another bloomin’ metric
25 mile route, almost 11 mph
perfect weather, cool and sunny
felt okay riding, not too much monkey chatter
except wondering who those two missed calls were from
(Hartford number, Sunday morning before 9 am)
road kill count – 1 deer, pink tongue extended, 2 flat chipmunks, 1 raccoon
best moment, riding at the finish
in perfect synchronicity with Sam
11.1 miles
About 10 mph
Round trip to and from New Canaan Library
Via Weed street and Richmond Hill
Had to walk up a hill briefly
Midway, Zumbach’s for ginger peach chai and a biscotti
Dramatic dark clouds build, but only a few raindrops
Stricken bird on the side of the road
When I double-backed to look at it more closely
It fluttered frantically further toward the curb
25 miles
a 20-mile route from West Rock to East Rock
and then a 5-mile return trip through town
waited a half hour for the rain to lighten up
watching radar on the phone in the car –
but radar doesn’t reveal a lingering mist
cold and wet discomfort overrode
my usual cycling discomforts
and this was pleasant
beautiful early spring – flowering trees
buds on display
water everywhere, misting lawns silver
food vendors at the finish
had Ethiopian injera with lentils,
split peas, spinach and potato – excellent
The New Post-literate: A Gallery Of Asemic Writing
One of my windscript pieces is up at The New Post-literate. I really like how the piece developed pale pink and brown streaks in the background, while some really dark streaks developed underneath.
Below is another windscript. This one has more of the character of an imaginary landscape.
These are enjoyable to create in Adobe Elements using the Wind filter (among other things).
April 13, about 4 pm
a little over 10 miles
a little under 10 miles per hour
Cove Island Park
warm sun, cool breeze
returning past the cemetery
on Camp Ave
feeling unused to riding
but enjoyed the leaning
into curves
Developing paintings from scribbles in the sketchbook. Some scribbles have more personality than others.
