Although we're expecting seriously nasty weather tonight and tomorrow -- bad enough that Saturday's time trial in Baton Rouge has been postponed until Sunday -- the weather this morning was really pleasant. With a soft southerly breeze and clear skies, it was a nice morning for an easy ride. Donald was the only one there when I arrived, and we headed up the river together with the assistance of a nice little tailwind. At one of the roads that crosses the levee to the big riversand operation, one of the dump trucks stopped for us as we approached. I glanced up just in time to see the driver reach for his horn and hear him start screaming from his window something about those crazy bike riders blocking the road. It turned out to be Noel P. who was having some fun with us. 
Apparently he's in the trucking business now! I must have missed the memo. So anyway, we had a nice ride out to the turnaround, picking up one other rider along the way. After we turned around, though, Donald got on the front and stepped up the pace a bit into the headwind, but it was good. My legs felt none the worse for wear after yesterday's long ride, and I was rather enjoying the chance to look at the scenery a bit. The river always looks nice on a clear sunny day like this.
Apparently he's in the trucking business now! I must have missed the memo. So anyway, we had a nice ride out to the turnaround, picking up one other rider along the way. After we turned around, though, Donald got on the front and stepped up the pace a bit into the headwind, but it was good. My legs felt none the worse for wear after yesterday's long ride, and I was rather enjoying the chance to look at the scenery a bit. The river always looks nice on a clear sunny day like this.Yesterday I had been called over to Coliseum St. to take some photos of a house that my mother is listing (she's a real estate agent).
It's a nice old Garden District house with lots of 'character.' Actually, the downstairs had been renovated quite nicely. The upstairs wasn't quite as nice, but anyway there was a nice little courtyard in back and ample parking, which made it rather attractive. So I wandered around snapping all of the usual photos for the real estate listing. It's harder than you'd think to get decent photos of the interior of a house for this sort of thing. I'd need a wide-angle lens to do it right. As it is, I always end up pressing myself up into a corner in order to try to get enough of the room into the photo.
It's a nice old Garden District house with lots of 'character.' Actually, the downstairs had been renovated quite nicely. The upstairs wasn't quite as nice, but anyway there was a nice little courtyard in back and ample parking, which made it rather attractive. So I wandered around snapping all of the usual photos for the real estate listing. It's harder than you'd think to get decent photos of the interior of a house for this sort of thing. I'd need a wide-angle lens to do it right. As it is, I always end up pressing myself up into a corner in order to try to get enough of the room into the photo. Today is the start of the city's annual French Quarter Festival. I guess the weather tomorrow will dampen things a bit, but I may make it downtown tomorrow evening since The Wife is working a meeting downtown all weekend and has a room at one of the hotels. Meanwhile, I'm stuck walking the neighbor's dogs!
So the folks in Baton Rouge sent out an email yesterday afternoon saying that they were postponing the Time Trial until Sunday. I figure that ought to about guarantee that we won't get the bad weather that was predicted -- at least not on Saturday! It's just as well, I guess. I still need to do my taxes and a gloomy and stormy backdrop seems quite appropriate.
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