behind the a-pillar

10 August, 2009

cx bike (noir)

cyclocross is a fringe sport. something that shows up on cyclesport's dark edges. a little fuzz and desaturation brings this set closer to that edge...

grimy but functional. the cx bike is getting a little long in the tooth (like me). it's not as colorful as it was in years past--the green tires are gone and basic black ones with no gumwalls are there. it's no longer about style, it's all about getting around the course (hopefully, faster than at least one other person).

04 August, 2009

like a candle in the...

dark... cooler looking than your average citronella candle, our deck is (somewhat) bug free and full of ambiance.

faces in the moon

am i just seeing things or are there faces in the moon?

it changed a little from a demure face to a bit of a chucklehead...

02 August, 2009

russian sage and bumblebees

looking skyward through the sage.

it took more than one try to catch a bumblebee.

playing with focus.

the sage produces its own veil.

tomatoes

one of our heirloom tomatoes hiding in the leaves

the ripe cherry tomatoes are toward the middle of the plant too

one ripe cherry tomato winking from the top of the bunch.

no, that's not my finger in the lens, that's another of our heirloom tomatoes.

the break-in!

the bunnies, it appears, have compromised our plastic security perimeter around the garden!

01 August, 2009

sunshine in a glass

the garden begins to provide...

31 July, 2009

the new camera does shadows too!

hump? what hump?

doh... the camera strap! it might as well be a boom mic entering the picture on tv!

look @ the detail! you can see fender.

riding along by the fence

wow, 2 quick snaps on that stretch.

26 July, 2009

ride home from the Y

even little shadows are getting in on the action

24 July, 2009

can you say ominous?

clouds rolling into st. paul on friday morning.

22 July, 2009

brushstrokes in the sky

some crazy clouds after the soccer game.

only the shadow knows

21 July, 2009

more rolling commuting pics

just riding along

and snapping away

and rolling...

19 July, 2009

packing day

boats are outta tha water, so, of course, the lake's glass.

18 July, 2009

my crazy kids

some times things are so boring that setting yourself up with a case of stage 1 hypothermia to fight is jus the way to add a little spice to vacation. actually pretty proud of the girls for getting out and having fun despite the weather.

17 July, 2009

on a ride

gettin' out & about on the munger...

canal park coffee stop

hmm... fred's not sure about duluth, either.

15 July, 2009

stuck outside again?

fred waits intently, knowing his girls are inside eating french fries.

11 July, 2009

be prepared to haul...

rock...

10 July, 2009

my not-so-random life

ok, yesterday (http://bikeonastick.blogspot.com/2009/07/black-socks.html) i found a mismatched pair of black socks in my drawer. this morning i found i'd randomly picked the matching mismatched pair.