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| February 22, 2014 |
After the storms and ravaging of the past eight days, finally a break. Three successive days with the temperatures above freezing. The accumulated snow has begun receding. Everything is softer, sloppier. Leave home at 47 degrees and get back three hours later and the temperature has gone up to 49.
Blue jays, crows, robins (lots), a mockingbird, two raptors in trees, sparrows, juncos, a pair of cardinals.
There's still a lot of snow and today a lot melted and slopped up the roads but the plastic bag butt protector continues to work well.
Lemonstar - Lunenburg - Shirley - Groton - Devens - Lancaster - Princeton - Sterling - Lemonstar
Ride Stats: 43.68 miles (70k), 14.4 mph, just about 3 hours a-pedal. 147 lbs even this morning.
Roadkill: One opossum. Also found one blown-down wasp nest.
Some more photos from Sunday's 43+ mile jaunt. Great getting back to pedaling. Rolling across the landscape, huffing the air, sniffing the breezes, daydreaming about the way things really are.
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| The Lay of the Winter Land |
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| Intersection on Devens |
I happened upon a wasp nest that had fallen, not altogether whole, into the street where the above photo was taken. I actually passed it on the first go and then turned around and went back and picked it up. There wasn't much left but I loved it nonetheless.
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| Wasp Nest for the Love of Bruegel |
The Shad Man in High Vis neon, keeping it safe and irie.
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| Taking Stock |
A 70 K-er. In February. 3 hours. Hmmm. Gettin there oh Shaddy Finnen. 147 kg. Probably getting close. You might be ready by mid-April. That's ... 7 weeks? Scrod
ReplyDeleteYa mon. Hey, check it, InI posted additional photos. Yes, 60 days from now ... The Rasputitsa!
ReplyDeleteDaydreaming about the way things really are!! S.
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