Pretty Ones

Minnesota tulips are blooming this week. While not competing with the Michigan tulips in abundance, they do exhibit some brave beauty. These are growing at Linwood Playground.



Flat tire. The same rear tire that went flat last week on KS's Bianchi did it again this afternoon. On a day when I hoped to improve my monthly mileage, we set out for Como and perhaps a lap or two around the lake. We made it across Summit before the telltale hiss of air escaping from rubber came from her rear tire. We walked it home and went off to the bike shop to find out why the previously new tube was now leaking. The bike guy was apologetic and fixed it for free. It was a piece of glass stuck through the tire and unnoticed the first time. KS is seen below, looking a little sad perhaps, but the tire is back to round and has been around the block a few times as a test of its new reliability. It put a kink in the day, but there will be others like it.