. . . has been the ride quality. When I rode my previous tricycle, as enjoyable as it was to get out when cycling on two wheels weren’t possible, I was always acutely aware of being on a large, rather cumbersome device.
That’s nothing like my experience riding Raffi. Although I expected a tricycle experience — a ride that was a bit lumber-y, a bit clumsy — I’ve experienced the opposite. Read more…
Fermenting is happening in our household, so when Raffi and I went out for our ride this morning, we picked up a cabbage. (Yes, it felt a little strange riding around with just a cabbage in the basket, but, hey, why not?)
The outer leaves will be sacrificed for a barrier in the pickle jugs. But that’s not all we did.
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It was the end of another very hot week, though nothing like what other parts of the country are dealing with.
The shade was quite comfortable, as Raffi and his sibling can attest.
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While exploring yesterday, Raffi and I enjoyed some bucolic moments on another perfect summer’s day, including this one:
I’m afraid this post’s photos are pretty awful, having been taken with the world’s worst camera*, which can’t seem to get color, or much of anything else, right. But, my fault! I went out without my usual camera, and the Kodak was all I had.
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We took another weekend excursion, and ended up at a park with a small WPA-era bridge. It’s just a pedestrian walkway, over a small creek that flows through the park.
But it’s also a reminder of how the WPA projects made life a little better for a lot of people in the 1930s and 1940s, and still have an impact, even now, ninety-odd years later. Read more…
After I added the Oi bell to Raffi’s left grip, I realized that his beautiful, original, bell had become sufficiently redundant that I could remove it.
Raffi’s original bell.
Removal was a bit tricky on the outboard side, due to a close fit for the screwdriver, but off it came. Read more…
Raffi and I did something different today.
But first, enjoy this view — we did !
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While I’m toting up Raffi’s accessories, I should note that I’ve added a Mirrycle cycle mirror to his left grip.
A rear-view mirror is incredibly helpful, particularly if one rides on streets (as I do), but even if most of the riding is done on pathways. It’s essential for safety when sharing the road with motor vehicles, but also handy for keeping an eye on upcoming cyclists. Read more…
There’s been quite a boom in expensive rental housing in our area, with massive apartment complexes going up like mad.
Some are utterly grim, like the Soviet-era styled complexes that have gone into deserted sections of fading shopping malls, but some are making an attempt at creating an environment that isn’t quite that awful. Read more…
Today, while noodling around, Raffi and I discovered a community garden we’d not seen before.
It’s small and beautifully kept, with gorgeous red tomatoes and even a small stand of corn. Read more…