It’s finally happening

I’ve been walking 3-4 blocks between house & car since late last week, as street work has intensified. I turned around & took this pic when I left the house this morning.

It’s still a mess and I’m still not used to the changes. There’s so much gravel everywhere, piles of dirt, branches, the terraces are all overgrown, spraypainted markings all over the sidewalk…

But they’re moving in the right direction today. I’m a bit mystified at how that giant machine will make its way back once it reaches the end of the street but I’m sure there’s a way.

Way back in June, I bought a large, lightweight, collapsible wagon. It sat unboxed by the front door for a while, then I unboxed it and put it in my car and it rode around for several weeks, a little voice in my head asking if it was a necessary purchase. Well, this week has already provided the answer to that question: a resounding YES!! It’s been back & forth to Ann’s several times, hauled groceries, vacuum cleaner, laptop, knitting, lunchbox… tomorrow it’ll haul biking & camping gear as we head north for the Peninsula Century Fall Challenge.

I had another cycling-related setback on Saturday, so I’m just playing it by ear at this point. We were getting prepped for a ride and decided it would be good to pump up the tires before heading out instead of when we reached our destination. My front tire was flat as could be, I pumped & pumped but it would not hold air. I was exasperated, stressed, made a wrong move and felt that telltale twinge in my back. DAMNITALLANYWAYFRICKINGBICYCLETIRES. Unlike sometimes when that happens, I was able to move and keep moving right away (as opposed to being in the shower and having to go through quite a lot before just casually waltzing around). Needless to say, we didn’t go cycling — loaded up my bike & took it in for a new tube (the old one was pinched because of blahblahblahwhocares). Anyway, we’ll see how it goes. I have no problem making a bee-line from the route to the park without finishing. There’ll be food & beer.