An Epic Bike Ride

Our weather was all over the place yesterday.

When I walked out to the mailbox the sun was so bright and warm, 

I decided a bike ride in the neighborhood was in order.

A shower was needed, hair had to be washed and blown dry,

 - I did not want to scare the neighbors -

by the time I was done, it was raining...good thing for the delay I thought,
you don't want to get caught outside in the rain!

Later on, the sun came out and it was again gorgeous outside.

On the driveway, getting ready, 

it was starting to cloud up a little but we decided to go anyway.

This, quickly turned to...

this...

and we did not make it home in time.

There was hail, thunder, lightning and a deluge of rain.

We were riding in a retirement community by our home, and we huddled between 2 buildings.

We were in quite the quandary,  

but as it let up a little, the hubs rode home,

got the car and came and got me.

It has been reported that there may have been a tornado in our section of town,
some of the pictures are pretty impressive and can be viewed in this article.

If you like pina coladas...remember that one?

The Special Tulips...

Every year, in late November, the hubs plants tulip bulbs in the garden...just for me.

He picks them out, orders them and plants them by himself.

The color is always a surprise and I adore the colors he picked this year.

These are around the mailbox, out by the street...

If we are out in the yard,

there is not one person who passes by that does not comment on their beauty.

Right now, there are a lot of people out walking and biking,

a lot of people enjoying them.

And I hope the mailman is enjoying them too, we have a great mailman!

They line the front center garden where the daffodils were.

And this small garden around the pretty birdhouse.

Once the daffodils fade, the tulips open up and take their place.

I always forget to say, that this birdhouse is made from all recycled materials.

A very interesting work of art, the artist included paperwork detailing how he made this piece,

and where all the materials came from.

The hubs bought it for me for my birthday, a long time ago.
It is a favorite, for so many reasons!