Said The Spider To The Fly
Supersized, yes. But nope, this larger-of-the-large orb weaver’s is not a Halloween decoration. It’s the real deal — and this morning with freshly caught fly wrapped up to go below (click for maximum spiderfication):
And So It Begins…. Mwaaaahahahahaaaaaaaa
I may have a green thumb in the backyard, but this time of year out in front of the house the digit is aaaaaall black, as evidenced by this year’s earlier-than-usual crop of ghouls I just finished planting in the ivy. Six feet under, of course (click to biggify). Typically I wait until the week …
CicLAvia Abbreviatta
What a pleasure it was to have my daughter Katie over for a visit and for her to join Susan and I during Sunday’s third CicLAvia. As such we decided to load the truck up with our bikes and drive down close to the route, parking near 3rd and Rampart and pedaling to the course …
The Last Ride Of 8Ball
What had originally been planned as a short ride Friday, quickly went long (as can happily happen given a bike and a beautiful day). Not only did I pedal to the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, but also shouldered my bike with me up the park’s killer hillside steps. Sadly, this is the last ride for …
Go Fish
Getting back in the saddle (after not riding yesterday on account of the rain) I rolled out what’s becoming my standard 12.65-mile route to the LA River and back. On the river bikeway when I came under the Fletcher Drive bridge I caught sight of a great blue heron at the water’s edge looking for …
Rst In Pac, Stv Jobs
No ride yesterday. Sigh. The Bike Everyday In October challenge streak ends at four consecutive days. I blame the storm, which didn’t really let up between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and dropped four inches of rain on the area (no, really). When it finally quit pouring I tried to get my hopes up for …
Four Score
Today’s rainy, but yesterday was just ominously cloudy, and on the fourth day he… cruised 12.25 miles casually from Silver Lake to Atwater Village down through Elysian Valley (but not on the river bikeway) to Chinatown and Echo Park back to Silver Lake.