I have watched these young horses grow up together the last two years. The first time I saw them they were tiny foals nursing from their mother. I always stop by their horse farm whenever I cycle the Withlacoochee bike trail on my way to Inverness. The horse farm is just a short distance…
Category: Life Experiences
Retirement Bicycle Ride Celebration
Champagne at end of celebration ride My friend Rick celebrating with me at the end of the ride A year and a half ago, my friend Rick and I went on a bike ride to celebrate his retirement. At the end of that ride, we celebrated with a champagne toast. I remember being so happy…
A Year of Great Change
Significant changes occurred during 2013. Sarhina, the last of the five great cats who lived with me from 1998 till this year passed in April at the age of 15. My mother passed in June at the age of 90. And I retired from the corporate world in November after 34 years. 2013 was neither…
Final Ride of 2013
Sunrise in Hernando County at the start of probably my last long distance ride of the year. I cycled about 2500 miles this year, and at my tortoise like pace, that works out to about 250 hours on the bike. Those 250 hours were probably the best hours I spent in 2013.
Sarhina’s Gravestone
I finally laid Sahrina’s tombstone over her gravesite today, seven months after she passed above the earth plane on April 30th. I now have nine cats buried in my cat garden from over thirty years of having cats. I shared my home with the beautiful black cats, PC, Onyx, Ebony. Then I lived with the…