{"id":573895850,"date":"2023-06-05T21:25:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T01:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573895850"},"modified":"2023-06-06T10:46:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:46:02","slug":"the-cats-bike-rides-video-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2023\/06\/05\/the-cats-bike-rides-video-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The cats, bike rides, video and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since we were away visiting last Monday we didn&#8217;t have our regular feature &#8212; the site&#8217;s most popular feature, mind you &#8212; of checking in with the kitties. And they have been sure to remind me of that omission continually. So let&#8217;s dive in. <\/p>\n<p>Phoebe has thoughts on all of these notions of travel. She is not a fan.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/june23\/june01.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>She would much rather I stay here and admire her stretching abilities. And also give her belly rubs. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/june23\/june02.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Poseidon, meanwhile, was a little more chill about it &#8212; and that&#8217;s a phrase I never thought I could use with him. Here, he&#8217;s just snoozing a day away on the top of the sofa.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/june23\/june03.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>He was, however, none too pleased with our spending part of Sunday afternoon on the back deck without him. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/june23\/june04.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The cats, in other words, are doing just fine.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/blog\/banners\/bannerbloomingtonbike.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>We went for a bike ride on Saturday morning. Up and away before it got too warm. We finished and it was about 80 degrees and I was once again amazed at the difference in the last moments of a ride and the first moments after you dismount. Nothing ever seems so hot as those few seconds where I am turning my bike computer off, taking off the bike shoes and trying to get inside to cooler air. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/june23\/june05.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>We did about 27 miles. I was ahead of her by just a few seconds when I took that photo, somewhere in mile 11 or so. She would catch up with me in the 14th mile, we stayed together for a few more miles, and then I dropped her. So, nice guy that I am, trying to demonstrate good bike date etiquette, I waited for her. Then, after mile 17 she recovered, just as I predicted, and shot herself out of a cannon. <\/p>\n<p>I did not see her again on Saturday morning until the odometer read 26.59. And, even then, she was but a colorful dot way up the road.<\/p>\n<p>Today, it was just me. I put in 29 more miles, basically the same route, with a slight change at the end. It was harder, I was faster, and now I&#8217;m trying to keep my shoulders from cramping up. But there&#8217;s video!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i7MtCh2RMmM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s ride made this year my fourth-best in terms of miles. By the end of this week 2023 should be in third place. It&#8217;ll take some time to crack the top two, however.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/blog\/banners\/bannercapers.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Sunday scenes. This is the big beautiful maple tree in the backyard. It dominates one half of the view from the deck. It&#8217;s a good view.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/june23\/june06.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And it has been a long time since I noticed this, but the way the house is oriented, and because of the features around us, we don&#8217;t see the best sunsets here. But if you look around at the right time you get a nice sliver of light coming through the front door. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/june23\/june07.jpg\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The light is pointing east. So was I, more or less, when I shot that photo of the maple tree. The photo of The Yankee on her bike? I&#8217;m facing the west. The two shots of Poe? He&#8217;s pointing east-ish. Phoebe? East, then west. What does it all mean? Not the first thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since we were away visiting last Monday we didn&#8217;t have our regular feature &#8212; the site&#8217;s most popular feature, mind you &#8212; of checking in with the kitties. And they have been sure to remind me of that omission continually. So let&#8217;s dive in. Phoebe has thoughts on all of these notions of travel. 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