“Sleeptime” Cedar Park, 2020
She loves her little pillow. It’s nice to have her in the room while I work. 😀🐶
Sleepy Dog
“Sleeptime” Cedar Park, 2020
Category: Slice of Life
“Sleeptime” Cedar Park, 2020
Love the Color
“Pure Red” Georgetown, 2020
I took my Subaru Crosstrek in for service today and while waiting, I had time to admire this new 2021 Crosstrek in “Pure Red”. It’s such a nice color! If it were available when I was shopping for my Crosstrek, I would have considered it. But ultimately, I would still have chosen the “Cool-Gray Khaki”, which I still love.
My Subaru Crosstrek is just about the perfect vehicle for me… it ticks all the boxes: relatively fuel efficient, not too big, good ground clearance, reliable, looks nice, simple dashboard/controls, and Subaru is a good company. And I love the heated seats! I’d definitely buy again.
The actual service and state inspection took about 45 minutes, and the waiting area is in a huge, open area so I wasn’t too worried about COVID-19. Plus, there was only one other person waiting, and everyone working was masked up. The weather was nice enough that I could have waited outside, but I just parked my butt in one of the cubicles they have set up and worked with my laptop. As usual, it was a pleasant experience at my local Subaru dealership. Very satisfied!
Packed Up
“Packed Up” Cedar Park, 2020
I’m planning on camping (solo) overnight soon at Pedernales Falls State Park, so I was putting all my gear into my backpack in preparation to hike into the primitive campsites. I also wanted to bring my bicycle along and explore the park by bike if time allows, and when researching the bike activities in the park, I learned that most of the trails are open to bicycles, and that the trail to the primitive campsite that I will be staying at is very bike-friendly, therefore I will try my hand at a bit of bikepacking.
One of the nice things about having some ultra-light camping gear for backpacking is that it is also great for bikepacking. If you aren’t familiar with that term, bikepacking is similar to bicycle touring, but more off-the-beaten-path.
With my current pannier setup, I can fit all my camping gear, food/water, camera, and clothes. As much as I dislike having anything on my back while riding, I will probably wear a small daypack which will come in handy if I want to hike at all, and also, I can pack it with my kindle, camera, and camp clothes which will be very light (just a beanie, sleep clothes, and extra socks & underwear), and not stuff the panniers too much.
I think this setup will be good, but I’ll let you know how it goes!
Up in the Sky
“Cirrus Clouds” Cedar Park, 2020
As I rode my bicycle over to the high school to listen to a bit of marching band practice, I saw this amazing cirrus cloud formation. So cool! I’ll always be amazed and in awe of sights like these.
❤☁
Sun Halo
“Halo” Cedar Park, 2020
As I started today’s bicycle ride, I looked up and saw this ring around the sun. It’s called a Halo, and is caused by light reflecting and refracting off of ice crystals high up in the atmosphere, according to Wikipedia.
Very cool sight to see!
