“Excited” Cedar Park, 2021
Lani got a cute new harness and we went for a walk today. She is super excited to be out!
Lani Walk
“Excited” Cedar Park, 2021
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“Excited” Cedar Park, 2021
Dinner Request: Ribs
“Baby Back Ribs” Cedar Park 2021
Koa requested ribs for dinner so I made a rack of baby backs using the tried and true parboiling method. They turned out excellent! I am proud of the job I did putting them under the broiler to finish them off. The color and slight charring of the sugary Stubb’s Hickory Bourbon barbecue sauce was better than I have ever done before.
We had a little bit of fun putting our bones on Mariko’s plate… it made it look she ate a dozen ribs! 😄
“Bones” Cedar Park, 2021
I hope you had a good day! またね～
Snapshots from Inks Lake State Park
“Inks Lake State Park” Burnet, 2021
“Rossa Resting” Burnet, 2021
“Mussels” Burnet, 2021
“Getting Hot” Burnet, 2021
Evening Ride Around the Neighborhood
“Waiting for Mercury and Venus” Cedar Park, 2021
I originally intended to just ride my bicycle down to my sunset spot for a photo and then back home, but it was such a pleasant evening that I rode on past my house and kept going towards the library, and what would have been a 2 km ride turned into an 11 km evening cruise around the neighborhood.
“Twilight Panorama” Cedar Park, 2021
My first stop was at my go-to sunset location (see top photo), where I chatted with a man who was settled in to try to see the Mercury-Venus Conjunction. The clouds were not cooperating, but at least he got to enjoy the cool evening and brilliant colors of the sunset.
“Colors over In-N-Out” Cedar Park, 2021
After that I cruised around by our city library area and took a few more sunset photos and then on one bit of trail, I noticed there were fireflies blinking all around. It was so cool! I tried to video the fireflies with my phone, but it really doesn’t capture the magic.
I’m so glad I decided to go for the longer ride this evening. There were lots of neat things to see. ☺
Photo of Rossa Before the Storm
Our crazy weather continues in Texas – today thunderstorms were in the forecast, which postponed several high school graduation ceremonies. Anyways, I changed the brake pads on the Bianchi Alante and wanted to go for a ride and photoshoot. With the storm threatening to hit, I went to the nearby elementary school, quickly grabbed a few photos, and then headed home just as the front hit our neighborhood.
Mission accomplished:
“Rossa” Cedar Park, 2021
Oh, and I asked my brother what to name the bicycle (since it is his old bike) and he said “Red”. I decided to ultimately name her “Rossa” which means red in Italian. I think it’s a good name.
I hope you had a nice day! またね～
