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…
Medicine Hat Cat
I try to name my cats after beautiful mountain vistas through which I cycled. For example, Sunwapta was named for the beautiful area in the Canadian Rockies from Sunwapta Pass to Sunwapta Falls along the Icefields Parkway. Blue Mesa was named for the Blue Mesa of Curecanti region between Montrose and Gunnison in Colorado. Paso…
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…
Robles’s Birthday
Robles turned two years old this December. She came to live with me back in April of 2012. She arrived just a little over a week after her great great great great Grandmother Cheetah passed away. The timing was a sad coincidence. Plans for Robles’s arrival were made months earlier. I had no idea that…
Mountain Lioness Watching Over the House
Mountain Lioness watching over the house, making sure not a creature is stirring not even a mouse. About once a week, I find either a dead snake or gecko in the house. Critters don’t last long in this house. Any critter that makes the mistake of coming into this house meets a very quick and…