Renee Birthday Week!!!!

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Lets get this birthday week started right!

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Fresh Mullberries are a great start!

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Birthday cows!!

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Brunch with Jenelle from Chase. The amazing lady who helped get Edit One off the ground

Quick stop a Webb's for a birthday BBQ

Quick stop at Webb’s for a birthday BBQ

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Night ride to the river.. 59th Street bridge

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Rain can’t stop this party!

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NYC Bicycle Film Festival

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AMAZING!!!!

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We sprint downtown to DANCE BRAZIL!

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AMAZING!

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Rain stops just in time for the PRIDE parade.. Also amazing!!

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What!!??!! She gets a street fair Too??

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Happy Birthday Angel.. I’m pooped.. Wait.. We still have dinner with Kelli in the city..!!

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Going Green

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After a 60 mile ride to the top of sunrise mountain i am inspired to do More Work…

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So i break out the heavy machinery.

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and start digging through solid rock…

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for water lines in our new garden!

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Being raised by an italian i just seem to know how to do this.. Thanks pop!

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This color sucks!

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That’s Better!

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Horatiu inspecting my work insists i have to get my PEA game up.

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2 packs of Peas and a new trellis, and now he’s happy.

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A couple of lights.

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Mission Accomplished!!

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Thanks to all my friends for your help. Stephen for your amazing wood skills and helping me move 14 yards of dirt, Renee for getting covered with stain and still laughing, and Derek for clearing the site and heavy lifting.. And my new york city single speed is also ready to go but that’s another story…

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BONUS PIC.. By special request here is Stephen looking “Awesome”.. You’re welcome Stephen..

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Biking ups and downs

 

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This morning we had an awesome breakfast with Dawn & Qaasim. We relaxed and enjoyed catching up while we waited for our veggie omelets.

But then a low spot of the day. On the way home a dog ran out into the street and bit my back tire, knocking me off my bike. The irresponsible and ignorant owner denied any responsibility. We called the police and the officer registered our complaint against the owner for a dog off the leash, running out into the road. The dog owner lied, saying his dog didn't leave the yard, and that I fell because I braked too hard. I showed the officer the dog hair caught in my spoke.. Enough said.

But then a low spot of the day. On the way home a dog ran out into the street and bit my back tire, knocking me off my bike. The irresponsible and ignorant owner denied any responsibility. We called the police and the officer registered our complaint against the owner for a dog off the leash, running out into the road. The dog owner lied, saying his dog didn’t leave the yard, and that I fell because I braked too hard. I showed the officer the dog hair caught in my spoke.. Enough said.

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Ron led the way and I got back in the saddle.. bruised but not broken. Onwards and upwards…!

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Casual country riding

Free wheeling.  This is probably Ron's favorite road...

Freewheeling.
This is probably Ron’s favorite road…

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A poison ivy tree. Yes, poison ivy is a vine. In this case it took over a tree and made its own warped version. A scary parasite.

I’m running away from that tree, but I’m up for an adventure if you are….

Hey! Didn't you see the sign?  Get back here, Ron!!! .........Wait for me!

Hey! Didn’t you see the sign? Get back here, Ron!!!
………Well, wait for me!

 

 

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Back to the barn

Perfect biking weather and we decide to hit the barn for breakfast.

Perfect biking weather and we decided to hit the barn for breakfast.

In the heart of black dirt country....

In the heart of black dirt country….

Veggie tart with a big salad.

Veggie tart with a big salad.

Veggie omelet with sweet potato home fries and a salad.

Veggie omelet with sweet potato home fries and a salad.

Ron spied some May Apples alongside the road and gave a hearty search for some morels, but no luck.

Ron spied some May Apples alongside the road and gave a hearty search for some morels, but no luck.

Magnolias and violets.

Magnolias and violets.

Another attempt at finding some morels.  So far, zero mushrooms, one tick.  We'll keep trying.

Another attempt at finding some morels. So far, zero mushrooms, one tick.
We’ll keep trying.

 

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