Another almost wintry Spring day! Some if what is coming down just now is snow mixed with rain! Current temperature is 37 degrees F and wind gusts are strong. Guess it was premature to consider the Spring season here at last. Whole Foods bike drop-off for Working Bikes Cooperative may not have taken place today. [...]
Breakfast, a Coat and a Calendar The first order of business on a weekend is to get some breakfast. So we headed out to take Connie’s winter coat in for its end of season cleaning. Afterwards we head over to the local Post Office to ship off two calendars I have made for my nephew [...]
Following Up On An Alert While visiting with Hal Honeyman at his store yesterday he mentioned an indoor ride that was going to serve as a fundraiser for a young man who had contracted Hodgkins Lymphoma after having placed 8th World Wide in a cycling event of recent days. The Kane County Chronicle published an [...]
Beginning Our day began with a quick trip to Einstein Brothers Bagels for of all things bagels with peanut butter, OJ and a fruit cup. I guess if you have been following for a while you sense a theme here. I love peanut butter so much that it is frightening. I just wish it was [...]
March Madness Is Upon Us Everywhere you look folks are complaining about the weather. Not just here in the Midwest but on both coasts as well. It seems that winter persists despite the best efforts of the robins and cranes to tip things in our favor. We in fact are expecting snow showers in the [...]
The Signs Sandhill Cranes circled overhead as we watched and listened to their faint but audible burblings. They were evidently a large group of nearly 100 strong and there were a few stragglers who were still trying to catch the main group. Once assembled they took off again heading north and it was indeed a [...]
These images were made by Constance Vann on a hike led by Rick Wasserman for the Old Plank Trail Recumbent Bicyclists Group.
It was an interesting couple of days that we had driving first south west towards Yorkville and then on Sunday north east to visit Kenosha. The lands south west of Wheaton are still developing. Lots of new housing and older farms, some of which are obvviously now corporate farms. This is the region where once [...]
Eventually the weather will reach the point where it becomes easier to determine whether to ride or not. Right now it is much easier to go on scouting drives to see what things have changed “on the ground” for routes we anticipate riding come Spring. Today we drove from Channahon State Park to Seneca in [...]
Sunny and Milder The morning dawned a bit sunnier and milder than the day before. Cats have a way of letting you know these things because they take any excuse to sun themselves and languish near a window. Gabbie (Gabriella Terra) was looking out the window this morning and she allowed a picture of herself [...]
Breakfast was the first order of the day. We picked up bagels with peanut butter, fresh fruit cups and orange juice at Einstein Brothers Bagels. Afterwards we stopped at Starbucks for coffees with soy toppers and headed over to the Super Target store to see if they had a rather esoteric bulb that works with [...]
The drive down to Frankfort was a bit “round about”. We ended up entering the Route 30 vicinity from Cicero Avenue and then driving westward to reach the town of Frankfort. The weather today is indicating a warming trend. It’s at least 10 degrees warmer today than yesterday with a promise of increased temperatures tomorrow! [...]
Navy Pier was the site this year of the annual winter snow sculpture contest. There were lots of folks out admiring the artistry and watch sled dogs perform and snowboards zip down a manmade ski slope. Contestants from all over the world (some of them professional teams) entered the contest and made for a very [...]
Nothing hurts more than to admit that the Packers have won the Super Bowl. There, I’ve said it and now I must hurry from the keyboard and rinse my mouth before coming back to complete this report. Olive Salad Recipe (PDF) Ok. So it snowed this past week. The third greatest snowfall on record for [...]
An Idyllic Weekend Nothing compares with the hype that surrounds a football game in the NFL. You get all the pundits jawing on for ours days before the big game. And then on the day of the game you get three hours before and after of predictions followed by analysis week-in and week-out. But this [...]
The Care Package My nephew Bryan Vann is now deployed in Afghanistan. It is his second tour of duty there having been in the initial group that entered the country back when the US was tracking down Osama Bin Laden. His wife Marquita sent us a letter letting us know what types of goodies he [...]
Winter persists here in the Midwest. The streets are clear for the most part but the temperatures are unpleasant. This is not the kind of weather to ride solo. You could suffer hypothermia if an accident left you unconscious for any length of time. We set out to deliver some books to the shipper at [...]
Connie and I visited the Pilcher Park Plant Conservatory today. Despite the cold weather there were visitors coming in and out the entire time we were there. Connie made the photos. Like the larger and better known Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago this is a site of lush greenery and brightly colored plants. It is [...]
Yet another non-ride ride report! There have been a lot of these lately, given the weather. Oh well! Thanks to the Wheel and Sprocket Staff Despite a downturned economy the annual Christmas Party has been a fixture of the Wheel and Sprocket scene for lo these many years. Chris Kegel is always gracious in welcoming [...]
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