Tag: Loop
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Mid-October Sunday Morning Ride
Mid-October Sunday Morning Ride the morning air moist and freshafter yesterday’s rainlarge and small animal tracksstanding out in the damp butdrying mud of the riverbeda little standing waterhere and therebut the floodwatersare gone a multitude of skinkscrisscrossing the pathfinally out of theirhidey-holes a-trollin’ the sky overheada brilliant deep bluefaded to the horizonsartist-clouds ofPayne’s gray to…
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Another October Morning Ride
Another October Morning Ride rode out this morningunder a gray dappled skyfifty shades ?more like four or fivethe fifty reserved for justificationbackbone of human pride only a few walkers and bikersout on the Loop so farperhaps they took the rainforecast seriously only a few spittlesout and backthen once homea little pitter-patcool my fatiguedmuscle mass old…
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October Morning Ride
October Morning Ride pristine blue overheaddesert panorama bathedin golden sunshine long shadows layacross the crowded pathjoggers and bikers galore someone said, “must be trainingfor an upcoming event”their huffing, puffing, and sweating but Occam’s razor might suggestthat it’s just a beautiful morningenjoying outside’s cool morning air roadrunner startles medarts across my path aspigeons flock overhead again,…
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Cool Early Fall Ride
Cool Early Fall Ride cool morningin the mid 60s Fhigh 70s Fon the return cloudless domebut for a few billowsplumping up from thedistant northern peaks sunlight sparkles offthe receding flood watersrolling north to thewaiting Gila the roar of RCmodel boatsrooster-tailing onSilverbell lakeshattered themorning’s gentlepeace a couple of fatskinks zigzagedacross the pathand a large blackbird of…
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Roadrunner
Encountered this fellow on Tuesday’s ride… thought he deserved a few verses of his own…; -) Roadrunner ran across my patha challenge to race, it seemsheaved in my hot face goth-like personawearing a stiff black mohawkand long tail feathers feet resemblingspinning wheels throwing up dustdark-rimmed eyes glaring challenge presentedmy momma didn’t raise no foolso just…
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September Morning Ride
This is based on my Tuesday morning ride – 9/23/25. 26 miles in a little less than 3 hrs. Yes, I was quite ‘burnt’ and exhosted by the time I got home…; -) September Morning Ride starring into the deep blue voida single thought-bubble-cloudpresiding over mountains and sky riding a sun-bakedand blistered, faded side streeta…
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Late Summer Morning Ride
Late Summer Morning Ride Rolled out under a white and grayMostly cloudy sky Not much of the animal kingdomOut on display A couple of Prairie dog pupsSkittered in the margins A few ground squirrelsScampered along bridge supports Also, a few ‘spandex weenies’Asserting their imperious ‘right of way’ By the homeward bound legMost clouds had given…
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Equanimity … Ha Ha Ha
Equanimity … Ha Ha Ha irritated and depressedequanimity shatteredconstantly under firewith humanity’sin-humanityconstantly in myface whether from the newsor friends ‘helpful’un-asked-forcynicalupdates andreviews destroy my desireto just open my sensesbe here and nowin the desert’smorning sunrolling alongbeside the drySanta Cruz to hell with‘humanity’ andso-called ‘civilization’we’re obviously gettingwhat we deservecommensing ourinevitableend –LE – 9/11/25 PS: The only real…
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First Long September Morning Ride
First Long September Morning Ride Twenty-three miles beginning to end70% chance of rain Google said But no sky-spittle hit the pathLeaf-blown by park staff Bright blue marbled sky north and westSlate-gray to the south and east Southern mountains hidden inSmoggy mist-veils, almost unseeable But sun prevailed by ride’s endSweat dripping down my face As I…
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Final Ride For August 2025
Final Ride For August 2025 Morning in the dog daysOf summerWhite brush strokeFeathered cloudsMarble the summertimeBlue overhead Southern mountainsHidden in theMorning mistsNo breezesThis morningThe dusty-dryPersists Only a fewFauna outAnd aboutA Prairie dog pupA couple ofRoadrunnersDancing aboutA bird of preySwooped lowBefore us andVanished intoThe riverbed A short one todayHome beforeSol could crackMy already wellDone skin Tomorrow,…
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