july 31. 2011

today was the first gathering of the africycle 5.0 riders. i got to the start early in the hopes i could score a double americano to jazz up the legs and heartrate and lucky for me there were some late arrivals so i popped back a lovely cup of coffee that delivered enthusiasm in abundance!!

we did a lovely ride that pcc riders will know and love that took us north and west of peterborough through bridgenorth and then east towards lakefield and back down river road into peterborough ending with more refreshments and tasty items at the silver bean.

some river road moments

lately i've been putting in some time on river road north of peterborough. partly to work on speed and also to work on endurance. i also really like the ride for its little details. right now the river has slowed to a crawl as the drought continues and so some of the lake levels north of here are getting quite low. with the river being slow, the surface tends to be a lot calmer and the flowers punch out so much more vividly against the deep blue of the water.


two days ago i was traveling at a good clip when i saw a garter snake about thirty feet in front of me start to cross the road. in the same instant a crow launched itself from a nearby tree and snagged the snake, biting through it as it flew!


yesterday i saw a squirrel hanging upside down from a small branch. at first i thought the worst - that someone had hung it there - until i saw that it was hanging from its back feet, tail pointing straight to the sky and it was eating a berry with its front paws!

tomorrow i plan on heading south to cobourg. i'll post any decent pictures and stories from that journey in a little while.

x-c

i'm laughing so hard after watching this i have nothing to say other than watch this. it's brilliant!!