Today Is The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life...

...How Did You Begin Yours?

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Peggy and I have been sleeping on the deck, outside, under the stars, for the past few weeks. We wake up about 5 A.M. and have been alternating between long morning walks and bike rides around the lake.

This morning we left the house on our bikes, at 5:45, and found another beautiful sky waiting for us. We could see rain in the distance ahead of us so I stopped at Von's deli and asked for a plastic bag to put my camera in, just in case.

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In the enlarged picture you can see rain falling over to the west of us, and, as we got over near Boulder Bay, the roads were wet but the rain had moved out ahead of us.

You may also notice a rainbow coming down through the clouds in the right side of the photo. It appears to be touching down near the Serrano Campground on the north shore, near the solar observatory, and sure enough, when we got over to the bike path that runs through the campground the ground was still wet.

Boulder Bay

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As we rolled west the clouds moved to the horizon and blues skies opened above us.

Near The Dam, Looking Southeast
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Shortly after crossing the dam, and heading back eastward toward home, we stopped for a water break at this overlook.

A Couple Of Hours Later...
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Tuesday is the day our local little Farmer's Market sets up shop, just 2 blocks from our house, so after our ride we leashed up Dallas and headed over to pick up some fresh produce.




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All this fun and we were home before 9 A.M. looking forward to working in our own gardens.

~We Hope You Are Enjoying Your Day~

Peace & Love
Jim & Peg

Sol Food Market

307 steps from our front gate (we counted) is Sol Food Market.
A car-free couple's dream came true when our friend Susie opened this health food store a block from our house last year. Susie caters to her customers with attentiveness & care, it's people like this who make a community.

Susie & The Apple

Susie tempting us with one of her organic apples like Eve in The Garden of Eden, look out Adam! If you don't find what your looking for at Sol Food Market Susie will order it for you.
And, by the way, I must say in an act of shameless self promotion, that you'll find my Native Plant Notecards (see photos & descriptions at Feb. 26th post) for sale here too! See the little green box on the shelf at the far left side of the picture?

Triple JJJ Feed

Gene, owner of JJJ Feed, loading a bale of alfalfa into our wheelbarrow.
The store is a block from our house, location is everything for those who are car-free.
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photo by Peggy