Bike Lexington
Bike Lexington was this weekend. We met mom and shane for the fun ride. Had a great time and even passed some of the kids with training wheels on.
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Jess Tedder
You've bought a leopard, haven't you?
oh, that lovely hissing sound
So yesterday, I biked to work, then to our office for an interview. After the interview I left, made my way through all the Reds traffic and through friendship park. The ride home is a piece of cake after that. I’m pulling onto Eastern Ave paying way too much attention to traffic and not enough to the road I guess, because I dropped my rear wheel into a storm drain, nearly ripped the tire off the wheel, and bent the rim so that it will barely turn. It was a wonderful moment. Thankfully, Meg was able to take some time away from Dance Dance Revolution to come pick me up. I’ll try to get it fixed over the weekend and continue my pedal powered commuting adventures next week.
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USS Nightmare
Meg and I ran across this scary looking barge while taking a stroll on the bike path down by the school on stilts, also known as the Riverview East Academy. Even though this barge looks like its about to sink, apparently its still seaworthy (river worthy?) and is a halloween attraction.
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Green thumb?
We started our herb garden yesterday. I also mowed the yard, using my manual mower, and moved the compost heap. The thing about manual mowers is you have to mow frequently. This is the first time I’ve mowed this year and the knee high grass nearly killed me. While I was mowing Meg planted our herb garden. This year we’re attempting three different varieties of Basil.
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Here’s a pic of some thyme:
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Rain, rain, go away
Its been raining here for the last couple of days, so I haven’t been riding into work. I have a rain cape, but don’t have fenders or rain pants yet so I’m reluctant to give it a shot in my work clothes when there’s water on the road. Anyway – here’s a pic of the underside of I275, near Milford, OH from the bike trail. We rode up there last weekend.
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Downtown Cincinnati – across the water
Here’s a shot I took yesterday from the Schmidt boat launch. Its the skyline of Cincinnati, seen across the bend in the river from the East End.
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Bike Commute Route
I’ve made no secret that I’m a huge google fan. A few weeks ago they added a feature to google maps that allows you to annotate, mark, and save your own maps. I created one of my commuting route here.
Fog on the river
I have to admit, fog scares me a little when biking, but this morning most of it had dissipated by the time I hit the road. Here’s a fun shot of the river with some fog hovering over the surface:
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School on stilts
Here’s the school on stilts, on Kellogg. This school actually sits on the floodplain and was built on stilts to prevent flooding. Snapped this one on my way home today. After I got home, Meg and I hit the trail for another 10 miles, bringing my total for the day to 26.
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Snapshots from the bike
I’m starting a new series of posts and pictures which I’m labeling “Snapshots from the bike”. I’m going to try to take at least one picture each time I’m out on the bike to chronicle both my commuting experience and Meg’s and my exploration of the local bike trails. My goal is to post here every couple of days so check back soon.
Here’s the full photostream on flickr:
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Here is today’s picture:
These are some beautiful tulips that caught my eye in Friendship Park this morning.
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