Outdoors
About my interests in the outdoors: nature, hiking, cycling, kayaking, etc.
Favorite Bike Bell
OK – I love sound and quality, interesting sound. So – after a ride on the Neuse River Greenway last year calling out “on your left” to the walkers and joggers I passed I walked into the bike shop at the head of the trail just below the Neuse River Dam and they had a …
To Stack Rocks or Not?
From the Eno River Association: Most parks encourage visitors to follow the principles of Leave No Trace, but there is a lesser known aspect of Leave No Trace related to lesser known critters. In rivers, the rocks, gravel and sand provide habitat for a great diversity of aquatic life forms. Plants that grow on the …
Letting Go of Mik (Almost)
Mik’s Way – New Hope Creek If you were going to pick a place to die, this wouldn’t be so bad. I followed Mik here today. Mik – the elder kitty, queen of the property, official watch cat, former barn kitty from South Carolina. She’s been my almost daily companion for 14 of her over …
Out on the Eno
Had a nice morning out on the Eno River with my daughter Alicia Saw the usual great blue herons, the river was higher than I expected. Found these sweet smelling flowers and as usual totally captivated by the reflections in the river. …
Meeting of Great Minds
This important meeting started yesterday evening.
Things didn't start to break up until noon today.
UPDATE 8/17 – they went back to their huddle for most of today and late this evening spread out again although tonight I could only find five of them.
Friend Sue sent this link about the harvestmen – kind of related.
Bike MS Donation Letter 2016
I’m back! In 2012 I wrote that that would be my last Bike MS Ride to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. I mostly was tired of asking my friends for money when I know how much we are all bombarded with requests for help from various good doing organizations. Many of you …
Birds!
I always wondered if birds sought out places that made their singing sound better like musicians do. The first one is a wren perched just outside the Bryan Center parking deck on Duke West Campus. The song reverberates through the entire parking deck. The second one is singing just above the courtyard of the nursing …