Summer Bike Ride, Through The Lens

Last weekend's bike ride began slow and easy, coasting downhill from the house to a nearby park...

Where we laid out a blanket, napped, watched the wildflowers sway in the warm breeze...

Noticed the play of shadow and light:

Then the ride back uphill; blood flowing, hearts pounding. Fifteen minutes of pure hard exercise. Done!

All photos taken with an iPhone.

Spring Bike Ride

Knowing that the weather was going to warm up considerably and that the sun was going to be out for the day, last Sunday Jimmy and I got on the bikes for the first time this season.
 

Single Speed Bridgestone and 10 Speed Miyata

Our destination was the Hays Memorial Park, an Asian-inspired garden,  where we enjoyed a picnic lunch of artichoke pasta salad and raspberry tea:

The first ride of the season is always the most exciting; warm sunshine, the smell of new life, and being outside all day...