crop-dusting

We've been enjoying a nice heat-wave out here on the Plains. Even a few days without the gale-force winds...(though they are few and far between). Last week on one of my rides, our friend Pete was flying overhead, finally able to perform his "crop-dusting" jobs, as the wind wasn't too bad. It's cool to watch him do his acrobatic-air-ballets....but not so cool are the smell and other after effects of dusting the crops with whatever he dusts them with.

I think some of the dust landed on top of my water-bottle or something, as I have had a bad stomach since that day. Mike says no---but I am not so sure he's right. It reminds me of the California Med-fly junk. Remember that? Anyway, my tummy is finally feeling better....

We are leaving for the North this weekend and I am very excited. On Sunday we are meeting up with Joe and Chantal Bennett for a nice dinner in Duluth. They've invited us to stay on their sailboat...located in the new yacht harbor there, and if the weather permits we will go sailing Sunday evening. Maybe Joe can find us a place for sushi? In San Francisco, when Joe and Chantal came to visit us, we ate so much sushi that the sushi-waiter wouldn't bring us anymore...deciding we'd had enough. Then on Monday we will travel even further North to Grand Marais...for some unknown territory exploration by bicycle. Perhaps even some kayaking...weather permitting.

My Mom called last night. (She's doing fabulous, by the way, thanks to all of you who always remember to ask!) In fact, she and Layne went riding around Shoreline on their bicycles yesterday. She said they rode into 10MPH winds and thought of me. 10MPH winds = calm out here. I rode in 20-25 MPH hot wind yesterday....having had a bad tummy all week, I had to watch my re-hydration levels....I had a light dinner and took it easy afterwards.

Mike lost his wedding ring....it is somewhere either in the house or outside. We don't know. The thing is, we keep a pretty clean house and we've pretty much turned the place upside down....and so maybe it is in the lawn? We're borrowing a metal detector to see if we can find it. It would have been nice to make it to the honeymoon with our wedding rings....I think it is depressing me---not that I am depressed...it's just in the back of mind.

OK. Have a wonderful week. I sure do love the summer.