mid may

Mid May has brought our first picnics in the vineyard, long hours of daylight, painted toenails, smoothies on the patio, muddy shoes, the start of vertical kilometer training, pretty flowers, some scootering,  more climbing, first refreshing dips in the river, and some snow today. Enjoy this lovely month!  

bike ride

Today I decided to go for a little bike ride, and after a bit of riding, pushing, and eventually carrying the road bike up steep trails, I ended up above Le Gralet in the Jura.

I stretched and rested looking out to the Alps and enjoying the sun. Then for the difficult part...coming back down. I love riding up, but I white knuckled the whole descent. I want to call it a 45km ride, but for about 2 hours of that trip, the bike road me. This is what happens when I try not to go running! Another beautiful (if slightly loony) day in the mountains.