Even before I retired I knew I needed to seriously ramp up my level of exercise or I was going to end up looking like a blimp in very short order. At first I was just walking around town twice a day, but that got old pretty fast. So Sunday I went and got myself a bicycle and much to my family’s surprise, I actually enjoy it enormously and I’ve been doing about 10 – 15 miles a day.
We’re fortunate enough to live in a fairly rural area with a lot of paved back roads that have very little traffic. I’ve found it’s a great way to just get out and enjoy nature because some of the roads run through undeveloped land around here. I’m not exactly a power rider because I’m having too much fun stopping and looking at birds, trees, turtles, streams, taking pictures… You get the idea. Great fun
I end up in places like, well, this:
Or this:
Or this:
What surprised me most about all of this was the smells. I can smell cedar, spruce, flowers… Along the trail I kept smelling an almost intoxicating floral scent that turned out to be this bush:
The air was thick with the scent. It was amazing.
But then there’s stuff like this…
Yes, more rain. We got 2 1/2 inches overnight according to the rain gauge in the backyard, and except for an hour or two this afternoon we’ve been getting light rain most of the day.
There are bright spots, though. Like these guys.
Another of the lilies is starting to bloom. The color on these guys is spectacular.
grouchyfarmer 
Bikes are great ways to see the world. And good exercise. I wonder if I could actually still ride a bike.
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Sure you could. This was the first time I’d been on one since 1980. Legs were sore the first few days but that’s passed rather quickly.
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Just beautiful 👌👌
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