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it is really just getting kinda wintry here in southern new England —- we are only 10 miles north of the shoreline of far eastern Long Island sound — that body of water has a warming effect that creeps up the river and generally keeps things pretty snow free and ridable year round — with a few exceptions — but fewer and fewer… not very cheery to linger on the negative implications of that, but if I think of the positives, for the South New England cyclist, this means riding season is year round. (working on a winter riding gear/clothing list for an upcoming YouTube)

I last spoke with you right after the leaves left us for the year. the temps have been in the 40s for the most part, but down in the 30s for more than a few rides last week. do you like talking about the weather??? I sure do. I don’t care about the small talk roll your eyes this is so typicalness of it … i mean, we ride our bikes out there!

the above photos are from last month — the last of the autumn olive harvest around here. its an invasive, and dang is it prolific… and tasty! those big ol berries, especially after a frost, taste like a good tart apple, and they are loaded with a dense array of antioxidants. 2-3X the lycopene of tomatoes! as you can see here, these were nice and ripe and ready to just be devoured by a group of lycopene hungry cyclists.

the above photo was taken on a day that was in the 30s. it was a 70 mile ride, and josh and I were pretty cold right here after stopping in chester for ice cream of all things. we both live on the other side of the river up a hill. it takes 30 min to get home, including canoe ride. this method saves us 30 min and a very steep hill if we were to ride around and take the swing bridge to the north. I leave the canoe at the ferry landing behind an old abandoned house. I feel very fortunate to have figured out this hack out, and i will take photos of it every tine for as long as I live here I am sure.

its been very cozy at home thanks in part to this Jotul 118. I grew up in a house with the thermostat set never above 60, so that is how I’ve lived most my life. 3 sweaters on inside in the winter, and I’d go outside and move around longs to warm up every 2 hours or so. now we have this thing and with a few logs its 70-80 degrees in here! I sometimes don’t even put my shirt on. I like to show off my bod, even if no-one is there to see.

we got it for free through the local paper last year and just paid quite a lot ($1750) to have it installed though our existing chimney. I am happy for it, it has changed out lives, but it only took them 1.5 hours! well, thats how it goes sometimes– I did research and that seams to be the going rate. I never wanted to have a house really. but this one is nice, and I am happy we have it as we get older. it is also a great place to have family. all of our families live nearby or with us. above is our nephew waiting for the tea to boil

okay that ends this rambling blogger entry — most of these photos were taken with a fuji xpro3 with a 7 artisans 35 f1.2 manual