Friday Favorite Feature 44 — reflections on a possum carcass

On Wednesday I took at 15+ mile bike ride in Ottawa County on the North Bank, Spoonville, and Idema Explorer Trails.  This paved bike path has become my favorite.  The weather was just perfect around 3:30pm.  70F, slight breeze, and the trees laid down shade for much of it. On a long stretch with few…

Doodads — bike ride in GR with fam

Transported the bike to GR and took a wonderful bike ride with younger son and my granddaughter yesterday. The weather was perfect. We rode through neighborhoods and ended up on Kent Trails that runs along the Grand River (which empties out into Lake MI in Grand Haven.)

Fitness — 19+ mile bike ride today

Today was a beautiful day for a bike ride and I refused to be distracted by the computer because that’s how a day gets wasted.  I had a plan to ride to my favorite cafe and back and enjoy lunch at the halfway point.  It was almost unbelievable the number of flowering trees in bloom. …

dVerse — Haibun Monday — breathe

In the middle of the night, when my mind thinks it’s dawn, I count my breaths, tongue to the roof of my mouth. Once in the rhythm, I rub a spot just below my navel until it is warm. The cage opened, a tingling host of healers is released to roll their circuit, nibbling away…