Bike to School

The ride to school today has been a long time coming. I thought they would just naturally want to ride their bikes because the freedom is so great. Turns out, getting driven is easier. Traffic as it is, I have been inclined to oblige their whims.

Our new place tho? Totally bike-able. Boy has been asking for an apple watch which I told him (a) he could have if he could keep up with all of his things and (b) he would need to have if he was biking to school all the time.

And so this day happened. Some people look forward to first steps or graduating from kindergarten - this is my proud mama moment. My son biked to school for the first time.

Further objections to bike lanes.

This is another beautiful coloration of why I kind of object to bike lanes. There's no way I'm going to clear that tree if I stay outside the solid white line.

 Trying to come up with a clothesline/tree line pun.

Regarding bike lanes, let's talk about how I want to turn left at this light.

I object, a little bit, to bike lanes. This weirdness happens at intersections. Check out how this bike lane just decides to END