Most of my riding continues to be solo, but I did get in a nice ride on a sunny day with my friend Shelly. We started at her house and rode along the Burke-Gilman trail with a tea & crumpet stop at Bothell Landing.
Along the way we maneuvered around some wandering geese. Nice to see shadows!
We crossed the Sammamish River via the ped-bike bridge which is a treat.
That’s Shelly up there ahead…
Some of my rides were in some light rain but nothing too bad.
Around my neighborhood for the most part.
This traffic circle is relatively new.
Further along is “That Stump” which now has a new name ;’-).
This was the decor of the Stump for the Christmas Holidsay.
As I do, I rode to see what changes may have been made for January. And sure enough there were some.
As I rounded the corner, I came across the homeowners that I had met once in the past as they were pushing strollers bearing their Grands. That is when I learned a little of the history of the stump. You may recall that I wrote a bit about it being an old family tree that her kids grew up with, climbing and playing in it all the time, and pleaded for her to not totally destroy it. She was able to save at least the stump. On this dsy I met Mara (rhymes with Laura) here in her driveway and we had a nice little discussion. She told me she had relayed to her daughter that “a lady rides by here and takes a picture of the stump. I hope I am not too late in changing it.” Imagine that — trying to be sure to change it in time for ME!! I assured her that I come by here often enough to see her updates that I would not be missing any.
“Mara’s Stump” for January.
It was a highlight of my day to stay and chat some more with Mara before continuing on my way.
Then came time to head to California for “baby sitting” the girls who are off from school for the month while their mom will be teaching at her school, and brother is now on ‘traditional time’ rather than year round school. We did a long drive the first day and had time to stop in Redding to enjoy the Sundial Bridge. We had discovered the bridge on a precious trip and not only rode bikes across, but continued on for a good distance of the Sacramento River Trail.
We made a stop to look at the river, the snow covered mountain, the boater and the fly fisher.
And of course there were other views of the sundial on the other side of the bridge.
It was 10:15 a.m. and this is what the dial showed.
After a short walk along the river on the trail we were ready for the remainder of our drive to Sarah’s.
Northern California is having a bit similar weather to what we have been having at home but with less cloudy days. It’s cold at 36ish degrees in the morning warming to maybe 50 or so by the end of the day. The redeeming factor is the gorgeous sun and blue sky. That said, it rained for our bike ride with Sarah and the girls, and there were no complaints about it!!
Errand by bike — one of my favorite reasons to ride — took us to Walgreens to pick up a few needed items. And here they all are, wet and happy ;’).
I stayed outside to watch bikes as they went in to do the shopping.
We will be here with the family for a week, then drive south to visit friends for a few days before returning here and then home. I will say this about catches us up through January. It’s been a month!
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