2-7-11

Martin: One of the chores for the day before heading out.

Me: Home again and it's good to see our girl.
Harley says "Where have you been?!?!?"

2-6-11

Martin: Change in the weather and temperature. At least we can sleep at night.

Me: No biking today. Instead we packed up and headed to Coronado Island where we enjoyed a pecan sticky bun & and hot chocolate on the patio of the Hotel Del Coronado. We had a really nice 4 days in San Diego!

2-5-11

Martin: Mangrove trees on the water's edge with gum trees up the hills along the local Woronora River - from a short walk this morning.

Me: Today we took it easier on the bikes. Bob rode 60 miles and I rode 30 up the coast. Spent a good bit of the afternoon relaxing on the beach. This evening Bob and I took the beach cruisers out for a sunset ride along the boardwalk and followed it up with a yummy seafood dinner. 

2-4-11

Martin: Took a pic of the kids cricket match going on in the park next door to the tennis courts where Daniel was playing in Bonnet Bay - still having a game and it's over 40 degrees out there! 

Me: Just got back from a 70 mile biking day that took us to the top of Palomar Mountain (home of Palomar Observatory). Was a tough ride with 8,000ft of climbing. Gorgeous views. Planning to do a shorter ride tomorrow so we can get in some beach time.

2-3-11

 Martin: Here is a feather that was on the stones outside our front door this morning. It's about seven inches long and an iridescent blue that doesn't reproduce in the picture all that well.   

Me: We made it to San Diego! 10 of us are staying in a condo on Mission Bay and right across the street from Mission Beach. Sunny and cool made for a perfect biking day. Today we rode along the coast through Torrey Pines, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad and back. Beautiful.

2-2-11

 Martin: Flowers in the coastal sand dunes that somehow survived the heat of the last couple of days.

Me: The news predicted a freeze last night. Doesn't happen often here, but we brought the flowers in just in case. The rest of the country is having epic snow & ice storms.

2-1-11

Martin: Daniel is 'baby sitting' a young Bearded Dragon while the owner is away.

Me: Friendly gal from our neighborhood McDonald's drive-thru handing me my near daily hot chocolate with whipped cream.