Wheels and Fish

I feel pretty damn good about all I was able to accomplish yesterday. Yes I do.

Earlier than usual, I got on my trusty steed and rode up to Wollaston Beach and then, THEN, I pedaled the entire length of it and back! I even made it the whole way home from there too. All together, with my usual detours and wanderings, that’s probably no more than 13-14 or so miles BUT that’s great for me.

The only downside to triking along Wollaston Beach is that there’s about 50 bazillion runners, perambulators, Tai Chi-ers, strollers, greet-the-dawners, dog walkers and such who are out to exercise and enjoy the view too. I ride on the sidewalk here because folks barrel down Quincy Shore Drive at 40-50 miles per hour. Yes, the speed limit’s 30. Hells, even that’s scary when you’re on a recumbent trike. I've a larger flag on the back now but still, all those tons of steel coming up fast behind me's nervous making to say the least.

So then, if I’m gonna ride along the beach, I need to get out there a little earlier, before the crowds. Leaving the house around six would be good. Not today though. I’m trying to be smart and follow long treks with shorter ones so that I don’t blow out my knees (as I did last year).

Seuss fish in progress

Next on the accomplishment parade—I got the background color in and up on my stairwell/second floor landing koi pond. The koi are done and all but one lily pad is finito—it’s just the plain wall color out of which the koi pop. Given that our house is just a wee cottage, I went with a very pale, almost white, blue. Morning Sky Blue is the hue.

Jen came over to assist. Hells, she did the lion’s share while I worked on the painting which graces the bathroom door. Yup, I’ve got happy Seuss fish on there. I’m figuring metallic gold/bronze for the doorframe because, seriously, the throne room deserves humor AND glitz. Amirite or amirite? You know I am, babies!

Three big things completed yesterday—the first being the organizing, light editing and posting of Dakota Jackson's GREAT essay about part of her Appalachian Trail thru-hike. If you've not read it yet, DO!  These were on top of the usual daily houseworky, errand runny, life upkeepy crap. Yes, yes I am feeling quite cozy about all this. Now to keep that get-a lot-of-shit-accomplished momentum going.

Easier said than done. *sigh* 

 Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.
~Robert Heinlein