Sunny but Sad ...

It was a Beautiful Day for a Bike Ride today.

OK, a little windy, but warmer, sunshine ... and ... oh yeah ... I'm retired too. Can it get better?

I headed downtown into the west wind (15mph) to get to Java's where I could grab a pound of espresso ground coffee. (I ran outta coffee yesterday morning, so this was an "emergency" errand). After picking up the stash, I headed toward the River Trail and passed by the NOW OPEN skate park under the Freddie-Sue Bridge. Lotsa skaters. Awesome!

Down the River Trail to Genesee Valley Park ... 

​ ... I cruise through, down East River Road and back into the trail before popping out onto  Crittenden and just get started up the Lehigh trail back toward the Erie Canal and get a phone message. It was the vet's office. I call them back and tell them I'm in the area on my bike, and I'll be right over.

I get there, wait outside the office, and a staff member comes out to hand me a bag. She says she's very sorry, and I can't even speak. I sit down on a bench outside for a while to gather myself before putting the package in my pack and head home sooner than I expected for today. I get to Cobbs Hill Park and see a pretty bed of flowers and think "what a nice picture that would make", so I stop.
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I get home and look over the contents of the bag.

Even with the beautiful sunshine, this was a very dark day.
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G-Bye Sweetheart. I Love You.