtMF5Gi_ebqhaKa1A7yeyE_DsccAfqkMhV4UjaFsacuqxkWUX2vAeMBGcnCbcEsm8dgpeDrz8I_j9M-A30jc2G7HQrqrMQ_yXQ77cA4O9XW4_hGRzOwZ6L5YZaG7MzNmXPnEPZI3-BvydEOsbmpAO8nWWcXGJHsH3OQ_nFBdzjDQ/s800/IMG_1655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmFS6aMRYepvDxETtMF5Gi_ebqhaKa1A7yeyE_DsccAfqkMhV4UjaFsacuqxkWUX2vAeMBGcnCbcEsm8dgpeDrz8I_j9M-A30jc2G7HQrqrMQ_yXQ77cA4O9XW4_hGRzOwZ6L5YZaG7MzNmXPnEPZI3-BvydEOsbmpAO8nWWcXGJHsH3OQ_nFBdzjDQ/w640-h636/IMG_1655.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>More beaver. </p><p>Went for another tandem ride with Keiran on Saturday.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgY5hMwsjo2i-Mj-IMui85Q2F_ABKwuP4skkqKXxxcY_MPm_TWdDUS1Yjon6ci2GenmqX1a6S7XnCte9wQmQ0Gbh1iPvEWEW6XVPRCGaq1dJGIPK7GWC_Fgnb78k09L1NbeCAqEnUR1cckG2bfBc1hoIcHvWbW4aG8oFZ2ohySIYbR0J1BbmvF0lXcw/s800/IMG_1660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgY5hMwsjo2i-Mj-IMui85Q2F_ABKwuP4skkqKXxxcY_MPm_TWdDUS1Yjon6ci2GenmqX1a6S7XnCte9wQmQ0Gbh1iPvEWEW6XVPRCGaq1dJGIPK7GWC_Fgnb78k09L1NbeCAqEnUR1cckG2bfBc1hoIcHvWbW4aG8oFZ2ohySIYbR0J1BbmvF0lXcw/w640-h640/IMG_1660.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Kayaker out on the river on Saturday. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfVz7c3sSDIXGstO0B6hGbid58XztwcF1WDjXIG40qpKc6Xxt5dYR9TIvyf3-TqxiZJXgY5VZ6uXaLnvKklEbmX8b5NF7CsHXojBFme1eXJrMci5d9j9smpKLZ5Y5Qs-FhZo7DscqOiQdeL4IE1nylw0_hC_2AycoG7K9FXDASRvHJOA9KavpGUwoFA/s800/IMG_1662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="800" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfVz7c3sSDIXGstO0B6hGbid58XztwcF1WDjXIG40qpKc6Xxt5dYR9TIvyf3-TqxiZJXgY5VZ6uXaLnvKklEbmX8b5NF7CsHXojBFme1eXJrMci5d9j9smpKLZ5Y5Qs-FhZo7DscqOiQdeL4IE1nylw0_hC_2AycoG7K9FXDASRvHJOA9KavpGUwoFA/w640-h632/IMG_1662.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>SO. MANY. GEESE!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_fLnigd2yCbLph53XygFoVXqeyk6hdLqFvI_F-zbg7ix01qlQ4yxv91ECz02Xi7VkdsaBr9BmCk9-gBrtwd2qsaY18B7GexLWTOsrgqrF1ErD3FsQ2RfxV-JFBBAkHdf--TdcwgP9hqXk8qgeuIMICpVDald_4Za-KSrGcBheGWGOpjljek_-p1r5A/s800/IMG_1666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="800" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_fLnigd2yCbLph53XygFoVXqeyk6hdLqFvI_F-zbg7ix01qlQ4yxv91ECz02Xi7VkdsaBr9BmCk9-gBrtwd2qsaY18B7GexLWTOsrgqrF1ErD3FsQ2RfxV-JFBBAkHdf--TdcwgP9hqXk8qgeuIMICpVDald_4Za-KSrGcBheGWGOpjljek_-p1r5A/w640-h620/IMG_1666.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>MOAR GEESE! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9-_J2Ielk_30FMDWx0zWO-0PpJfEQ4wFpE0uYCA_YCF3msSWsSCzrJyTZrWPhnTFTUPQmWMfFn3w-fR9SGuNWlDznHdXXIPJpbRZHP6YvCvTFt69YwuVFyutBG9PlwtyQhWytK86qzhmYC3nj9XtOv_jYrljz_jmKBCFkvJehv7PzCoGPvvD5a25oA/s892/IMG_1683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9-_J2Ielk_30FMDWx0zWO-0PpJfEQ4wFpE0uYCA_YCF3msSWsSCzrJyTZrWPhnTFTUPQmWMfFn3w-fR9SGuNWlDznHdXXIPJpbRZHP6YvCvTFt69YwuVFyutBG9PlwtyQhWytK86qzhmYC3nj9XtOv_jYrljz_jmKBCFkvJehv7PzCoGPvvD5a25oA/w574-h640/IMG_1683.jpg" width="574" /></a></p><p>Keiran having a good look at the geese. </p><p>it had been OVER a week since I last went out looking for Crocuses. I was a little worried I might have missed them - either they'd bloomed in the snow and were done or the sudden return to cold killed them off! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4OZ01BmUPF2pwDZXp58K-p_jyoETHeUpewz0uI4-AD2KXEoD70IX21DchdPma6Uc8CwVbzRVnJYI2oYj5HLjhVVCmvcnBVsQ2MX1Mt4smuycoEJNvRNDUoQ4FoCfND1KXGVVhO-j0Sm5qyNYS7gpAmgLi_iGqqK-gmtad7pT-UCwg5VSE8ETxjywlw/s800/IMG_20220416_155945154_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4OZ01BmUPF2pwDZXp58K-p_jyoETHeUpewz0uI4-AD2KXEoD70IX21DchdPma6Uc8CwVbzRVnJYI2oYj5HLjhVVCmvcnBVsQ2MX1Mt4smuycoEJNvRNDUoQ4FoCfND1KXGVVhO-j0Sm5qyNYS7gpAmgLi_iGqqK-gmtad7pT-UCwg5VSE8ETxjywlw/w640-h636/IMG_20220416_155945154_HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>As it turned out, the buds were all still there, and only ONE was just starting to bloom! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt_MhhR3pLdBuBigHvh0COWvL-7-uEg9LstMzdiNMT8AYx9bWRW-Z_lUpURS3uAHBOWblnInHCzdvSWg_XMh4LJiTsld91JygJFcNQVGkAFMdbEP1YKUtwJhApiUszQ6pFs0ynqbLuhjuQACwGg2M99mFFz4msnvLYn3dhMJXc4QgnwY_V5CAqFfnzA/s809/IMG_1682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt_MhhR3pLdBuBigHvh0COWvL-7-uEg9LstMzdiNMT8AYx9bWRW-Z_lUpURS3uAHBOWblnInHCzdvSWg_XMh4LJiTsld91JygJFcNQVGkAFMdbEP1YKUtwJhApiUszQ6pFs0ynqbLuhjuQACwGg2M99mFFz4msnvLYn3dhMJXc4QgnwY_V5CAqFfnzA/w632-h640/IMG_1682.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zg9xICIHFWT9L4iFEvupiyGEnamlqv3MVCbjVpaDsKFmhxUC6IAdZ-sVmmJmNcNLUC3hm41qRcw9vi5DShEeI4KFv7K8QQfsonf0KerLa-iuu1EuFRgTmUFAFUkpY4miAOD62566j7DdL3Icd8HGb010Xa0cLJFDAtnFSOMDlfoskbr6rhmmTxsDqg/s800/IMG_1676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zg9xICIHFWT9L4iFEvupiyGEnamlqv3MVCbjVpaDsKFmhxUC6IAdZ-sVmmJmNcNLUC3hm41qRcw9vi5DShEeI4KFv7K8QQfsonf0KerLa-iuu1EuFRgTmUFAFUkpY4miAOD62566j7DdL3Icd8HGb010Xa0cLJFDAtnFSOMDlfoskbr6rhmmTxsDqg/w640-h628/IMG_1676.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6lEdMgA_AwyXpaCPotyF5ciXFU9P8kOoZDG7ilvDAkLFOJpLjPHcljyge02QHN3HiUjhghqAwKycaZpEUv1GYRHcIzyDN5l41ZIAb3zdtF4kNkElmG8trTTtlfsvrrXdYK87R6xj8UBiXI2aaHW2zfAQDGLxN1_Mubl8fiIt6J9q4SJo-XeN4Vurbw/s897/IMG_1694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6lEdMgA_AwyXpaCPotyF5ciXFU9P8kOoZDG7ilvDAkLFOJpLjPHcljyge02QHN3HiUjhghqAwKycaZpEUv1GYRHcIzyDN5l41ZIAb3zdtF4kNkElmG8trTTtlfsvrrXdYK87R6xj8UBiXI2aaHW2zfAQDGLxN1_Mubl8fiIt6J9q4SJo-XeN4Vurbw/w570-h640/IMG_1694.jpg" width="570" /></a></p><p>it got SO cold, that part of the river iced over again - but it was very thin translucent ice. which trapped larger pans that had been floating down the river after the first break-up. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPshP61i3GCzWKUXaIGPH69EvZ-VcbNVbH-9cQ0Fn7_PPmnFmjrHQzt05othh1l8bw8rgOMjo1t_vfwkMODiJhe6bSc558jQ97wS9-J0AqeBbMrw1oC3r2-AQFOC2puOQKI6VYIRnzNI1_1FHvIX9r3kJe3pmbVFhoFo2XFJxNhIHZhsEMTrRdtj7Uaw/s800/IMG_1703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="800" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPshP61i3GCzWKUXaIGPH69EvZ-VcbNVbH-9cQ0Fn7_PPmnFmjrHQzt05othh1l8bw8rgOMjo1t_vfwkMODiJhe6bSc558jQ97wS9-J0AqeBbMrw1oC3r2-AQFOC2puOQKI6VYIRnzNI1_1FHvIX9r3kJe3pmbVFhoFo2XFJxNhIHZhsEMTrRdtj7Uaw/w640-h612/IMG_1703.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>When I got home, there was a small female downy woodpecker tapping away at a tree in the yard. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsneDIUX8hgCISAWc6ga9-03AxfS7Y4SHNyy9WLswaB9z55S0qlsugY5b_GvGJ0fHR6ghuGRRSUattkN_IS5Uu-b2VDwzfEYZQVjS8m95fnv2KmCuM-twXdV88SRUbbD4Rs7mxLrVyYNMqcQqsWQYaSXZd7b6Q_hcA9gX-ivkB89bbCHSM_eGyslJEiQ/s815/IMG_1712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsneDIUX8hgCISAWc6ga9-03AxfS7Y4SHNyy9WLswaB9z55S0qlsugY5b_GvGJ0fHR6ghuGRRSUattkN_IS5Uu-b2VDwzfEYZQVjS8m95fnv2KmCuM-twXdV88SRUbbD4Rs7mxLrVyYNMqcQqsWQYaSXZd7b6Q_hcA9gX-ivkB89bbCHSM_eGyslJEiQ/w628-h640/IMG_1712.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>It didn't even fly away and I got a few decent pictures! </p><p>Hopefully warming up a bit this week! I expect those crocuses will be blooming tomorrow - we'll have to go for a ride and see! </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-27568345355775203772022-04-11T10:41:00.000-07:002022-04-11T10:41:43.067-07:002022 Rides - Week Fourteen <p>Monday was a bit chilly, but nicer that it has been, and i was feeling motived so I went out for a longer ride up to the Chief Mistawasis Bridge and back down the other side of the river, hitting a few places I happen to know crocuses bloom (as I'd noted it was exactly one year ago that I'd found some last year) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8_9OFKCylLBE3gTtXTElDti3_s4a-D8gnUw2AGs-K0z0y2xgctAi4BeL1cyp6Hq4DtDkxftl-hxIAoe49FTQaxn2EOxJSPgSkPYKdcWMpal_cajuml-T1v40F1JeOlrMhiVo3rFerakonvy6UyzUQ_cKwAMi2mPpJdcgUFz7QfyuNIqYiOVVmYE41Q/s802/IMG_1238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8_9OFKCylLBE3gTtXTElDti3_s4a-D8gnUw2AGs-K0z0y2xgctAi4BeL1cyp6Hq4DtDkxftl-hxIAoe49FTQaxn2EOxJSPgSkPYKdcWMpal_cajuml-T1v40F1JeOlrMhiVo3rFerakonvy6UyzUQ_cKwAMi2mPpJdcgUFz7QfyuNIqYiOVVmYE41Q/w638-h640/IMG_1238.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>I saw this structure just east of the bridge. I'm not sure what, exactly, it is...? wasn't a light. it was a good way away from the road....? I wondered if it was some kind of platform for raptors to build nests on!? </p><p>Or maybe it's a signal tower for controlling <a href="https://birdsarentreal.com/">bird drones</a>. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxg5y_w4TltbciusnrfTxLBwfXcIhJ5u__1_cbuNvSmvkG5ziQnHeqD6Y-bRaVTjpIU2rqihtSqNu63NoySTr0ERx--qCicRPL-9TMjPZClNqFBoUNMe_h5Am_da83M5k2oCYEiqXOqAwN0T5MithHmJSE8rpqNScsOWbyoR0eqCdrlqKSrmLs8ntXhg/s800/IMG_1241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="800" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxg5y_w4TltbciusnrfTxLBwfXcIhJ5u__1_cbuNvSmvkG5ziQnHeqD6Y-bRaVTjpIU2rqihtSqNu63NoySTr0ERx--qCicRPL-9TMjPZClNqFBoUNMe_h5Am_da83M5k2oCYEiqXOqAwN0T5MithHmJSE8rpqNScsOWbyoR0eqCdrlqKSrmLs8ntXhg/w640-h624/IMG_1241.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I HEARD a meadowlark while riding. I climbed up and embankment to see if I could spot them. Some bird flew off - not sure what it was, but didn't look like a meadowlark. </p><p>So heard a bird I could identify, but couldn't see it. Saw another bird, that I couldn't identify... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SW5bdZRd-NurniWQPvOam1xMsypZ5BnDPd5qz1GULxoCgY5N-CS6uAHnCfWK63ll1j3taFksWcdtE_OZt_pBdQ6g8FCF-inG92LZXFqogbz61RZ5wdNNiJaS3tnpx1X1bm6eVXhvZchSf3gvllA2bRX3WvUiIZXtASIYUWwx4QFcUiTMOx4lnFWyzw/s808/IMG_1249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SW5bdZRd-NurniWQPvOam1xMsypZ5BnDPd5qz1GULxoCgY5N-CS6uAHnCfWK63ll1j3taFksWcdtE_OZt_pBdQ6g8FCF-inG92LZXFqogbz61RZ5wdNNiJaS3tnpx1X1bm6eVXhvZchSf3gvllA2bRX3WvUiIZXtASIYUWwx4QFcUiTMOx4lnFWyzw/w634-h640/IMG_1249.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>Mostly stuck to paved trails as I was expecting dirt trails might still be muddy - or even snow covered. As this one was - at least the part I could see. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRITFDb0FjJ2OfNjeTw2NZ94EhDS8MBvBMGnlPR9A2n9GbChqF2D94NeRb1ckwgrOMk2sYxPeGLR-XucGjzqlbgdZkGx3E6vKT581OSFI-h5qk1RkvUTIoF6AnZpF8Pdbn2WgJAqxLQXjIuCDOGeVQ6UN-eZUBOzrNUDMyPZXLuzoyahbifHxLFjgew/s800/IMG_1250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="800" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRITFDb0FjJ2OfNjeTw2NZ94EhDS8MBvBMGnlPR9A2n9GbChqF2D94NeRb1ckwgrOMk2sYxPeGLR-XucGjzqlbgdZkGx3E6vKT581OSFI-h5qk1RkvUTIoF6AnZpF8Pdbn2WgJAqxLQXjIuCDOGeVQ6UN-eZUBOzrNUDMyPZXLuzoyahbifHxLFjgew/w640-h596/IMG_1250.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There is a dirt trail across the prairie beyond the bank that was pretty dry, so I rode that for a bit. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxcwcd0xBEiszTR73tsABAIMdEwFE5LFz1Ud1X1IjnFrppjR9X1O0aZ7O3-UXAN1eFypoqyU69gcYSxuAfQ7GU29Twf4p_JLOO2EtKkRBd62exo3CtV9F7qyXraUBq7qWGc7-F9reCF7tk42d_AFqftQKse5Q_TqCBeE4bwYD2VTuX31xfTWT7cqqNw/s823/IMG_1255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxcwcd0xBEiszTR73tsABAIMdEwFE5LFz1Ud1X1IjnFrppjR9X1O0aZ7O3-UXAN1eFypoqyU69gcYSxuAfQ7GU29Twf4p_JLOO2EtKkRBd62exo3CtV9F7qyXraUBq7qWGc7-F9reCF7tk42d_AFqftQKse5Q_TqCBeE4bwYD2VTuX31xfTWT7cqqNw/w622-h640/IMG_1255.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>The mountain bike single track I could see was still covered in snow or turned into mud. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj21xo0YtYh9dq0N-oG_pTXlK7vHoJ9yllr7JaI8IgVrw1csabhqxiRlP2W9a1NgrBtkeV_OId_N-YBFY-9e75jc0JmiXj5g2m-F8Z1U2WqJgreuhKk_NNJGy2wqfKKvDFKFNrBmgyjDbJ2SFL0uyCwEtU4U9scy89UGkIJXDs4Cd6l6PITYbzAS6Dg/s800/IMG_20220404_173806468.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="800" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj21xo0YtYh9dq0N-oG_pTXlK7vHoJ9yllr7JaI8IgVrw1csabhqxiRlP2W9a1NgrBtkeV_OId_N-YBFY-9e75jc0JmiXj5g2m-F8Z1U2WqJgreuhKk_NNJGy2wqfKKvDFKFNrBmgyjDbJ2SFL0uyCwEtU4U9scy89UGkIJXDs4Cd6l6PITYbzAS6Dg/w640-h588/IMG_20220404_173806468.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>checking out a few places I know crocusses bloom, I could see no evidence of the buds even coming up. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH_pPFJ6UOG-rZcjbMUC7vT4ujHIbZwF1_USU4AoTMZqrYVb-Q3LNLxYcBIfIbGLpVMZbsXVe9qZBpujhXn90lzNSdvaYj0ivVIwOry81GvK2ciqUPB9lvM5EM8o-P9EAhcd6yevyk4F0j0xOhwf_kYBKDbp2XoUkklwN25vnJ61BDKC1xhimu3ITRg/s800/IMG_1258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="800" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH_pPFJ6UOG-rZcjbMUC7vT4ujHIbZwF1_USU4AoTMZqrYVb-Q3LNLxYcBIfIbGLpVMZbsXVe9qZBpujhXn90lzNSdvaYj0ivVIwOry81GvK2ciqUPB9lvM5EM8o-P9EAhcd6yevyk4F0j0xOhwf_kYBKDbp2XoUkklwN25vnJ61BDKC1xhimu3ITRg/w640-h598/IMG_1258.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There WERE tonnnes of juniper berries though! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRFq8j88NHmazKWgCvWp8jNhEZnTs18MaVcwM-wUdSoAWszc4o2qbSOCvqYvKnsErAkkQ6XVeTSI7lOm-v_-FCOhso4O0tQ-rgwALUt0P6q8mVATPqAVLPlEHa5C6PW8QKdMT1St_sg8TCnDruZ-NSi4YIvX9dvBcpuQXC1fxeoIH-tuYN_fqv_8Dnw/s800/IMG_1260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="800" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRFq8j88NHmazKWgCvWp8jNhEZnTs18MaVcwM-wUdSoAWszc4o2qbSOCvqYvKnsErAkkQ6XVeTSI7lOm-v_-FCOhso4O0tQ-rgwALUt0P6q8mVATPqAVLPlEHa5C6PW8QKdMT1St_sg8TCnDruZ-NSi4YIvX9dvBcpuQXC1fxeoIH-tuYN_fqv_8Dnw/w640-h576/IMG_1260.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>So Many! Everywhere!? </p><p>As I'd gone out later in the afternoon, I checked in with Amanda to see if she was still at work, and she waited for me to get to campus and we rode home together. </p><p>I'd had to sit and wait a few minutes for her to come out. When we went to leave I noticed my front tire had gone flat. I didn't have the energy to fix it there in the cold and wind. I tired pumping it up, and luckily it was a slow enough leak I was able to ride on it. (I did have to stop a few times - every Km or so - to pump it up a bit more).</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEa89gTXs7gdHyviiC_lGeMZBmnFQD7fDS7-F01N0Elo3yzxLjs56X040JcAk6qIRYVvww-v-IVUFcOhTdNEdLm_MGJ5yhFtK7g3HZWIeyFFLNx2EdVhoYE-zra5dFMH56cBxUCJh2Hh-RvMlB-qJ_VOwOFlczyaA-JN0Yzx-ttDLVW_3-dPAmDsHgWw/s800/IMG_1266.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="800" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEa89gTXs7gdHyviiC_lGeMZBmnFQD7fDS7-F01N0Elo3yzxLjs56X040JcAk6qIRYVvww-v-IVUFcOhTdNEdLm_MGJ5yhFtK7g3HZWIeyFFLNx2EdVhoYE-zra5dFMH56cBxUCJh2Hh-RvMlB-qJ_VOwOFlczyaA-JN0Yzx-ttDLVW_3-dPAmDsHgWw/w640-h626/IMG_1266.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>On our way, we saw a beaver just north of the Bessborough Hotel. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZdrgpMuBdkZjuNDIC3N1QtBIRSD2TvYf3DTsmFYbCc8f0f2lfUGCwm1Scy7GAsobRYgrBcGv-vsMhQPzLZkxyHHHAhkctKpoMnhr-sBZErG9qlytQQms7f3j2o8_fQVc1A3pT9f_7gMfiu0yBtQcV-L3UDcoaKLASMj4oWaWkpdFFzrcIilCOiyuNg/s863/IMG_1272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZdrgpMuBdkZjuNDIC3N1QtBIRSD2TvYf3DTsmFYbCc8f0f2lfUGCwm1Scy7GAsobRYgrBcGv-vsMhQPzLZkxyHHHAhkctKpoMnhr-sBZErG9qlytQQms7f3j2o8_fQVc1A3pT9f_7gMfiu0yBtQcV-L3UDcoaKLASMj4oWaWkpdFFzrcIilCOiyuNg/w594-h640/IMG_1272.jpg" width="594" /></a></p><p>Amanda patiently waiting while I scrambled down the bank to take a picture... I'd scrambled down only for the beaver to slip under the water and swim away before I could get my camera out again.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrbX7eNxVxsyMAFH9lz8XLqMG666yYrwjPmC7o1cMujl8UUIpsoJBVoS7D7pzDCbKn7eQfXdn2_M9p1tGl7Sg7wgiwE_jN4iRLXijYmiD1p2OCv3QjNbqHPkKwSFUDd5TogPtJNQ7BIWInmAS3ixznxg4LcdThKd0tm9OrWt8WU9eBg58fPjFNsOwbg/s836/IMG_1275.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrbX7eNxVxsyMAFH9lz8XLqMG666yYrwjPmC7o1cMujl8UUIpsoJBVoS7D7pzDCbKn7eQfXdn2_M9p1tGl7Sg7wgiwE_jN4iRLXijYmiD1p2OCv3QjNbqHPkKwSFUDd5TogPtJNQ7BIWInmAS3ixznxg4LcdThKd0tm9OrWt8WU9eBg58fPjFNsOwbg/w612-h640/IMG_1275.jpg" width="612" /></a></p><p>Goose wondering WTF I was doing... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3FK7o6oO80J9nP30wYw3V4iKeCFfuQcHHiVARPfAwrf0RLSOJfjzgMkZLsuQw5aCYXAUnLpZGkP9oJTmBYEZN9JEtwAJ4TuDFbQZZz2nfwgARRtbDw1C3P9ol_cWy-KVh1bldswRJNJXpOWqVN2zMccD9p2YNEoC9WRn-IiXlSE06IaBjwrMpQXceA/s933/IMG_1276.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3FK7o6oO80J9nP30wYw3V4iKeCFfuQcHHiVARPfAwrf0RLSOJfjzgMkZLsuQw5aCYXAUnLpZGkP9oJTmBYEZN9JEtwAJ4TuDFbQZZz2nfwgARRtbDw1C3P9ol_cWy-KVh1bldswRJNJXpOWqVN2zMccD9p2YNEoC9WRn-IiXlSE06IaBjwrMpQXceA/w548-h640/IMG_1276.jpg" width="548" /></a></p><p>We didn't go 50m before we spotted ANOTHER beaver. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-S_Cwx7zNiagN2-5I9IdMXTJnHa-2s2tlWG6AR4yI_Kb78ZmEI8q6SXZC6cO7We7U_ZwAD-aHbJFDagUJdMssMmot1R5-Co0x3sSPfbo-XTxPvZ3DD5P629TPskR21f9qTwUjDjjsayRILUWtEcHahw9k7s2QHAsl2kubQJULn2MZtCIe6_b8BPQmQ/s813/IMG_1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-S_Cwx7zNiagN2-5I9IdMXTJnHa-2s2tlWG6AR4yI_Kb78ZmEI8q6SXZC6cO7We7U_ZwAD-aHbJFDagUJdMssMmot1R5-Co0x3sSPfbo-XTxPvZ3DD5P629TPskR21f9qTwUjDjjsayRILUWtEcHahw9k7s2QHAsl2kubQJULn2MZtCIe6_b8BPQmQ/w630-h640/IMG_1280.jpg" width="630" /></a></p><p>This one waited around a bit more. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIyXPXTj64Ny2tIlvLAFG7IJdGmzO2oSWK_N6dSRebhZDOwgaT7DuGQhYPT74nE9b2QSQOeKSG893c70iSR3YWAbAxFSn2nSkt75BBsUz28YTKtd7VA3MYBGWX3nonG-ha0ougj3VtNUnIYGbVIIbE6mQRmkN-aZv2QNpDuUYiAfnZ1Qivu1ZR30vXA/s1067/IMG_1290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIyXPXTj64Ny2tIlvLAFG7IJdGmzO2oSWK_N6dSRebhZDOwgaT7DuGQhYPT74nE9b2QSQOeKSG893c70iSR3YWAbAxFSn2nSkt75BBsUz28YTKtd7VA3MYBGWX3nonG-ha0ougj3VtNUnIYGbVIIbE6mQRmkN-aZv2QNpDuUYiAfnZ1Qivu1ZR30vXA/w480-h640/IMG_1290.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>I scrambled down to the shore again, only to spot ANOTHER one a little further along!? </p><p>THEN, we spotted a FOURTH beaver by the traffic bridge... I didn't stop to take pictures of that one. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobyM7r3jBduzopovJG6Inxr5c7dH3YQwPmfZ5SwzkCmyftnDFTPdI3qfLvln1Ak5HrKneIZYt5R5VRqV3x-dU8HgssiXrt-fdUjn_HMQdTjEz2AviEijkYtKAk8BTwRyZxR-Hv45C_yQpRL7-_Eixrl2Wn5ptYqYjVL1BJiN5T4eWqCqdTfMK4RY6RA/s833/IMG_20220407_155305658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobyM7r3jBduzopovJG6Inxr5c7dH3YQwPmfZ5SwzkCmyftnDFTPdI3qfLvln1Ak5HrKneIZYt5R5VRqV3x-dU8HgssiXrt-fdUjn_HMQdTjEz2AviEijkYtKAk8BTwRyZxR-Hv45C_yQpRL7-_Eixrl2Wn5ptYqYjVL1BJiN5T4eWqCqdTfMK4RY6RA/w614-h640/IMG_20220407_155305658.jpg" width="614" /></a></p><p>Tuesday I picked Keiran up from school on the tandem took them to an appointment downtown. </p><p>Didn't really go anywhere by bike Wednesday or Thursday. I did get out for another, longer ride on Friday, though. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7UIC2rRZxu41nGGwhyZ859ZRJo8z6PRHwsRKGQx688xXaNoVUmVmEQaQOw6iXsJZYsoX_1L_9BPeLk-nQS-Z-hLF89YQzTp5rFijqMdShDxqFMpMCM086MQ6Tp678W3iHoCtYsaspl2g9d-rwWvl62ifyE8oIGgTXEU-micGO3AO7JmKIn_rC3_hOw/s807/IMG_1367.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7UIC2rRZxu41nGGwhyZ859ZRJo8z6PRHwsRKGQx688xXaNoVUmVmEQaQOw6iXsJZYsoX_1L_9BPeLk-nQS-Z-hLF89YQzTp5rFijqMdShDxqFMpMCM086MQ6Tp678W3iHoCtYsaspl2g9d-rwWvl62ifyE8oIGgTXEU-micGO3AO7JmKIn_rC3_hOw/w634-h640/IMG_1367.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>Ice breaking up on the river. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZybZGlBe34aUGuXaVK597KTD2Qelm_CscS5OT90tb47MzCPw5AvzmAww14eKfqF3OeXqqJbgs1SttnKSKCFdRlqsK6hUeod6-OkbXa78C31FQ7lUhOrVrFqgUL5uITBETkoFaLvUyQuOlugKKHQSaYIw9TgcSjtHoYCg2bzJc83OT9oq-ENSTi9cAg/s855/IMG_1370.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZybZGlBe34aUGuXaVK597KTD2Qelm_CscS5OT90tb47MzCPw5AvzmAww14eKfqF3OeXqqJbgs1SttnKSKCFdRlqsK6hUeod6-OkbXa78C31FQ7lUhOrVrFqgUL5uITBETkoFaLvUyQuOlugKKHQSaYIw9TgcSjtHoYCg2bzJc83OT9oq-ENSTi9cAg/w598-h640/IMG_1370.jpg" width="598" /></a></p><p>trail from Gabriel Dumont Park to Diefenbaker park finally drying up! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihw6kPx3Tdjvva6ke7qGg1bex_sYsQSJ9jZ8-RRRhTtCDR3PuKlKXZFIc3T1z0XHzj8vKrt8Uoh5F4vD6GQb6JjjnrjpuZAEiQlvrCgZjvngiyonhJN0kVOClx-6oXPkIvPhVDJ8aeoYY4e-kgbSOJKKZTNokMiY0R3LYhcxDAl8K-GZrT_glesL1skA/s800/IMG_1371.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="800" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihw6kPx3Tdjvva6ke7qGg1bex_sYsQSJ9jZ8-RRRhTtCDR3PuKlKXZFIc3T1z0XHzj8vKrt8Uoh5F4vD6GQb6JjjnrjpuZAEiQlvrCgZjvngiyonhJN0kVOClx-6oXPkIvPhVDJ8aeoYY4e-kgbSOJKKZTNokMiY0R3LYhcxDAl8K-GZrT_glesL1skA/w640-h586/IMG_1371.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Saw a motor boat out on the river?! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4p0-Ws48ZmDAWitI-U3wCkEjwiCIM1_1KppIskrYarOR7E00xGKs5bcQ9J05QHLXd_a3MEDqFZG6FjZVMs0QNENUoAHPG5GiXNLKx2IyqOTTpW9eUw6YDKyAfX7nR0RSK7sJSQt9fVv_c-c2_SRV8hPpJh9dzhRI-T5H-fxDISBQNHtD_cimbhECMg/s802/IMG_1383.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4p0-Ws48ZmDAWitI-U3wCkEjwiCIM1_1KppIskrYarOR7E00xGKs5bcQ9J05QHLXd_a3MEDqFZG6FjZVMs0QNENUoAHPG5GiXNLKx2IyqOTTpW9eUw6YDKyAfX7nR0RSK7sJSQt9fVv_c-c2_SRV8hPpJh9dzhRI-T5H-fxDISBQNHtD_cimbhECMg/w638-h640/IMG_1383.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>Under the south bridges there were SO MANY geese!? including a few sitting in the sand like they do when sitting on nests!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17XbLaXGxkX8lm08dp18xTmiwkGlW255F1veyvVZnlBHtAi_DMP3zIjQYtfSSmnjkIGqr1G6Rxahb01-FGiHYuRuDULFOQKaxJ5P_i8EukZNYs65J7YnvtyRD3vyeJsHvmzl25qeFW8ZUbs_R39LHIX9KuMKo6W0rZwV4yYBDDWQ4oXKdMvTSt_R18w/s800/IMG_1385.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="800" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17XbLaXGxkX8lm08dp18xTmiwkGlW255F1veyvVZnlBHtAi_DMP3zIjQYtfSSmnjkIGqr1G6Rxahb01-FGiHYuRuDULFOQKaxJ5P_i8EukZNYs65J7YnvtyRD3vyeJsHvmzl25qeFW8ZUbs_R39LHIX9KuMKo6W0rZwV4yYBDDWQ4oXKdMvTSt_R18w/w640-h622/IMG_1385.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I wondered if they COULD be nesting already!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9mM9YUlFwm49aKfvpa_eGbqcDkgnoavVJGA_HKfO9-EFusgNKvUbjCIXFBUKGcooBrajUAuMuDRVw2Z05wKmpyWiRFhUoOiWX57U-9WEIw6LRqpRrmGE9bsbGCFIJzh-rkbzmm6VAVSS4LzsLbWLGWMSW_f-SyuBRbwQBGKR_fZaJTpS2b0Rg9fEkA/s803/IMG_1392.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="800" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUTLpCTAES5yTfcYqQpO1qGiNO2AEuMXlDxJ821NKi-cGvXaxQ_CvEZkeKLSGj3OtXUuaWJgfgGPLk48Wd_2SmJVm6XAzNIFIYIVEorOip1sG-QxZhfKzctGzDrW1EMvC8Y5IF9103tI7phB1CVngL14HVwhItgz13jtL6pvrYvWYtv_XwU8THdmgdw/w640-h602/IMG_1432.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Richardson Ground Squirrel</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBN9VYoRocZPssTRLFjf-LMW2N34hZVhDXR2mUUcFH7rGQYTUqgr0wM-n3KVIXLPSBuINUa8oGNZfL8CzhIwcJ4jqDE4b4t9XAz66X3DmuWg8P8ahK2v6jscnQqYj42x34Aj-AJ0ik2HWHzb6lSH3Lr7LhKmXHg8u2bgxGLZQF_GhT8x_xIBZ5tTi2iQ/s811/IMG_1433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBN9VYoRocZPssTRLFjf-LMW2N34hZVhDXR2mUUcFH7rGQYTUqgr0wM-n3KVIXLPSBuINUa8oGNZfL8CzhIwcJ4jqDE4b4t9XAz66X3DmuWg8P8ahK2v6jscnQqYj42x34Aj-AJ0ik2HWHzb6lSH3Lr7LhKmXHg8u2bgxGLZQF_GhT8x_xIBZ5tTi2iQ/w632-h640/IMG_1433.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>More ice breaking up. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3o-9A24u639Sa-DFGKRV9EipmsSpRGwR_OZBcouYKrC-yfFjKdT3Na6bgWAKcmRXKtz6H2pTVZUzXcHWxLH9ySYLstn2TLGWVCvvdzf8-tAmh8RJr9qOjU6CmPHpa5_5vfu-sjqdfJ5Bhl4aC5noAWU3eukTEUHxsLFOZevLec2MG7BNUc24rU0atA/s594/IMG_1449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="588" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3o-9A24u639Sa-DFGKRV9EipmsSpRGwR_OZBcouYKrC-yfFjKdT3Na6bgWAKcmRXKtz6H2pTVZUzXcHWxLH9ySYLstn2TLGWVCvvdzf8-tAmh8RJr9qOjU6CmPHpa5_5vfu-sjqdfJ5Bhl4aC5noAWU3eukTEUHxsLFOZevLec2MG7BNUc24rU0atA/w634-h640/IMG_1449.jpg" width="634" /></a></p><p>Saw a Magpie chasing some bluejays around. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZEvi3y2cqLBgOv8QTA2a7DJYgJ_FjkdqH_SUyuKqvdGo9oa_6tuOGvZ5_rYxB4fkqx2BeLi74e5T6I9Q6LuGDUr6IatNZ_pSqGHHdfnWuFznhtazLizqOYz_wt3-30BaGIKehefkFE2fxFTVPGKaYHz9xusrWHM8T58HTSYF8KpqoWpxI895989spg/s413/IMG_1462.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZEvi3y2cqLBgOv8QTA2a7DJYgJ_FjkdqH_SUyuKqvdGo9oa_6tuOGvZ5_rYxB4fkqx2BeLi74e5T6I9Q6LuGDUr6IatNZ_pSqGHHdfnWuFznhtazLizqOYz_wt3-30BaGIKehefkFE2fxFTVPGKaYHz9xusrWHM8T58HTSYF8KpqoWpxI895989spg/w620-h640/IMG_1462.jpg" width="620" /></a></p><p>As I got home I spotted a woodpecker up in our tree, Couldnt' get a good enough look to tell if it was a hairy or downy woodpecker. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLf3f5A8e1NdhUXNvb2Cl6RQwjks-pgulblErY9CA5qO3hgYJ9SmOlx_p5djRWBXdA_otQioTPMZBt11iBT7RGu0FNm_avz1GlaXHqeki2evmL_gautsfggaRVtaP4ZO_4mJJl7U8bsN9QzskH1Sm4OjH6x5ZPrzqyv_Kg-UMxTAbxfhxtxB_3PdJFw/s825/IMG_1473.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLf3f5A8e1NdhUXNvb2Cl6RQwjks-pgulblErY9CA5qO3hgYJ9SmOlx_p5djRWBXdA_otQioTPMZBt11iBT7RGu0FNm_avz1GlaXHqeki2evmL_gautsfggaRVtaP4ZO_4mJJl7U8bsN9QzskH1Sm4OjH6x5ZPrzqyv_Kg-UMxTAbxfhxtxB_3PdJFw/w620-h640/IMG_1473.jpg" width="620" /></a></p><p>Saturday morning rode with Keiran to their tap dance class. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQh7YTDsS11OvReHbmV1Hu0ZgP6y-DSrq6tp8Fam8HJlcEQZn928NYpPPWRJOU-E18ZBKpip3lR1BLfnYya3RBSAjhXQihn_q_AKiX8Q9BkWfT-SFX0aDnw9wcW7irxNTbxRqBRxdPuYoYEQ-nrzq_jX06icsaiOsG3p3dktAeZcuO_xC_6YCoqPh_g/s852/IMG_1477.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQh7YTDsS11OvReHbmV1Hu0ZgP6y-DSrq6tp8Fam8HJlcEQZn928NYpPPWRJOU-E18ZBKpip3lR1BLfnYya3RBSAjhXQihn_q_AKiX8Q9BkWfT-SFX0aDnw9wcW7irxNTbxRqBRxdPuYoYEQ-nrzq_jX06icsaiOsG3p3dktAeZcuO_xC_6YCoqPh_g/w600-h640/IMG_1477.jpg" width="600" /></a></p><p>While they were in class I rode around the neighbourhood, looking for birds. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUe5CjBpMPonZX5i32WRnvxaROKAC4RfUOQLgnfeMOOgZ1inVcHHruLvkzvVNfooI2QXEFbNjZ6ELJrF3Nzpa0VSdTmpoPeIJZOpdcWXjtaKYb0-4N52U0OEhm2ht6pJhc5YJvykQLItr-nTMFj_-gQc5fFriwieOzgEUIzIBocijNlI6GdNtp4-BH9g/s803/IMG_1496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUe5CjBpMPonZX5i32WRnvxaROKAC4RfUOQLgnfeMOOgZ1inVcHHruLvkzvVNfooI2QXEFbNjZ6ELJrF3Nzpa0VSdTmpoPeIJZOpdcWXjtaKYb0-4N52U0OEhm2ht6pJhc5YJvykQLItr-nTMFj_-gQc5fFriwieOzgEUIzIBocijNlI6GdNtp4-BH9g/w638-h640/IMG_1496.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>people have reported seeing American Robins to me all week, but I've yet to see one. HEARD lots... but couldn't actually SEE any!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6CoYFZZ9E597RRd59bmYfwEjORmQwKAe8L9Cdg98VoiXrSsPABysHzPG02QZwb9I3UtVJhlo2JwzhJtsSfULEJQJL19Xu1atNVPQ3ClB6A8GCD-gkM29QC6sGn3kO8B5pNLbiAkw1fkGqZVm5eVn6sDAl_ON4Uw3aGa6BMx7GOikvQOgLUOHb0Cg0w/s800/IMG_1504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="800" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6CoYFZZ9E597RRd59bmYfwEjORmQwKAe8L9Cdg98VoiXrSsPABysHzPG02QZwb9I3UtVJhlo2JwzhJtsSfULEJQJL19Xu1atNVPQ3ClB6A8GCD-gkM29QC6sGn3kO8B5pNLbiAkw1fkGqZVm5eVn6sDAl_ON4Uw3aGa6BMx7GOikvQOgLUOHb0Cg0w/w640-h608/IMG_1504.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Pigeons </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLr9UY3s1cFnMDNKFUw5xa-3TgT13E4Ey9r1HrUnusSlVttrY6H4KtCJmlS2yEFx4vrjb1mN0H6AX-LF1YNDPOR_VFJpqp0-oqEVWux1ZWoxtA-1oKBoBawE0EfkvNj4Q_J5ChzF5ZGbk9xGETiZH5y6VMjXdsD4GuqOrg3QTqjo9hVQI89SRQiTohQ/s828/IMG_1505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLr9UY3s1cFnMDNKFUw5xa-3TgT13E4Ey9r1HrUnusSlVttrY6H4KtCJmlS2yEFx4vrjb1mN0H6AX-LF1YNDPOR_VFJpqp0-oqEVWux1ZWoxtA-1oKBoBawE0EfkvNj4Q_J5ChzF5ZGbk9xGETiZH5y6VMjXdsD4GuqOrg3QTqjo9hVQI89SRQiTohQ/w618-h640/IMG_1505.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>lots and lots of pigeons. </p><p>Later in the afternoon I went for another tandem ride with Keiran. We went downtown to the library. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4MEzK98nm1p7XuM_W_BAEnxLEvnvBI0IgQDr71YIRrX4kqYGeVZJECNToOIBNIsyohl0Cq2Qbvp9bsvmzf2E_RltenR49bNqYptODXcAfeV5pzsD4EiEiAOqYcHNGZonU2GtWlfsink8zvofbLTNzjqFZc7JmjVjJI3ZtnEHckEeH5tn9OCW9cfvig/s810/IMG_1507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4MEzK98nm1p7XuM_W_BAEnxLEvnvBI0IgQDr71YIRrX4kqYGeVZJECNToOIBNIsyohl0Cq2Qbvp9bsvmzf2E_RltenR49bNqYptODXcAfeV5pzsD4EiEiAOqYcHNGZonU2GtWlfsink8zvofbLTNzjqFZc7JmjVjJI3ZtnEHckEeH5tn9OCW9cfvig/w632-h640/IMG_1507.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>REALLY!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mNqI9Q_ieQkNiOWMRA2kh6VMEwKOtbah9C1ZQIm7ol4fJCh43zD_tvQF8xMylrsTZKJ0OFrhfi6_BFStEP0kuQh09_eLu-OO0xIdV3_Br2Bn0eKscH9nDcXaybAWffkbx302GBgRcvt2p42FXziWpOsp3xZvH1fuj-nl0ZIE5DIsNCrNjfITPaQc1Q/s858/IMG_20220409_155144507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWID9ZPQit6nOk_plJnpsPULX3wOjKotIosjAvfBzDMa2oDFQxplrf2pra5FpMEI00tTDs7mrbNzIh9zwsuR1I2pyX4J9-E3BVq0DB0NZ5JFapRqjKXpBFDpc1O9uTJAkyN22qIjCu_8RxJF1CjTviTLNqSMPFSH4RLlcqBDILRsQHHpAq9vjz7Uau4Q/w620-h640/IMG_1514.jpg" width="620" /></a></p><p>stopped and picked up groceries. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZxkVEK_nz9QVZz_w3ztJbiVE3dZBTKgOMxgAHaQqK48wM3nZ1fyZAcy3Vuy1IAOaV2bI1LuFTNhdSCtGn6Tg2pvniXyYN2gC2aPA7Ff-bC6nmKpMzDKWLwQPjYuycSPTPnVTmP__KuK_2L6pSQifLvUyy0ThlwqpesFBNh03zP_c8iRESYzfk5MBPQ/s806/IMG_1516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZxkVEK_nz9QVZz_w3ztJbiVE3dZBTKgOMxgAHaQqK48wM3nZ1fyZAcy3Vuy1IAOaV2bI1LuFTNhdSCtGn6Tg2pvniXyYN2gC2aPA7Ff-bC6nmKpMzDKWLwQPjYuycSPTPnVTmP__KuK_2L6pSQifLvUyy0ThlwqpesFBNh03zP_c8iRESYzfk5MBPQ/w636-h640/IMG_1516.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Saw a Red Fox at Innovation Place. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mCCOODH-ZLDV2-XV2OM7UoJxiKMjPZzVdenUZOpd9kNYwYZSbKNGDHFR68yMVjzrm5MSdyQmOWT8UNuBuWzXsb28WQkRlsDmdHVC1E7wslzCwdFkve4nxuLfytKExvpkGL9Q57cWZocz0NBHyb-Cy-GF6YQNwnToRJO94plRHFBY4Lu2tn5l-IkJTg/s578/IMG_1519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="557" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mCCOODH-ZLDV2-XV2OM7UoJxiKMjPZzVdenUZOpd9kNYwYZSbKNGDHFR68yMVjzrm5MSdyQmOWT8UNuBuWzXsb28WQkRlsDmdHVC1E7wslzCwdFkve4nxuLfytKExvpkGL9Q57cWZocz0NBHyb-Cy-GF6YQNwnToRJO94plRHFBY4Lu2tn5l-IkJTg/w616-h640/IMG_1519.jpg" width="616" /></a></p><p>It was funny. it was sitting by the side of the road looking super chill as a few cars drove right past it... but when it spotted US - that's when it bolted!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BcZhJFGv9aE8ExyhtLQtmS6Pm3fY6U6BUuzML9r2zB7Disn1AqcnvqbCZlFnFcCzgiObzGyGs9W6zX3Jn94f0cCio2pC92At2Rh9K4qPXrdAT7fx9hlYDJG9Cl5i4XOJKU1y3IrJpC-u_UrmBEVaUjuYq1nU6y6j7AMsbchAbu7Rw7yYbuHnTpkbcw/s813/IMG_1521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BcZhJFGv9aE8ExyhtLQtmS6Pm3fY6U6BUuzML9r2zB7Disn1AqcnvqbCZlFnFcCzgiObzGyGs9W6zX3Jn94f0cCio2pC92At2Rh9K4qPXrdAT7fx9hlYDJG9Cl5i4XOJKU1y3IrJpC-u_UrmBEVaUjuYq1nU6y6j7AMsbchAbu7Rw7yYbuHnTpkbcw/w630-h640/IMG_1521.jpg" width="630" /></a></p><p>More ice on the river at the weir. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEYtFcj-ZirewjpsCqj-0NtMBLc4SwG4cpLPDWTB93e9Ps3ZDH219dqKhvFNAUwFbNby40tHxzcEEJCQ_syHCFPqCH93IyRgoczKAUESZ7C-k-39qhIpHASE9LwVPL2VmEuYQsdYiUPMmYWc_FvvhTW6ln55R8y1wc6Cwhi49samcmmR86Bhnypy08g/s809/IMG_1522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEYtFcj-ZirewjpsCqj-0NtMBLc4SwG4cpLPDWTB93e9Ps3ZDH219dqKhvFNAUwFbNby40tHxzcEEJCQ_syHCFPqCH93IyRgoczKAUESZ7C-k-39qhIpHASE9LwVPL2VmEuYQsdYiUPMmYWc_FvvhTW6ln55R8y1wc6Cwhi49samcmmR86Bhnypy08g/w632-h640/IMG_1522.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>A little further along, I spotted something BIG out on an ice flow. I stopped and grabbed my camera and binoculars. It took off just as I was getting the camera out and soared off towards the train bridge... it swooped around there for a bit...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThWQm7-Y3lgBNhEThcXnHxToOQio6G-jisUbLx0mcVgQOyCo3G9dL3w-5lY7C2PNdAj-9hb9nfrI9Mp5KApTEdneOw9zBLVSji2_BK_pknW_WBZKtMBS2bywtTBE7JAoql-dLTxM3CFRieH6531_6UmfdxctXtW3NS31fWSTZ4EtO8SxD1SINzqHH8Q/s634/IMG_1532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThWQm7-Y3lgBNhEThcXnHxToOQio6G-jisUbLx0mcVgQOyCo3G9dL3w-5lY7C2PNdAj-9hb9nfrI9Mp5KApTEdneOw9zBLVSji2_BK_pknW_WBZKtMBS2bywtTBE7JAoql-dLTxM3CFRieH6531_6UmfdxctXtW3NS31fWSTZ4EtO8SxD1SINzqHH8Q/w626-h640/IMG_1532.jpg" width="626" /></a></p><p>And then in came back towards us!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-ojz0utEsSxzlRB7aG5vB6qyeStQjpKxyqkAYAnh4YjUeT8PmfAZSgXSwBntnxtnOAsMZftMO8iVv1Xt57S0wrYKu657ZPjRu3_5P4OPPxptb5vlep7A2bNKFoJE6zV0zE-oKv2y4554D6ykho9U4VgFribYS1WBUNtc3PGfgd6xNFNsberpAAMLTw/s789/IMG_1533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="789" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-ojz0utEsSxzlRB7aG5vB6qyeStQjpKxyqkAYAnh4YjUeT8PmfAZSgXSwBntnxtnOAsMZftMO8iVv1Xt57S0wrYKu657ZPjRu3_5P4OPPxptb5vlep7A2bNKFoJE6zV0zE-oKv2y4554D6ykho9U4VgFribYS1WBUNtc3PGfgd6xNFNsberpAAMLTw/w640-h628/IMG_1533.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Swooped back and forth - but as we were on the east bank it was over the river and it was late afternoon, it was kind of backlit...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4WTDa8SZ4cYMabMvCHYWrBhqJhi_-B26RWU7ub0P98UEkDsAxX0801wsEod7Q7RwR2UcuE7-Xry0dY_0hcASDekIjB12IrTQYW17LXMhtDHaTCoCgq2wRY5sMTbZqHhFp-RA5fVNNXV1yip7g_a2wHLjNuLZNqUdngbR64fxncvGrZT6_eikNa88xg/s682/IMG_1537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="682" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4WTDa8SZ4cYMabMvCHYWrBhqJhi_-B26RWU7ub0P98UEkDsAxX0801wsEod7Q7RwR2UcuE7-Xry0dY_0hcASDekIjB12IrTQYW17LXMhtDHaTCoCgq2wRY5sMTbZqHhFp-RA5fVNNXV1yip7g_a2wHLjNuLZNqUdngbR64fxncvGrZT6_eikNa88xg/w640-h630/IMG_1537.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>So most of the flying pictures were basically just silhouettes...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkWSL0H8veVKp9Qhy3RzT5zW_13nDAQHgadwcoNkhEMoxiCv4r3di7CeijKC0zESrs223aHpzafgvnuFSqVC8BuXWDEJ7FwboSZ3R4oVNz7SucWO_64p3CTOs3p0Oa9gjxlrv6X3e9zgpHHiP0jWqHluJqge2bnws-4EIKKKsZK65ITPikF2uBsle4w/s846/IMG_1554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkWSL0H8veVKp9Qhy3RzT5zW_13nDAQHgadwcoNkhEMoxiCv4r3di7CeijKC0zESrs223aHpzafgvnuFSqVC8BuXWDEJ7FwboSZ3R4oVNz7SucWO_64p3CTOs3p0Oa9gjxlrv6X3e9zgpHHiP0jWqHluJqge2bnws-4EIKKKsZK65ITPikF2uBsle4w/w606-h640/IMG_1554.jpg" width="606" /></a></p><p>It finally landed on the island in the river between the University and CPR bridges.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuA2jW9rJAnoaSLYI0Ntvm-wz9NPABPWOprRkANQD10iVaFnsaOhQyocqyPrhHgbckJD-x-OqHMNK5pW8zR6ahQfm6J7FmTYiTfnyJzT84mvYvx0PwQaJQj6NiVXYMwHwGafRFijTRI1Zio08mopm3qzisaSztKjYcH5Yti1uAHuPVc_f87ZO8YA3kA/s800/IMG_1555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuA2jW9rJAnoaSLYI0Ntvm-wz9NPABPWOprRkANQD10iVaFnsaOhQyocqyPrhHgbckJD-x-OqHMNK5pW8zR6ahQfm6J7FmTYiTfnyJzT84mvYvx0PwQaJQj6NiVXYMwHwGafRFijTRI1Zio08mopm3qzisaSztKjYcH5Yti1uAHuPVc_f87ZO8YA3kA/w640-h628/IMG_1555.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The pictures weren't much better, but we did get a good long look at it through the binoculars.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NtCgFCsky_rxUdULkY2MzXwXpR1U4qI6zkAv42OMfdr3qNV3LeX9mMqU_PtU1Aechx4M6OgwF5tdo1pOhA5-U690YkTgiQhoVcRCiZzcJ9i5_3XVexZq7m9PNT0EKNZN8pMsDsYG644WXlkFnighQUzJdvy-a8eQVka_2r_anXMLShVdmLDBgtiOCA/s800/IMG_1556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="800" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NtCgFCsky_rxUdULkY2MzXwXpR1U4qI6zkAv42OMfdr3qNV3LeX9mMqU_PtU1Aechx4M6OgwF5tdo1pOhA5-U690YkTgiQhoVcRCiZzcJ9i5_3XVexZq7m9PNT0EKNZN8pMsDsYG644WXlkFnighQUzJdvy-a8eQVka_2r_anXMLShVdmLDBgtiOCA/w640-h630/IMG_1556.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>As we crossed the University Bridge, we noted it was just staying put, so we rolled down by the Wonderhub/Saskatoon Lily dock to have a better look</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoEIp8q1ZpfjzBZ4fMVF_tmrRQTapy-r8bQaQT3Nbz4o_5GQsbjYJDXkJ-6sN8t61bEuBxaqm_TOSrm9bIwRLauxLfQReLU5Io8LUQv6FnugIchw2huu6p2lYTO7m2Y5iNEU3tl2YkIfyNgEiO8w7BsDtz-CNmg9HLujt7ZyMVp4f3uS6yeED50DHcg/s879/IMG_20220409_174440009_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoEIp8q1ZpfjzBZ4fMVF_tmrRQTapy-r8bQaQT3Nbz4o_5GQsbjYJDXkJ-6sN8t61bEuBxaqm_TOSrm9bIwRLauxLfQReLU5Io8LUQv6FnugIchw2huu6p2lYTO7m2Y5iNEU3tl2YkIfyNgEiO8w7BsDtz-CNmg9HLujt7ZyMVp4f3uS6yeED50DHcg/w582-h640/IMG_20220409_174440009_HDR.jpg" width="582" /></a></p><p>The pictures weren't much better, but we did get a good long look at it through the binoculars.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsMgLzPwfRrezyyGf8DP-cewiFpke-wadK0CyGy9raKNUosgcWRN-XNlw2u7pKKGuUTtQzyag0S62yw6pTRkWpl2GhfmoT1nO4sOycrVO1aUUXTo7MR83UiFIVScAeQXuOmIK4r6_Uy1PbpTJ6Z6PdX3LfiKgRLu80V9hywk6UjjsUx-Q93d-NxN-9Q/s800/IMG_1567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsMgLzPwfRrezyyGf8DP-cewiFpke-wadK0CyGy9raKNUosgcWRN-XNlw2u7pKKGuUTtQzyag0S62yw6pTRkWpl2GhfmoT1nO4sOycrVO1aUUXTo7MR83UiFIVScAeQXuOmIK4r6_Uy1PbpTJ6Z6PdX3LfiKgRLu80V9hywk6UjjsUx-Q93d-NxN-9Q/w640-h600/IMG_1567.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">When I'd first saw it flying it looked mostly brown and lacked the distinctive white head of a Bald Eagle so I I wondered if It was a Golden Eagle - which I have never seen in the wild. After a good look from this angle, it was clear it was pretty "scruffy looking" and mottled and maybe had white patches coming in on it's head - so I'm pretty sure it was a juvenile Bald Eagle.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Despite best intentions, I didn't go out for another ride on Sunday... it was even colder and windier... I did repair the tire on the Yuba Boda Boda, though, and soem other repairs it was needing. <div><br /></div><div>Then woke up to this Monday morning... </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPV7gxwV3pLvIH-5kY4ZoWBuxOamwyF0OUoXV5jnn2zkwXOL7pKKEVoJfrp6KYe0175be76GlM7ixtmmoAjygr2e2P07lnjWoNWKXR55rdJOZ-9zWKtTL4o3O7bTCQXa8s3UmnH3BswkyLkdliLGGZD_wcOkDoF9cetR3eTJQYfas8Qds6SrcSCiZaOw/s828/IMG_20220411_083452020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPV7gxwV3pLvIH-5kY4ZoWBuxOamwyF0OUoXV5jnn2zkwXOL7pKKEVoJfrp6KYe0175be76GlM7ixtmmoAjygr2e2P07lnjWoNWKXR55rdJOZ-9zWKtTL4o3O7bTCQXa8s3UmnH3BswkyLkdliLGGZD_wcOkDoF9cetR3eTJQYfas8Qds6SrcSCiZaOw/w618-h640/IMG_20220411_083452020.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Mondays, amirite!? </div><div><br /></div><div>Seriously, I've had enough.... thanks... </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p></div>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-3610063423225424832022-04-03T23:42:00.001-07:002022-04-03T23:42:07.106-07:002022 Rides - Week Thirteen <p> Monday afternoon I rolled downtown with Keiran and Amanda for an appointment. When we walked out it was raining! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYvTE16ENAZ-2ef5HS6w6jvdN2C76Uje-jXfsDtTkPDn95Ay3YedoCA-qps3xywgEhkSTYrioabp3mNjJOAS1C7NxQhEi2nHSmQEPCI01ReZjA6WJzt084KQhgRhc7wQR1as3tSh7U2xAQcMyJT5i3QEklIS2zzJ-vBDhqFAawyoj54mu0d6Hq_uMpg/s800/IMG_0886.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="800" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYvTE16ENAZ-2ef5HS6w6jvdN2C76Uje-jXfsDtTkPDn95Ay3YedoCA-qps3xywgEhkSTYrioabp3mNjJOAS1C7NxQhEi2nHSmQEPCI01ReZjA6WJzt084KQhgRhc7wQR1as3tSh7U2xAQcMyJT5i3QEklIS2zzJ-vBDhqFAawyoj54mu0d6Hq_uMpg/w640-h588/IMG_0886.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>SO MANY GULLS</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqG4rR1rD5Eg1KQeooKezvMkk9hwZCaYN7kTMsVbNPM5JxHVfSkJf61zffr7wBOdTbA0uX5g68CKG_s4-CyvPEifc5o5C1ulXWKgRR-HlOZyB6Ihrz2f1b2ZG8TzZ-QUGGzKqc_t2H8wOEWFhe6wSzCIUWcisja0WLaHZwKcS7kc3XhVjrq6gH0I1HA/s838/IMG_0888.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqG4rR1rD5Eg1KQeooKezvMkk9hwZCaYN7kTMsVbNPM5JxHVfSkJf61zffr7wBOdTbA0uX5g68CKG_s4-CyvPEifc5o5C1ulXWKgRR-HlOZyB6Ihrz2f1b2ZG8TzZ-QUGGzKqc_t2H8wOEWFhe6wSzCIUWcisja0WLaHZwKcS7kc3XhVjrq6gH0I1HA/w610-h640/IMG_0888.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>Amanda and Keiran, patiently waiting in the cold rain while I take pictures of gulls. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVr7fEHJ9VYzcxlIfSetxxvXhWKbAw0BugiXt0-uKiXREMdxIdQ0emuUsN5q-is_qINkR_PycKCUeXHHwN0QyU6L1moQjpprdaXj-25TZJbMKmF_n9MloGubC8Dgs67ARcXiss3B2QcJTYOqQhgq9naVcmIanvkgsOcmYyIdw5-OBo29iFsbbyS6kxA/s832/IMG_0898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVr7fEHJ9VYzcxlIfSetxxvXhWKbAw0BugiXt0-uKiXREMdxIdQ0emuUsN5q-is_qINkR_PycKCUeXHHwN0QyU6L1moQjpprdaXj-25TZJbMKmF_n9MloGubC8Dgs67ARcXiss3B2QcJTYOqQhgq9naVcmIanvkgsOcmYyIdw5-OBo29iFsbbyS6kxA/w616-h640/IMG_0898.jpg" width="616" /></a></p><p>It let up while we were still riding, but Amanda was still very cold and rode very fast to get home. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEX0a9YUlCKKTmzzfaP2bCfTIdXDTxG8dhyzPVCtD6WHQpLgcdK06YG-tWg4kk1ta1Q76blbGJXNsLMlDnpC4OijqpggT0G1EuzaYoQ9WeiVXTlqLQ12WVW8xinyNzssxUXqsmMYZZJIGRY2kd2Q7irtq6GJysUcSVBEQ9-739OP8dxbVqkHCyw5KAA/s883/IMG_0900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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There were hares in the park - one was starting to lose it's winter fur and blend in a bit better with it's surroundings. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy80s9X6EV6eLL9KeL8qO6-PmrJUm9FfIqlRgWa55g-ImknLMsnGVcqkiPAZIyHc2UMxfYnAFJ6N3-_OTyOlt0MZOlxsuD5eu9PcIhlXfYgTRFGt6m3hxLGHNRHbgbLoFGBg1gwutyWtAUGiHIkXiDu4aYqqOcndgPDB5dE2_3CcxxJzOGQp2HUM4A5A/s802/IMG_20220329_201755109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy80s9X6EV6eLL9KeL8qO6-PmrJUm9FfIqlRgWa55g-ImknLMsnGVcqkiPAZIyHc2UMxfYnAFJ6N3-_OTyOlt0MZOlxsuD5eu9PcIhlXfYgTRFGt6m3hxLGHNRHbgbLoFGBg1gwutyWtAUGiHIkXiDu4aYqqOcndgPDB5dE2_3CcxxJzOGQp2HUM4A5A/w638-h640/IMG_20220329_201755109.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>I guess while there are still patched of snow this might still work, though. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhry17iUEGZKaLJm7_oYCdabXn7ghwjw8GoQ2APOVCryXiGu2GU6Pww7rG3JrxGK1sXPNCgA0-qHvoz-rrs_yPC1-Xz2eIuxyGnVHcefcDmWozy7vWKxnPjgIq18sNSndxHtmvDuS-ZtGbsBtER2P0kA5IuhlPIiVrxb4X6KVkD_Yo1QsHep6R3vGausA/s800/IMG_20220329_202148684.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhry17iUEGZKaLJm7_oYCdabXn7ghwjw8GoQ2APOVCryXiGu2GU6Pww7rG3JrxGK1sXPNCgA0-qHvoz-rrs_yPC1-Xz2eIuxyGnVHcefcDmWozy7vWKxnPjgIq18sNSndxHtmvDuS-ZtGbsBtER2P0kA5IuhlPIiVrxb4X6KVkD_Yo1QsHep6R3vGausA/w640-h638/IMG_20220329_202148684.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>There was no wind and the river was quite calm. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhGEcg-Y5lP5D6JhWwKDdKza6cVjayZdCwNXKQ0vqvCqMvUnCscppp4hmSrk-NToq6tSWVGPE8sMR4ByaaSv7vV0185qE43ch-ID2h7AjhlLkb1KFjrM-EOTKdWybpVIMMJSTGnUVZj6gZIrv2e5Yh4vqLW_5uidEt4wscmYw1txhVKQbed5oKX5juQ/s741/IMG_0936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="741" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhGEcg-Y5lP5D6JhWwKDdKza6cVjayZdCwNXKQ0vqvCqMvUnCscppp4hmSrk-NToq6tSWVGPE8sMR4ByaaSv7vV0185qE43ch-ID2h7AjhlLkb1KFjrM-EOTKdWybpVIMMJSTGnUVZj6gZIrv2e5Yh4vqLW_5uidEt4wscmYw1txhVKQbed5oKX5juQ/w640-h634/IMG_0936.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>CAN'T STOP! COBRA CHICKEN MIGHT EAT ME!!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEhaXegybkAttOjpAqv-8evaGKkqatS8tfMUvvv6uRoRuBbILOxc-U-AjQaqtvuRAIIT_8IC9u_mgUMRadOPF6BGl-F5g5h2Vxe1PIXPKknap4P1-yodSoSmX_LzgSsvqFT6h1Njsi1BOT_107CdBq7xrE1x-jYmLNeNOT_rHIz3QlhHchtBNbDkRvQ/s818/IMG_0938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEhaXegybkAttOjpAqv-8evaGKkqatS8tfMUvvv6uRoRuBbILOxc-U-AjQaqtvuRAIIT_8IC9u_mgUMRadOPF6BGl-F5g5h2Vxe1PIXPKknap4P1-yodSoSmX_LzgSsvqFT6h1Njsi1BOT_107CdBq7xrE1x-jYmLNeNOT_rHIz3QlhHchtBNbDkRvQ/w626-h640/IMG_0938.jpg" width="626" /></a></p><p>So many geese downtown now. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oX8TJf4u20E69zSmgmCVnRpmudeG0vSEHjcznv4RH3mnWCQQxTmFrkkHosf4Y7NKkrzXdobYB5esY6HnHy5_iF4cCSjJaK3ZjI4y3Js_wCDoD0R8FHKyj7d4UTAGWLuafuh3uFz4A91qVgO3C3hfybAc-kVMkZ8MYBZjnLGvI-RLS3ixX1PxsE82Gw/s917/IMG_0940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oX8TJf4u20E69zSmgmCVnRpmudeG0vSEHjcznv4RH3mnWCQQxTmFrkkHosf4Y7NKkrzXdobYB5esY6HnHy5_iF4cCSjJaK3ZjI4y3Js_wCDoD0R8FHKyj7d4UTAGWLuafuh3uFz4A91qVgO3C3hfybAc-kVMkZ8MYBZjnLGvI-RLS3ixX1PxsE82Gw/w558-h640/IMG_0940.jpg" width="558" /></a></p><p>Thursday I met Amanda on her way home from work. This was her "unimpressed with the weather" face, apparently. </p><p>When we got close to home, she went straight home and I continued to the south bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1A4Mvn_I39Lj5AzUpFMAFPvB19AhEVH72dSL07Q8RQDUTgDqvVq0ytTzinCeIoPd94VLvPkrf7aIduDl8x4tLNKHUkv3J2SdaQCkk-OsRK07OASewhlczDDVKzQMRHuMr66Y_z4ZbuH4VRHhFLBthpNNVfuUQXiqVaYXHku_OF9l0_WZw4yyqu26BQ/s800/IMG_0943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1A4Mvn_I39Lj5AzUpFMAFPvB19AhEVH72dSL07Q8RQDUTgDqvVq0ytTzinCeIoPd94VLvPkrf7aIduDl8x4tLNKHUkv3J2SdaQCkk-OsRK07OASewhlczDDVKzQMRHuMr66Y_z4ZbuH4VRHhFLBthpNNVfuUQXiqVaYXHku_OF9l0_WZw4yyqu26BQ/w640-h636/IMG_0943.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Then it REALLY started snowing...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMq8J80AUq-KiJnPYANYj4JvYMGm8RaRZ8STvLVCoL3sBjJp7t0lbiimQAP4JgbCD8K6e2tPy7T__-UQ8hWw_ceeJSjSwTQZVE4msyVDwkm_9pI7y_9vY_qbBEvrfNbBzoLi0cYheH98fI6h9uEd9rGsfex5riMAK7FOJ9XqRx5IdbXPYYlOs0JBV7pg/s915/IMG_0945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMq8J80AUq-KiJnPYANYj4JvYMGm8RaRZ8STvLVCoL3sBjJp7t0lbiimQAP4JgbCD8K6e2tPy7T__-UQ8hWw_ceeJSjSwTQZVE4msyVDwkm_9pI7y_9vY_qbBEvrfNbBzoLi0cYheH98fI6h9uEd9rGsfex5riMAK7FOJ9XqRx5IdbXPYYlOs0JBV7pg/w560-h640/IMG_0945.jpg" width="560" /></a></p><p>and snowing... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNQsAPC-vGcJXb9CrvLYpbt4STKkAD_W4hbHXH1IkfTxKP50bgsYlwqETaeYRAQqRGeaS50XkGs_K4DczbEeDfEYfdt-uskrxoKsTN9EblsGk3dnn8-CNAqcs4gGp74x_vsMhS4ECAT8nT0C9IylDwSFi6lq98Ux8XPSAoQFxRvvjTHPZ8ZxjMGtfYQ/s800/IMG_0950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNQsAPC-vGcJXb9CrvLYpbt4STKkAD_W4hbHXH1IkfTxKP50bgsYlwqETaeYRAQqRGeaS50XkGs_K4DczbEeDfEYfdt-uskrxoKsTN9EblsGk3dnn8-CNAqcs4gGp74x_vsMhS4ECAT8nT0C9IylDwSFi6lq98Ux8XPSAoQFxRvvjTHPZ8ZxjMGtfYQ/w640-h616/IMG_0950.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lots of miserable looking geese near the south bridges. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ykc77EPJ05UMMLBCPNAs0HxWDDMOl-q-1mgXwqCEciKv-s-KIznrU0XngTICHblpzbazz4RjnwKRy_oj8ELi9rgpXm7sFP59b2H7e_j262NSViXcPOZMyQ5Qj6x27UT9uJAtIjY3NWOjAPaafRFSiS5HX9eJDYXq3nAfskq24PeZFafUelpWywAVuA/s887/IMG_0955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ykc77EPJ05UMMLBCPNAs0HxWDDMOl-q-1mgXwqCEciKv-s-KIznrU0XngTICHblpzbazz4RjnwKRy_oj8ELi9rgpXm7sFP59b2H7e_j262NSViXcPOZMyQ5Qj6x27UT9uJAtIjY3NWOjAPaafRFSiS5HX9eJDYXq3nAfskq24PeZFafUelpWywAVuA/w578-h640/IMG_0955.jpg" width="578" /></a></p><p>I brought out the BIGG GUNZ this time... I'm pretty sure at least one of the ones I was looking at was a California gull. </p><p>Pretty sure... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdvIZHPf09Xc105xFnBlDYZG8onXcruGWZQWCRMXsfeSLJeuzlngBYIlrm4zk13qdTaj2Pljhn1zWY1A9t1cRcpbFWfOuVupwtN_jRFkRlJtrL3yLZ6t72T24jGvsU7Z2Wg4aXReGtyJJpSb39edeY01mahNN1osh3UsfqF2b3s1hFQxVRQWMRnbFfg/s800/IMG_0961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="800" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdvIZHPf09Xc105xFnBlDYZG8onXcruGWZQWCRMXsfeSLJeuzlngBYIlrm4zk13qdTaj2Pljhn1zWY1A9t1cRcpbFWfOuVupwtN_jRFkRlJtrL3yLZ6t72T24jGvsU7Z2Wg4aXReGtyJJpSb39edeY01mahNN1osh3UsfqF2b3s1hFQxVRQWMRnbFfg/w640-h632/IMG_0961.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Maybe I need to bring out the old spotting scope!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsb1A1teZsuIN2fSlK6Qr56fKA8EEt8WDgvb94PjCz3I2wnFnYJcXEb-0qzJHUlfDh6z29UcinPaS_yA8x1nhRqupdhGWm3YIqvz3mqyBkm5alL-8zW3N9Lss-jnWQjWMi-sMpHtFStDuyt4DxhONJHUCbYo6FzajCaoNRB-iUfX06Aoq0Mdpzt6L1w/s871/IMG_0972.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsb1A1teZsuIN2fSlK6Qr56fKA8EEt8WDgvb94PjCz3I2wnFnYJcXEb-0qzJHUlfDh6z29UcinPaS_yA8x1nhRqupdhGWm3YIqvz3mqyBkm5alL-8zW3N9Lss-jnWQjWMi-sMpHtFStDuyt4DxhONJHUCbYo6FzajCaoNRB-iUfX06Aoq0Mdpzt6L1w/w588-h640/IMG_0972.jpg" width="588" /></a></p><p>New graffiti on the Traffic Bridge presumably for International Day of Trans Visibility?</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SU1UJ2kyiWSZC1p49Ul8eFym1AAiTloPuUCOGQSh4XI9y7_zU1PX0eK8zsDPNIHQa5UBvSU3yvlSGMj2VQ-R2_giEWph-rkOa_HbKTmPBi7zHFlwlPIedCHMEqE7JzeDe4jlV_FZRUJur6LgkJhvMgVoer5dSYORNvcLwRBIWpQ72vfgxAPAinOHbQ/s585/IMG_0974.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="585" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SU1UJ2kyiWSZC1p49Ul8eFym1AAiTloPuUCOGQSh4XI9y7_zU1PX0eK8zsDPNIHQa5UBvSU3yvlSGMj2VQ-R2_giEWph-rkOa_HbKTmPBi7zHFlwlPIedCHMEqE7JzeDe4jlV_FZRUJur6LgkJhvMgVoer5dSYORNvcLwRBIWpQ72vfgxAPAinOHbQ/w640-h618/IMG_0974.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Man... EVERY time I take this street... I know, it LOOKS like the cycling side is SUPER wide - it narrows considerably - right at the bend where this pedestrian is... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyurjF3Ejvb375c8BGxvFxbB9fEDx1pjjQnkq9WrtQUR667r8ISUC1c-5KEnZhQULE45kU4YfahcbN075OqY12IE0aldeMau8i5BKC7rD0c2Yxy6uu57OmEeF3zvfG9p8XYApiqqG_Q_cYEUrxppCXiU5WdexNPQHJ1U4lMlFWX_WDmnCAOSu9FwSrA/s800/IMG_0990.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyurjF3Ejvb375c8BGxvFxbB9fEDx1pjjQnkq9WrtQUR667r8ISUC1c-5KEnZhQULE45kU4YfahcbN075OqY12IE0aldeMau8i5BKC7rD0c2Yxy6uu57OmEeF3zvfG9p8XYApiqqG_Q_cYEUrxppCXiU5WdexNPQHJ1U4lMlFWX_WDmnCAOSu9FwSrA/w640-h628/IMG_0990.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I'd gone out for a ride to run errands in the morning but was feeling like going for a longer ride for fun (and to look at birds). Kerian said they'd be interested to tag along - if we took the tandem. So I quickly pumped up the tires and we went for our first tandem ride of the year! </p><p>They patiently waited with the bike while I stopped to look at birds a few times. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0td58uEJDzefidroyvLXjNBNQhihC1HUhhL4GgEney0Lp0Xu4Ow3Q2CIy0xGdqx8yS6upuhvJb9RX9l1qNBSC9c4fKH34_EBFPVRrkT3ufJBLNmHBstEw4PlFJgQaY8swbulM8PzfZ4mQf7l-Kus38Cw5_EadmPj3ID8tzDG71AnKgagPMxCsxx5YQ/s900/IMG_20220401_175900781.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0td58uEJDzefidroyvLXjNBNQhihC1HUhhL4GgEney0Lp0Xu4Ow3Q2CIy0xGdqx8yS6upuhvJb9RX9l1qNBSC9c4fKH34_EBFPVRrkT3ufJBLNmHBstEw4PlFJgQaY8swbulM8PzfZ4mQf7l-Kus38Cw5_EadmPj3ID8tzDG71AnKgagPMxCsxx5YQ/w568-h640/IMG_20220401_175900781.jpg" width="568" /></a></p><p>Keiran wanted to stop by my folks place and wave at my mom. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefgiKZKjAK0QNomRJ4Cn2KMZxS2Z1URYrO2LJ0Z0SU6zq42OnXSJu3D3dOAPOnoUFUL1PviH5a_1rUbqUDpCaDqXqLeZcYifCGGSWvLKiiYA50ryY4Dqr8_He49JqbhpA99ClK8NZtQ2xrPszBveJ7ltEn24wdYT15d6uV-pO8T_KtG5ZnpR_nBH2og/s829/IMG_1020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefgiKZKjAK0QNomRJ4Cn2KMZxS2Z1URYrO2LJ0Z0SU6zq42OnXSJu3D3dOAPOnoUFUL1PviH5a_1rUbqUDpCaDqXqLeZcYifCGGSWvLKiiYA50ryY4Dqr8_He49JqbhpA99ClK8NZtQ2xrPszBveJ7ltEn24wdYT15d6uV-pO8T_KtG5ZnpR_nBH2og/w618-h640/IMG_1020.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>Saturday morning I rode with Keiran to their tap dance class. While they were doing that class I thought I'd ride along the rail line and look for birds - there are a lot of trees between the train tracks and the neighbourhood just to the North. I was planning to go as far as the grain elevators and hoped I might spot a hawk - looking for one of the nice juicy pigeons that hang around the elevators looking for spilt grain. </p><p>There WERE two hawks there when I arrived, but they were circling pretty high up and I could not identify them before they flew off. </p><p>I did stick around for a bit and <a href="https://artgeekbrown.blogspot.com/2022/04/vitoria-grain-elevator.html">drew a picture of the elevators</a>. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0_JijhIW7qwolB1DvK2llnPwwRNpxMVUcWbDYnjSD99U_ff0oQlxElEkyLsdNTMNvgYfWXh9t2O1IzpLDON0N-_MLnE30NIBHP9RSKSDFGfnEyEkS6A862Ak-KKQ8gEUN5-ogfa_xDWKKfj4oV94f8Zrz2V7ve6wk4XsRca4ER6tlktc0WxujtnS3A/s848/IMG_1021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0_JijhIW7qwolB1DvK2llnPwwRNpxMVUcWbDYnjSD99U_ff0oQlxElEkyLsdNTMNvgYfWXh9t2O1IzpLDON0N-_MLnE30NIBHP9RSKSDFGfnEyEkS6A862Ak-KKQ8gEUN5-ogfa_xDWKKfj4oV94f8Zrz2V7ve6wk4XsRca4ER6tlktc0WxujtnS3A/w604-h640/IMG_1021.jpg" width="604" /></a></p><p>Later in the afternoon I went for a second ride on my own - just a quick look to the south bridge and back up the other side. I happened to spot a large flock of gulls out on the ice just opposite these benches - so I sat there for a bit and looked at them through the big binoculars. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgO-nPjHC4rTg97ibBSAaCkdgcVFdnlETcKsqxaZPF73j7eJf8aDQl1sLdVkBZ5Te_A6CHALFA0qs7xbAIjO3ARBMWT79kFE3dLmAGGFagLhAyArEp4OfcKmerP96siEFj8lu_bjayiATtDhckRAelnG-GaqKJIhDEsXoDgk21yVgvGgZOXHs7_TQ2Q/s800/IMG_1033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgO-nPjHC4rTg97ibBSAaCkdgcVFdnlETcKsqxaZPF73j7eJf8aDQl1sLdVkBZ5Te_A6CHALFA0qs7xbAIjO3ARBMWT79kFE3dLmAGGFagLhAyArEp4OfcKmerP96siEFj8lu_bjayiATtDhckRAelnG-GaqKJIhDEsXoDgk21yVgvGgZOXHs7_TQ2Q/w640-h634/IMG_1033.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>pretty sure most were California Gulls... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjts8FQB-HIa3wnJONqX6XtFKyYskFOluZ-SEyFq4DUPvPSFYC2t7SuP2udWnRDbbCxt5nw9YurdGcNQwK9RgGbuz2CLEDg83AqWMYnTfwa6AFD5VABPg4a-yWc3p_kj5XyHZQG9UM-WxR4JWiYjAWvF16MKYgowxbWXwA67fW88LX-q9YB65oiY-fQ/s800/IMG_1052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="800" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjts8FQB-HIa3wnJONqX6XtFKyYskFOluZ-SEyFq4DUPvPSFYC2t7SuP2udWnRDbbCxt5nw9YurdGcNQwK9RgGbuz2CLEDg83AqWMYnTfwa6AFD5VABPg4a-yWc3p_kj5XyHZQG9UM-WxR4JWiYjAWvF16MKYgowxbWXwA67fW88LX-q9YB65oiY-fQ/w640-h602/IMG_1052.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>When I got to the South bridges, I found the island beneath them was filling up with geese looking to next and there were HUNDREDS of gulls out on the ice south of the bridges. </p><p>The Meewassin trail on the east back from Diefenbaker Park to Gabriel Dumont park was very wet and soft. Will be avoiding that for another week or two! </p><p>Sunday I waited around for Amanda to finish up the Yoga thing she was doing most of the day (from 7am to 2pm) as she had said she'd go for a tandem ride with me. When she was done, she decided she was too tired... so I went out for another ride on my own. </p><p>It was probably for the best. I went for a longer ride than she would have cared to, and I stopped A LOT to look at gulls and other birds and take a LOT of pictures... I tried to filter it all down to just a few.. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EJlWId01O6J6TUmiadcO8Ewr9egtUEDLYn0CSU9sQElrT5lEkF6vSvl6LvakLvOwm1rz5If-Fn1TnWT40aKvFIa3BbLZrhIG6fV1SFNHZLJToj_M-SmoR3lJ96BT9ag9blKLV8wRNNGslQHF4I6qYYeTUZajso6DBnnwXPbVB9uEEZJpG3wBfngKlg/s804/IMG_1110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EJlWId01O6J6TUmiadcO8Ewr9egtUEDLYn0CSU9sQElrT5lEkF6vSvl6LvakLvOwm1rz5If-Fn1TnWT40aKvFIa3BbLZrhIG6fV1SFNHZLJToj_M-SmoR3lJ96BT9ag9blKLV8wRNNGslQHF4I6qYYeTUZajso6DBnnwXPbVB9uEEZJpG3wBfngKlg/w636-h640/IMG_1110.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>There were people out ON the water - these canoists - and I also saw someone in a kayak and another person on a stand up paddle board!? That water has still got to be VERY cold! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS1gEF9g_NWMgInm4uNlm3k4stMXEaRAdO0hwgn0CueaTMlIdGftpdB7E1Rh44HWaTEguCuMx-HD4JwzXME5x0qBxmKre3WmZr7jNRTPbT7erEExtOLztoZXe1BrKw2exVs70ObTsMb2regLAutDMYy5Sr1QJ1yzpsvepYopOfAPnvFgEVRT1R1-QWQ/s850/IMG_1118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS1gEF9g_NWMgInm4uNlm3k4stMXEaRAdO0hwgn0CueaTMlIdGftpdB7E1Rh44HWaTEguCuMx-HD4JwzXME5x0qBxmKre3WmZr7jNRTPbT7erEExtOLztoZXe1BrKw2exVs70ObTsMb2regLAutDMYy5Sr1QJ1yzpsvepYopOfAPnvFgEVRT1R1-QWQ/w602-h640/IMG_1118.jpg" width="602" /></a></p><p>South of the Queen Elizabeth II Power Plant I found a stop I could get down closer to the water without having to scramble down a steep bank through thick bush! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_dXU9IQq2GkZd3DrDrBjST5PrOb3HEdw4FwOYtxz-n-kx4Hhrn393r8Wi1h7vVLEvrcCRvQUQ_tPWvp9MoPMtAa4n5Z2F3XYJMu3rW3BMKfh13-Ds-GLuHflYmbpDDkpdR5SZM50SLWGHx5D1Hf05-DDIXr_nMuxR-bsrXOGw1ZqlPZWvTnkPACtbQ/s800/IMG_1120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="800" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_dXU9IQq2GkZd3DrDrBjST5PrOb3HEdw4FwOYtxz-n-kx4Hhrn393r8Wi1h7vVLEvrcCRvQUQ_tPWvp9MoPMtAa4n5Z2F3XYJMu3rW3BMKfh13-Ds-GLuHflYmbpDDkpdR5SZM50SLWGHx5D1Hf05-DDIXr_nMuxR-bsrXOGw1ZqlPZWvTnkPACtbQ/w640-h588/IMG_1120.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Lots of gulls out on the ice. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1-Tj9ptMw-ySlzK1_uZRKl1SXAAi7Kh9YgQ0fu9kej9qdf9qNfLEeIC2TBiq_HYC3oChhR8lkySl5YE-26JvsBolFjj4lsVkGS29FcuEGWhppbQMycD51tt2A0XmOMCMpbAIjxxh5rK50iipaU_yCaBrbPr6iK7faZwegh6C2_-9buwZOZxiWZfsvA/s800/IMG_1123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="800" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1-Tj9ptMw-ySlzK1_uZRKl1SXAAi7Kh9YgQ0fu9kej9qdf9qNfLEeIC2TBiq_HYC3oChhR8lkySl5YE-26JvsBolFjj4lsVkGS29FcuEGWhppbQMycD51tt2A0XmOMCMpbAIjxxh5rK50iipaU_yCaBrbPr6iK7faZwegh6C2_-9buwZOZxiWZfsvA/w640-h592/IMG_1123.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Had a really good long look at these - and others - pretty sure I saw both California Gulls and Ring-Billed Gulls. </p><p>I decided to head out of town - or at least until I got to any muddy roads - which I would have turned back at. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcVmwk6zgV58boNQZkkLEsczlqWp0llslQvSyihCUNFe4NFP--mE_0VVu9GTBopyy4O6r5b8epUzQ081p2w-6oA30a2bv4e2h7SjjaiUnZqyFQ8X7Rd4aqEPkyGNmnT-JnC56RFFHq2QANXhFtCWiKmxXWjGKKHG-UOImiKwncddaJAovL-1KRBCreA/s818/IMG_1135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcVmwk6zgV58boNQZkkLEsczlqWp0llslQvSyihCUNFe4NFP--mE_0VVu9GTBopyy4O6r5b8epUzQ081p2w-6oA30a2bv4e2h7SjjaiUnZqyFQ8X7Rd4aqEPkyGNmnT-JnC56RFFHq2QANXhFtCWiKmxXWjGKKHG-UOImiKwncddaJAovL-1KRBCreA/w626-h640/IMG_1135.jpg" width="626" /></a></p><p>This hasn't looked promissing, but it was well gravelled and despite a few wet patches and a few spots where there were grooves from meltwater running across the road - it was totally ridable and it was the only wet roads I encountered! </p><p>I will definitely have to get the Salsa fixed up for some longer country rambles! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKd633hkMdhxdJfzueFlkfnzYcaAciBvqqAc8j_CJQqljWycxiB4s-Jw4QddkaFuwzR_FNruK7f4oPcYGwe6d9ZaRlFe78UjKFp844Nvf2yuQDrWf80EAODPx8JG0Vy-HG7u6uSkpTxG41wAMQyhhm11NXVm1G9oWq6T5bNzg3DQHZOrcFRm6fZZKjjw/s806/IMG_1138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKd633hkMdhxdJfzueFlkfnzYcaAciBvqqAc8j_CJQqljWycxiB4s-Jw4QddkaFuwzR_FNruK7f4oPcYGwe6d9ZaRlFe78UjKFp844Nvf2yuQDrWf80EAODPx8JG0Vy-HG7u6uSkpTxG41wAMQyhhm11NXVm1G9oWq6T5bNzg3DQHZOrcFRm6fZZKjjw/w636-h640/IMG_1138.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Murder Tree! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0KxsnIXn0346BfA7xtcjGKAMuATmQ6oVLhZz6f4wIbUvG867wXeFT5vgeVOGcFzWOf_RlBpGXaEXAgNPdkTUoEyUCxbRNRDquju1AxNfOFbrjraiwI-To5iV5B3N4FmHxARa2zICqHzcqW3kpUK4ibPS_VoWLTp1vvptfpSNgISNX_-7MWZ2zOP0GA/s809/IMG_1146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0KxsnIXn0346BfA7xtcjGKAMuATmQ6oVLhZz6f4wIbUvG867wXeFT5vgeVOGcFzWOf_RlBpGXaEXAgNPdkTUoEyUCxbRNRDquju1AxNfOFbrjraiwI-To5iV5B3N4FmHxARa2zICqHzcqW3kpUK4ibPS_VoWLTp1vvptfpSNgISNX_-7MWZ2zOP0GA/w632-h640/IMG_1146.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>It was nice to get out into the countreyside! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTr_vO2eys3WCmSzlao60Sx3y6tutnF_AdAgadOWtneXl9N-6OHLGtek0T_-rd40Yq1P25IODIDFu_R3-SerJ8Gad9PJKhagzs6gZM6Z8Kui3TBBR-vuocxLgqzfb2nshP06rvSfCTAy0aMgZykt6V4yjYxe7oDizVsMzVLEgguK0x7uX_yDTNj1Nuzw/s840/IMG_1148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTr_vO2eys3WCmSzlao60Sx3y6tutnF_AdAgadOWtneXl9N-6OHLGtek0T_-rd40Yq1P25IODIDFu_R3-SerJ8Gad9PJKhagzs6gZM6Z8Kui3TBBR-vuocxLgqzfb2nshP06rvSfCTAy0aMgZykt6V4yjYxe7oDizVsMzVLEgguK0x7uX_yDTNj1Nuzw/w610-h640/IMG_1148.jpg" width="610" /></a></p><p>long roads stretching out to the horizon. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68Osz414iRP-hZ-oFF5XdXhHayH8EEtm901wYCsSyePzUY-F9uKBzZ2JAak_wr-co2vcErcdkz31pqZxAREfhfp1sK1gnBN1y_fun8biBmLcKcPrhsh4i3JbzfvRCHYx1dtrgWI259ZZ7j5iUpA2KrEFaoSHpRAn6oYsFXh-vrHh-FibLKsqnDBQ5Og/s800/IMG_1153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="800" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68Osz414iRP-hZ-oFF5XdXhHayH8EEtm901wYCsSyePzUY-F9uKBzZ2JAak_wr-co2vcErcdkz31pqZxAREfhfp1sK1gnBN1y_fun8biBmLcKcPrhsh4i3JbzfvRCHYx1dtrgWI259ZZ7j5iUpA2KrEFaoSHpRAn6oYsFXh-vrHh-FibLKsqnDBQ5Og/w640-h604/IMG_1153.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Fields of stubble. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLrNDTWRTiFDC4s6Pqe06RKtw-a7tk-AWuPwoZ16iR7xA4UYbBISTQckiNkwgErzucd2qSt8aNZQabfRWleIGjZLuXhOKoKU-sHfF8xIouXtWcKKWK65Oa-SGGOMWM9d8yXetwJ_M3nNHiOCf8WEKmTywzsHTYN-4xlvNEOqbesfd9LIokRdZbylo-g/s812/IMG_1164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLrNDTWRTiFDC4s6Pqe06RKtw-a7tk-AWuPwoZ16iR7xA4UYbBISTQckiNkwgErzucd2qSt8aNZQabfRWleIGjZLuXhOKoKU-sHfF8xIouXtWcKKWK65Oa-SGGOMWM9d8yXetwJ_M3nNHiOCf8WEKmTywzsHTYN-4xlvNEOqbesfd9LIokRdZbylo-g/w630-h640/IMG_1164.jpg" width="630" /></a></p><p>I got to the Chappell Marsh Conservation Area and was surprised to find it all melted (I noted pictures in my facebook memories from a year ago this week when it was still all frozen over). Also surprising was that, despite the water being totally open, there were NO BIRDS!?</p><p>The water level is still REALLY low! It's usually much higher than this, but we had a considerable fry spell last summer and i guess this winter's snow wasn't enough to replenish it much!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn-PsB5qD-eSz6wLzMSsivGgYJurn94McxaYVLeDF3hu_w-6NWY_ixfByWV4vbS0qca_Ca-RPHMVc0Q3jH8GzKwmgWKtMUkYV6mpOEFcbLtu0mHaWT-8F2APNLXV4Lovj2SMbFBi9sM4mWc04NamYPxqk6pt5Rh7lOO6ffVbonxjUDHY5fb3ALtfrtA/s860/IMG_1171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn-PsB5qD-eSz6wLzMSsivGgYJurn94McxaYVLeDF3hu_w-6NWY_ixfByWV4vbS0qca_Ca-RPHMVc0Q3jH8GzKwmgWKtMUkYV6mpOEFcbLtu0mHaWT-8F2APNLXV4Lovj2SMbFBi9sM4mWc04NamYPxqk6pt5Rh7lOO6ffVbonxjUDHY5fb3ALtfrtA/w596-h640/IMG_1171.jpg" width="596" /></a></p><p>Across the road there was a bit more water... but still not birds - not even and ducks of geese!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v9XoASHy0X1wSAJPGbyjjMZNpzrVLuKCuws8J3r7v3HUoGBHC3djlRaetILr-iecC1vVcH8VNsz4SFoMg2W9K59yUuMYOKLkNt64xhZDK30TCurBfqUYKGo5Q3Zg91Fh1yX7GJ69BUDCqWPv2tnGBORP0weDqLEWVyxVjYYR3ogKwuvC0BqDBiaXyQ/s806/IMG_1180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v9XoASHy0X1wSAJPGbyjjMZNpzrVLuKCuws8J3r7v3HUoGBHC3djlRaetILr-iecC1vVcH8VNsz4SFoMg2W9K59yUuMYOKLkNt64xhZDK30TCurBfqUYKGo5Q3Zg91Fh1yX7GJ69BUDCqWPv2tnGBORP0weDqLEWVyxVjYYR3ogKwuvC0BqDBiaXyQ/w636-h640/IMG_1180.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>I eventually found one pair of Canada Geese silently paddling around. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9l8IBBnBvlXDjEFkK4BO9k40Fo9E2odcFjDFkYDwYLsRx3yQStOZz9dWokc-WPZz8ITwZC9ixeyyVrS2baRY04Xs6OfG_gO_SVSCHufzSo023jimAS_fTZYMiesqc3rOqnDwnn0_g78EV2hF_v0okCK5-V1y_pZwZY7I6qtJocCZuC1VyryxVM5eBQ/s800/IMG_1185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="800" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9l8IBBnBvlXDjEFkK4BO9k40Fo9E2odcFjDFkYDwYLsRx3yQStOZz9dWokc-WPZz8ITwZC9ixeyyVrS2baRY04Xs6OfG_gO_SVSCHufzSo023jimAS_fTZYMiesqc3rOqnDwnn0_g78EV2hF_v0okCK5-V1y_pZwZY7I6qtJocCZuC1VyryxVM5eBQ/w640-h576/IMG_1185.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Hading back into town by a different route, i passed by the city yards. This looks like giant piles of dirt, but it's actually piles of snow that was cleared from city streets slowly melting... the snow was so filled with sand - that the city spreads on the streets for traction that as it melts into water and drains away, much of the sand remains and just sits on the surface of the unmelted snow and ice and ends up looking very dirty indeed! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5NnCj_jabglteuVeffGiAsKiAc5_JJWKTjuxzcfE_n1uyZyZFAa7TDzOO7eS0CHsV_IgG-uOp9neZdDo8U-U_ut29aZ44flZCNVHlGdbqT_zM7XlAztHH4xtTqM8X9uGQjdVUlI1kG90OQeeib-95wmQPEh5SfyIbChgSWsWtoIy1cJAgmGhUjDtsg/s868/IMG_1203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5NnCj_jabglteuVeffGiAsKiAc5_JJWKTjuxzcfE_n1uyZyZFAa7TDzOO7eS0CHsV_IgG-uOp9neZdDo8U-U_ut29aZ44flZCNVHlGdbqT_zM7XlAztHH4xtTqM8X9uGQjdVUlI1kG90OQeeib-95wmQPEh5SfyIbChgSWsWtoIy1cJAgmGhUjDtsg/w590-h640/IMG_1203.jpg" width="590" /></a></p><p>Back to the river. More Gulls on ice. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWkbcg6mWyrsH3SOIAs6z5Ex-Dnwj0TWbyK8SZBBIC5sv9wyKFwysKdOFAweeYXa3m6JotnZSYMjmReIQOuwCWfnfy78pCnUdFljrKdNYNRreYHj2elKYT2vOaVfx9XcVZMGty0LpG6SaZ2a_EPDPH-ia0USuYanPTnrasHghB9TfaXIAuQ0HvkVKyg/s800/IMG_1204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWkbcg6mWyrsH3SOIAs6z5Ex-Dnwj0TWbyK8SZBBIC5sv9wyKFwysKdOFAweeYXa3m6JotnZSYMjmReIQOuwCWfnfy78pCnUdFljrKdNYNRreYHj2elKYT2vOaVfx9XcVZMGty0LpG6SaZ2a_EPDPH-ia0USuYanPTnrasHghB9TfaXIAuQ0HvkVKyg/w640-h638/IMG_1204.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The South Bridges from the south. And Gulls.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnLNUQ5thB59_RJ9oUTozfjZYDsjwq2O4bIZB0c4eoJu8dFYfXMkEsTjxS4MXZ2GHxh8PdAYV1QnnrN-j94pZtXVyCvu2nLVMT1_yGwWwky_qXqlG1MI6TOOK6b4f16LpFF8Xo0YQEWrnfFVHii-FlgygazD47M5YU1idyvF8fmOipzZ6hnkXZ2ZL6g/s815/IMG_1211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnLNUQ5thB59_RJ9oUTozfjZYDsjwq2O4bIZB0c4eoJu8dFYfXMkEsTjxS4MXZ2GHxh8PdAYV1QnnrN-j94pZtXVyCvu2nLVMT1_yGwWwky_qXqlG1MI6TOOK6b4f16LpFF8Xo0YQEWrnfFVHii-FlgygazD47M5YU1idyvF8fmOipzZ6hnkXZ2ZL6g/w628-h640/IMG_1211.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>SO. MANY. GULLS.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAc3BECBQ4_2B3LjnLlAz9jdtaonLxtt2gtVvHU2ygVKZysT0YA3HxIuBz-1vwlH4vURV9k_krnijnLlwxkRS2jwGTPYZ4tZnz1fAyXLKGE809SEYaXZ6nW_pQvHkJUNaLIc0crLfgyDKVLh5P4wSSit953dHjnYjf34TNru1MukG1eCmxubnwgYgUg/s800/IMG_1213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAc3BECBQ4_2B3LjnLlAz9jdtaonLxtt2gtVvHU2ygVKZysT0YA3HxIuBz-1vwlH4vURV9k_krnijnLlwxkRS2jwGTPYZ4tZnz1fAyXLKGE809SEYaXZ6nW_pQvHkJUNaLIc0crLfgyDKVLh5P4wSSit953dHjnYjf34TNru1MukG1eCmxubnwgYgUg/w640-h640/IMG_1213.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">SO. MANY.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9_h1zsIaxWzhJKvNUFo6hyf47mbv3GuGGXeW1qkvlLPb67rRS3B8U6FWdmerNojm8KwF0vR2hu0sQzHO-uFnYdxyx0ZQgzJ5llm2JJIXj85NGI7gQazdIRcgibh0tTfVV7xJH2Ij1N3klJYVvVuxKyPCyC1e7rxOJeH6eAOqvil---diRlCrUccDuw/s800/IMG_1233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="800" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9_h1zsIaxWzhJKvNUFo6hyf47mbv3GuGGXeW1qkvlLPb67rRS3B8U6FWdmerNojm8KwF0vR2hu0sQzHO-uFnYdxyx0ZQgzJ5llm2JJIXj85NGI7gQazdIRcgibh0tTfVV7xJH2Ij1N3klJYVvVuxKyPCyC1e7rxOJeH6eAOqvil---diRlCrUccDuw/w640-h624/IMG_1233.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>back in town - large flocks of geese flying overheard (you might have to zoom to see them!) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P72GZ76DQCTliyJHJIh2Q6GL67uEIVa16w4sbrEZA7jnrn6EmP62rNqN-9RyKTpzUxNDxZJ3x2Bbf48sDFWFyedTNC9MXCJPf8ChJhei8JNwLohdmB6n24BYmdrIc-2WzN_5Ddv2UqwbDSHTXiiKH6WUA9fdvygSxKUEV8B-3HhfUv9hLghNSn5-jA/s800/IMG_20220403_181435154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="800" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P72GZ76DQCTliyJHJIh2Q6GL67uEIVa16w4sbrEZA7jnrn6EmP62rNqN-9RyKTpzUxNDxZJ3x2Bbf48sDFWFyedTNC9MXCJPf8ChJhei8JNwLohdmB6n24BYmdrIc-2WzN_5Ddv2UqwbDSHTXiiKH6WUA9fdvygSxKUEV8B-3HhfUv9hLghNSn5-jA/w640-h618/IMG_20220403_181435154.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>finally a bird drawn in chalk under the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge. </p><p>That's it for this week. </p><p>Two weeks of 100+Km. I'd like to get that up to 200KM/week by the end of the month. I have to get that Salsa fixed, though! </p><p>Crocuses should be out this coming week, I'll have to plan some trips to a few of the places I find those! </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-68559494822771313282022-03-28T10:18:00.000-07:002022-03-28T10:18:01.974-07:002022 Rides - Week Twelve<p>I was up pretty early on Monday. Had to get over to Broadway and pick up Keiran from a dentist appointment that they had walked to with Amanda (on her way to work). </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUel3NE3xeVxY-NLKE3pxGvFvAl3ryOWZsK48lBo5Bq3saglSRRX8EMYVxdS9K6zoo_He1G8V64OhTgrFBMgXgaWqZfojlhJ4u5bXLOgszIWsfT4-AAxMIp787UCdY3RDwEA6ePQMBNW6sg-N1EjhcLW5m5G2IK9GpZB6aNMh-CrfravYqxfhZMaqI_Q=s1067" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUel3NE3xeVxY-NLKE3pxGvFvAl3ryOWZsK48lBo5Bq3saglSRRX8EMYVxdS9K6zoo_He1G8V64OhTgrFBMgXgaWqZfojlhJ4u5bXLOgszIWsfT4-AAxMIp787UCdY3RDwEA6ePQMBNW6sg-N1EjhcLW5m5G2IK9GpZB6aNMh-CrfravYqxfhZMaqI_Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p>Just outside the dentist I noticed all the benches had been buried in snow!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiChLPrESgrpTIJOm8eelCEFddvChYh2VVX711MJPuFmGYx3hBWN5lqS8SvGO09UgSTFOe4D-54HVL-ieTOb9V00rACbmzb9dWUvo4vT8PDx7iEkzItkCqAW8gJ-5FBB4-DS3q_WlWLQhhJ86lOzDTGRZHWV3O5HZhemTCB33z--e5z4SQOKVZll5jKSA=s1067" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiChLPrESgrpTIJOm8eelCEFddvChYh2VVX711MJPuFmGYx3hBWN5lqS8SvGO09UgSTFOe4D-54HVL-ieTOb9V00rACbmzb9dWUvo4vT8PDx7iEkzItkCqAW8gJ-5FBB4-DS3q_WlWLQhhJ86lOzDTGRZHWV3O5HZhemTCB33z--e5z4SQOKVZll5jKSA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p>benches emarge from snow as it melts away. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizl2ZRhFhNT8Dy2q0sYZOTa5klAcUXkTLfVx0dywzKdtuAPDGBeJmMrKgDyNS2B55MRKoAfDzJFtOMirIy5bdZK6WsSmHM0CVOLPZXevifMmnar6Gpkm-OC3QVDhjYkz3nouVzVW831hOYMar31-DTwiA65KTVs1qXCRAurPzavqVi0dANpgQTOwwLjw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizl2ZRhFhNT8Dy2q0sYZOTa5klAcUXkTLfVx0dywzKdtuAPDGBeJmMrKgDyNS2B55MRKoAfDzJFtOMirIy5bdZK6WsSmHM0CVOLPZXevifMmnar6Gpkm-OC3QVDhjYkz3nouVzVW831hOYMar31-DTwiA65KTVs1qXCRAurPzavqVi0dANpgQTOwwLjw=w640-h628" width="640" /></a></p><p>Hauling Keiran to school on the back of the Big Fat Dummy.</p><p>I had thought of going for a longer ride, after dropping them off... but it was sleeting and was just so cold and wet and it's supposed to be much warmer every other day this week, I decided just to go back home and get some drawing done. </p><p>Went out for a longer ride on Wednesday.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrhk_XhK37JLlbHFu6kTogzKU2jUByQY4Juan7NX5dBYN5N_W5mSW0DfQnxqmkxqrIG_BMRNy9HRJIz0JrrBexH_f7L5PE0GNiZF1HId_9crC6wgrLYNw-sVeiT96sagXQmtLZ-8ywzuS9o5qZLB79Ev9DcxCSm7n8WzXkbYpSDRXjXwxYtrw7v5BEw/s800/IMG_0696.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrhk_XhK37JLlbHFu6kTogzKU2jUByQY4Juan7NX5dBYN5N_W5mSW0DfQnxqmkxqrIG_BMRNy9HRJIz0JrrBexH_f7L5PE0GNiZF1HId_9crC6wgrLYNw-sVeiT96sagXQmtLZ-8ywzuS9o5qZLB79Ev9DcxCSm7n8WzXkbYpSDRXjXwxYtrw7v5BEw/w640-h628/IMG_0696.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Spotted gulls again</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZzG3jZUmON35a0MjhI8XQYzePWAkL6b9-3SVOkqQvKPNfb8w3D6ctPryRlZ6PhPQmJ0N_7fhDY2O-10tDKpWU6_DIiXu6QQAYhZ08V6B6LFc0JPRH7i6zd5Hgxy9uPQ49vR4fGy_PA-ldonlbt235dtdX5MBeRs0QXnik4MoCYYB3DjSXG6PEyacqw/s804/IMG_0699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZzG3jZUmON35a0MjhI8XQYzePWAkL6b9-3SVOkqQvKPNfb8w3D6ctPryRlZ6PhPQmJ0N_7fhDY2O-10tDKpWU6_DIiXu6QQAYhZ08V6B6LFc0JPRH7i6zd5Hgxy9uPQ49vR4fGy_PA-ldonlbt235dtdX5MBeRs0QXnik4MoCYYB3DjSXG6PEyacqw/w636-h640/IMG_0699.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>This time I remembered to bring binoculars. I have to admit this was the first time I've look at birds through binoculars. Wow. They work huh!? </p><p>Still couldn't figure out what type of gull though... I'll have to remember to bring one of the BIGGER pairs. </p><p>We have an assortment of binoculars at our house. Some Amanda bought for briding for herself. There are a bunch of cheap smaller compact folding ones like this one that Amanda bought a BUNCH of to use when she was doing Bird Quest and running an environment camp for kids. And then there are a bunch we inherited from my folks when they downsized from house to apartment (some of which probably belonged to my grandparents that MY parents got when THEY moved into a seniors centre)</p><p>I thought I'd grabbed one of the CHEAP compact folding binoculars - but when I got home later and was chatting with Amanda, she informed me that I had taken her GOOD compact folding binoculars... that were NOT CHEAP... and she would be VERY DISAPPOINTED if i lost or damaged them... </p><p>(I found one of the cheaper pairs to put in my bag...) </p><p>Also on that ride... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZpbcQfBcpHGX5TqRnJEE6qhM0yNGkgZBQMUGK6OAKaE9-4bW5Ecwvk1otN--aGzFRCLj7Hf1Ww_pvBECXyt-iaD83DEAj-20meDbBa9_661Xwy0MEhfTHOUVwk5iWEA7LFdyYYVTwDZMydvhVQ3eHSEprhlDpZqrGUIS5q846InG4K1krOWhkGkPmg/s1067/IMG_0704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZpbcQfBcpHGX5TqRnJEE6qhM0yNGkgZBQMUGK6OAKaE9-4bW5Ecwvk1otN--aGzFRCLj7Hf1Ww_pvBECXyt-iaD83DEAj-20meDbBa9_661Xwy0MEhfTHOUVwk5iWEA7LFdyYYVTwDZMydvhVQ3eHSEprhlDpZqrGUIS5q846InG4K1krOWhkGkPmg/w480-h640/IMG_0704.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>While most of the trails were clearing up - though wet - there were a few spots - like this uphill section that were pure ice!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0hPki-v5U4wUnrjMG8fEB7HuiHAe14YI37InMneinJx3_5gmUfsElAGXWh0yuB5UrL0tNXJsvPwn9QanOu6pWEjigqjBUlXezO7F8Xo73lbICm8TEEwg9ZwE1bp25XD3I_7bvohieAkPakwPtfCRZ2ioAwHTEh60YPKU3oK6Q1Wsp6GkJUsml0B8_Q/s828/IMG_0705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0hPki-v5U4wUnrjMG8fEB7HuiHAe14YI37InMneinJx3_5gmUfsElAGXWh0yuB5UrL0tNXJsvPwn9QanOu6pWEjigqjBUlXezO7F8Xo73lbICm8TEEwg9ZwE1bp25XD3I_7bvohieAkPakwPtfCRZ2ioAwHTEh60YPKU3oK6Q1Wsp6GkJUsml0B8_Q/w618-h640/IMG_0705.jpg" width="618" /></a></p><p>I happened to note, as I was getting close to home, sundogs (light refracted through ice crystals in the upper atmosphere) which are usually indicators that it IS cold, or ABOUT TO BE COLD.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jhr5PLBdBYLz4iU2r4iDDYlCUCqXqxefQk5Uo89P7aSh_wZIyFviAsJyyDCIiHwNCibfKUtyxEAoecMus04e-yoLfsC2DSXpaUharJ5spFQv3rJy8BblTH0OXYn5ZLTImHgnNmqz2Wzc-ZzEDU7n8x4KQ4-DJXE_imX6fEcbZqDe0g2vo-XIx_VY4w/s832/IMG_0717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jhr5PLBdBYLz4iU2r4iDDYlCUCqXqxefQk5Uo89P7aSh_wZIyFviAsJyyDCIiHwNCibfKUtyxEAoecMus04e-yoLfsC2DSXpaUharJ5spFQv3rJy8BblTH0OXYn5ZLTImHgnNmqz2Wzc-ZzEDU7n8x4KQ4-DJXE_imX6fEcbZqDe0g2vo-XIx_VY4w/w616-h640/IMG_0717.jpg" width="616" /></a></p><p>Sure enough, the next day it had plummeted in temperature and was snowing again. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt78hOPCtMaRh66incEChgkv5crwstDuX75szqbXqgjZUp4DDjbC_D4IpfBhlaqWlhXKq4bpJDD12vx6wPhVJs10bAFbeYAu1j4oJl8xGR6yv8gULGCiugoi0yneX2MeXEmckU1d16hn7yDIVo3QQQhngYuj21EbjuN8pfJhb_WskaCY19OYaz-7vBog/s824/IMG_0719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt78hOPCtMaRh66incEChgkv5crwstDuX75szqbXqgjZUp4DDjbC_D4IpfBhlaqWlhXKq4bpJDD12vx6wPhVJs10bAFbeYAu1j4oJl8xGR6yv8gULGCiugoi0yneX2MeXEmckU1d16hn7yDIVo3QQQhngYuj21EbjuN8pfJhb_WskaCY19OYaz-7vBog/w622-h640/IMG_0719.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>I had an appointment to get to downtown... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VlzcJCm8hY67_NvBAiWQewXjXldLAM3ZNjtC3f2JCEUFFdCZFUcg8HxKf6jbcbV5blZHVcd-oQC-tL07GVkENyzRPr3J1riXdvMCvh_HPwPrsOm9GJlbrYjrpftcaFt6ap13oMmJMThPZEsRmJOuGSuQwopYL136pqdJ3r94qjjPr_gcVO_rnkFq-Q/s804/IMG_0720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VlzcJCm8hY67_NvBAiWQewXjXldLAM3ZNjtC3f2JCEUFFdCZFUcg8HxKf6jbcbV5blZHVcd-oQC-tL07GVkENyzRPr3J1riXdvMCvh_HPwPrsOm9GJlbrYjrpftcaFt6ap13oMmJMThPZEsRmJOuGSuQwopYL136pqdJ3r94qjjPr_gcVO_rnkFq-Q/w636-h640/IMG_0720.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>But managed to take a few pics.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0bfMCvFgqAMlhnYLGSWecVPGLaWio8uK3JpDs-1OXWzEw0eo1DPWA7Z6ENK33tbdF5YUOPoSAkHiPErp29_xKBUC-Kl9c_qbUX_GR7KvyZTSExSt6AiahhGbU2rAY-mdF9ycX4Bwk9hdPR5cQviMrVXNfoJvvvk-7m0Dz7Y-vwYiFqyQc_1QogDEFw/s812/IMG_0722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0bfMCvFgqAMlhnYLGSWecVPGLaWio8uK3JpDs-1OXWzEw0eo1DPWA7Z6ENK33tbdF5YUOPoSAkHiPErp29_xKBUC-Kl9c_qbUX_GR7KvyZTSExSt6AiahhGbU2rAY-mdF9ycX4Bwk9hdPR5cQviMrVXNfoJvvvk-7m0Dz7Y-vwYiFqyQc_1QogDEFw/w630-h640/IMG_0722.jpg" width="630" /></a></p><p>So many geese coming back. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-uVr9e3oaz-flsi1EoQ4B74W_duUWxcH3jte-hoSXmGfSasFHonSPamg32ne8isRJg89UQqY5cIIpR0vn5WF_Ig52He-I3nC5CxmyOALXEsin1gBc9VgF3dRfdvgY_pOjFEZ0RVMzIFbdkvAlpxlaerD1Qha5wbSUDzdJB7JcEonCAJ3H4YaPoUY4A/s800/IMG_0725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-uVr9e3oaz-flsi1EoQ4B74W_duUWxcH3jte-hoSXmGfSasFHonSPamg32ne8isRJg89UQqY5cIIpR0vn5WF_Ig52He-I3nC5CxmyOALXEsin1gBc9VgF3dRfdvgY_pOjFEZ0RVMzIFbdkvAlpxlaerD1Qha5wbSUDzdJB7JcEonCAJ3H4YaPoUY4A/w640-h634/IMG_0725.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Mallard. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9Qqu1VimL4V0rVX7mlzHWqBquiySOrfUtCqPQKADhf-bM5huc285cexCophOo6lYpqNDsV_ktsRMyyHi41m7QRDdxqShIOEK1nSN0odNooTXLBJ9f1b-LguFyuIjKmRgR-2S3GojbtJ8RAz7WDW7Zqhg2aRjyAkYeSzYtW7NObl25jo9R73HPwxh3A/s880/IMG_0726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9Qqu1VimL4V0rVX7mlzHWqBquiySOrfUtCqPQKADhf-bM5huc285cexCophOo6lYpqNDsV_ktsRMyyHi41m7QRDdxqShIOEK1nSN0odNooTXLBJ9f1b-LguFyuIjKmRgR-2S3GojbtJ8RAz7WDW7Zqhg2aRjyAkYeSzYtW7NObl25jo9R73HPwxh3A/w582-h640/IMG_0726.jpg" width="582" /></a></p><p>turned down this alley only to find a HUGE muddy puddle in it. Turned out it was okay I was able to dodge around the side and the gravel was pretty good </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYXhKcmEO0LoUGoaoW9y0iwbv-jgO9Kq4KHGuEbBqRvSZ9krFTEsgLcl1n6Do7J5990muWpVw5H6Lm496Z3HmAR8qCj4zcMAuODUdi6Zd7Jm39sg7AyGG4byYbAPQut60r0mdxN-LCRKUeGOUiWiddPu6d3CunNiglxYdiwbUuw5s5UmO2cVj_i0Bwg/s824/IMG_0733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYXhKcmEO0LoUGoaoW9y0iwbv-jgO9Kq4KHGuEbBqRvSZ9krFTEsgLcl1n6Do7J5990muWpVw5H6Lm496Z3HmAR8qCj4zcMAuODUdi6Zd7Jm39sg7AyGG4byYbAPQut60r0mdxN-LCRKUeGOUiWiddPu6d3CunNiglxYdiwbUuw5s5UmO2cVj_i0Bwg/w622-h640/IMG_0733.jpg" width="622" /></a></p><p>Crow.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeMtue81FJdbmVB6o6KBZ-93iBP1SAvNXb05B8XljQTMUfJ9QhkPDbrMOG8MK7laiXgxQqP219IDmmoCsZrPFCjroknsooFBY_gNKr799jauL3xShW9rE0UE4rxN1u4plXQdakqmba2cudNPTxTA-WfnrwsrQqHGSYvnCO7VAsm6EbJx7UeUOtlnRSg/s820/IMG_0729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeMtue81FJdbmVB6o6KBZ-93iBP1SAvNXb05B8XljQTMUfJ9QhkPDbrMOG8MK7laiXgxQqP219IDmmoCsZrPFCjroknsooFBY_gNKr799jauL3xShW9rE0UE4rxN1u4plXQdakqmba2cudNPTxTA-WfnrwsrQqHGSYvnCO7VAsm6EbJx7UeUOtlnRSg/w624-h640/IMG_0729.jpg" width="624" /></a></p><p>Cawing at passersby. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio46BIxBiDA1ftWSP8c6zzUyYfs3LaACs4AxYLq-fzPR8yGcjrJ2SZynlhhq_qdrnXtnBr9TbjxEaTv2upTgG5ou-3DLpwEzYKJ1AQglcP8XFvoEZWObAqs3k7SRKLWzOw8vYySehxwpjohwMqqtdj7Qjq4txYX00FAyb3C-CEyki8rhqfbKKNSGfc-Q/s800/IMG_0734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="800" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio46BIxBiDA1ftWSP8c6zzUyYfs3LaACs4AxYLq-fzPR8yGcjrJ2SZynlhhq_qdrnXtnBr9TbjxEaTv2upTgG5ou-3DLpwEzYKJ1AQglcP8XFvoEZWObAqs3k7SRKLWzOw8vYySehxwpjohwMqqtdj7Qjq4txYX00FAyb3C-CEyki8rhqfbKKNSGfc-Q/w640-h624/IMG_0734.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>MORE geese</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2OfFf7992qXUYAxOyFopz770wMTimLKC_-kEcSLloQztsyK1n0lEb61oerNIywsJAy0OjOIiNmDoC-jkCbcvnfgA65yqc3ZqipRvmQkrRQmCMXJKyIpEifv87eP6R7LVVQPWlRycXRXtKHX-yrwG3zFyJhyMH-2QR70oOXNgjJvXl81o5Zz_5_DDJg/s877/IMG_0742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2OfFf7992qXUYAxOyFopz770wMTimLKC_-kEcSLloQztsyK1n0lEb61oerNIywsJAy0OjOIiNmDoC-jkCbcvnfgA65yqc3ZqipRvmQkrRQmCMXJKyIpEifv87eP6R7LVVQPWlRycXRXtKHX-yrwG3zFyJhyMH-2QR70oOXNgjJvXl81o5Zz_5_DDJg/w584-h640/IMG_0742.jpg" width="584" /></a></p><p>STILL MORE geese</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-vqvTymb7X4GueYPR0XA6BghZ-9zfQ0l87NMTHFRuCvLSngfRqfGJJsGboFPwuSuyeZCUuHZE_q9mGsyVJYKDOB54vRwiOL9C3yfSrPTOCRhRHSIc5FBUr8C_cP7_Yp-g41JSMdss1ES0gvLmPtI7tOezervZIkO2d_UoOX8ypLrpa22jRZTG4fSZw/s865/IMG_0753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-vqvTymb7X4GueYPR0XA6BghZ-9zfQ0l87NMTHFRuCvLSngfRqfGJJsGboFPwuSuyeZCUuHZE_q9mGsyVJYKDOB54vRwiOL9C3yfSrPTOCRhRHSIc5FBUr8C_cP7_Yp-g41JSMdss1ES0gvLmPtI7tOezervZIkO2d_UoOX8ypLrpa22jRZTG4fSZw/w592-h640/IMG_0753.jpg" width="592" /></a></p><p>I decided to swing by a grocery store to pick up some food and found my usual backway in blocked by a HUGE puddle. I tried to ride through it thinking "how bad can it be". Halfway through I was up to my hube, bottom bracket/feet/cranks submerged and I ended up with very wet feet... doh... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdTn5QMgOiwNjKqbnlJEQnyLApwKbfHJYQqtHpdye_6dvFrwap-Dgz9LNOs1weFflwgbfhvk8cC6RnZwdk7E6Ibfrer3yn4vnsfhFyBcTgoR-mzY_0u6nd14QwKrJWJvaaWwoINzdksaFl5F0zrfSkzqaBAmdvp9QIyqJ4c-qe97rcvhNf-KdahbHXA/s800/IMG_0754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="800" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdTn5QMgOiwNjKqbnlJEQnyLApwKbfHJYQqtHpdye_6dvFrwap-Dgz9LNOs1weFflwgbfhvk8cC6RnZwdk7E6Ibfrer3yn4vnsfhFyBcTgoR-mzY_0u6nd14QwKrJWJvaaWwoINzdksaFl5F0zrfSkzqaBAmdvp9QIyqJ4c-qe97rcvhNf-KdahbHXA/w640-h612/IMG_0754.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Inside the store I herd some chirping and thought it was some ambient noises the store was playing... but then looked around and notice a bird way up by the ceiling chirping away!? </p><p>Went out for a short ride Friday evening, it was getting dark and none of the pictures I took turned out. </p><p>Gave Saturday a miss as it was COLD again!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthmxq5f-O9HWz0drG_Hq4ka5kiQQPg_CKQPlrGmpnuYACwTCiz9UkQtZ7cj69TowA3UPSrZHDeY0N5wImgxLvRdXcRPkCdq2Wds0BI6XGA0Cq76jKYz7m-Dq7nD_yAkhCIq1FiukeBnFyD9EAJIE80CqG7tY88eAqGUaH2JkslIwZb0qna3es9uXu1Q/s804/IMG_0788.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthmxq5f-O9HWz0drG_Hq4ka5kiQQPg_CKQPlrGmpnuYACwTCiz9UkQtZ7cj69TowA3UPSrZHDeY0N5wImgxLvRdXcRPkCdq2Wds0BI6XGA0Cq76jKYz7m-Dq7nD_yAkhCIq1FiukeBnFyD9EAJIE80CqG7tY88eAqGUaH2JkslIwZb0qna3es9uXu1Q/w636-h640/IMG_0788.jpg" width="636" /></a></p><p>Sunday was too nice not to get out for a ride.... I flailed around most of the day distracted by so many things... but eventually got out in the late afternoon. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBM2eyg6xeSZXOmUKMPy7KASzoKwDy8u-orbZA-Eq3kOngOevNQlx7XZGs31-sieinnGsvrtURmhHrOEEbHvZq0IWE8pUfYszFN8cEWu_QBaMMaoJkptq2q9JWcWhbRwYWL5vXeGzRhn7JQ3RZgg_HihDbxezf_3pnL5rkHF8_iumC8XIzBhyWNuW2Q/s800/IMG_0791.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBM2eyg6xeSZXOmUKMPy7KASzoKwDy8u-orbZA-Eq3kOngOevNQlx7XZGs31-sieinnGsvrtURmhHrOEEbHvZq0IWE8pUfYszFN8cEWu_QBaMMaoJkptq2q9JWcWhbRwYWL5vXeGzRhn7JQ3RZgg_HihDbxezf_3pnL5rkHF8_iumC8XIzBhyWNuW2Q/w640-h638/IMG_0791.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>SO MANY GEESE! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiVF4891b6x-oNimfSgscFYjg1Ag2jO50DDhEEDPARjSG7EtapIDC-4h1zDI6k8MEU1UxhCn3BNsvKv0DucwsXhelCuuFFj0yettv1u0Yklu2H1zTkpJH63rUC9vT1C-jYJzYtZxsNJCEouVKzCkSK_h1hxWYkGt7JL8T-uCrEEpNclu5kqrLkCcyFA/s802/IMG_0792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiVF4891b6x-oNimfSgscFYjg1Ag2jO50DDhEEDPARjSG7EtapIDC-4h1zDI6k8MEU1UxhCn3BNsvKv0DucwsXhelCuuFFj0yettv1u0Yklu2H1zTkpJH63rUC9vT1C-jYJzYtZxsNJCEouVKzCkSK_h1hxWYkGt7JL8T-uCrEEpNclu5kqrLkCcyFA/w638-h640/IMG_0792.jpg" width="638" /></a></p><p>They're just everywhere now. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfBr24V9cPM4gUmWVN9kEdxMBiEy79nZRBx_T0NGXpNuu61-7GZCxgnN2z-uKj-IwpX_AO9tE3-wcUJJGcJlLbgrq66LiXizNoR7f_Ef0PIUjWJ7mKIwr4KqXZgTsKFCyWvO-jcl1lI0b1idGlLfXEQG2LAfFN5_p-c5mAxRsQJpn5QVBisgn8IYVPA/s811/IMG_0799.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfBr24V9cPM4gUmWVN9kEdxMBiEy79nZRBx_T0NGXpNuu61-7GZCxgnN2z-uKj-IwpX_AO9tE3-wcUJJGcJlLbgrq66LiXizNoR7f_Ef0PIUjWJ7mKIwr4KqXZgTsKFCyWvO-jcl1lI0b1idGlLfXEQG2LAfFN5_p-c5mAxRsQJpn5QVBisgn8IYVPA/w632-h640/IMG_0799.jpg" width="632" /></a></p><p>Everywhere. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpkS8POHvjh-yeG1r3whQnG2VDP5edjwl7zXTLyGUNCUiyNvYdgSIgM4ygPSG16qRxW9D5A8ej-demChBZ5Zjt7Tk_T0NZGtYME_ll59XuEIHH-GPp74YhslsEMllofBnq7gh6QfX0Hn3eZ7NBH0s8JmYL9xnPx_lrlmJt6GjiE3UHEJsQ58S0BMDRA/s1067/IMG_0808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpkS8POHvjh-yeG1r3whQnG2VDP5edjwl7zXTLyGUNCUiyNvYdgSIgM4ygPSG16qRxW9D5A8ej-demChBZ5Zjt7Tk_T0NZGtYME_ll59XuEIHH-GPp74YhslsEMllofBnq7gh6QfX0Hn3eZ7NBH0s8JmYL9xnPx_lrlmJt6GjiE3UHEJsQ58S0BMDRA/w480-h640/IMG_0808.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p>Night be a raven way up there...? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SteqNf0RHEou5jlIRgk4k2WXQfuQrBipxXudcSZe-c6EWg50tC6nHUSXF-1HAp9CGdbmVNIFPjo7XzNZKc2wq3AyKJ6dGo9oVXGSSyo6kM2wgxxeNNJeoKNImI6P4KbyGE6JHCWcvXbJrTLDeQ8XiCmnLjoNWCLMJVJZ6DiWLzdd-OLRN5jzn9lesw/s800/IMG_0823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SteqNf0RHEou5jlIRgk4k2WXQfuQrBipxXudcSZe-c6EWg50tC6nHUSXF-1HAp9CGdbmVNIFPjo7XzNZKc2wq3AyKJ6dGo9oVXGSSyo6kM2wgxxeNNJeoKNImI6P4KbyGE6JHCWcvXbJrTLDeQ8XiCmnLjoNWCLMJVJZ6DiWLzdd-OLRN5jzn9lesw/w640-h616/IMG_0823.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I even spotted some deer!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcPIDoJ0E7Mf94xW18f5e_7xXJ5mpFC4fQ7cfTmzrramZzPyNj6K5L8S5h9ee7B0xAoaBk86Jv7iag80ku5uzC3_ULtn3hgYM4_JGsMeOqO84m6zXU-oVg1YwnjpJrALKirUhahMIpBj41fi7KF2O6LM2rlQpyYxlXOvAdcWaZNAVBUu_rlsTJZBAhw/s842/IMG_0828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcPIDoJ0E7Mf94xW18f5e_7xXJ5mpFC4fQ7cfTmzrramZzPyNj6K5L8S5h9ee7B0xAoaBk86Jv7iag80ku5uzC3_ULtn3hgYM4_JGsMeOqO84m6zXU-oVg1YwnjpJrALKirUhahMIpBj41fi7KF2O6LM2rlQpyYxlXOvAdcWaZNAVBUu_rlsTJZBAhw/w608-h640/IMG_0828.jpg" width="608" /></a></p><p>This is well inside the city limits - on the other side of the fence, where the deer are, is the grounds of the city's water treatment plant. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJWMnp10HPSwNe1jU20ZaNoi1y6cp_gnUYY74MCxGW1D6bnuaDMsAdrNGkv8EkLvSjsPmOBkXeACOzVVKFqDQfU_dDp4-Nyl_KvGkQ-yO8VXf8EoY7iPEXlqu1fU0Pl2A2iDk_2mNmFGYfMbr4x-cmzeLnAx_kLYwN-kM1GKLjjaqqGuGfgWHcj1jTQ/s800/IMG_0834.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="800" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJWMnp10HPSwNe1jU20ZaNoi1y6cp_gnUYY74MCxGW1D6bnuaDMsAdrNGkv8EkLvSjsPmOBkXeACOzVVKFqDQfU_dDp4-Nyl_KvGkQ-yO8VXf8EoY7iPEXlqu1fU0Pl2A2iDk_2mNmFGYfMbr4x-cmzeLnAx_kLYwN-kM1GKLjjaqqGuGfgWHcj1jTQ/w640-h638/IMG_0834.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I rode all the way up to Chief Mistawasis Bridge. First time this year. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuytcPkr58MCdrNTqMu4JoLWHapuoOMY46V0OhdKyje23ov1-MlQr9UN_zHkFjrucN8UlL2BUjlNldWbvg_4KzeCPtQzQopnddm980dHa1I0qXA24PiWqsyIJ73ILvI0GlNzMDlVvbDttU2ct9pWh782RKLvgrTAP_Fg30GqmTpPbDgPr6d0n0cYsDA/s800/IMG_0838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuytcPkr58MCdrNTqMu4JoLWHapuoOMY46V0OhdKyje23ov1-MlQr9UN_zHkFjrucN8UlL2BUjlNldWbvg_4KzeCPtQzQopnddm980dHa1I0qXA24PiWqsyIJ73ILvI0GlNzMDlVvbDttU2ct9pWh782RKLvgrTAP_Fg30GqmTpPbDgPr6d0n0cYsDA/w640-h640/IMG_0838.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>view from the Bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjZ8gChRnTcH3bFHHJEdfaam7QMN3aIF3PHfAr2gKNPLpZyBnXKnXqYim9yyV9AygcGyOGJjMY12p2RUJ2PHrrjbjdELDlIT84minGrOqBnZiHham8UtxEuxEbFTy273-0FDxWgcurgJiI0UTEUHJITjFkh6hoR6y0ff4DjNAQvF7WTgre5koPjB3PA/s800/IMG_0845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="800" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjZ8gChRnTcH3bFHHJEdfaam7QMN3aIF3PHfAr2gKNPLpZyBnXKnXqYim9yyV9AygcGyOGJjMY12p2RUJ2PHrrjbjdELDlIT84minGrOqBnZiHham8UtxEuxEbFTy273-0FDxWgcurgJiI0UTEUHJITjFkh6hoR6y0ff4DjNAQvF7WTgre5koPjB3PA/w640-h616/IMG_0845.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Wetlands bordering on the North East Swale - still frozen over. I often see lots of ducks at this one, depite it being right next to the freeway! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOogGKpGbu33c7MAdPvKrhOqxp4IwII6s8Z5tZZvLX_k1FBPvmdz6fevP4MOr67lugyZwHLDZ0X9C_y36s_IW2Nt8h63pvdz7tp2XQF7sLKZiu1yiyN6TQPPGbgS7VuztQFVdrw4VQmSrR4TcOGlxFSA9ejhbRO4JeA73OsLoQAzttj4DPLth-uOf8tg/s800/IMG_0847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="800" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOogGKpGbu33c7MAdPvKrhOqxp4IwII6s8Z5tZZvLX_k1FBPvmdz6fevP4MOr67lugyZwHLDZ0X9C_y36s_IW2Nt8h63pvdz7tp2XQF7sLKZiu1yiyN6TQPPGbgS7VuztQFVdrw4VQmSrR4TcOGlxFSA9ejhbRO4JeA73OsLoQAzttj4DPLth-uOf8tg/w640-h630/IMG_0847.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The trails along the east end of the Swale were still covered in snow and ice!? Despite being in pretty much FULL SUN!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-NbmtIxbKC7UaFRxtbYkAz3L5r9gIOi3e2gjHywNAbmlzCsOeUXAYGcXJeyBOr5g8cOK6y1pGHNEz1Z2TkXTl7F4EyQUnzzOIldi8uezRBbK4d1CtFVZgI0fj09MZL5mnmJzQdkwR-A23uhnma4YbOenJUl8NUajBlCGAMJOeVSh0dKmmHITFWfEWw/s801/IMG_0848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-NbmtIxbKC7UaFRxtbYkAz3L5r9gIOi3e2gjHywNAbmlzCsOeUXAYGcXJeyBOr5g8cOK6y1pGHNEz1Z2TkXTl7F4EyQUnzzOIldi8uezRBbK4d1CtFVZgI0fj09MZL5mnmJzQdkwR-A23uhnma4YbOenJUl8NUajBlCGAMJOeVSh0dKmmHITFWfEWw/w640-h640/IMG_0848.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Some bits were pretty much unridable - I had to deke into the adjoining neighbourhood and ride on the streets to get past them. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uz69Ay0790P9dF994u8IKfsYA6pTkiA8GcrTyHNeDZv790SQxgp1eE_mEtA_ir1Up_UWxvWJ0fSNjkaqZAq3MhsG9AmHRecdPyeo3ksTC9L5837t8AGdbkkvNcowjqUy4qUAIa15MxW7qhC6ADfquF7p5oIWCWu3hskd5rQZmtwXFW4wWpJdzG54_Q/s800/IMG_0855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="800" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uz69Ay0790P9dF994u8IKfsYA6pTkiA8GcrTyHNeDZv790SQxgp1eE_mEtA_ir1Up_UWxvWJ0fSNjkaqZAq3MhsG9AmHRecdPyeo3ksTC9L5837t8AGdbkkvNcowjqUy4qUAIa15MxW7qhC6ADfquF7p5oIWCWu3hskd5rQZmtwXFW4wWpJdzG54_Q/w640-h620/IMG_0855.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Rock Dove. (Common Pigeon) </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZm5oCSlMLGWVXcQpmRzvyzMyiUqCtrgFXqpQK4_1oHlFfzvmfwuZv59jRSh-41NpRpAWNvDx_5R-4jzaNq6WjSEa3a9BVjVTyqFMIO6_mzPEhBQWcFETo6GHl2PgmqfRnAhmniiVDNE7gSsee9ji7TjH1pVcVfKvfdImSknLHAk_iQK_pqBt8P_honw/s814/IMG_0863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZm5oCSlMLGWVXcQpmRzvyzMyiUqCtrgFXqpQK4_1oHlFfzvmfwuZv59jRSh-41NpRpAWNvDx_5R-4jzaNq6WjSEa3a9BVjVTyqFMIO6_mzPEhBQWcFETo6GHl2PgmqfRnAhmniiVDNE7gSsee9ji7TjH1pVcVfKvfdImSknLHAk_iQK_pqBt8P_honw/w628-h640/IMG_0863.jpg" width="628" /></a></p><p>I actually pumped up the tires and rode the Yuba for this ride. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_iMAfQxdzOp_GTJ6Wkd7nZ7jB5lcbb6ypPXbH3-gp8tmpwGGYa7OIp0e47u7qVawbxjPf2upvecJaBg7Zr4eXiAyAx0QW4fuq6Ty3zto39QZ3hkQQQVD8HVeNjqXEgWBG7bDdVO8jadIvjYU7Ln9LKytiYnrgVBQK6kbaasfFV7gyv6YxE-6Z27Zolw/s800/IMG_0865.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="800" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_iMAfQxdzOp_GTJ6Wkd7nZ7jB5lcbb6ypPXbH3-gp8tmpwGGYa7OIp0e47u7qVawbxjPf2upvecJaBg7Zr4eXiAyAx0QW4fuq6Ty3zto39QZ3hkQQQVD8HVeNjqXEgWBG7bDdVO8jadIvjYU7Ln9LKytiYnrgVBQK6kbaasfFV7gyv6YxE-6Z27Zolw/w640-h628/IMG_0865.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>LOTS of gulls along the river. Still not entirely sure what type of gull. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OW0hMoCJ49bxE-l9AQXClHXfWhSz46bB8wiN6NiPdNoeuKQETTk_VQF76-TotNeMolx6BcHCRq3VuaSpWTrTm60EcIaN_spqk4C2zZXO4bO8m2O2k-VHXh9Gh0EILMP_AP-X_0d8Ef0aBDhx4kMgr5CF9xiiEOalT0blfRuTruq0UlJxNqeL7xNKYg/s800/IMG_0867.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OW0hMoCJ49bxE-l9AQXClHXfWhSz46bB8wiN6NiPdNoeuKQETTk_VQF76-TotNeMolx6BcHCRq3VuaSpWTrTm60EcIaN_spqk4C2zZXO4bO8m2O2k-VHXh9Gh0EILMP_AP-X_0d8Ef0aBDhx4kMgr5CF9xiiEOalT0blfRuTruq0UlJxNqeL7xNKYg/w640-h634/IMG_0867.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Finally, I doubled back towards the senator Buckwold bridge - just to add a kilometre to the ride and make it an even 40Km - and spotted a beaver there! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQL6Fb7rUYI_pfsHXhfkjH3Zm-kBF5lkrNeRbuyUbjrtUXDW3m_z8IE8Ef-_krY4jiKfKXFQVidN-xTs_q2N992KIXuTKqltVt6l2YxKu2gNK_Ygp7xt3uk3K1gLxjFMpgPTxdKxoubMav2PBX9sTBxAFyIi3rmfB_uU_Csdg7wd__p6D4cz4H1ak5Q/s800/IMG_0874.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="800" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQL6Fb7rUYI_pfsHXhfkjH3Zm-kBF5lkrNeRbuyUbjrtUXDW3m_z8IE8Ef-_krY4jiKfKXFQVidN-xTs_q2N992KIXuTKqltVt6l2YxKu2gNK_Ygp7xt3uk3K1gLxjFMpgPTxdKxoubMav2PBX9sTBxAFyIi3rmfB_uU_Csdg7wd__p6D4cz4H1ak5Q/w640-h634/IMG_0874.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>So many critters out enjoying the sun. </p><p>It was nice to get out for a much longer ride. I do hope I'll be doing that more often! </p><p>The forecast suggests that Tuesday id going to be cold again (High of -2°C and SNOWING!?) but the rest of the week is looking better - highs above zero and getting warmer through the week! </p><p><br /></p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479798482469026045.post-88449650562028499832022-03-21T09:27:00.002-07:002022-03-21T09:27:20.954-07:002022 Rides - Week Eleven<p> After the wipe out on Sunday and knowing it was all going to be awful and ice until we had a few days of melting... I basically didn't ride anywhere for the first few days of the week (I did walk a few places!). </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzJksuytc4k7ElnpaO2sThRbNQccTJYd2zuPD3c6yZnS5ZuyLLxvTSsQw4McrA5uHUAxjK_R1u_JcRZCcAByzzufcLc5kKQnG0SoSYw5j0PUeKWuMDMQVvFiieuHgKao5gDdBV0RDGoP3TpKwr8gVqd02LFbAZDQbSpQdwENA3F2AdUFXGogvf_qK_9g=s838" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzJksuytc4k7ElnpaO2sThRbNQccTJYd2zuPD3c6yZnS5ZuyLLxvTSsQw4McrA5uHUAxjK_R1u_JcRZCcAByzzufcLc5kKQnG0SoSYw5j0PUeKWuMDMQVvFiieuHgKao5gDdBV0RDGoP3TpKwr8gVqd02LFbAZDQbSpQdwENA3F2AdUFXGogvf_qK_9g=w610-h640" width="610" /></a></p><p>Geese returning - There were lots out on the ice and on the island under the south bridges - where many make nests. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijJvPWCGt9aChS9kmLFx4bdYQiBJpAU4dqPRuAeJN0o1_YQ7O41QOP3bjgwn_jV_GGgCea4VssEIP0nUT4hPJ7jybo0tFGKaLpxO1R1n5hHB_uZlkd7u5YFrt4-be_GDgeYm60zrmb8J-T-xcbznM6QKmkZJIdZiff-lQ3fpxq-jQ89_4f2S4NnLkPVQ=s861" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijJvPWCGt9aChS9kmLFx4bdYQiBJpAU4dqPRuAeJN0o1_YQ7O41QOP3bjgwn_jV_GGgCea4VssEIP0nUT4hPJ7jybo0tFGKaLpxO1R1n5hHB_uZlkd7u5YFrt4-be_GDgeYm60zrmb8J-T-xcbznM6QKmkZJIdZiff-lQ3fpxq-jQ89_4f2S4NnLkPVQ=w594-h640" width="594" /></a></p><p>Lots out just wandering on the ice. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVGDhAHWYgLd_QxBd_Nxz_D-wILe6d_rPvRBGJfA1whocXFN6uieNBkJif1sZKf85frIn1jDKOK-C1kMFPPJvjnwc-hTBgRVIqrcs4eZHFIE1vh_RGus2FV1LKJapTHHGE9Hfd3UitY4QbSZgALag-fNdiCbeYhkk6PSOoQaoLXuH31kN_WTe-EcVreg=s786" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="717" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVGDhAHWYgLd_QxBd_Nxz_D-wILe6d_rPvRBGJfA1whocXFN6uieNBkJif1sZKf85frIn1jDKOK-C1kMFPPJvjnwc-hTBgRVIqrcs4eZHFIE1vh_RGus2FV1LKJapTHHGE9Hfd3UitY4QbSZgALag-fNdiCbeYhkk6PSOoQaoLXuH31kN_WTe-EcVreg=w584-h640" width="584" /></a></p><p>Spotted another Blue Jay! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1eMlAARxZ-ZKFG-hthS7axlOnSb8vBIqNEKsBjVrsMPFX9jV9awWmaS44ZZ2WijOlYGWv3n0QYp1B9LSm_6NyittzqYdl4x2Do3mAgZvV90v5nCBy2DELYwQl26jQVfn_KLa1l72C1b6pJmDd3axxo_anKFx0E3SPJcfAQhfpwfBr0ZDyn20TZzOCcA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1eMlAARxZ-ZKFG-hthS7axlOnSb8vBIqNEKsBjVrsMPFX9jV9awWmaS44ZZ2WijOlYGWv3n0QYp1B9LSm_6NyittzqYdl4x2Do3mAgZvV90v5nCBy2DELYwQl26jQVfn_KLa1l72C1b6pJmDd3axxo_anKFx0E3SPJcfAQhfpwfBr0ZDyn20TZzOCcA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></p><p>Some of the trails (and streets) were just awful to ride on... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP8yr6ww9_iLK9fDXqS8xzjesMDCv5I8Wg9XMOuxevCxgyS6uafL93Rxqs1DNbhKYaotvuoxrPxO-b4EORFZFB3OdXcYcAtRrYatXH2uM-O14jXjEop_pV8M6V1OOK8QM0ZS0n5Ug1CVE1RiXAeyKT-bb-SWMkDLKRHhfZ6HG8ZVFxAp-KLrnrxPbRvw=s866" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP8yr6ww9_iLK9fDXqS8xzjesMDCv5I8Wg9XMOuxevCxgyS6uafL93Rxqs1DNbhKYaotvuoxrPxO-b4EORFZFB3OdXcYcAtRrYatXH2uM-O14jXjEop_pV8M6V1OOK8QM0ZS0n5Ug1CVE1RiXAeyKT-bb-SWMkDLKRHhfZ6HG8ZVFxAp-KLrnrxPbRvw=w592-h640" width="592" /></a></p><p>This stuff is no fun at all - it's somewhere between ice and slush - not strong enough to support you riding on top of, but a lot more work to push through than looser, wetter slush. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilVtAL6H_4AhEmnpJXelCKF39yOZlfXXBmhcTRhN3qlqs9bQTJxlefuOgw6e8Veoz58TH07WZGeS2_bNvpN_P4vnuElfOhGwOf3QBBmz4Keuf71WHNysoWJku0ly1eOBDnS29k4EJ2TeQz7_g5Y1XRiXVEsd3IHuym550pA9DaCjbbo4wXFSmfB5dR1A=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilVtAL6H_4AhEmnpJXelCKF39yOZlfXXBmhcTRhN3qlqs9bQTJxlefuOgw6e8Veoz58TH07WZGeS2_bNvpN_P4vnuElfOhGwOf3QBBmz4Keuf71WHNysoWJku0ly1eOBDnS29k4EJ2TeQz7_g5Y1XRiXVEsd3IHuym550pA9DaCjbbo4wXFSmfB5dR1A=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></p><p>And it was everywhere... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVmBcBW5cl2MbFUizYBpk_FM0yd-f0GKCoUO4oKHOVm2QrYlqxO9E8X9A0Yn6O75a0CQy_uGOt5yVmqjCR6wyXtYk9u9dGygvuZjBOcLYUUmyMKaRqiKx6ASrrMJXPhG7lnCNU3c4HE9x79GGwZ4U9HHE0mxlLvP1HMv9QCFkTX_1KRiVguYDkzn5E-g=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="800" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVmBcBW5cl2MbFUizYBpk_FM0yd-f0GKCoUO4oKHOVm2QrYlqxO9E8X9A0Yn6O75a0CQy_uGOt5yVmqjCR6wyXtYk9u9dGygvuZjBOcLYUUmyMKaRqiKx6ASrrMJXPhG7lnCNU3c4HE9x79GGwZ4U9HHE0mxlLvP1HMv9QCFkTX_1KRiVguYDkzn5E-g=w640-h620" width="640" /></a></p><p>Geese under the Broadway Bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtCnq72UFUV99FCFwNOHZWm7z2Afdn8cFfv62NgNhaMWnOBoxwW2FQp6SQjXAGm_w8NUnXbBrTyLRLzroX7LcV-3ezOLMZrURNrkAs2isKdTVvJqdeRTuV9UNppJH8ywghgqpmlLMWVexVvez00YWl1USjrhOs-m68aBcZuv5F_5h4sJbg7iLJb5qFsw=s901" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtCnq72UFUV99FCFwNOHZWm7z2Afdn8cFfv62NgNhaMWnOBoxwW2FQp6SQjXAGm_w8NUnXbBrTyLRLzroX7LcV-3ezOLMZrURNrkAs2isKdTVvJqdeRTuV9UNppJH8ywghgqpmlLMWVexVvez00YWl1USjrhOs-m68aBcZuv5F_5h4sJbg7iLJb5qFsw=w568-h640" width="568" /></a></p><p>Still Geese under the Broadway Bridge. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDyQfKDLKSaHoliC_0hmB1HYjLQRZmsLA3L-egVei1t-Jd9AqoyuBvD_7FwMQZPJ1j6KWd5oxlLJuRLgMTGaBCP8Sffy4_zXJV4z29_GwOYGj9SZ8DBcGgPDg48yXfqcCvfc4NkDcIIJboq6yWCYo-3r-_OOtp6GlwYCCBA9duodMNqqn5-60zWS3Rhg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDyQfKDLKSaHoliC_0hmB1HYjLQRZmsLA3L-egVei1t-Jd9AqoyuBvD_7FwMQZPJ1j6KWd5oxlLJuRLgMTGaBCP8Sffy4_zXJV4z29_GwOYGj9SZ8DBcGgPDg48yXfqcCvfc4NkDcIIJboq6yWCYo-3r-_OOtp6GlwYCCBA9duodMNqqn5-60zWS3Rhg=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></p><p>Gulls have returned. There were a PILE of them on the island just south of the weir... got excited thinking I'd be able to add them to the <a href="https://artgeekbrown.blogspot.com/search/label/BirbsOfSaskatchetoon">Birbs of Saskatchetoon Sketchbook</a>... Then reading up on Gulls in Saskatchewan, I discovered there are TWENTY THREE different species of Gulls that have been identified in Saskatchewan!? And most of them all look very, VERY similar - no way they could be identified from THIS distance!? Sure, there are some that are far more common than others. These are very likely Ring-Billed Gulls... but I can't say for certain, so... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFH1ZaKNAloYqqgjxmOFskDVm4kl_kCDUoS6jIGVeNupIC9mWPvCX5PLuFK2a9lOvR6qChcpFG7zfyFXNOkShQwORpwgBUTl6h33xMxs0BK5kEX3RQt3EWr06IBS6VmA4baTYh6TBAr5R1tH-104hwfBosY8va5TPMfGT8eIyuKuQKXNoE362jhvmOtA=s801" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFH1ZaKNAloYqqgjxmOFskDVm4kl_kCDUoS6jIGVeNupIC9mWPvCX5PLuFK2a9lOvR6qChcpFG7zfyFXNOkShQwORpwgBUTl6h33xMxs0BK5kEX3RQt3EWr06IBS6VmA4baTYh6TBAr5R1tH-104hwfBosY8va5TPMfGT8eIyuKuQKXNoE362jhvmOtA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></p><p>More Geese in field North of Campus </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzyTTiYtowIZGaVL--qUl_92WegODhd_cHm7kaRMlxMcNfPqbTZqsL6Rrnx7iY3sdt1oGZeLpjYntHpFVW5bi-Q-H2dPBBMwo5ivA5T9v-fh5lWcW483DrtpoJzeoEuj8Od0nb42DXP_G02dkMbLoI92F3IWSJ-MXEIjUGGAiEQ8L8hRSK0D7ipbS3HA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="800" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzyTTiYtowIZGaVL--qUl_92WegODhd_cHm7kaRMlxMcNfPqbTZqsL6Rrnx7iY3sdt1oGZeLpjYntHpFVW5bi-Q-H2dPBBMwo5ivA5T9v-fh5lWcW483DrtpoJzeoEuj8Od0nb42DXP_G02dkMbLoI92F3IWSJ-MXEIjUGGAiEQ8L8hRSK0D7ipbS3HA=w640-h636" width="640" /></a></p><p>Same as above. </p><p>Friday I'd planned to go for a longer ride, but ended up going for a 2.5 hour WALK with a friend and his dogs... and didn't take ANY pictures for some reason... (largely because I'd forgotten my small camera at home and the phone just felt to unwieldy to pull out and snap pictures with... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwCiAtkiMQTy6sxn6BnVkr7A0_1w1fI4oQA3p9cZxhXV-CGnDJL1NZl5QDPvHhSaSlVn1Cyuo-kEZbysZkv-rO924eIbJ4f8RR-1RTuOUrCkdb9vgY9AOhbOcpZr3p5B3SqqgY6lQcncrPhRLNtx7lt90Iv-nHUSE49bsXEQ2UW4Or2I92FiU9kPSIdQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwCiAtkiMQTy6sxn6BnVkr7A0_1w1fI4oQA3p9cZxhXV-CGnDJL1NZl5QDPvHhSaSlVn1Cyuo-kEZbysZkv-rO924eIbJ4f8RR-1RTuOUrCkdb9vgY9AOhbOcpZr3p5B3SqqgY6lQcncrPhRLNtx7lt90Iv-nHUSE49bsXEQ2UW4Or2I92FiU9kPSIdQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></p><p>Saturday I was out doing errands and that meant a lot of street riding. The streets were in a LOT better shape than last week, or even earlier this week. But there was some pretty wide variation in the state of the streets. Some were still covered in ice and deeply rutted in spots </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSLwrfKScZL9SeRQsazfeCKIFW0LATFlm1lJW5jub8MeG5J5QmP_VeZJO0NuUiPV4rzFTuIp2FSrXNRsyMDLjc1LxxG1HZzfyn9Lw2nNJlXXLFLwFHYQKTfwhuUnsHCFdd9LyZAL--AIgqTIFfOBPe4VxCAXj3K1nWMFz_KlmmmI7zT_fvIWQvxo3W8Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSLwrfKScZL9SeRQsazfeCKIFW0LATFlm1lJW5jub8MeG5J5QmP_VeZJO0NuUiPV4rzFTuIp2FSrXNRsyMDLjc1LxxG1HZzfyn9Lw2nNJlXXLFLwFHYQKTfwhuUnsHCFdd9LyZAL--AIgqTIFfOBPe4VxCAXj3K1nWMFz_KlmmmI7zT_fvIWQvxo3W8Q=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></p><p>Ruts. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhooh4T40tRn-iulXYb90CrSafXsD5206p_0IfNqBYAgxH6OO5U1EmEZVB_vXxXlf4Qkp4-w-P2Lm9d1p8k4k5knxGItT6WPui_etoiYZmvMm7GCd7QgkYJVnLK99xFOFi6-4MJrQLyGwAgbS8g8SIytPd4K-BFzG5eaPs8_V8b1vJGEFbA8Izk20j5gQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="800" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhooh4T40tRn-iulXYb90CrSafXsD5206p_0IfNqBYAgxH6OO5U1EmEZVB_vXxXlf4Qkp4-w-P2Lm9d1p8k4k5knxGItT6WPui_etoiYZmvMm7GCd7QgkYJVnLK99xFOFi6-4MJrQLyGwAgbS8g8SIytPd4K-BFzG5eaPs8_V8b1vJGEFbA8Izk20j5gQ=w640-h598" width="640" /></a></p><p>Some were mostly clear of ice, but very, very wet. These were not the largest puddles I saw - or RODE THROUGH! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSyNoxRWKCtRSjKo12h-J2p14k4pAp3wk8Jbz_mNHji5mNs6ykAinkChzPkJjWnLaQyoxsrKWxXJM791Gl7V9O-ao1Tz-cx71NS3LhTILGZN_O-k4z1bTJmhYl6eukKYC_-Cn-I-pC0T4QiyswIccAao62BqWsb7dGBBraxX2aj5gHj4Sg41YGBs7j7g=s810" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSyNoxRWKCtRSjKo12h-J2p14k4pAp3wk8Jbz_mNHji5mNs6ykAinkChzPkJjWnLaQyoxsrKWxXJM791Gl7V9O-ao1Tz-cx71NS3LhTILGZN_O-k4z1bTJmhYl6eukKYC_-Cn-I-pC0T4QiyswIccAao62BqWsb7dGBBraxX2aj5gHj4Sg41YGBs7j7g=w632-h640" width="632" /></a></p><p>Others were (almost) completely dry... </p><p>Again had intentions to go for a longer ride on Sunday... but woke up to freezing rain, which is the least fun sort of weather to ride in.... </p><p>By late afternoon the rain wasn't coming down so hard so I decided to go for a ride. two blocks from my house the rain totally stopped and the wind died down and I had a lovely ride. </p><p>I headed out north towards the Circle Drive Bridge and planned to do the figure eight loop back to the south bridges </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjntqVvz0BbxyvOuf2RAJqxjF40xIKdVwDqY0ryplRw4NkEnN_NBsAkezbBje-QSdpqiih_8P0krtVMuMrHSc47yFqKqMvQZ-ZC5QgL3Y77hrPry-haEFvBOJG6UqWVlL9WNS1IiMt7P3diHljiTLnboB2_g_1nJxBCiAiC1foG6ew2r0qvGW3UQGvRDQ=s1067" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjntqVvz0BbxyvOuf2RAJqxjF40xIKdVwDqY0ryplRw4NkEnN_NBsAkezbBje-QSdpqiih_8P0krtVMuMrHSc47yFqKqMvQZ-ZC5QgL3Y77hrPry-haEFvBOJG6UqWVlL9WNS1IiMt7P3diHljiTLnboB2_g_1nJxBCiAiC1foG6ew2r0qvGW3UQGvRDQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p>There was still a fair bit of ice on the trails... but it was starting to clear. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL_QU_Pc5kyyEnqbm2D9IMQIEqiUL7goRhR1pcyWvv-GLtPPCATRh5kzhfUauB3SFuYvW5mMVs1srfoyJ358NLVnMvPMqlu2GGelaYZHQZfFVsnWJnnGrvh_iCzljX2G7gdrbGBGSjo7qluPzNkyN4Svsbu33vq2BddSIryIT96IOwud8T-68RzKr2Kw=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="800" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL_QU_Pc5kyyEnqbm2D9IMQIEqiUL7goRhR1pcyWvv-GLtPPCATRh5kzhfUauB3SFuYvW5mMVs1srfoyJ358NLVnMvPMqlu2GGelaYZHQZfFVsnWJnnGrvh_iCzljX2G7gdrbGBGSjo7qluPzNkyN4Svsbu33vq2BddSIryIT96IOwud8T-68RzKr2Kw=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p>And water... </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfsgUjwZjhBod-sj0eo1WiW0grRCUNePkEBEcYODRVvdy_ctaXDU8hZDHRbJjA7Vc1JdAdhsWswsh-pcLCBhtVzr0zlnOMDLC15TfEniioN5lG4zE9z3davaMtT6-izcbPVlLa-jTZSGQKHOcjyJVsEXi2iSe8JEwhmnoWd2Qd3M-IxwKttmSMWRYimA=s836" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfsgUjwZjhBod-sj0eo1WiW0grRCUNePkEBEcYODRVvdy_ctaXDU8hZDHRbJjA7Vc1JdAdhsWswsh-pcLCBhtVzr0zlnOMDLC15TfEniioN5lG4zE9z3davaMtT6-izcbPVlLa-jTZSGQKHOcjyJVsEXi2iSe8JEwhmnoWd2Qd3M-IxwKttmSMWRYimA=w612-h640" width="612" /></a></p><p>SO MUCH WATER!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA5XxSoKN8uhLkHMYcfmRJqdZHQtUUXshPv7N_0xnBF0AdumXXPAQOoHAFTBTk2ZbZuQxN_T1aPi12_BYR_Vw5IB1MkCo9bUMGWZwfNZlTxLcJm7PLvYkoJl7koqiRzZIkTXKlnPL1gQtm10_dpWKioq-Stx8Q53pxJOTEQgX0usVO9SWBuAHFpFCuAw=s821" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA5XxSoKN8uhLkHMYcfmRJqdZHQtUUXshPv7N_0xnBF0AdumXXPAQOoHAFTBTk2ZbZuQxN_T1aPi12_BYR_Vw5IB1MkCo9bUMGWZwfNZlTxLcJm7PLvYkoJl7koqiRzZIkTXKlnPL1gQtm10_dpWKioq-Stx8Q53pxJOTEQgX0usVO9SWBuAHFpFCuAw=w624-h640" width="624" /></a></p><p>Lots of signs that beavers have woken from their winter slumber with a mad-ass case of the munchies. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqmF4zp-GqWf4lh4rSasnoRrwKP_EysZBOgzpZKeagX2jE91g589U1y4M_e9h3yjtHGzSLfsZ0PIg9xqQucx6zEma3hMIgh2zAUSoGvnv3klLmVhs9RRfuCTFHO_bZnvQU4t77eV5ImTPZnZl4iY0LFcPJcrH5AinKdjCfUhmJqnhnQXVrRqf62bfcfw=s1067" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqmF4zp-GqWf4lh4rSasnoRrwKP_EysZBOgzpZKeagX2jE91g589U1y4M_e9h3yjtHGzSLfsZ0PIg9xqQucx6zEma3hMIgh2zAUSoGvnv3klLmVhs9RRfuCTFHO_bZnvQU4t77eV5ImTPZnZl4iY0LFcPJcrH5AinKdjCfUhmJqnhnQXVrRqf62bfcfw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p>Still more water. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ5qCB0WNJtbmBeqmE5z_q5Y0AGTXJsTw7VbQVdt0xetf-sy0UT3yhCBikNPB5iibJHgBYG5Nz_IUy3We6-BBSqnZXqCwcT_HOJi9b3cADO32L0BMEwMeukAf9n-UsB8cxUP5tTDZkn-FWd6bUZrtMzygv2Jt9YYxp67ulMs_81m2N1v5ZfxVQ9a9_Ww=s1067" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ5qCB0WNJtbmBeqmE5z_q5Y0AGTXJsTw7VbQVdt0xetf-sy0UT3yhCBikNPB5iibJHgBYG5Nz_IUy3We6-BBSqnZXqCwcT_HOJi9b3cADO32L0BMEwMeukAf9n-UsB8cxUP5tTDZkn-FWd6bUZrtMzygv2Jt9YYxp67ulMs_81m2N1v5ZfxVQ9a9_Ww=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p>Pairs of Geese everywhere. </p><p>I'd actually brought along field glasses to try and identify what type of Gull had returned... but there were no gulls to be seen along the river!? Where had they all gone!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsMhwIemwBYkvSpyrC6SEbqLeuhtSzSQ9hXDR4nk_HXIHl93FUrD86YRuND1LQoNO2s6likrJnUHxvJPBBmSrW_sh_9qxxluu42jT5XJfYFgMuXiI21Y3_1hroE2f6z23KumLmrD7-pHSJ-7EgzPxo1qiNb2BY5j9zJXhUXrncafTrqu5mQQAe8kQ2gA=s825" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsMhwIemwBYkvSpyrC6SEbqLeuhtSzSQ9hXDR4nk_HXIHl93FUrD86YRuND1LQoNO2s6likrJnUHxvJPBBmSrW_sh_9qxxluu42jT5XJfYFgMuXiI21Y3_1hroE2f6z23KumLmrD7-pHSJ-7EgzPxo1qiNb2BY5j9zJXhUXrncafTrqu5mQQAe8kQ2gA=w620-h640" width="620" /></a></p><p>I did see my first Richardson Ground Squirrel of the season. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJj_eZsN_xDzLNSkhHchvOMf4VdFQK57FmqZ3IrseVFwYMQ37I3droKHpb5WFee0hHH2e_bwpsf2y_j2Ej7ZMECWSQtg6n3Tk0-SZ8B9uxuP4hwigGML-Sb5raDCou2HaePcozJResbeF1d2NmhfOHp_wqgjtLIp6VMBY60Ep4CMfmL46-QVf_Bz6apA=s1067" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJj_eZsN_xDzLNSkhHchvOMf4VdFQK57FmqZ3IrseVFwYMQ37I3droKHpb5WFee0hHH2e_bwpsf2y_j2Ej7ZMECWSQtg6n3Tk0-SZ8B9uxuP4hwigGML-Sb5raDCou2HaePcozJResbeF1d2NmhfOHp_wqgjtLIp6VMBY60Ep4CMfmL46-QVf_Bz6apA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></p><p>MORE ice. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs_loCBN9L5-iDczcEGiQDHjgO3kQpM7alrecbqbk6Zs-ndOdCi7iVNPLFlZHUMNPVl7U0MQVmjjAF0h0WrITmYCM6dtMZU28mqsv8sIIWahz3Fa6X-03e5stg8wgVLLoWMxx6M94lY_V-9hlBjq0zpVfn5RO5GMtNvuzAM09ef85duWdSaEdeZJpXoQ=s872" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs_loCBN9L5-iDczcEGiQDHjgO3kQpM7alrecbqbk6Zs-ndOdCi7iVNPLFlZHUMNPVl7U0MQVmjjAF0h0WrITmYCM6dtMZU28mqsv8sIIWahz3Fa6X-03e5stg8wgVLLoWMxx6M94lY_V-9hlBjq0zpVfn5RO5GMtNvuzAM09ef85duWdSaEdeZJpXoQ=w588-h640" width="588" /></a></p><p>smooth ice with water on top of it - which is SUPER slippery!? </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkfxymsm_2j5cZE3KUqIyjSjHJzfAzP6sQRmXMTf7Qh01YtsMM3fgJyrF-LHc1QeGrW0_OCrEIypxkjscwEQBv6zVpMidDRooLGkTCTIvwA2xttqnog2J055As27xnUv5DhcRjfiLlWUX2-DGqpuF4hN8z5QLB25lbiWS70DTIkzH9bdPKoJhF5RAMWw=s845" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkfxymsm_2j5cZE3KUqIyjSjHJzfAzP6sQRmXMTf7Qh01YtsMM3fgJyrF-LHc1QeGrW0_OCrEIypxkjscwEQBv6zVpMidDRooLGkTCTIvwA2xttqnog2J055As27xnUv5DhcRjfiLlWUX2-DGqpuF4hN8z5QLB25lbiWS70DTIkzH9bdPKoJhF5RAMWw=w606-h640" width="606" /></a></p><p>More Geese. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguD9_CBCjZaZCxXcwZgQxcSY7zavSbOuKqyQqP0FrZPs3Vq0iqvBF4CohCaKGdBjZAZCCvnqoEy-rwHjL9pRI2oh2_nilXI-hI3lXgghkMv0Wpns_3QZNfR4qArhVv_e2wk3CiYJNHNFdL_uoBeCCu1l7DW5DSnyaOQtd-oJ9MFAqcdol_PPvqMrY_Dg=s814" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguD9_CBCjZaZCxXcwZgQxcSY7zavSbOuKqyQqP0FrZPs3Vq0iqvBF4CohCaKGdBjZAZCCvnqoEy-rwHjL9pRI2oh2_nilXI-hI3lXgghkMv0Wpns_3QZNfR4qArhVv_e2wk3CiYJNHNFdL_uoBeCCu1l7DW5DSnyaOQtd-oJ9MFAqcdol_PPvqMrY_Dg=w628-h640" width="628" /></a></p><p>As I got back to the Sentaor Buckwold/Idylwyld Freeway Bridge, the middle of my figure-eight loop, I finally saw some gulls - but they were way up in the sky flying BACK the way I'd come!? Then my camera battery died... Then is started raining in earnest again and i was getting wet and cold and I decided it was the universe suggesting maybe calling it a day... </p>timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928949644765765070noreply@blogger.com0