I'm moving up in the bicycling world... After our tax refunds came back, Randal and I thought that a great way to spend part of it would be on a road bike. I'd been looking for one for awhile and after a few test rides, settled on the same bike that my friend, Berta, has, which is a Giant Avail. She arrived last week and she's just beautiful.
I quickly scooted around town with and she even got hit on at our local market:
Guy: "That's a nice bike."
Me: "Thanks!"
Guy: "How much does she weigh?"
Me: "Um... Is that appropriate to ask a lady bike?"
Randal: "Around 15 pounds, I think."
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| My favorite biking buddy. |
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| 22 mile ride with the ladies. |
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| 3 Avails! |
Day 1: I biked with Randal on our local OC&E trail and then to dinner with his dad. Day 2: Some ladies and I biked to the golf course and had cocktails on the patio. Day 3: We headed out of town and did a lovely long ride, enjoying the sunshine and each other. She's a beautiful and speedy bicycle and I'm so glad that I got her!
In other news, Stephanie and I continue to work on community health. Our building is not yet secured, so we still do not have a start date. We have a lot of great projects going on though and I appreciate our flexible schedule.
Heather, a good friend from Baltimore, is here for a month while doing a medical student rotation at the hospital. So, she is living upstairs and is a great, albeit slightly absent, houseguest. More friends from Baltimore arrive this weekend and we will have a full and fun house. I can't wait.
The chickens are growing up. We tried to incorporate the little ones into the coop this week, but it was a disaster. One was wounded and our rooster ran away for over 24 hours. Thankfully, he found his way home safely and now I feel inordinately attached. (And have secretly named him "Roger" in my head, which is never a good idea...) So, Randal and I are contemplating discussing the presence of a rooster with our neighbors to see if they're amenable to a new, sonorous alarm clock.
And spring is really busting out all over the Klamath Basin. I noticed that my lettuce and chard had popped up this morning. My snap peas are 2-3 inches tall and our tomatoes and peppers are ready to be transplanted as soon as the risk for a freeze is over. (Which is at the end of May in this high desert town.) Urban homesteading has never been so fun.
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| Cherry blossoms on my birthday tree. |
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