Memorial day biking

We did a 3.6 mile bike loop today, with much more success than when we tried it last year. Peter's legs have gotten longer and he's a good little rider, although his energy was flagging a bit at the end. There were a lot of walkers and a few runners and rollerbladers on the trail, so we practiced saying cheerfully "On your left!" and then not running people over, which does not come naturally, it turns out. Grace is speedy and rode really well - I almost talked Mike into letting me take her to Bike the Drive yesterday (bikes on Lakeshore drive!) but it's a 15 mile loop and that feels like a long way for a 7 year old. Maybe another year.







In garden news, the spiky not-an-iris that took me a long time to identify as a yucca is finally happy enough to bloom. The flowers, from what I recall from various bike rikes through the neighborhood, are not that pretty, but a happy yucca is a good yucca. In iris news, we've got a few buds going, and it's clear that there are two types of iris here - one shorter and purple, one taller and (I think) yellow. I'm hoping that a few more give buds, but either way, they're looking good. There are also a few lilies that survived our tender loving neglect (and in Peter's case, some stomping) and look to be headed for blooming in maybe a month.