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365 Day Photo Challenge 98/365 “Friday! You’re Finally Here!!”

10 Friday Apr 2015

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It seems lately that all I’m doing is waiting on Friday to get here only to find that my weekends are filled with me doing things for other people.  I guess I’ve been doing it for so long I can’t say no.  I have a photo shoot tomorrow evening and a meeting on Sunday afternoon and I just received a phone call from my mom wanting us to join them and my rest of my family for a weenie roast for my Autistic nephew.

My twin daughters will be volunteering at a Botanical club tomorrow morning and my wife will be taking them to the event while I hope to get in a bike ride before I have to leave for my meeting.  My son, who is on his way home tonight from college, will be leaving sometime tomorrow afternoon going back to college.  He’s only coming home to retrieve a suit that we had cleaned for him.

It’s been raining off and on here all day today.  I was able to get in 15 miles this evening after I ate supper.  I can’t wait until the days get a little longer so I can get my full 20 miles in.  I’m planning on doing at least 23 to 25 miles and I’m hoping to attach my GoPro so I can film some of the more exciting parts of my ride.

Have a great weekend everyone!

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 97/365 “New Task at Hand”

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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I made the mistake of opening my mouth to the mayor of my fair city.  I’m glad I like him so well otherwise I would have told him a thing or two.  We discussed the possibility of having some sort of Cycling Awareness event to help promote cycling safety as well as make the city aware of the laws that are out there that allow the cyclist to be on the roads.  I know it’s a long shot but something has got to be done to make these people aware that you can’t pass cyclist on a hill or in a curve.  I’ve even had a car try to run me off the road into some bushes the other day. After discussing this for about ten minutes or so he then preceded to tell me that this is something that I should do.

The really sad part about this is that I have no clue where to start with this.  I’m going to see if some of the local bike clubs and even bike shops in my area can give me suggestions as to how to go about doing this.  I think it would be worth it to get something done.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 96/365 “Bicycle Awareness”

08 Wednesday Apr 2015

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I got really pissed this evening while on my bike ride and I really wished more people would be more aware of the rules of the road.  I can’t believe people pass me on a hill or in a curve.  I know for a fact that these people wouldn’t pass another vehicle on a hill or in a curve.  I don’t really think they realize what danger they are putting me and or themselves in by doing so.  I really need to have my GoPro charged and ready to go so I can capture these idiots driving so dangerously.

I was thinking as I’m riding that maybe something  can be done to make people more aware of the state and local laws regarding cyclists.  I know that there are more cyclists in my community than just me.   I think I’ll call city hall tomorrow and talk to the mayor’s secretary. I know both the mayor and his secretary very well and it won’t be hard to get an audience.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 94/365 “Another Rainy Day”

06 Monday Apr 2015

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I’ts rained just about all day today.  In fact, there’s a chance of rain all week this week with storms moving in on Friday.  Because of the rain, I got on the treadmill and did 2 miles this evening.  I’d rather have been on my bike.  In less than 2 weeks I have a 46 mile ride down in Marion Alabama and I’m not ready.  I believe that if the ride was today I could do it, it would be rough but I could do it.

Have a safe week everyone!!

“Life Goes On!!”

Night Riding

03 Friday Apr 2015

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This is a video that was taken with my GoPro a couple of nights ago..  I attached it to my handlebar.  It was light when I started off but it got dark quick.  I do ride with a headlight and a red light that blinks so I was prepared.  This is just a small segment of the video that was taken.  I might try and load more at a later date.  Sorry that it’s not more exciting.

Hope you enjoy.

365 Day Photo Challenge 90/365 “Muscles Sore/Body Hurts”

02 Thursday Apr 2015

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My bike rides are finally getting to me.  My legs feel like jello and my arms feel like they’re about to fall off.  I did another 15 miles tonight and averaged 12 mph.  I’m not where I was two years ago but I’m getting there.  Tomorrows plan is to get up early and do my full loop which is about 23 miles.

My weight is not really going anywhere.  I’ve lost about 11 pounds but it goes up one day and down the next.  Could be muscle weight.  Maybe not.

“Life Goes On!!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 89/365 “Tomorrow is my Friday”

01 Wednesday Apr 2015

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Being that Friday is Good Friday I have the day off.  I’m really looking forward to a day off.  I’m hoping to get some major riding in being that I will be taking a day trip to Atlanta on Saturday and won’t be able to get a ride in.  It really depends on the weather.  I got a little more than 15 miles in today but it was forecasted to rain. Next week it’s supposed to rain all week.  Bummer.

I had my GOPro attached to my bicycle tonight and got some cool video.  I’m hoping to post some of it within the next day or two.  It was light out when I left but it got dark on my pretty quick and you can tell it on the video.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 88/365 “Another good workout”

31 Tuesday Mar 2015

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Well, for me that is.  Anytime I get through with a workout and my clothes feel as though I just took a dip in the pool with them on then I call that a good workout.  I did 45 minutes on the treadmill at a little over 3 mph.  I know by reading some of the blogs that I follow that this isn’t nothing but for an overweight old man I feel that it is.  It’s a start and tomorrow if it’s nice out I’ll get about 15 miles on my bicycle.  As predicted yesterday we’ve had some pretty rough storms come through here this evening.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 87/365 “Day of Rest”

30 Monday Mar 2015

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Today was a day of rest, sort of. I didn’t get on my treadmill nor did I get on my bike.  I used this time to work on my bike.  I’m somewhat disappointed in the tires that I bought a little over a year ago. Granted when I bought these I had already ordered some Grand Prix that came highly recommended for the condition of the roads around my house. The Grand Prix were not going to get here in time for my next big ride so I went ahead and got the cheaper tires so I could go riding.  The Bontrager tires that were purchased lasted year only had about 500 miles on them before they went bald and started showing the lining.  I’m glad I only paid around $30 each for them.

So I took a day of rest so that means that I’ll have to really work on the treadmill tomorrow night and the rest of the week.  It’s supposed to storm tomorrow evening and rain the rest of the week until Friday so unfortunately I’ll be seeing more of my treadmill than I want too.  Alabama weather goes nuts this time of year.  You never know what the weather is going to do until that day.

I’ll be in Atlanta Georgia on Saturday at the Sweetwater Creek State Park so if you’re in the area give me a shout and we’ll hook up.  I’m going to spend the first part of the day taking pictures of the wildlife and landscape.  The afternoon is going to be taking pictures of a beautiful young lady.  Can’t wait to share some new work.

The above is an HDR image of the entrance to the Japanese Gardens at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Birmingham, Alabama.  Hope you enjoy.  If you like this image click on it and it will take you to my smugmug website where you will find more pictures.

365 Day Photo Challenge 86/365 “Four Day Week Ahead”

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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Good Friday is this week so I have a four day week ahead.  I’m excited but at the same time I’m apprehensive too.  Over half the department will be off so it’s going to be a very busy four days.

I got over twenty miles in today.  Yesterday was just too cold for me to ride as I don’t own any cold weather riding gear.  The temp climbed to around 60 degrees this afternoon so I decided to see if I could get a ride in.  I have an adapter to fit a GoPro on my handlebar but I couldn’t find it.  I hoping to mount my GoPro and take a short vid of the route that I take to show everyone.

“Life Goes On!”