Today in 1896 was the 1st American intercollegiate bicycle race held in Manhattan Beach, NY.

Here is a close up shot of one of our bikes. The dust and dirt on the sprocket tells me that we should go out riding more often.

I’ve been a slacker with my project for over a week now. I was still taking photos but just didn’t post them, hence the name of this post.

Top Row: Lacy enjoying our back yard, Slamming at the group home, and Jamie’s necklace from her girls.
Middle Row: One of our flowers, some guy skating down the highway, and a rabbit that Lacy would love to chase.
Bottom Row: A friend’s broken lens that I was able to some what repair, yogurt for supper, and a breakfast date with my youngest daughter.

Today in 1866 Congress replaced the silver half-dime coin with the nickle 5 cent coin.

Part of Wordless Wednesday

We got a new car this weekend, well it’s new to us anyway. I bet you’ll never guess what make it is.

Yes, it’s a Volkswagen. I owned a 1972 VW Beetle once that I had to stick my arm through the hole where the radio should have been to operate the windshield wipers by moving the metal arm that connected the two wipers together back and forth. This car is much newer than my other VW with many more bells and whistles. The car I’ve been driving for over two years now has not had A/C, so I’m looking forward to driving in a cool car again.

This photo was made just before sunrise. It was one of those times, I wish I would’ve had a tripod handy. It’s still a cool shot, if you look closely you can see the unlighted side of the moon and the clouds laying low in the sky.