4.11.2011 Ride: Profiles

An errand ride today down to the Mission & Crossover area.  Just by happenstance, today's photos turned out to be all faces, albeit covering a wide spectrum.  A face that I would have liked to include today is my sister-in-law Nancy's to accompany her great litter story.  She told me that when she was recently volunteering to clean up along the highway she  "concocted a story in my head about how all these items tied to the same littering person."  I thought that was such a wonderful idea.  Among the items that she picked up that day were...a dental flosser, many cigarette butts, two spent bullet casings, a Powerball ticket, one man’s sock, a surgical glove tied into a knot and a Lynyrd Skynyrd CD.  That would make for an interesting story.

 

This dog did come rushing toward the road as I approached.  I got off and talked to him and he quieted down but never let down his guard.  He had on an invisible fence shock collar but I wondered if it was even working.  He kept looking back to his golden lab buddy who also had a shock collar on but seemed to have less roaming room as he was a good fifty feet back.  He has a face that could be the basis for some good stories.

A MUCH friendlier face awaited me at the Harp's pharmacy.  I had several questions for Holly which somehow led to biking and my daily ride.  So, naturally, I asked Holly if she would be part of the blog today and I'm glad she said yes.

I was getting close to home and thinking that it was going to be a slow picture day, which would have been fine.  But as I came off of Gulley Rd. ( a not very busy street) and turned on to Hwy 45 (which is fast and can be busy), there was a large turtle just crossing the line from the shoulder and getting ready to make its way on to the main road.  His/her prospect for making a successful crossing were not good.  I parked in the grass and carried him/her to the other side, hoping that that is where he/she wanted to go. Talk about a face with character.

While I was lying down to get a good shot of the turtle, a truck stopped as it turned on to Gulley.  I thought he was wondering what I was photographing but he wanted to make sure I was all right.  It didn't occur to me that I must have struck a rather injured pose lying on the side of the road almost flat on my side.  I told him I was trying to take a picture and thanked him for his concern. 

A very colorful piece of litter today that is worthy of a large picture.  I like to try and take a picture of the litter as I first see it and this is the case here.  On first glance,  it almost looks as if it's the shedded skin of some colorful snake or a lobster.  This is actually a large bow.

Today's Ride:  1hr 43mins.  18.32 miles.  61 degrees.  18 - 28mph winds.  Miles YTD:  1,858.51