Trees and Shrubs

S came into town this morning (we're both tired) and of course, today is the first day it has rained for several weeks. The rain was pretty light and intermittent, so we decided to stick to the plan of going to the arboreteum and the Fremont district. We figured out that we walked about 3.5-4 miles, mostly uphill...I don't know why, but I didn't take any pictures in Fremont.

This is a bridge at the arboreteum

I just liked the way the tree looked around this lamp post


Did I mention the arboreteum was very hilly?

I don't know what this tree was, but it had beautiful red bark

S and some more stairs

Biker's Butt

My sister has a pretty nice mountain bike, but since she moved to Missouri without it, it has languished here in the garage for about 10 years without being ridden. Since gas in Seattle is above $4.36 a gallon (ARGH), and I am more than a little out of shape, I would like to work on the bike thing, so dad helped me get new tires and get it cleaned up and I rode it around a little bit this weekend. Let me just say that the first investment I will make bike-wise is a seat that is designed for a woman. Sheesh.