May 1, 2011

All broken in!!

This is the first weekend without rain, so it was time to take the new ride out and test her out.  As of Sunday night, I have almost 400km on bike. 
Sunday, Amy got brave and we went all the way to "our camping spot" and then to up to Red Hill.




All went relatively well, until we got to mom's and Ron wanted to go "off-road".  With zero experience at this, I frequently lost control as she pulled hard left, and got stuck in the mud.  Deep in the mud.  Even with 2-wheel drive engaged, I couldn't figure it out.

Then, I had further issues getting her from the bottom of mom's yard to the driveway.  I managed to make enough noise that several neighbors came outside to see what was going on.... I was more than a little embarrassed.  After she had some rest parked at the bottom of the driveway, Ron worked his magic on her and everything was back to normal.   Then he made me sit in the sidecar and took me out to the same "off-road" area to show me how "easy" it was.  Both bikes need a bath!  (Double click for closeup.)





I made it home without incident.   Every kilometer is easier than the one before it.  Except, I have no idea how many miles that is.   I need to get an app for that. 
Lesson learned:  I have no business riding in the mud, no matter how cool my bike looks!

Apr 20, 2011

A New Addition.....

The newest member of our family has arrived
just in time for Easter. (How many eggs
do you see?)






All that's missing is the puppy!

Mar 21, 2011

Spring


Spring.  Snow melts.  Fog.  How many days until summer????


Feb 24, 2011

Feb 15, 2011

Is winter over yet?

Poughkeepsie, NY 2011



Seriously, we are having a thaw this week, 
but you would not know it if you visit my mother:

 Down the driveway is easy.

 Don't even try to get in the side door. 
 This is the "view."  Can you see the mountains in the distance? 
Let me remind you what it SHOULD look like...
Look again:

Jan 1, 2011

Happy New Year!

It was very cold, but we took a New Year's Walk on the "Walkway Over The Hudson":





Dec 12, 2010

The Chambers (Griswold) Family Christmas Tree

From the looks of my no-longer-clean car, and the caked on salt and sand on the trailer, can you imagine what the roads were like on Red Hill?
No big deal, just use a tarp, right?





Now, we are home with the tree and it's time to get it inside....

 Wow, it didn't look that big in the field!!!!!
Chop some from the top, some from the bottom...
 And we have a tree!