Bikes and Beans

I like biofuels ... my bicycle runs on them.

I went for an early Sunday morning ride. The air was cool and the wind was nearly calm. Not too much traffic, but I did pass a couple of bicycles. It's good to see that other folks are beginning to ride more. My neighbor, who's in his seventies, came over to borrow my tire pump the other day. He said he plans to begin riding for errands. That's how it starts ... people just need a good reason to begin riding, and before long they find that they kinda like it. The important thing is to remember that the bicycle is not in charge of when and how much you ride. Ride when you want to or need to. It's just another form of transportation. Saving money and achieving physical fitness are bonuses.

Our little vegetable garden experiment continues to surprise me. This morning I picked a mess of green beans (our third, I think) and the plants are still blooming. I'd have thought that the heat would have killed them by now. The peppers are doing well, especially the ones that are partially shaded by the enormous cauliflower and brussels sprouts plants. The tomato plants are much larger than I expected they would be, so they're crowding each other. This week I spotted our first little green tomato. I'll bet that before long we'll be giving tomatoes away.