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[olivermoss]

I was on a bike today for the first time in, um, let's call it at least a decade. It was an e-bike, which I've never been in before, they and act a lot differently when you first push down on the petal. The Biketown racks near me are all in areas where I don't want to try the traffic and I refuse to ride on the sidewalk. I hate people who do that and act like having a little bell gives them rights. But I was out in Freemont and missed me bus and a Biketown bike was just there blocking the sidewalk and I was like, huh, I can try this.

Biggest challenge, the app is a mess. I don't know if I'll ever want to ride in parts of town, but I'd like it to give my photo excursions more flexibility. Also for reshoots in some areas, since I am only just me, having a way to scoot away if things get weird is good.

I didn't have my real camera with me, so just some cell phone grabs for now... but... *drumroll* first sidewalk pumpkins of the year! Spooky season is coming. Chilly nights and overpriced coffee drinks will return.

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[lovelyangel]

Ha! Coincidentally today I rode my bicycle for the first time in three years. Can you forget how to ride a bicycle? It turns out the answer is 'Yes.' (Shifting gears is a mess.) At least you don't have to worry about that with an e-bike. On the other hand, I don't need an app to use my bike.

[olivermoss]

Some things came back really fast, like standing on petals to get better visibility. But, yeah, if I want to do some e-bike stuff I really, really need to ease into it.

[dine]

oh, what lovely sidewalk pumpkins! I'm a huge fan of those

guess it's time to load up my autumn/Halloween icons, isn't it?

[olivermoss]

I love the parking strip pumpkins, and how it's such a thing here

[mistressofmuses]

Pumpkins! :D

[megan_moonlight]

That's a cool pumpkin! I've never seen a pumpkin in the wild.

[olivermoss]

People growing crops in parking strips is a whole thing here, usually I find a few parking strip pumpkin patches this time of year