Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Turkey Trot
These guys were along my bike route this morning! I'd seen them before, but not so close up. I was wondering how they would feel about the bike, but they seemed curious rather than aggressive.
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Bandit in a Bucket
Bandit loves to sit in this plastic bucket and purrs happily when we carry him around in it! To get in, he pours himself in headfirst without tipping over the bucket. Then, he twists around until he's right side up again.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
A Sunday Bike Ride
Today, Jeff and I biked around Conanicut Island, a 20 mile ride. We've been riding a lot lately, so we did an easy ride averaging 15 mph and stopped to take pictures to share with you.
Some ospreys are tending their nest on a post in the marsh. There is a webcam aimed at the nest! The birds seem to enjoy being stars, unlike some we encountered at the Great Swamp last summer who threatened to dive bomb us when we paused to take a break from pedaling our mountain bikes through the deep, soft sand on the trail!
They have a beautiful view of the marsh with the Newport Bridge in the distance. There are large fields next to the marsh, so the birds have a variety of terrain and potential prey to hunt for.
The light at Beavertail Point flashed at the very moment I took this picture. It was a fight into the headwind out to the point today, but fun to round the corner at the end!
I always like to spot old things that have been overgrown by nature like this stone gateway. Surprisingly, it is still in great condition, unlike many in the area that have been broken apart by frost or hit by snowplows in winter.
I love this little building in the woods. It stands all by itself and I have no idea what its original purpose was or if there used to be other buildings associated with it. It makes me think of locations filmed in English mysteries. Can't you imagine something intriguing happening here?
Some ospreys are tending their nest on a post in the marsh. There is a webcam aimed at the nest! The birds seem to enjoy being stars, unlike some we encountered at the Great Swamp last summer who threatened to dive bomb us when we paused to take a break from pedaling our mountain bikes through the deep, soft sand on the trail!
They have a beautiful view of the marsh with the Newport Bridge in the distance. There are large fields next to the marsh, so the birds have a variety of terrain and potential prey to hunt for.
The light at Beavertail Point flashed at the very moment I took this picture. It was a fight into the headwind out to the point today, but fun to round the corner at the end!
I always like to spot old things that have been overgrown by nature like this stone gateway. Surprisingly, it is still in great condition, unlike many in the area that have been broken apart by frost or hit by snowplows in winter.
I love this little building in the woods. It stands all by itself and I have no idea what its original purpose was or if there used to be other buildings associated with it. It makes me think of locations filmed in English mysteries. Can't you imagine something intriguing happening here?
Saturday, March 31, 2007
1st Quarter Bike Stats
Can you believe we are through the entire first quarter of the year already? It almost doesn't seem possible! I've been biking outside whenever the weather is tolerable. Here is a table showing the number of days I've ridden and the total miles I've recorded.
Today, Jeff and I rode 32.17 miles around the scenic towns of Mystic and Stonington in CT. We met up with Debby and Chris, but were not able to do a full ride together though we did get to see Debby's beautiful new Fuji bike! We had dinner together at Mystic Pizza followed by coffee at Borders and talked about bikes A LOT!
I snapped this picture of Jeff as he pedaled along Mystic Harbor.
Today, Jeff and I rode 32.17 miles around the scenic towns of Mystic and Stonington in CT. We met up with Debby and Chris, but were not able to do a full ride together though we did get to see Debby's beautiful new Fuji bike! We had dinner together at Mystic Pizza followed by coffee at Borders and talked about bikes A LOT!
I snapped this picture of Jeff as he pedaled along Mystic Harbor.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Scenic Bike Ride Pic
We stopped here for a pic during our ride today.
Edited to add: I was kind of in a hurry the other day when I posted this picture and completely neglected to tell you anything about the scene! Sorry to leave you wondering! It's Paradise Park in Middletown, RI. In addition to the windmill, there is an old school preserved by the historical society and some historic homes in the area as well. In the distance you can see the stone tower of the Gothic cathedral at St. George's School in Newport. The windmill is similar to the one at Prescott Farm in Portsmouth and another in Jamestown.
Edited to add: I was kind of in a hurry the other day when I posted this picture and completely neglected to tell you anything about the scene! Sorry to leave you wondering! It's Paradise Park in Middletown, RI. In addition to the windmill, there is an old school preserved by the historical society and some historic homes in the area as well. In the distance you can see the stone tower of the Gothic cathedral at St. George's School in Newport. The windmill is similar to the one at Prescott Farm in Portsmouth and another in Jamestown.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Birthday Bike Ride at Cape Cod
Today is Jeff's birthday! We have a history of taking road trips on Jeff's birthday, it's just something we started when we were first together. I guess it came about because this time of year (especially when we lived in Maine) we both would have cabin fever and his birthday is often one of the first days that actually feels like spring. We'd go for a drive somewhere a little unusual for us and explore. Today, we packed up the bikes and went to Cape Cod!
There is a great rail trail for biking there. We parked at the trail head in Dennis and set off through a scrub pine forest growing on sand dunes. There were some road crossings as we went through villages. Then, there were a number of ponds and cranberry bogs. The bogs are such an amazing color as you can see from these pics.
Sometimes there are overlooks on the side of the path, so you can pause to enjoy the view. Here is Jeff taking a break to rehydrate.
Sometimes, instead of fresh water ponds and bogs, there were marshy areas like this one.
I guess this is a good time of year for construction work on the trails, so some areas were torn up in preparation for repair and we had to go carefully over bumps and gravel in some places and sometimes do a detour altogether. This was a rather treacherous part where the pavement ended abruptly!
We followed the trail all the way to the end which is at mile marker 22 at Wellfleet. It seemed like a good place for pics, so here's one of Jeff.
And one of me!
On the way back the way we had come, we took a detour to Marconi Beach to look at the dunes and sea. There is a nice boardwalk to the beach as you can see in this picture of me.
The dunes are quite amazing here and always make me think of camel or dromedary humps because of the way the tufts of grass grow out of them like hair.
Once we got back on the rail trail again, we took one more detour on a side shoot and biked east almost to the Chatham town line. It was more in town along this stretch and busier.
Finally, here is a picture of my Garmin cycle computer at the end of the ride showing our total distance: 53.56 miles! Yay!!!
There is a great rail trail for biking there. We parked at the trail head in Dennis and set off through a scrub pine forest growing on sand dunes. There were some road crossings as we went through villages. Then, there were a number of ponds and cranberry bogs. The bogs are such an amazing color as you can see from these pics.
Sometimes there are overlooks on the side of the path, so you can pause to enjoy the view. Here is Jeff taking a break to rehydrate.
Sometimes, instead of fresh water ponds and bogs, there were marshy areas like this one.
I guess this is a good time of year for construction work on the trails, so some areas were torn up in preparation for repair and we had to go carefully over bumps and gravel in some places and sometimes do a detour altogether. This was a rather treacherous part where the pavement ended abruptly!
We followed the trail all the way to the end which is at mile marker 22 at Wellfleet. It seemed like a good place for pics, so here's one of Jeff.
And one of me!
On the way back the way we had come, we took a detour to Marconi Beach to look at the dunes and sea. There is a nice boardwalk to the beach as you can see in this picture of me.
The dunes are quite amazing here and always make me think of camel or dromedary humps because of the way the tufts of grass grow out of them like hair.
Once we got back on the rail trail again, we took one more detour on a side shoot and biked east almost to the Chatham town line. It was more in town along this stretch and busier.
Finally, here is a picture of my Garmin cycle computer at the end of the ride showing our total distance: 53.56 miles! Yay!!!
Friday, March 23, 2007
Show & Tell: Handbags
I figure it's time for another installment of Show & Tell. I'm trying to feature one of my collections each month! A lot of these things spend most of the time tucked away in closets, so it's nice to have an excuse to get them out to look at and enjoy a bit.
Family members have given me a number of handbags over the years, so I have inadvertently ended up with a collection and will show you several of them. The first three pictured are Whiting & Davis bags. I've actually never used the white ones, but I did use the black one a bit in college. They seem to go in and out of style on a regular basis!
These last two are sweet petit point purses that I really quite like. The first one I've never used, but I have on display in a curio in my living room with other 'girly' vintage things.
This one I especially like and I've used it as well. One time, I took it to a midnight poetry reading and concert at Marble House, one of the amazing Newport Mansions!
Family members have given me a number of handbags over the years, so I have inadvertently ended up with a collection and will show you several of them. The first three pictured are Whiting & Davis bags. I've actually never used the white ones, but I did use the black one a bit in college. They seem to go in and out of style on a regular basis!
These last two are sweet petit point purses that I really quite like. The first one I've never used, but I have on display in a curio in my living room with other 'girly' vintage things.
This one I especially like and I've used it as well. One time, I took it to a midnight poetry reading and concert at Marble House, one of the amazing Newport Mansions!
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