Sometimes I wonder why I unrelentingly document so much of my time spent biking on the streets. Only the shortest of my rides goes untimelapsed by my handlebar-mounted camera. The bigger-picture reason is that I like the concept of compiling all the trips I make on two wheels, capturing a rolling record not just of …
I’m well aware of how invigorating and enjoyable early rides are, but that still doesn’t make me leap out of bed before dawn and go get some. Fortunately this Easter Sunday morning, I found the motivation and locomotion to get up for a ride that took me from Silver Lake to Atwater Village and then …
Yesterday morning, our internet connection was very much fouled up. All systems were nominal but to say pages were glacial in how they loaded would be almost complimentary. So in the grip of such stagnancy I did the best thing I could and stepped away from the desk to work out my frustrations on a …
Poof! As expected, the two hummingbird chicks evacuated the nest they’d overgrown. Not sure if it happened yesterday or early this morning. I eventually found the mother flitting and clicking around and soon she flew to the location of one chick, safely up in a neighboring tree. The other chick was nowhere to be seen …
Also known as : Lunch. Only when I’m dieting will I construct a monstrosity of such epic porportions, and eat. the. entire. thing. Parts included: Green Apple – 145 grams Spinach – 145 grams Chicken breast – 135 grams Celery – 113 grams Sweet Peppers – 96 grams Tomatoes – 63 grams Broccoli – 55 …
While the nest first looks like it’s occupied by two adults, mom soon shows up at the 1:52 mark to feed her chicks that are rapidly outgrowing their birthplace – and both of which are very close to fledging. After mom leaves there’s some preening and stretching that goes on to the 4:14 point wherein …
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Well, that was a surprise. Though it was drizzling all Saturday morning, and the overcast grew denser as it got dark last night, I wasn’t expecting the water that fell from the sky and I had to scramble while getting pretty nicely drenched to cover up the tortoise hutch and the hammock. This morning under …