Let's Make Some Art, Dammit

July 13, 2025. These are the tracks at Boundary Road a few kilometers west of Avonmore. I wanted to go on a longer ride today, despite the heat. Stopped for a nice lunch at Rockin' Rondas in Avonmore, then had to race the rain on the way back. The rain won. As I stood there in the middle of the gale about 13 km from home, a guy from a nearby farm stopped and offered me a lift. So the ride was cut short, but in fairness, I did not prepare for rain at all, because ti was only a 50km ride. https://flic.kr/p/2rgHpnM

July 12, 2025. A scene on the road just north of St. Albert on my usual cycling loop. Back from Mont Tremblant. Got out for a short ride in some very hot temperatures. I noted to myself that I've reached the point where cycling is actually effortless. P.S. I don't know why, but Flickr photos simply won't upload from my phone, not even with full wifi, which makes the whole process of daily photos harder than it needs to be. https://flic.kr/p/2rgD54k

July 7, 2025. The bnd Ponch Bueller plays on the street at the Mont Tremblant Blues Festival. I took a day to relax today, spending time watching the music. https://flic.kr/p/2rfXPYN

July 9, 2025. A beautiful day on the P'tit Train du Nord trail between Mont Tremblant and Labelle. Did a 50km ride today that left me more tired than usual - maybe it was the humidity. https://flic.kr/p/2rfMg3T

July 8, 2025. Two monarch butterflies going at it near Arundel, Quebec. We're taking a short break this week in Mont Tremblant and I was on a bike ride on the Corridor Aerobique. A beautiful day, knee still in a brace, but I was enjoying it. https://flic.kr/p/2rfzufp

July 3, 2025. One of the happier things this summer has been our watching the young robins - all plumped up in baby feathers - emerge from the nest. eat the raspberries on our deck, and learn to fly. https://flic.kr/p/2rfkBEz

July 2, 2025. Country road where I have been cycling recently. Another late upload. I've been struggling the last few weeks with a medial collateral ligament injury, caused by all that walking on bad shoes in Toronto. The only thing I can do that doesn't hurt is to cycle (how ironic). Got a brace (my very first brace) and that helps. A tough lead-in to my long ride in Iceland and I'm feeling the stress. https://flic.kr/p/2rfiEpy