good thing i got lucky
Good thing I was in a construction zone when she tried to cross the road. Otherwise, I would’ve been going much faster than I was. Chances are I would…
gravel hazard panmure road & lanark 17
As I see the occasional rider on my Almonte/Blakeney/Pakenham/Blakeney/Almonte warm-up loop, I thought I would let everyone know there’s a lot of loose gravel on the corner of Panmure…
perfect timing
Sunday, July 24, 2022, Almonte, Ontario, Canada: I didn’t expect to ride today. We had intermittent deluges from early morning until late afternoon. It rained HARD. Then, at about 6…
sunset ride
Mostly, I ride solo. I’m accustomed to solitude so it fits for me. Still, when the opportunity presents itself I also love to ride with someone else. There’s something special…
running on empty
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields… Jackson Browne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inconveniently, my Yamaha V-Star 250 is…
strawberry fields forever. or maybe until monday.
We didn’t just happen upon the strawberry fields. Barb put them in our ride plan. The synchronicity of the route wouldn’t surface until after the fact, which isn’t surprising as…
endless practice: the art of slow motorcycle riding
The first time I saw Mark Walker’s parking lot practice video – shot with a drone – I was mesmerized. For one thing, it’s difficult to ride a motorcycle…
i lost my marbles (part 2)
Not much to say about this other than I lost my marbles in December and found them again in April. This poem is about that. i lost my marbles…
spring is sprung
Everyone in Canada loves spring. Especially the everyones who ride motorcycles. Braaaaap! spring is sprung by susan © 2022 Listen here: Read here: spring is sprung spring’s the…
ride o’clock
When Ottawa Motorcycle Riders group member Pinkie shared a post about it being ‘ride o’clock somewhere’ on a snowy day in February, I was inspired to write the first…