End of the Week

Finally made it to the end of the week, one of those weeks where days feel like weeks and the week felt like a month.  This morning it was trying to rain with a false start, not fog and not quite thunder storms.  Just gloomy out.  Then it gave way to an incredible day.  I loaded up the team on the family truckster and headed down to the beach to get some sun, air and check the surf.

Happy Friday, enjoy the weekend and play outside!

 

Drop Off and Pick Up

Making a bike ride out of  trip to the post office is a great way to inject a little adventure into the Friday lunch break.  It just so happened, there was a hole in the fog and a little blue sky peaking through.  Dropping off an outbound saddle.

After the drop off, and picking up the Pro Compe I was waiting for this week, it was time to hit the park for our first playground trip.

Then off through town to check the surf,

Around the point and back towards home the clouds and fog were closing in,

It is hard to imagine a better way to spend 45 minutes in the middle of the day. 

Happy Friday, Happy Father’s day and Go Play Outside this weekend!

Friday Ramble

This afternoon I had some time to take the Roadeo fork over to the big brown trucks and ship it back to its creator for repair.

Then I rambled all through town, followed the signs for the “Bike Route” for the first time, Up through the hill-side neighborhoods finding many dead ends, and then up through the park to home.

Perfect way to cap off the week.  Now to get dinner ready.

Enjoy your weekend, Play outside!!

Getting the Shot

I love making photographs. 

I ride for fun, transportation and exorcise.  While out I am always thinking about the photo, it is the way I see things, saving data in the background for when an angle of view and the light may come together just right.  Often times this will help guide the direction I head out on a ride.  Sometimes it works as planned, often times I catch things unplanned during the ride and get shots like this gem on Wednesday,

This morning on the other hand was hazy, I woke up late and was hoping to just get a few miles in and see if anything presented itself.  Heading back home with a little extra time I looked up and saw the tree at one of my favorite turns,

Just a little left of the sign you can see the eucalyptus up on the hill above town.  Inspired, Five minutes and a couple hundred feet of climbing later I was set up and ready, bagged the shot and made it home.

Have fun this weekend, play outside and enjoy your family.