aerodynamics???

i got home and found i had this superawesome faring attached to the downtube of my bike. i don't think it made me go any faster, though...

flowers quietly whispering from the windowsill

the break of the day

our view out the back window this morning. yes... very, very cold.

sunrise over st. paul

not all black socks are the same

mtb ride on (maybe) the last nice day

i was able to convince b to go out on a bike ride with me. i told her i just wanted to get on my mountain bike and goof around. i took her to the reservoir woods trails in r-ville. there's not a lot of trail length there, but there's a ton of variety: open fields, pine forest, and stands of oaks.

we had fun. she's got some pretty good bike handling skills!

and, then, we goofed with some shadows

coffee + sunshine

= mmm

boo

i stepped out on the lawn tonight to snap some dark pics of our glowing pumpkins, which were pretty cool.

hiii... arrrrggg

what are you lookin at?

let there be light(ning)

a well cultured pumpkin!

then... i spotted the real star of the evening. ok, i know it's just a reflector of light and not a star, but the moon was the possible subject of the evening, and, thus, a star in my book!

if you weren't around, you might've thought it was a dark and stormy night

the clouds were moving quickly

muuuuch better

not enough grub before the workout, but this should do: cheese omlette, fried spuds, and some tabasco to warm up this gray day.

so... we're having this little art contest

at our house for the last few autumns, our youngest daughter has promoted a "spooktacular" art contest and asks each family member to submit an artistic entry that is either scary or simply fall-related. this year, i've picked digital art as my medium. i've messed with a couple of photos in gimp and am trying to decide what to submit...

monster shadow

daybreak's first victim: fire in the treetops

i'll print them both and see how they look, she says i have to submit my entry on paper.


Here's my entry from last year

cup check!

mikt thought everyone else in the office had cup envy. then stan brought in his new cup. mike was crushed.