Lately a lot has been going on and I’ve just been going it seems. A few photos from this past week including bike issues, coffee geeking out with Professor Duff, a few posters being printed, and a stop at the Hayward Field museum on a walk . . .
Lately a lot has been going on and I’ve just been going it seems. A few photos from this past week including bike issues, coffee geeking out with Professor Duff, a few posters being printed, and a stop at the Hayward Field museum on a walk . . .
Biking into work yesterday I came across a large group of Canada geese in the field near one of our middle schools: Next up, they were startled and flew overhead: All in all a neat scene on a cold winter day here in Eugene.
Those who know me know that I bike to work each day. It’s short – a 2.65 mile ride door to door. As I posted a few days ago we have been hit with a lot of late summer wildfire smoke so I suited up in an N-95 for the daily ride. Sigh. It’s a bit much these days. We desperately need rain for a whole host of reasons and even knowing that the rains will arrive, these weeks of dry and heat and smoke take their toll . . . .
An active 2017 including a broken ankle that kept me out for a good four months of the year, too. Onwards!
Yes, it has been wet around these parts. Stats include: 10.39 inches this month which is 5.58 inches ABOVE normal. 15.62 inches since October 1 (the meteorological rain year start) which is .16 inches ABOVE normal. For this and more, I am grateful. The bike rides in have been wet, but mostly quite enjoyable. I had one ride home with a slashing wind from the south that was strong enough to slap my cheeks with the stings of rain. It made me howl at times. Of course, going home is nice, because it’s, well, home: dry socks, pants, warmth and family. Yep, good times out west, that’s for sure . . . .