a bright neon standing pole in one of the newer trains on the northwest C-Train line. this was hopefully the last train ride I’ll be taking for some time, now that my bike is back out of the shop.

my brothers and sister. one of us is now a grandfather. I feel old.

the grass in the soccer field behind our house is some kind of insane mosquito factory. walking home from the bus, I got dozens of bites from the little buggers.

*scratchscratch*

the black blurs are mosquitos, swarming me as I paused to take a photo.

I blew up this giant 4′ diameter plastic sphere hamster wheel for the boy, and now he’s having a blast rolling around the yard in it. He wants to sleep in it…

I spent much of the day crunching a stack of academic papers to prepare my research proposal. It seems for every paper I read, I wind up with several more to follow up with. The stack keeps growing…

life will find a way.

I had to take the bike into Bow Cycle for some work. I blew out the bottom bracket, and the chain was stretched and needed replacing. it likely needs another casette (after replacing it in February). and new disk brake pads. Still, it’s way cheaper than driving, or a gym membership. After over 15,000km on the bike, a little maintenance should keep it on the road for a few more…

the bottom bracket on my bike wore out – not sure what’s happened exactly. the bottom bracket is definitely loose, with noticeable (and scary) wobbling and popping now, making it rather unsafe to ride. maybe worn bearings? something else? I’ll take it into Bow Cycle ASAP for repairs, meaning I’m bikeless for awhile. #cranky.

nearly home, after heading up the BFH, and about to do a quick trip up the LFH (that’s the pathway and the bottom half of the LFH to the left of the trees)

another summer storm brews over the foothills, before pushing over the city, as seen from across a decidedly empty soccer field.