Alright Autumn! Mary and I Are Ready...

Morning Ritual goes something like this - Hubby rises, earlier than I. Always during the summer months he'll click off my personal mini fan sitting on the dressing table.Then he unhitches the shutter arms and opens the windows of the bedroom. I love the feeling of morning dampness. Hate when the heat has already finagled it's way into the first of light....

OH, how cozy it feels to have cool, crisp, apple-smelling air float through the curtains ~

Dew has made an appearance of late ~

I've been taken with amber waves of grain weeds  ~

A sighting of orange orbs ~

And, this very sure sign that the sun is sending extra rays to another part of the world for awhile...

I was caught off guard while riding Mary-the-bike! I'll be darn if the time didn't go and change on me! It's suddenly dark much earlier. I could barely see what was ahead on the bike path. I ran over a fairly large tree limb  stick that got caught up in the spokes and was wedged. Good thing it didn't abruptly stop Mary-the-bike and send me over her handlebars! Numerous knights in shining armor asked if they could assist. I did it all on my own... as any respectable bike rider would.

Laughing to myself! You are just going to have to see this clip that I've added about bicycles. It even has something to do with Picnics!! What a crazy, silly video. (no monkees were harmed during the filming of this video) hhhahaaa

Mary-the-bike, you and Autumn are two of my very favorite things!

Where Mary Took Me

While away the hours -visiting; sitting bedside with my Dad...

When it's time for a break, the usual routine is to have some lunch...

Mary-the-bike had come along to Sacramento this time...

So, she and I went for a neighborhood look-see...

I couldn't help myself...

An open dumpster calls to me whether on a bike or on a time schedule...

This big guy didn't fit in Mary's handlebar basket...




rebar artwork

 Tons of metal and unused pieces of rebar filled the dumpster...

I collected a couple of items...

The artist met me head first in the junk...

He was very kind and he and his wife took me on a tour of their yard...



giraffe

  




a piano and bench



musical instruments

 




a peacock

An interesting way to while away some time and let my mind rest...

Got Some New Wheels...

This old relic, she just stands in the yard and looks purty. The basket filled with frilly flowers. She is loved, but not one ounce of rideable!  (you've seen her before)

Then... along comes... (Mary?).. ha! that's a song. And I've become smitten with a new toy....
sorry old Relic - my heart belongs to someone new and usable!!  hahhhaaa

Mary?

Together we've seen the neighborhood sights. Even ventured further down the community trail and into the "nice side of the tracks"... known as Willow Glen. Got really brave and chose to muss the hair and don an ugly bike helmet. Boy - we need some Fashion Police onto this topic. Can't something be done to help girls look pretty AND ride a bike?? Once safety was addressed I took the new ride over to the shop! I'm sorta liking these new wheels!