tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33811166948345002642024-03-17T20:04:25.684-07:00Mesquite HuggerGoing Green in the Thorns of the Texas PanhandleDaniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.comBlogger949125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-11667936840392749472024-02-26T08:07:00.000-08:002024-02-26T09:59:32.490-08:00Bits of Phenology: Spring 2024 (Don't Blink!)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Weeds, Birds, Wind, and a Happy Hound</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gutagkLE4a1NV4Hq60QFC61f7XYooQRa2244TOaseRXq-Z-uFrPNJjM1a1o5fSe8y8pPXUImnUi0rOlF1K-IviaCq422kMxCc-mXuo6SCkVnI2sLg9KvaMPyckg-Gx6cB0TmL-ofhH0FOTz7mVfwYnkX-W23mDswqiNZEsQgI25ZEjOkEfZm9yyP1ec/s4032/PXL_20240226_140312964.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gutagkLE4a1NV4Hq60QFC61f7XYooQRa2244TOaseRXq-Z-uFrPNJjM1a1o5fSe8y8pPXUImnUi0rOlF1K-IviaCq422kMxCc-mXuo6SCkVnI2sLg9KvaMPyckg-Gx6cB0TmL-ofhH0FOTz7mVfwYnkX-W23mDswqiNZEsQgI25ZEjOkEfZm9yyP1ec/w400-h225/PXL_20240226_140312964.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outside my office door this morning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This weekend I was pedaling down an alley and spotted my first robin of 2024. I remembered years ago sitting in a summer Spanish class and learning that robins are called <i>primaveras</i> in Spanish. <i>Primavera</i> is also the Spanish word for spring. I've been watching the signs of spring becoming more evident for a few weeks, but the robin cemented the deal in my mind. Spring is here, people!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCUSu3IxHURRFXEP00LwUabJqvuCSIokQ5Y0E0wzbkYvIadFTc1PyphphSoamvieCTU3bUn5eTwcDXyKuppbIi7QZ3KYbT4CCr3x7cCm5YUy-PlMvBlv5WrWZmdvR__t02eg3IC-C4hryfOdM1WNLR3NHUXfawdWeUqwb68K7O9r5TfZB4fdokiz4Fbo/s4032/PXL_20240225_203621746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCUSu3IxHURRFXEP00LwUabJqvuCSIokQ5Y0E0wzbkYvIadFTc1PyphphSoamvieCTU3bUn5eTwcDXyKuppbIi7QZ3KYbT4CCr3x7cCm5YUy-PlMvBlv5WrWZmdvR__t02eg3IC-C4hryfOdM1WNLR3NHUXfawdWeUqwb68K7O9r5TfZB4fdokiz4Fbo/w225-h400/PXL_20240225_203621746.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Patches of green here and there</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've seen several bird changes lately. Lots of cormorants have arrived. They've become much more numerous in our local parks as the Canadian geese have flown away. There were white-crowned sparrows and some unfamiliar larks in the mesquites at Mae Simmons Park on Saturday. Great blue herons are much more numerous this week. The egrets haven't started showing up, but I'm watching for them. Northern shovelers are still hanging out in most of the playa lakes. I'm seeing (and hearing) more mockingbirds, and the starlings are starting to display their breeding plumage. This time of year makes me want bigger lenses and more patience for photography.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt50yzf-kB11SCcUkGqIYYPJcQF49SSznVuYw7thyphenhyphencsiXmbXUjXCdH0M2rr0s5zOmuLTWKsLyW79S6gk-ciVv9Ygz1AOfeiM0Qo07Ar4hK8RbB5D7QPSNQsEx1zRNRoMLtTWGrpgFABoBzG-6682pjsXx0s2dSPF4AbxHW3Abxw7CmLGrglJcL592By60/s3292/PXL_20240225_201736667~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3292" data-original-width="1850" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt50yzf-kB11SCcUkGqIYYPJcQF49SSznVuYw7thyphenhyphencsiXmbXUjXCdH0M2rr0s5zOmuLTWKsLyW79S6gk-ciVv9Ygz1AOfeiM0Qo07Ar4hK8RbB5D7QPSNQsEx1zRNRoMLtTWGrpgFABoBzG-6682pjsXx0s2dSPF4AbxHW3Abxw7CmLGrglJcL592By60/w225-h400/PXL_20240225_201736667~2.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little brown dots on the elms will soon be leaves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am spending more time outside, more time riding, and more time picking up trash. Yesterday the jeans got to skip the dryer. The little black Ford never left the house. I am so very thankful for time outside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwdGLbK596FzAKHbM0HWC96ZQUTWxg6E8zJupYm8eXwC-oohSQuWvqognanK7IPVdvG_Tqj88xq-e4V0PGUVA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click the pic to see a little Lubbock, Texas breeze.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This morning I did not need a coat or anything to keep my ears warm as I rode to work. It was almost sixty when I left the house this morning. It'll be a little tougher on the ride home - a forecast of 87 and 25 mile per hour winds. (And I'll be smiling the whole way!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqRU6Wrwg67gyzedFvoplC3aiEDx0P1zx1LZOXKSDjJL0nkxxcIPK8CTgCgJiJShfv6LOWlkMLEk6CUAq0wjGv_IYgR1Bq8G2bCzqzE1FHczN77J-Xtx9EMd6l76tZ9JhPnMn9428AJjSETOgslTJbg-1As1X-6D3Ib8lQjYy7AnV7TyFWPRLIvkmMK8/s4032/PXL_20240223_204500272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqRU6Wrwg67gyzedFvoplC3aiEDx0P1zx1LZOXKSDjJL0nkxxcIPK8CTgCgJiJShfv6LOWlkMLEk6CUAq0wjGv_IYgR1Bq8G2bCzqzE1FHczN77J-Xtx9EMd6l76tZ9JhPnMn9428AJjSETOgslTJbg-1As1X-6D3Ib8lQjYy7AnV7TyFWPRLIvkmMK8/w400-h225/PXL_20240223_204500272.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All those little yellow flowers at Mae Simmons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeT0ZSPxntIaVoTG3gw-uc2h643QaSZQ9IiJMGvDE3zOu1Wof05B2RzkG4MeVXFEjH1-m_Cw31e4cn2Fm32Gf1WJXy7cs9HH-UI-X2wtUWIcdUFDLbO-QBw2z2qJrIyX6IW9Q0dfhVPhVglaay5wUqWJNtr3iP0tIzB6HNsYG1RiZ59JcuIr9RVtnZNM/s4032/PXL_20240224_031424795.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeT0ZSPxntIaVoTG3gw-uc2h643QaSZQ9IiJMGvDE3zOu1Wof05B2RzkG4MeVXFEjH1-m_Cw31e4cn2Fm32Gf1WJXy7cs9HH-UI-X2wtUWIcdUFDLbO-QBw2z2qJrIyX6IW9Q0dfhVPhVglaay5wUqWJNtr3iP0tIzB6HNsYG1RiZ59JcuIr9RVtnZNM/w225-h400/PXL_20240224_031424795.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pic has nothing to do with spring, but Phoebe loves free publicity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">May you be enthralled with the beauty around you, may you be delighted with all the seasonal changes, and may you nap like a hound!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I pray you are joyful and well, and I sincerely thank you for checking in.</div><p></p>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com1Lubbock, TX, USA33.5845617 -101.84564175.2743278638211564 -137.0018917 61.894795536178847 -66.6893917tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-33527780385828056232024-02-16T09:12:00.000-08:002024-02-26T10:09:26.944-08:00Book-ending a Day with Two Guys Named "John"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAn9byPgIJplF9CfgXN8qvTeceRiOaj8T-bMN4N6SRfJsjwaxoBZ8NfgGTxW67MIanh2Dcu6XqwNHJiWTJsm8IXV9iG3dnfInuPj8MxPfztDUhQrEQRL0bppYpVvagyQYVBTI_G-8fnU4edT8Npayq_clMtojEXjojUISgNfN_yBsPlgnD30sI7aDTgY/s4032/PXL_20240215_134916958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAn9byPgIJplF9CfgXN8qvTeceRiOaj8T-bMN4N6SRfJsjwaxoBZ8NfgGTxW67MIanh2Dcu6XqwNHJiWTJsm8IXV9iG3dnfInuPj8MxPfztDUhQrEQRL0bppYpVvagyQYVBTI_G-8fnU4edT8Npayq_clMtojEXjojUISgNfN_yBsPlgnD30sI7aDTgY/w400-h225/PXL_20240215_134916958.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunrise (from work) 2.15.24</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>I started re-reading a Steinbeck book last night - <u>Travels with Charley</u>. Steinbeck's observations on people (and their motivations) always fascinate me, and those bits are definitely present in this particular book. This will be my fourth or fifth time to read it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>In the first few pages I had a revelation - I am reading it from a different set of eyes. Steinbeck lived the book in 1960 and wrote it in 1962. He died in December 1968. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>Our timelines on earth overlapped only five months; however, I've been a fan of his writing for three and a half decades. As I've read his work, I've always envisioned him as a much older man than myself, but I can't do that this time. <span> </span>In the opening pages of the book, he mentions that he's undertaking the journey across America at the age of fifty-eight - just three years older than I am now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the book, he talks about a wanderlust he's had his whole life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>I drink coffee most days with another man named John, a man who always has that urge to get up and go. He reads Steinbeck too, and (like Steinbeck) has named his pickup truck Rocinante. John (not Steinbeck) has been having a rough time lately, rough enough that his wanderlust has faltered a bit. But we heard some encouraging news this morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> Thank you, Lord, for these two men and their impacts on my life and the way they've helped me see the people and places of this world. Godspeed, John.</span><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhicWeaqkMuZmnBp86P7FfbV8xZcfBkOKbZ09iqVhrBeP94z62C1Ut-VaHPsblGOtPo8bVBaY_CU8mzzPsmLti4BgcGv465NPLBJUDZSsc1xv2oT9S0RYyUTTeJSJA5WDVUlzwUMIGO6kEU2FhlTw-WrGzEHrs5tuisYaA0RqPdblLpkr5zSc226djk8/s4032/PXL_20240216_004451264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhicWeaqkMuZmnBp86P7FfbV8xZcfBkOKbZ09iqVhrBeP94z62C1Ut-VaHPsblGOtPo8bVBaY_CU8mzzPsmLti4BgcGv465NPLBJUDZSsc1xv2oT9S0RYyUTTeJSJA5WDVUlzwUMIGO6kEU2FhlTw-WrGzEHrs5tuisYaA0RqPdblLpkr5zSc226djk8/w400-h225/PXL_20240216_004451264.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunset (from home) 2.15.24</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div> May you be blessed with good friends and mentors, and may you have the good fortune to be delighted with the world and the people around you!<p></p>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5845617 -101.84564175.2743278638211564 -137.0018917 61.894795536178847 -66.6893917tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-50730083295840708542024-02-09T10:10:00.000-08:002024-02-26T10:37:42.185-08:00Beauty inside Loop 289 (Lubbock 2023)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">January-February</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3_c4bp37dUqf5rFg1sSgzBTmBDPAgpCexgGRnWFMCLGCL9aLpfbcOtOnWM9TDTPXoYi2BCCZrd08X1b7ijtz6071hrNgrfNQs3ANFLdpubACrTvjYPZqfr5m4Q5m-Wg3RI60grxQ7fYwTEStmu-kd4MW9GYdgSD29U-Yo8kYSZpCvq9uJCm8qIOrsIQ/s4080/PXL_20230106_230119596.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3_c4bp37dUqf5rFg1sSgzBTmBDPAgpCexgGRnWFMCLGCL9aLpfbcOtOnWM9TDTPXoYi2BCCZrd08X1b7ijtz6071hrNgrfNQs3ANFLdpubACrTvjYPZqfr5m4Q5m-Wg3RI60grxQ7fYwTEStmu-kd4MW9GYdgSD29U-Yo8kYSZpCvq9uJCm8qIOrsIQ/w400-h301/PXL_20230106_230119596.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSKECbDMf3MQsXQEvzA5lxVcusrz3KpX6Qb-pTuqWJHr5tXGYODlbor7v8_kdTbCCUrLEKVnbV4cZmOaB6Uko1brqRgby1ZYg0ZfZRAqVqbg0uo7ttsnJiivYRL5VcvsfDgtsEa95otf-AvwOAWKi_RxwazAwKJVNzZeSSi4F8R3J1nva50UYMeptDbM/s4080/PXL_20230106_140032242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Find the Hawk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5845617 -101.84564175.2743278638211564 -137.0018917 61.894795536178847 -66.6893917tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-25915681706464298692024-02-09T09:27:00.000-08:002024-02-09T09:27:55.177-08:00Back in the (Mesquite-Hugging) Saddle Again<p> Yesterday I did something I haven't done in a while - I went to my favorite park with a trash bag and a picker-upper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYRMTWvNbUpg4yltMOMPRvkjbRG-Q9qzBhdH-UWRrc_QxQJ5BAsPJ0Kwwbf2A3WBM0K4yNcdRFDVsZ1frca0Gf8R6EX-mLwp8p3x8D4Zj7K3aB8oddrVBKE-vt43We6NapjGltduPODWSgTNyH2O7VUhlxHx-6V7M-CGTkRFyJgWn-6G8xOcpILV-7dA/s2244/PXL_20240208_213844123-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>It's a spot I visit often, a beautiful and peaceful place a few blocks from home. While I often pick up a few pieces of trash there, this is the first time in a very long time that I went focused and equipped for that purpose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62nRGpDY4cG8gWMz4wlyGVgcLwqXMWRwL9g2V4NuaF8ONWNlxZK505t77p1_OwE85d1yPzgFpRCRc_mZ1hukpneGkG5f2LSaQzOUKeskTWJKbB8iV8JBfm6Mlm1sHBDHl8tBhHe_v_9i8ijYWGpbGtR-jjLIdgri1_EIAGAqogfTaQMMtpikcCITHvys/s2742/PXL_20240208_212536231-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="2742" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62nRGpDY4cG8gWMz4wlyGVgcLwqXMWRwL9g2V4NuaF8ONWNlxZK505t77p1_OwE85d1yPzgFpRCRc_mZ1hukpneGkG5f2LSaQzOUKeskTWJKbB8iV8JBfm6Mlm1sHBDHl8tBhHe_v_9i8ijYWGpbGtR-jjLIdgri1_EIAGAqogfTaQMMtpikcCITHvys/w400-h225/PXL_20240208_212536231-EDIT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span> </span>It felt good. It felt right.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Mf9j3f4oHUH_rtOOsEGhDm7IuQmybEYx_LQp_uY9_GHByLEn8WbacRuxKyoNt8G-9udVw2RhiMRYtNgGl2_I-Zob6Q7pw7Gq7yVWPuxCPpwgzkOqOWNokq9PwEylHXngg82lhNhn0mqBg4SCsy3mifvV4PRuW_BTxTPGZMtW1QQIPidzJ06seR6bHwM/s2723/PXL_20240208_212508325-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="2723" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Mf9j3f4oHUH_rtOOsEGhDm7IuQmybEYx_LQp_uY9_GHByLEn8WbacRuxKyoNt8G-9udVw2RhiMRYtNgGl2_I-Zob6Q7pw7Gq7yVWPuxCPpwgzkOqOWNokq9PwEylHXngg82lhNhn0mqBg4SCsy3mifvV4PRuW_BTxTPGZMtW1QQIPidzJ06seR6bHwM/w400-h225/PXL_20240208_212508325-EDIT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span> </span>It's not anything huge, but it was nice to contribute to the beauty of the place rather than just soaking it in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgankV7y0o1vVfdhsOwLimfEPUjnBkVCYjgAqB1ZSI4FZhoy0WUpDifHjPyy3JcI1rY2kzNlNN2ks0oSYaC2YxV9_-bvCtpX2rgujfz6w8d6UxlIrqu0t5_hyLIL_a_xIvh4t7VxwBKYoNgCpLx1AvwS3drNCjyGLnsRWibuhfBtZ8_A50zp937hglYzes/s3170/PXL_20240208_212504890-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="3170" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgankV7y0o1vVfdhsOwLimfEPUjnBkVCYjgAqB1ZSI4FZhoy0WUpDifHjPyy3JcI1rY2kzNlNN2ks0oSYaC2YxV9_-bvCtpX2rgujfz6w8d6UxlIrqu0t5_hyLIL_a_xIvh4t7VxwBKYoNgCpLx1AvwS3drNCjyGLnsRWibuhfBtZ8_A50zp937hglYzes/w400-h223/PXL_20240208_212504890-EDIT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>Winter is a great season for picking trash up. The lack of green vegetation makes it easier to find and pick up all the flotsam that runs into the local ponds when it rains.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCWpDPcvgZFQYoIavDFrbdz8aLP_cWjFG7-RNGiBxY-vph4Zh-6o99v8Eg54EqPkwAwNChdY6h63mkAQDE3x82MoiYRKY1ycWVKuP8wFLRnlfA9Y3EQz9SEhqOfmUnZlNAPV_fARBQsPwNn8HQE7GuNz2UpHci7-ExBbXvxhuD1jVqyYxT0tRod0G_z0/s3445/PXL_20240208_212447267-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="3445" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCWpDPcvgZFQYoIavDFrbdz8aLP_cWjFG7-RNGiBxY-vph4Zh-6o99v8Eg54EqPkwAwNChdY6h63mkAQDE3x82MoiYRKY1ycWVKuP8wFLRnlfA9Y3EQz9SEhqOfmUnZlNAPV_fARBQsPwNn8HQE7GuNz2UpHci7-ExBbXvxhuD1jVqyYxT0tRod0G_z0/w400-h210/PXL_20240208_212447267-EDIT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>Mostly I found cans and bottles, but I also encountered clothes, toys, hygiene products, and a couple of car parts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqLZSX6o9zzO7J7W9mN63kmWUUs4MhheoY59VKEc66jFQ_fLkEpRlojBCM-AYknX3eDpNMULjdHRA3huk05dBdELWnKE1Lg9leQEY7qYwrIFnCpQ-p5LoUhwjmqTDem4YYMYCE7MQfZ3Q4Ko2y4t1LmdIEfWY7mmCdIsR-9N8wfkNbAItos2rtL9DPPg/s3447/PXL_20240208_212441295-EDIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1939" data-original-width="3447" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqLZSX6o9zzO7J7W9mN63kmWUUs4MhheoY59VKEc66jFQ_fLkEpRlojBCM-AYknX3eDpNMULjdHRA3huk05dBdELWnKE1Lg9leQEY7qYwrIFnCpQ-p5LoUhwjmqTDem4YYMYCE7MQfZ3Q4Ko2y4t1LmdIEfWY7mmCdIsR-9N8wfkNbAItos2rtL9DPPg/w400-h225/PXL_20240208_212441295-EDIT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>I spent about five minutes filling the bag. Then I spent another five minutes just breathing in and praying thanks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>Afterwards, I took a few pictures of ducks on the pond and was rewarded with a bird I never expected to see in the wild - especially not in the wilds of Lubbock - a Japanese wood duck!<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJs_1LAalP5co7y8_ocNApXlcfKNOMU2fHWpdhkX0L2VDFm-M61R2xpkZyVd-EozjI9atabKXxzzPaPWJg3Tqd8ZxNFsbsEq-yXge_m7w7-glNTYKQyxW4UHpx5ExRU3Sys2XCnN6eOJeMacwzas20hXpwRHDSc87iitR88V6cKXQ4EwWVbNA52CczBM/s1409/IMG_2192%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1409" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJs_1LAalP5co7y8_ocNApXlcfKNOMU2fHWpdhkX0L2VDFm-M61R2xpkZyVd-EozjI9atabKXxzzPaPWJg3Tqd8ZxNFsbsEq-yXge_m7w7-glNTYKQyxW4UHpx5ExRU3Sys2XCnN6eOJeMacwzas20hXpwRHDSc87iitR88V6cKXQ4EwWVbNA52CczBM/w400-h191/IMG_2192%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(the one at the top)</div><div><br /></div><span> </span>Last night was wonderful. The last several years have been rough ones. My focus has been on keeping the bills paid and repairing all the stuff that falls apart. But I started remembering times when stewardship was a regular focus. I remembered a time when <i>Mesquite Hugger</i> was a reflection of what I value. This planet, this environment, is a gift of incredible natural beauty. It is also our home that sustains us.<div><br /></div><div><span> </span>I'm ready to get back to work. I hope you will join me and spread the word. One dork picking up trash and choosing to live cleaner won't make much of a difference, but a whole bunch of us working together and inviting others along - that can be the start of something wonderful!</div><div><br /></div><div>(By the way, this morning I did something I haven't done in a while - I left the car at home and rode the bike to work. One more step...)</div><div><br /></div><div>I am praying for you to be blessed, joyful, well, and motivated to make life better for all.</div><div><br /></div><div>For a better look at the park mentioned in this post, check out this video:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EscJmpGaILQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="EscJmpGaILQ"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5845617 -101.84564175.2743278638211564 -137.0018917 61.894795536178847 -66.6893917tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-26857920969626434072023-09-05T13:09:00.203-07:002024-02-19T07:43:42.704-08:00Stewardship<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">…After all the storms this week. I wasn't feeling too productive. So, I decided to go for a short ride to see what the rain had done to and for our neighborhood park.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">So I grabbed the old GoPro and the even older bike…</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">and took off on a ride.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I rode through the neighborhood, I saw three downed trees, leaves all over the street, and water running swiftly in the gutter. As I rolled into the park, there was more running water, sunlight </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">light dappling through the trees, and a lot of drought-stricken vegetation breathing a huge sigh of relief. It was glorious. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, it was all glorious except for the downed trees and specifically that one branch that fell out of our elm tree and smashed the old Ford's windshield.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHK0FQDhNR1EfYXUIT4wv2MVt9wWY9Q15JuARkNFi8Ov24JJYIPjkF5M0CQHV5QAwah4Xi3-vJh-3CuJr9QLc2dSzK1gDoqYekvq_y5Cm0MrsoJnS6Wv0L_wNZMehYZAJTI2ZXmYSB6moJCzwpiMYMtZS2MVPO1BQGYFVBDFHRnpbbMUCuUhB5o89htc/s4032/PXL_20230915_153455296-EDIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHK0FQDhNR1EfYXUIT4wv2MVt9wWY9Q15JuARkNFi8Ov24JJYIPjkF5M0CQHV5QAwah4Xi3-vJh-3CuJr9QLc2dSzK1gDoqYekvq_y5Cm0MrsoJnS6Wv0L_wNZMehYZAJTI2ZXmYSB6moJCzwpiMYMtZS2MVPO1BQGYFVBDFHRnpbbMUCuUhB5o89htc/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_153455296-EDIT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">O<span style="text-align: left;">uch!</span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had just put new-to-me tires on the old bike, and</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> (for a while) they were doing great on the wet trail. As I pedaled further, the tires were overwhelmed with mud and leaves and sticks. My shoes and the pedals had the same problem. Even the brakes had the same problem.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwblGH65KyW5H17MWu9M8wFKnuuqpWKxgpiN4lnfCoLw6Z3q80SpG_TQrojBTgzfdl_-qAAFy-ASVgsJUf_A33k_zxj94H4BuVDHOBYGQAfYZ3_jVHXEfIpiO6CzFH6Vib9zE3HIfpiF7IYrricNw2zKh9FJ5XbiU9Wg_UzjbbToVE3a6xT0hdkJAi7uo/s1411/PXL_20230915_155232263-EDIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1411" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwblGH65KyW5H17MWu9M8wFKnuuqpWKxgpiN4lnfCoLw6Z3q80SpG_TQrojBTgzfdl_-qAAFy-ASVgsJUf_A33k_zxj94H4BuVDHOBYGQAfYZ3_jVHXEfIpiO6CzFH6Vib9zE3HIfpiF7IYrricNw2zKh9FJ5XbiU9Wg_UzjbbToVE3a6xT0hdkJAi7uo/w400-h225/PXL_20230915_155232263-EDIT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even so, it was still glorious…</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">______________________________</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just a few weeks ago the park was a very different story. The break in the trail where the ponds meet was the only spot in the park that still held water.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5A8yjECX1yIZjyttWH_sIaAeKsyoyj9U28mA2vRMf7diudfFFOaKXS9NQZP3-iJNf-mDweJDTcC0nK5kC9264t0PV6oU99tKPgdT-dZSPmgB7DKN6vXGwu7141yJe954Ex2anqeOC6cwSiXgy2l0loqrXrOMh05g7lqgMUugsJjCp9lfCspyWJoBRu8/s4032/PXL_20230820_161202203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5A8yjECX1yIZjyttWH_sIaAeKsyoyj9U28mA2vRMf7diudfFFOaKXS9NQZP3-iJNf-mDweJDTcC0nK5kC9264t0PV6oU99tKPgdT-dZSPmgB7DKN6vXGwu7141yJe954Ex2anqeOC6cwSiXgy2l0loqrXrOMh05g7lqgMUugsJjCp9lfCspyWJoBRu8/w400-h225/PXL_20230820_161202203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The puddle that was left was just a bit larger than our kitchen table. It was filled with carp, mud cats, mud cat fry, bullfrogs, and tadpoles.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEJO2O0k-FkVYmZugRMtjUPe4UXXVNTsavHp9LfqCNhcYYS2Yj321jQE8U09huCx-FA8aHatjP7eMTWk0HPKUV7ReUAKnxuLDLXpI91N28A6q16cZ2cLnauf7SLD87lOijKqdLyvck7IfMxIeH5YkEA2a_5Y16VYuyHaWnItGPMMHJeTX_F9DIV3nKwE/s4032/PXL_20230830_160351637.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEJO2O0k-FkVYmZugRMtjUPe4UXXVNTsavHp9LfqCNhcYYS2Yj321jQE8U09huCx-FA8aHatjP7eMTWk0HPKUV7ReUAKnxuLDLXpI91N28A6q16cZ2cLnauf7SLD87lOijKqdLyvck7IfMxIeH5YkEA2a_5Y16VYuyHaWnItGPMMHJeTX_F9DIV3nKwE/s320/PXL_20230830_160351637.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VmMubbXTPkABbsS7gvOlppofbdJs0ft78RX9-1vJ1UECYDnnloExi1t1gZQU44SfUVKhJ0Lz29cGp27_Ak_yDtEEdeil3CMbVVzPXJNfFgB3mGDKNF0_gV9Sl6JAMCzcJmsPYDjbDPk6x510JqNA6RE2bqDo10Vwzj6eu5IDNF7a4RIiql0yTkSKVT4/s1549/clapp%20dead%20fish%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1549" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VmMubbXTPkABbsS7gvOlppofbdJs0ft78RX9-1vJ1UECYDnnloExi1t1gZQU44SfUVKhJ0Lz29cGp27_Ak_yDtEEdeil3CMbVVzPXJNfFgB3mGDKNF0_gV9Sl6JAMCzcJmsPYDjbDPk6x510JqNA6RE2bqDo10Vwzj6eu5IDNF7a4RIiql0yTkSKVT4/s320/clapp%20dead%20fish%202.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Those still alive were gasping for air. Nothing was thriving except the herons and egrets that stopped by for an easy meal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">______________________________</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Over the last several years we've seen increasingly extreme drought and extremely high temperatures eventually followed by increasingly extreme storms. And when we look around, we see similar cycles all over the planet. Hurricanes. Floods. Wildfires. Earthquakes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">For years now, there's a word that keeps popping up in my reading, writing, and prayers - "stewardship".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lately it's been very, very present - enough so that when I sat down to write </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">my top five core values "stewardship" was first on the list.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Sunday morning. I went to church and was not surprised to see our pastor bring his sermon home to rest squarely on the idea of stewardship…</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Man, it's nice when the spirit gives you a nudge to let you know you're on track.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">…</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, hopefully, you'll be seeing more posts and more videos (maybe even some audio) on just that - stewardship for our environment, for our plants or animals, a</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">nd for all of our fellow people.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I pray that you and yours, no matter your specifics, heal and thrive in a world that is doing the same…</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now, I might just have to go for another bike ride…</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks a lot for coming along for the ride.</span></div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-68425755523935668292023-06-21T14:03:00.001-07:002023-06-23T06:30:26.305-07:00The First Lizard of 2023 plus Birds, Bugs, and Peace<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've hit that time when it is too darn hot. As I type this, it's 103 degrees outside. Yeesh! So I decided to adjust my schedule a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After coffee this morning with los gringos viejos y locos, I headed out to Mae Simmons with a bike, a couple of cameras, and some bug repellant the flies really enjoyed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpC9Qcdm-7xaVV0cUqpiZz7IUifeNcB2XyL0BcIJEtfkwK5YU7oP9TicQjSscL4yVYDWiNUEKi3lfqmz_QQp4iESdVFmgv-dJVwrJ0L38TcD7Po7q30GyQ4xWn1pN1ef9TuR3g4BgwKOfvTcJ3Uam1T3-XD-iNi48f2UqWAuEBvEksMgkJ8IrrbSn4U0/s4032/PXL_20230621_132341682.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpC9Qcdm-7xaVV0cUqpiZz7IUifeNcB2XyL0BcIJEtfkwK5YU7oP9TicQjSscL4yVYDWiNUEKi3lfqmz_QQp4iESdVFmgv-dJVwrJ0L38TcD7Po7q30GyQ4xWn1pN1ef9TuR3g4BgwKOfvTcJ3Uam1T3-XD-iNi48f2UqWAuEBvEksMgkJ8IrrbSn4U0/w400-h225/PXL_20230621_132341682.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Morning light</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FfyrjJ8b469IdBz1JokTgoL9i8mJFx8CIeHQmQi8PgheW7kVd6EU42RTiQpoyDd2uSRdkiT2w4zK4ow1oFncUsCf8GmW8KQVFmeF_MUJtgQ4nRRcbIF-q-iRZijDwUamezYiaew9-IJ7oDI2mt8gmX_3uoMvEOifiP0RS2JmS930wkZuvAdIsvoyCq8/s2139/IMG_1783%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="2139" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FfyrjJ8b469IdBz1JokTgoL9i8mJFx8CIeHQmQi8PgheW7kVd6EU42RTiQpoyDd2uSRdkiT2w4zK4ow1oFncUsCf8GmW8KQVFmeF_MUJtgQ4nRRcbIF-q-iRZijDwUamezYiaew9-IJ7oDI2mt8gmX_3uoMvEOifiP0RS2JmS930wkZuvAdIsvoyCq8/w400-h300/IMG_1783%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">RWBB</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz1bfaYaDU67reHRY7Pw3VFkTVRSUS7uFrpo4K3Vl5keIhaMg4cL5eGzXO7quN1psVg9xWV8KeSoZhLCLBw8m6E7hmlsU8OroiXt-lTf8s305UTSrdvcBLN8b763fZV1bPciOT9_YHI9k938AFhIlI4Od1o7hVN7z6ZSzc0-XsE2T6xJUhJdtzI9l1Kw/s4000/IMG_1787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcKhnkUz1zBLzZR8VoXpMvjM7rTxdo2BuAiRWr5c7vA1eNt-n4tXfEn2mFVp3chbfy8Kky494cPKZjjhgzsaJH6q2exETGL7V3BjP7d5nFgOWp369hHGdflVWROS1MX5sqotmjPsJa6zBHHDbBxymQ9NsIoZFDrNi0RZYaY0dxsjQWBmlbss02nF3I6U/s2683/IMG_1764%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="2683" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcKhnkUz1zBLzZR8VoXpMvjM7rTxdo2BuAiRWr5c7vA1eNt-n4tXfEn2mFVp3chbfy8Kky494cPKZjjhgzsaJH6q2exETGL7V3BjP7d5nFgOWp369hHGdflVWROS1MX5sqotmjPsJa6zBHHDbBxymQ9NsIoZFDrNi0RZYaY0dxsjQWBmlbss02nF3I6U/w400-h300/IMG_1764%20(3).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Agile mallard hens foraging </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI_vdpME77Kw5qZVHeAPifpfpVc5CwmxvtjvwlEPlAq2i-WjX928HOyhNaxajrfFS468xZnG0qRTJsNrWqm66iHrer6UQ3GWId9DOGab0r01nYTBIEIICa7SAkcoWZw14er2Q8K3mevV4CdjERyR7kWynU6p6NMgWfMljpUmRSJfi-MAGXY4o5ocbaJA/s4000/IMG_1752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I have no taste but I'm quite tasty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6uS0ZI6cQXC_kGaZ8PMDc3foTx7kgLZldQG9sPyXxvWPnyoS0rZVQtibjOnNTmEaxi0qrto-Ug6RZ--rqG8Qx-dudzCbqNaD-7BYkoSiXDDz7r2jP8F4-2ZN4lZc_i6xofTQBaXIG7VI6yHUY5MCRKTtSJezChfOZ-kfVEAU_qED1AGUiEjbKHOxNL0/s2876/IMG_1778%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2158" data-original-width="2876" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6uS0ZI6cQXC_kGaZ8PMDc3foTx7kgLZldQG9sPyXxvWPnyoS0rZVQtibjOnNTmEaxi0qrto-Ug6RZ--rqG8Qx-dudzCbqNaD-7BYkoSiXDDz7r2jP8F4-2ZN4lZc_i6xofTQBaXIG7VI6yHUY5MCRKTtSJezChfOZ-kfVEAU_qED1AGUiEjbKHOxNL0/w400-h300/IMG_1778%20(3).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dam grackle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've not done enough of this lately. I've been too worried about bills, work, keeping machines working, maintaining my stupid pride, and mourning those who've passed. Just a few miles from home I found God's glory where I usually find it - just a little further than the pavement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you're smarter than me and know when it's time to get out of your head and into the places that feed you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be well, friends, and take care of one another!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(One other note, the night after I posted this, I spotted a Mediterranean gecko on our mailbox. Better and better!)</div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5845617 -101.84564175.2743278638211564 -137.0018917 61.894795536178847 -66.6893917tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-1628399124179591822023-04-22T06:25:00.001-07:002023-04-22T06:25:35.450-07:00An Earth Day 2023 updateIf you've poked around here much lately, you may have noticed there's not much activity on Mesquite Hugger. It's been a season of taking care of family and trying to keep the bills current - not a lot of blogging or experiencing the beauty of the natural world.<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div><br></div><div>May the Lord bless and keep you safe and joyful. May you be well, friends.</div></div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-5871888624463206472023-04-17T14:59:00.001-07:002024-02-19T07:46:05.876-08:00Random pics from older posts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubLYCNiq944H94JWycREUIltCPpfVzIVOg1XuzMiKcLMuYnBRx_p1QivwZ-rA9GfqEJhbSW92s_aceuJ_XmamXXFZ0XqUbm9k62iObzp_Rn0ta2_AOmwodCmX5Eugl0f5RBcUwLpTJr9PK-AWErVa3KnIvUgWYDJgMabK6bf3vdYXaRLrCd5_zWdb/s720/IMG_0058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubLYCNiq944H94JWycREUIltCPpfVzIVOg1XuzMiKcLMuYnBRx_p1QivwZ-rA9GfqEJhbSW92s_aceuJ_XmamXXFZ0XqUbm9k62iObzp_Rn0ta2_AOmwodCmX5Eugl0f5RBcUwLpTJr9PK-AWErVa3KnIvUgWYDJgMabK6bf3vdYXaRLrCd5_zWdb/w480-h640/IMG_0058.JPG" width="480" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It sounded like a good excuse for a sneak-away ride.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49FTdaeh3RkW269KAtqacLe7TaU_WG09wM5qRRAjVN6L8yJASTehKMViPOBGGRIsRKdqeNpofLRCnlvCd2isWX5_TFUHl4JaqxqKTFA-mvSTzQMIAwy-gYQqPpMEFwG2y_n1nXqNmaOqxvdCRBnRphDQ3XpClCpGcoj5g7cmKpiXJ6nYG0mqxpT7y/s4000/GOPR1399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49FTdaeh3RkW269KAtqacLe7TaU_WG09wM5qRRAjVN6L8yJASTehKMViPOBGGRIsRKdqeNpofLRCnlvCd2isWX5_TFUHl4JaqxqKTFA-mvSTzQMIAwy-gYQqPpMEFwG2y_n1nXqNmaOqxvdCRBnRphDQ3XpClCpGcoj5g7cmKpiXJ6nYG0mqxpT7y/w400-h300/GOPR1399.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRHhM0w-PcZslLjQRnZdvvwmuUrujUkY12QBOITBxhImhdDBQzuPcZJ_-AFOVkxisOSb0mR0EECd3I5wPk30TkZnSr_OmXsbAyaQZTV26afEe7I0rYxvg2wh3VfiQD-Wn9q8EEHkutTNrwmGeu6e5UiE-nsADEzs3L2TDU6X5s6eAoX-PxqzgLuus/s4000/GOPR1398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRHhM0w-PcZslLjQRnZdvvwmuUrujUkY12QBOITBxhImhdDBQzuPcZJ_-AFOVkxisOSb0mR0EECd3I5wPk30TkZnSr_OmXsbAyaQZTV26afEe7I0rYxvg2wh3VfiQD-Wn9q8EEHkutTNrwmGeu6e5UiE-nsADEzs3L2TDU6X5s6eAoX-PxqzgLuus/w400-h300/GOPR1398.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr-PSMPKajf-fQDASV9fnsO-Zm_WNY8465GOkEQ3jd4XJYM9nLQO4ZoMbUxxJEifSczOHPieZ6le5m-qIcKScbbotj2mblwlP3mqCgCbwnQy8GmdzQEUl3F6NgxwnfytduIzu6QK36zdg-7GhQ-nZ7OFwc2LKYYoNu7-FI7A2lPhpqwFTBIAJB9mF/s4000/GOPR1397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr-PSMPKajf-fQDASV9fnsO-Zm_WNY8465GOkEQ3jd4XJYM9nLQO4ZoMbUxxJEifSczOHPieZ6le5m-qIcKScbbotj2mblwlP3mqCgCbwnQy8GmdzQEUl3F6NgxwnfytduIzu6QK36zdg-7GhQ-nZ7OFwc2LKYYoNu7-FI7A2lPhpqwFTBIAJB9mF/w400-h300/GOPR1397.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I hope you are well, thriving, and thankful!<p></p>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-89376919350212427562022-11-11T06:40:00.002-08:002022-11-11T06:43:42.856-08:00An Egret in the Right Light - Leftwich Park<p> I don't ride the bike to work much lately. There's always a hurry. There's always some distant errand to run. There's always somewhere inconvenient I need to be.</p><p>But yesterday I rode. And yesterday was good. And I feel better. (Thank You, Lord!)</p><p>And....I was fortunate enough to catch a snowy egret in wonderful light on the way home. My officemate said I needed to do a blog post. She was right. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">May you be well and catch something in just the right light today.</div><div><br /></div>(And a special thanks to my wife who provided the bike and the camera (and so much more!)Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-37582336827565188672022-08-25T11:57:00.004-07:002022-11-11T06:48:49.479-08:00A New [NEW!] Huffy BMX and New Life for Mesquite Hugger on YouTube<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSX1BfBViRbGX8_fkwxrtK6ltkCyGOqdbuhdERIiBUjs8nxLdR-J-PQKwL785nT8-A1HEtSKhUfnmVqh9-UZQ4MZ1aFANPwd9wAhMkAOjxk48soIt96LKEEiso1UNxUjy-ZQ0yOQa6ouyFFvl3n6I0otHYqix4Qy4krlSAv7bnJdWD7AObsP-ohCUR/s4032/Huffy%2026%20front%20shadow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSX1BfBViRbGX8_fkwxrtK6ltkCyGOqdbuhdERIiBUjs8nxLdR-J-PQKwL785nT8-A1HEtSKhUfnmVqh9-UZQ4MZ1aFANPwd9wAhMkAOjxk48soIt96LKEEiso1UNxUjy-ZQ0yOQa6ouyFFvl3n6I0otHYqix4Qy4krlSAv7bnJdWD7AObsP-ohCUR/w300-h400/Huffy%2026%20front%20shadow.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love me some big(ger) wheels!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks, y'all - I have missed you too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8FPaDaUXK8qBGUq41E222n7EENgKvceGL3k1d7ACcKhz1aw2ev7UV4gWAqo48fYByN0sc-TCQkUShEv8DJqwQjdattSl2iphlPLrBHjKU1wkjl3yhnOGVcKXbpKHoz7dp8qEmYGcnOs1TxOmMonXVbt168jMAt0OuQELufzWz8bke3i0HMzsY_Zo/s4032/20220809_120753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8FPaDaUXK8qBGUq41E222n7EENgKvceGL3k1d7ACcKhz1aw2ev7UV4gWAqo48fYByN0sc-TCQkUShEv8DJqwQjdattSl2iphlPLrBHjKU1wkjl3yhnOGVcKXbpKHoz7dp8qEmYGcnOs1TxOmMonXVbt168jMAt0OuQELufzWz8bke3i0HMzsY_Zo/w400-h300/20220809_120753.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay, it's not like me, but I broke down and bought a new (really new) bicycle. I've wanted a plus-sized BMX for a while, and I have a bad habit of bringing Huffy bikes home. Those two stars aligned at a time when I had a little bit of money itching to be spent. I hopped on Huffy.com and five days later a new <a href="https://www.huffybikes.com/bikes/symbol-freestyle-bmx-bike-26541/" target="_blank">Huffy Symbol 26</a> arrived at my house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9-34dZGlcqiOJxtcMS7t_bl1mviu5G6efcteC4dpdSjpU_4ywIsKnxu6W8yO_ff-fL8XMhR3XsEzrI1K0-aMxaJl0TviqobTuI2yVVtiQu2Wxm4da-zGG1axk1acryjUcDuY2FHC5Z6DcjMxC1e9Z7PkZgnfoQs1bEUca9Bx1geS-tV9svQ5-YmZ/s4032/20220731_130839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9-34dZGlcqiOJxtcMS7t_bl1mviu5G6efcteC4dpdSjpU_4ywIsKnxu6W8yO_ff-fL8XMhR3XsEzrI1K0-aMxaJl0TviqobTuI2yVVtiQu2Wxm4da-zGG1axk1acryjUcDuY2FHC5Z6DcjMxC1e9Z7PkZgnfoQs1bEUca9Bx1geS-tV9svQ5-YmZ/w400-h300/20220731_130839.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We make fun...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It took about 20 minutes to put it together. And since that point I've been riding like a (really heavy, fearful, and creaky) 13-year-old! The neighborhood kids are extremely impressed with my mad bunny hopping skills and the guy who often sleeps near the skate park gave me a bleary thumbs up!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeT-gx1OwMKwjujo_bjUPcN3iWoE3pDY87NuwCc-MHYYE5Yx7mebohI6VOhScyUJWj0FHd4TM27Q3XffLLNseiwDz3vOf36wnszoNKvpReNvCAJBbDYSKKc_c3ZFS8K6mVk_BeMDJzvMWJ7Aosp1ZTJ_O4KkbOTk7vxLJCPnuqwjn7vvQwvPbAsP1i/s4032/20220809_120516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeT-gx1OwMKwjujo_bjUPcN3iWoE3pDY87NuwCc-MHYYE5Yx7mebohI6VOhScyUJWj0FHd4TM27Q3XffLLNseiwDz3vOf36wnszoNKvpReNvCAJBbDYSKKc_c3ZFS8K6mVk_BeMDJzvMWJ7Aosp1ZTJ_O4KkbOTk7vxLJCPnuqwjn7vvQwvPbAsP1i/w400-h300/20220809_120516.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...you can sit on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I even got so excited that I made a video about it and plopped it onto the very dusty <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MrsScootDaddy/videos">YouTube Channel</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RvVxIbavkP6ZBI_YlAf7CM7Gdfjt3rMsVsccVBQc0iF3L9QaY6-45tENNocjzn6JOJyCB55gNOPufmpTlOKS4-AkTif9jgieTs0m6mf0bGzJm9VthybfGyw7sTRPkzYWuYByF-1elokKlGk9mPZKizQEHaxdZq-SsNs7T66M0-dUB9r9iEehPFv-/s4032/20220809_120439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2RvVxIbavkP6ZBI_YlAf7CM7Gdfjt3rMsVsccVBQc0iF3L9QaY6-45tENNocjzn6JOJyCB55gNOPufmpTlOKS4-AkTif9jgieTs0m6mf0bGzJm9VthybfGyw7sTRPkzYWuYByF-1elokKlGk9mPZKizQEHaxdZq-SsNs7T66M0-dUB9r9iEehPFv-/w400-h300/20220809_120439.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The Huffy received the Greg wave of approval!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eHizxQRMwNu4Suu505-l3oSspJGnuljklRN7yZf2NNM-TZMRgq-fkgqMCmOV5dnAx9jug4ISS9NsYju20UGrDZt0DDbKxn6_GNO4crh49NWcyDmpXiO_W3tz5Mwok3LlBk8MDJEikH9xLhLz8U10Q9ejKhYi9uQ0UgkPBZiONLL9VQraMVJ-KH_b/s4032/20220809_120433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7eHizxQRMwNu4Suu505-l3oSspJGnuljklRN7yZf2NNM-TZMRgq-fkgqMCmOV5dnAx9jug4ISS9NsYju20UGrDZt0DDbKxn6_GNO4crh49NWcyDmpXiO_W3tz5Mwok3LlBk8MDJEikH9xLhLz8U10Q9ejKhYi9uQ0UgkPBZiONLL9VQraMVJ-KH_b/w400-h300/20220809_120433.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSROtoXBxt41bdravd4kTGAsd0v1lzp62UmDRCI3emkeoOe_gElkowzt6z9D5U-xdb5z4idvj-7F4QOOjqgBgDd8qtCRE4TBLIyjIQI7CaDyntlVtfA6D5OZ7g74aQdxkwwRmdN3_GIHitrMJImlDLDSQ6jRtmlw82p7IwGQvTZdKfa1is1bmTaN69/s4032/20220803_084201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSROtoXBxt41bdravd4kTGAsd0v1lzp62UmDRCI3emkeoOe_gElkowzt6z9D5U-xdb5z4idvj-7F4QOOjqgBgDd8qtCRE4TBLIyjIQI7CaDyntlVtfA6D5OZ7g74aQdxkwwRmdN3_GIHitrMJImlDLDSQ6jRtmlw82p7IwGQvTZdKfa1is1bmTaN69/w400-h300/20220803_084201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since the Huffy arrived, two other bikes left the herd and went to people who are appreciating and riding them more than I would (since always I'm always out practicing fakies on the big BMX). More people riding equals fewer people sitting around soaking in the news and biting their fingernails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBEDPs7ed1Js9R1z7aVH-6P7UN-oky0Zuf5cAPnNRnZX3cehcL_SJvfF2eO_gH4HSavWUajtHod3a5GiKcRNCNUWwRn0oZT4SeFdi_o8Vqw6_vO6_tRvRQB0Tk7r34YpY_YnTj4ly3qqaCDyYTIB_9PsEopmOGt4cJ8J59NE-vz7kGiTfZA1Ermcg/s1125/huffgoose.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBEDPs7ed1Js9R1z7aVH-6P7UN-oky0Zuf5cAPnNRnZX3cehcL_SJvfF2eO_gH4HSavWUajtHod3a5GiKcRNCNUWwRn0oZT4SeFdi_o8Vqw6_vO6_tRvRQB0Tk7r34YpY_YnTj4ly3qqaCDyYTIB_9PsEopmOGt4cJ8J59NE-vz7kGiTfZA1Ermcg/w266-h400/huffgoose.png" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">May your fingernails live unbitten and may you find joy is as easy as riding a bike!</div><p></p>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-77370528319483712502022-06-27T11:03:00.002-07:002022-06-27T11:12:16.639-07:00Ride (a bike) with me.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">People often tell me that my town - Lubbock, Texas - [feel free to insert your town name here] really sucks for bicycling. And they are right. But I have to say that walking, driving cars, and riding buses all suck here too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZ1VP71LuwdjiNa4HhGtUAg7hu0hk62FJ5in34oF02KH4ZDXdLlwvDhQtOS_FiEF5aIEUP4564IXW-mTRtgvTvMVu9SnSbls3aP0HigcKIr4on9k6vnkfdFu6MyKTmDBU9dGTsMaeUjZOGOz8Tc2zXSbuNmBNwO_4ABtueh9kxBXB7xPLTEYONB6n/s4032/20220617_065339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZ1VP71LuwdjiNa4HhGtUAg7hu0hk62FJ5in34oF02KH4ZDXdLlwvDhQtOS_FiEF5aIEUP4564IXW-mTRtgvTvMVu9SnSbls3aP0HigcKIr4on9k6vnkfdFu6MyKTmDBU9dGTsMaeUjZOGOz8Tc2zXSbuNmBNwO_4ABtueh9kxBXB7xPLTEYONB6n/w400-h300/20220617_065339.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Morning rides are the best!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><p>When I got out of bed this morning, the wind was blowing a sustained 20 mph with bigger gusts. But it didn't look that bad out my window...</p><p>Or maybe I didn't want to burn the gas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgEaZBRcBYsBi6qMg6sd82fzJczEZVowLKuLrEo2lk1RM87a7dW8OXzviWWxLfKMzatUb9yn5BopK2H_UV2A3NsCrlv92AAmO8Qt2rihWqMZneP5xRhAaYVLdj0KwFsGl9ramNjRiiJS4Q2ei3GrBJXOoilkmGsoCC0p-VKB7zHFasZvrjHb6ljYJ/s4032/20220616_064755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgEaZBRcBYsBi6qMg6sd82fzJczEZVowLKuLrEo2lk1RM87a7dW8OXzviWWxLfKMzatUb9yn5BopK2H_UV2A3NsCrlv92AAmO8Qt2rihWqMZneP5xRhAaYVLdj0KwFsGl9ramNjRiiJS4Q2ei3GrBJXOoilkmGsoCC0p-VKB7zHFasZvrjHb6ljYJ/w400-h300/20220616_064755.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Or maybe I believe morning commutes are better on a bike,</p><p>and that every car drive is an annoyance...</p><p>...but every bike ride is an accomplishment.</p><p>And I had an ace up my sleeve - I have a bike with pedal assist.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVVs_MpRyGzPRZ-oAzs_ixw_14RX5XEVnZCo3vY8JNeS4WZ-ujUpwnUbcGYPMUPhlvHzNmrRYykh5qK05XRwfhyl6tRrVpso198oIAOdY4_Z_1YnvZWPrl6LMvdrFzlwR1XZk0GryDHVO-faSJyZAxS7m4qTxFov3y54O4T5vNN6d2EpxpctXNjNt/s960/juce%206%2021%2020%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="960" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVVs_MpRyGzPRZ-oAzs_ixw_14RX5XEVnZCo3vY8JNeS4WZ-ujUpwnUbcGYPMUPhlvHzNmrRYykh5qK05XRwfhyl6tRrVpso198oIAOdY4_Z_1YnvZWPrl6LMvdrFzlwR1XZk0GryDHVO-faSJyZAxS7m4qTxFov3y54O4T5vNN6d2EpxpctXNjNt/w400-h299/juce%206%2021%2020%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>So I took a five-mile ride/commute on the e-bike and put out about the same amount of work as I would have on a non-electric bike on a much less windy day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2JMKnc8mB4TAeycpINlGJ181Tr6hcNoH5TkdMdPbXoSteVw0OG9a18m7b1_YaTCGlLHwtqQSylgKoDXZVMebrg8jbgsTSDxgCT9AxrfPV-JGo4mV7l1hJjUFshmKCJrU7-n36CMsd7LGRO9EGMucZN9DxLd6qahVS2YvUhCtWD4cV6XLtdHakTSC/s4032/20220627_063957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2JMKnc8mB4TAeycpINlGJ181Tr6hcNoH5TkdMdPbXoSteVw0OG9a18m7b1_YaTCGlLHwtqQSylgKoDXZVMebrg8jbgsTSDxgCT9AxrfPV-JGo4mV7l1hJjUFshmKCJrU7-n36CMsd7LGRO9EGMucZN9DxLd6qahVS2YvUhCtWD4cV6XLtdHakTSC/w400-h300/20220627_063957.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>On less-windy days and on shorter trips the e-bike stays home and I ride a regular ("analog"? "non-electric"? "real"?) bicycle and I still enjoy the ride, save money, burn calories, release endorphins, and sleep better.</p><p>On really crappy days I take the car. </p><p>I read this week that traveling by bike is five times more efficient than walking. I am not sure how much more efficient the e-bike is than an analog bike, but I know that it opens the door to longer trips taken in rougher conditions.</p><p>It also makes it easier to leave the car at home - I really, really like leaving the car at home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://www.andysinger.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="551" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkgyNK5YO3P1_tt1uwrKU5mCSwE8Lb9MXAfBhR3i8Y_Snno-DggL3MzU3Rhn39xy0jPBF4MUFOuyG2iarzOqFCGjOhQ2Mk2pK46sF-JV1NHpJF2JGtg0EJy301nv2eVwgSMdNNejx-CgkOI2K0M8PTqkTbdP7kIGZG_CKJwW7OA5DqL1SQCByubKF/w318-h400/Singer%20-%20Devil%20Driver.png" title="Andy Singer - from No Exit" width="318" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.andysinger.com/" target="_blank">Find more Andy Singer cartoons here</a></div><p>This cartoon resonates deeply with me. I feel more evil, more anger, and more judgment when I drive. When I ride, I see a lot more beauty and feel much more humble and compassionate.</p><p>And the people around me end up dealing with a kinder, more enjoyable me.</p><p>I don't know if any of this will be true for you, but I invite you to try it. See if you don't find a lot more benefits than you expected.</p><p>And you might find that riding a bike in your town doesn't suck at all.</p><p>May you (and the people around you) find yourself (themselves) dealing with a kinder and more enjoyable you!</p><p>May you be safe and well, amigos!</p>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-3477977642433818942022-05-16T10:56:00.002-07:002022-05-16T10:56:25.585-07:00Earth Day on Broadway 2022 Follow-up #2: A little more about e-bikes<p> Yep, the Earth Day on Broadway event did not go off without a hitch this year. The winds kicked up, the skies turned brown, and everyone went home before it even started.</p><p>And I did not get to tell anyone how awesome e-bikes are on the personal, the societal, and the ecological level.</p><p>So here goes:</p><p><b>Pedal Assist: </b></p><p>I love riding bicycles, even the ones without electric motors. Because of that, the coolest part of e-biking for me is pedal assist.</p><p>I ride a <i>non-electric</i> mountain bike off-road with friends on the weekend. One guy, we'll call him Greg - because his name really is Greg - is about 25% faster than the rest of us and can ride at least 50% farther than the rest of us. If he weren't such a great guy, we'd all resent Greg. Instead, we all just aspire to ride as fast and as far as Greg.</p><p>I ride an <i>electric</i> cruiser bike to work and back during the week. It has five levels of pedal assist (PAS) and eight gears. On most days, I ride at level 1 in 5th gear - I get a moderate workout but still have energy to live life when I get home. At level 2 in 6th gear I can ride at Greg level and not need a nap afterwards. On super windy days I bump up to level 3 and make it home in the same amount of time and have the same amount of energy. But I am always pedaling! (</p><p><b>When picking out an e-bike...</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jH0GQuQWHq2tROflpzm8cPFmttF_8veRD0Uclgr1M2riAQBuCeqF-wPU_3oypEoTxU4LPkMMgkSnX-JSfihJ4gik2RP37O5QHEiGpkVd1HaS_LzUUKAJzQu8KN8Um8BfU0wXcM-msp_djFWxd3gWZi40s5SqbFRU3vTGvcS5cYOs_lucTMjAz_hh/s1303/if%20it%20looks%20like%20a%20bike.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1303" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jH0GQuQWHq2tROflpzm8cPFmttF_8veRD0Uclgr1M2riAQBuCeqF-wPU_3oypEoTxU4LPkMMgkSnX-JSfihJ4gik2RP37O5QHEiGpkVd1HaS_LzUUKAJzQu8KN8Um8BfU0wXcM-msp_djFWxd3gWZi40s5SqbFRU3vTGvcS5cYOs_lucTMjAz_hh/w400-h230/if%20it%20looks%20like%20a%20bike.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>If you plan to pedal your e-bike, be sure to buy a bike that looks like a bicycle - the more it looks like a moped, scooter, minibike, or motorcycle, the harder it will be to pedal.</p><p><b>Erasing Excuses:</b></p><p>When I started commuting by bicycle, it took all I had to get me to work. Back then, I wished I could ride as far and fast as I can now. When I arrived at work in the morning, I had to take a little time to catch my breath. When I arrived home after work, I had to take a nap. On cold days it was worse. On windy days it was a lot worse. On cold and windy days I'd just choose the car. The e-bike takes away a lot of excuses for not riding. (And the ride is always better than the drive.)</p><p>Whew! I am glad to tell someone all that.</p><p>Be well, be safe, and be kind to our planet and each other.</p>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-68303166284412083412022-05-16T10:46:00.001-07:002022-05-16T10:47:54.807-07:00What more than hugging thorny trees? (Being Well - 7 of my Top 5 list)<p>Last week was mostly a crap week. My people were away. I was too busy for my other people. The bikes gathered dust. I was inside and mostly distracted. I grew quite tired of my own company.</p><p>But this week is feeling much better and more like my normal life. I want to keep it that way; so, let's get a list together:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Take care of/spend time with your people (and animals)</li><li>Ride your bike</li><li>Build/Repair something useful</li><li>Appreciate nature</li><li>Read your bible and pray</li><li>Write something down or record something else</li><li>Give some stuff away</li></ul><p></p><p>May your list look (at least) as good as mine!</p><p>Be well, friends!</p><p>[This next part is for those of you wanting a little more]</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Pr-ZHQYF7pUqVSKh0uZn0fxmA-bV8_VfOHckQCaBYug_G90fI9eLZEY-66eGY6RMFvDhJ37xhFrYiHx0-Gc2ufJRwv2GBb-nUSBt6P_o7XVLJBWnGFRuMMKY088r6_p7aJNU1RPyFXk33-t-maNWj1REi0ly9u-kPkaRjUy-6Y830EEpAZZwTciY/s4032/20220510_125343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Pr-ZHQYF7pUqVSKh0uZn0fxmA-bV8_VfOHckQCaBYug_G90fI9eLZEY-66eGY6RMFvDhJ37xhFrYiHx0-Gc2ufJRwv2GBb-nUSBt6P_o7XVLJBWnGFRuMMKY088r6_p7aJNU1RPyFXk33-t-maNWj1REi0ly9u-kPkaRjUy-6Y830EEpAZZwTciY/w300-h400/20220510_125343.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn29SasPUadwee5HyzwDzQYBEjvBpCW-mpc5Cxx8YclhOWam8751tuXNaB7Qre0QAp3fWhrAJ1_kzTTuuz_Qw99CrbNBRkcuH9354R2M1JiskKH6d-sue-Bdls7JSz4_TkfBAi5xpAFPNmF4ZbZ73Ji5esAaZZNZhKIAcoqOYURlJOfN4zSYH9R-b/s4032/20220501_201851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBn29SasPUadwee5HyzwDzQYBEjvBpCW-mpc5Cxx8YclhOWam8751tuXNaB7Qre0QAp3fWhrAJ1_kzTTuuz_Qw99CrbNBRkcuH9354R2M1JiskKH6d-sue-Bdls7JSz4_TkfBAi5xpAFPNmF4ZbZ73Ji5esAaZZNZhKIAcoqOYURlJOfN4zSYH9R-b/w400-h300/20220501_201851.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik4JRVyrG4s4O6EOwWtvBfKSb38XNnmx-JgEiu6TVz2a57kQeuWzf69kR21vyK1AcasPtH-lhN8ztXG0Vd67ypvjAI-JPYk-tSwPYscNkDa08f4x2WXMIrMqvpgdg4e3dhz_g5wiQ4n5wEj3IbIvmvn5r2NUOjksJKWHg88aLeAfmeb0vJo9xxEl6/s4032/20220501_181551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik4JRVyrG4s4O6EOwWtvBfKSb38XNnmx-JgEiu6TVz2a57kQeuWzf69kR21vyK1AcasPtH-lhN8ztXG0Vd67ypvjAI-JPYk-tSwPYscNkDa08f4x2WXMIrMqvpgdg4e3dhz_g5wiQ4n5wEj3IbIvmvn5r2NUOjksJKWHg88aLeAfmeb0vJo9xxEl6/w300-h400/20220501_181551.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYngcoNpcRlMHYoBqexbyQCfsndVXeTFS8bqUyoW3ExLcoWgjcfDBp1bcKxPrdlSdwE7ZuNDxY4GpE8oc3efpRHl0c3GG0e0MLXId6te7WF80F7xmhQ9A0R4zqLTOgXvNPeF2AyCyPkSgnSQV5PeZVqh24U-D0Ro8ng94F3jbjlJk76gXK2h-6RL-M/s4032/BMX%20new%20side%20green.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYngcoNpcRlMHYoBqexbyQCfsndVXeTFS8bqUyoW3ExLcoWgjcfDBp1bcKxPrdlSdwE7ZuNDxY4GpE8oc3efpRHl0c3GG0e0MLXId6te7WF80F7xmhQ9A0R4zqLTOgXvNPeF2AyCyPkSgnSQV5PeZVqh24U-D0Ro8ng94F3jbjlJk76gXK2h-6RL-M/w400-h300/BMX%20new%20side%20green.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-43947746804485289312022-04-26T12:29:00.001-07:002022-04-26T12:29:23.628-07:00Earth Day on Broadway 2022 Follow-up: Bummer, man! What's up with this weather?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mesquitehugger.blogspot.com/2022/04/earth-day-on-broadway-lubbock-e-bike.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1209" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWPwVwbp8a7MYd-14GbLHwR9DC2Oyfw1svEZD6CQBRelP8OWA0Aqa6fIHYlLBCmCUsqp-no7-z3TN9vDIQwCxmjnTIHxD6OCq5vhemVNnTZ-jDM3U6vXgL4U4g1I_MeWncMkvI0ZNxpw6gtiWP4ZadR1iD0ex0X1PBjaS7oFEC7Ato_qFEyymANfR/w400-h190/EB%20on%20ED.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, so close!<span style="text-align: left;"> (Click pic for previous post)</span></div><p></p><p>Into each life, a little rain must fall - unless you live around here.</p><p>I love Earth Day! Any time a whole lot of people deliberately gather to share and encourage ways to make things better for the earth and for all the creatures (people included) who live here, I am a truly happy mesquite hugger.</p><p>[As I write this post there are two guys, one with a gas-powered weed-eater and the other with a gas-powered leaf blower just giving it hell outside my window.]</p><p>But here's the kicker, for exactly the reason we need Earth Day to help us heal our struggling planet, we ended up having to cancel the Earth Day celebration.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurgoirxl1p7v2M9ONmtfLP709ypEm-XrPMbRJfsq63fLxWSeH-fpvFm3hlnC1X0dv2RYxdBQSEXVqOOCqf32owdyYeQSLIDvzd33ZjjvOLGdVat7C6x-gtIogFs8acXFZE8oL6ey2nTu2eKhU1TD6IkSmsIZczPBj868PHU1Yox6Owl1IyFjsmYGo/s756/Charles%20A.%20Guy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="756" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurgoirxl1p7v2M9ONmtfLP709ypEm-XrPMbRJfsq63fLxWSeH-fpvFm3hlnC1X0dv2RYxdBQSEXVqOOCqf32owdyYeQSLIDvzd33ZjjvOLGdVat7C6x-gtIogFs8acXFZE8oL6ey2nTu2eKhU1TD6IkSmsIZczPBj868PHU1Yox6Owl1IyFjsmYGo/w400-h255/Charles%20A.%20Guy.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">South Lubbock, 4/25/2022</div><p>Yes, much of Texas is once again in severe drought and Lubbock is definitely there. This has been a windier than normal April with browner than normal skies. An hour before the celebration was to begin, the wind was 30mph, the sky was the color of Folger's Instant with a dash of original Coffee Mate. There was a higher than normal chance of rain, but nary a mudball fell from the sky. The conditions downtown were not fit for man nor beast nor prairie dog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brvhCnYvxQQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1759" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbudD4I9gCaA3gjyIEc8vuDIl636pcoZDh1cGi6EeqMY4qnGkuI5hE9ZfiIbGwVTNJlTU2s6SvTbw4YqiOhC42XlzDrPJLLoebHRDext9TuGV-Ttg5e_eDaFWSqQk67MRKGvnOkR4qhyxSnUm5-L-jJpcrllKkeVPwiIdZaEFOl05rfIP1DAxaWHj/w400-h224/YOLD%20ep1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's Plainview got to do with this? (Click pic for video.)</div><p>Just as the climate scientists over at Texas Tech have been telling us loudly for a few decades, if we continue to abuse our home by releasing too much carbon and if we continue destroying the natural systems that normally work at healing our environment, our climate will become increasingly inhospitable. This year's Earth Day celebration in Lubbock was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. Yes, it is a bit ironic, but no, it's no surprise.</p>So, yes, I was a little disappointed. The more I had prepared the more excited I grew. I had put together the (previous) post, borrowed an awning and two really cool e-bikes, given my own e-bike its first bath in a few years, and created a sign with a QR code. (You know it's serious when I bust out a QR code.) I'd even figured out how to haul all that stuff with the family truckster. Then again, the journey is often better than the destination. It felt great doing Mesquite-Hugger-y things and being a little fish in the Lubbock Earth Day playa lake.<div><br /></div><div>So, thank you to Barbara, Miola, Kaitlyn, and all the others who worked very hard on what promised to be a great event. I very much hope to work with you again next year!</div><div><br /></div><div>May you all be well and striving for better.</div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-2179149906779385682022-04-20T20:10:00.018-07:002022-11-09T08:26:29.762-08:00Earth Day on Broadway: Lubbock e-Bike Presentation 2022 (Updated for November 19th)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/stormwater-compliance/earth-day-on-broadway-festival" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img data-original-height="565" data-original-width="1632" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZcYf3bo9kqcxAvwWMSRW4274z0zCNI0ZZyGEJoffScx7Sus8Lre9LzH3RIJd69ETXTaSpdIdB-9sF7v8nPJTN0Kd9rQsmcOIOSHuoRwwZNzkthM3WEdzzB5OekONAvhuCjnxSUrVmID1TdgaXidd4Ot7Al7QFXanPHUP8kEBbsZF2RDDQkKz_MRW0=w400-h139" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was invited to have an informational booth at <a href="https://ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/stormwater-compliance/earth-day-on-broadway-festival" target="_blank">Lubbock's Earth Day Celebration</a>. This page is a supplement for that presentation.<p></p><p><b>A quick guide to this post:</b></p><p><b>Part 1</b> provides information about the current e-Bikes available to consumers.</p><p><b>Part 2</b> offers info and personal advice about owning and riding a bike here in Lubbock.</p><p><b>Disclaimer: </b>Mesquite Hugger is just a no-profit blog, not a business. I do not sell, service, or build e-bikes.</p><p>If you happen to read this before Earth Day 2022, please swing by the booth in downtown Lubbock on the southwest corner of Broadway and Avenue K between 6 and 9pm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJfI-nbDbKtPTv9Ud9D-BzHGg0lMwfgSfprIXQWoHaxiHmSuSIUrbsvvpJH_7cRTgyLNjwDhnazbs7g6qa_XF6gz4k9iKz2TvO4emDQ-Ff_d6Q__H3yXa_phQHclcR4-73fpMRz9KjrNUGWxcGDdijb-EUN-H7ocPEIILaH1KoRuG7yHCdZe2_BGb/s1738/earthday%20map%20MH%20final.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1738" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJfI-nbDbKtPTv9Ud9D-BzHGg0lMwfgSfprIXQWoHaxiHmSuSIUrbsvvpJH_7cRTgyLNjwDhnazbs7g6qa_XF6gz4k9iKz2TvO4emDQ-Ff_d6Q__H3yXa_phQHclcR4-73fpMRz9KjrNUGWxcGDdijb-EUN-H7ocPEIILaH1KoRuG7yHCdZe2_BGb/w400-h288/earthday%20map%20MH%20final.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Since the focus of Earth Day is to be Earth-Friendly, the booth (and this post) will center on using the e-bike to replace trips that would normally be taken on/in less eco-friendly transport.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">PART 1: e-Bike Info and Resources</h2><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Great Sites for Learning More about Electric Bikes</h4><div>Electrek is my favorite source for EV news, especially Micah Toll's e-Bike posts.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3ivCUxIvY&list=WL&index=14&t=9s" target="_blank">An updated look at what is available in November 2022</a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">If you want a place to check out all the e-bikes available in the US, EBR is a great place to learn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://electricbikereview.com" target="_blank"><img data-original-height="154" data-original-width="327" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz5SqfY-LxbhGiU-RoLniWhNu8DbwS_z-BUzBcSTrA0QmOv33RwhaKQ82nNQZNY8P43Gn_ctuARmuD0IlegUvuSo1jjunJo5nza6bxN7M35AMgc9rE-GuFalYGiEHiiMlZ3UNnN4UjMS6pzWTHIn_zYeSlSfTUuEn6ypyE6O2dHalU1hV2ncmh9MPH=w400-h189" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://electricbikereview.com" target="_blank">Electric Bike Review</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">For those of you itching to build your own e-Bike, Endless Sphere is a treasure trove of answered questions and advice.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1KruLhwPeHYdR5TzjBvxkOu40nS_ECiT8asHMtReeWGMb2cyQxRCKp7bVKnZjm9EULwLdz2AWGsbrCTDFXigulMo-0SKiA--zIcgwHQSeWSCwHXqX6bqmUFDCsgT3Kp73PyCOVCE9wrj6uI1LuPkW2lo047JAE1Hql8kvmEsDoCsB89l-Mni5pjCY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="103" data-original-width="439" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1KruLhwPeHYdR5TzjBvxkOu40nS_ECiT8asHMtReeWGMb2cyQxRCKp7bVKnZjm9EULwLdz2AWGsbrCTDFXigulMo-0SKiA--zIcgwHQSeWSCwHXqX6bqmUFDCsgT3Kp73PyCOVCE9wrj6uI1LuPkW2lo047JAE1Hql8kvmEsDoCsB89l-Mni5pjCY=w400-h94" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://endless-sphere.com/forums/?msclkid=eccbcb45c0b111ec95d517119d2dfa0a">Endless Sphere EV Forum</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another great place to learn about building your own e-bike is the Johnny Nerd-Out YouTube Channel and/or website.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnnyNerdOut" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img data-original-height="221" data-original-width="656" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhZjEdG4irYiT4S6NF6X4cZzHzzBUuTYKCiSxD7mjSnAinH9WzQJiihC6OjEewiJqPSG4len_ZOdJpWWft9z-rNdh7MZA-c4kDj9zBUfbuQleJdSWxYgxJK7QvgrQWiRKMOTrpNvaHH_wf4RZ-nXEfQ5vANGw6p9PPcVy6_SpjMBh3NyxXyu6pOV7e=w400-h135" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.johnnynerdout.com" target="_blank">Johnny Nerd-Out website</a> (click the pic for the YouTube channel)</div><br /></div></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mid/Low-Cost Commuter e-Bike Companies with a Solid Reputation ($900-$2500)</span></h4><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click images to visit websites</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.radpowerbikes.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1303" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_shNvbwkaG36Lr9q7Q2U6mcxbXqMTfE0fZxJmls4JuWCWlGUk0ARP86v0o90-TGJURuhFh5Z_1dPKypGj8PQ2RQF0mJV1MgAhxrWy8v9I9LiOcgPvSTMxFvqRXS4b1WbYbKNRAlnlRsyzPF5ej6yC7iuWlsnPoJRXeDcuQrCXI5HrhqNFqA_UU9w0/w400-h223/Radpower%20composite.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Rad Power Bikes</b> has become the biggest e-bike seller in the states by offering solid bikes at competitive prices and by offering excellent service. I always feel comfortable recommending RPB as a great place to start. (I will always want a first-gen RadWagon.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDQovWRyiYJ4jM5170mhB8c5f2BFOA5yGp-G_EaxtoJ1bR7Snpb_7q5A3lZABZ3gZ4E7CA_6Kc2X22dx9a39l8iCXSoPE8I7tOn4S7JQ2d1UXXxYzDX1iAEPyVO7IZxdIQjawtH6j4XY--iiRtV1rwnM2GwtSGRofH9_xNum1OCNiwnOMJavPDqbp/s2139/Radoration%20Post.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="2139" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDQovWRyiYJ4jM5170mhB8c5f2BFOA5yGp-G_EaxtoJ1bR7Snpb_7q5A3lZABZ3gZ4E7CA_6Kc2X22dx9a39l8iCXSoPE8I7tOn4S7JQ2d1UXXxYzDX1iAEPyVO7IZxdIQjawtH6j4XY--iiRtV1rwnM2GwtSGRofH9_xNum1OCNiwnOMJavPDqbp/w400-h94/Radoration%20Post.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2wheelsmaybe.blogspot.com/2019/07/e-bike-adoration-radwagon-on-electrek.html" target="_blank">A few images from my <i>Radwagon Greatest Hits</i> post</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ride1up.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1306" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutCjXNe0p3OdFQhHfvkJPd2mrsQeklYj4E8RZG-obE88FgyeoT3tJRW08kGfWAkDhCSUWnKIoGWcbV5pV0GkvlS9DmKjg5WStK5j9DulM3Y7j7IF_G7mcNmY42QXtJlGB5dKkKvxiBpItbz5iqOJxZGQ7FYGnv5KE9Hh2A-imUB7GGxV3KlDfZSvJ/w400-h226/Ride1up.png" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Ride1Up </b>is very new on the scene but offers some great prices on bikes that are very well-equipped. I have two friends in town who ride them and rave about them! (I will have one on display at the booth.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blixbike.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="1298" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RqLKGmkc2ZQoaxiaM5qp_7kvZda4EaYmdmt59dYbdcdvW0rKdcuRORJqWND2lDzzJCYjXP5E7lahomD3kbbb6zDE2cL1RrT6COkTU6Mz7EUvO7Hil5QPs2mxOyCcfIALj1e6z3CTFndJq0O7IpjANOLf9c8OAID646rzq9M1zk3cbnSWav7VIAD2/w400-h151/blix.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another newer company on the scene. <b>Blix </b>has also quickly gained a solid reputation for offering dependable commuters at good prices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.aventon.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1298" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRnNbPxxxmn1IV-x02U-LQFWyrGX9YQLD0-fJ9Ck7fMP8nJkd1OojAFXE_BJkGpCdlOpaPx-kMKoyuyL1L8-cB-RBlsZIA60yU2aH7WGLpa0lAAIug7NN5QY4BkgoNriIREA5y9jd7KQgh5DzJWhog4nqarQIcra3PjrOM84tPywPoD0yMIQbzbt0/w400-h228/Aventon.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another company known for great commuters at low prices, <b>Aventon e-Bikes</b> are a solid choice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.juicedbikes.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1302" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBwU0J2AuTlkv6rogx6lR0upgi12yqkaEmjVT4aqtXGewaTLm7EvZ5zTymvVb049FDyifg1B88gmOWwMeBT4MkAJ-MvoBKRer03Ie-ldkwaOV295yv1wqvhWeLkIjF5l4PJOXF0RBVoC3ZF3CbjgalogXpzfXIcHDTiAZnYFrBqqRgHMbkH-jtHY8/w400-h225/Juiced%20bikes.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Juiced Bikes</b> has been around for years. They are known for their constantly evolving models, high performance options, and some really big batteries! (I've been riding a Juiced bike for four years and have been very impressed with its build quality, dependability, and value. It will be on display at the booth.) (Update - Be sure to check out the <a href="https://www.juicedbikes.com/products/ripracer?variant=39361373569088&q=shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&gclid=CjwKCAiAvK2bBhB8EiwAZUbP1KGrwqWRhgR6BVlqKbyzRV6XnaVzhiw_wf79dRAud7aLOt8JA3BA9xoCocIQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">$999 RipRacer </a>- I want one!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaubPZ4-V2YKaGesYY2--V-tBHTrUKs7jQENt107MJ2sQUwuAXNrvlkhkjLd4CKRheF6H4dfVk9ELM8mLqGQD4rXlV_pyRhDCaLuxxgXE0TTeq4dHYUXqNbSPkQ6qaO2C-KPgvisy2It6y5CqF21gQZoAFUd7KzZYOSta6KhGII2E19UY4EbSx6uRa/s1125/OceanCurrent.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaubPZ4-V2YKaGesYY2--V-tBHTrUKs7jQENt107MJ2sQUwuAXNrvlkhkjLd4CKRheF6H4dfVk9ELM8mLqGQD4rXlV_pyRhDCaLuxxgXE0TTeq4dHYUXqNbSPkQ6qaO2C-KPgvisy2It6y5CqF21gQZoAFUd7KzZYOSta6KhGII2E19UY4EbSx6uRa/w200-h200/OceanCurrent.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sondors.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="2002" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlTOJHZPgQ6KE266CNXXXOAXtSTg_bmkWme5evWofjP6kzAFoA2wRD_Iyy2fg-EFv75ut-JU5bhRLDXgYfGPEJSw_Pzi8u6vwLkXtnQGcXIjyal_thWU5YO9Tjd3f-rA84M7RujKdy34IZMFt772x1u-GMUCaYG0fK0PFeKNWPqMyJSsw0uwGdZDK/w400-h228/Sondors.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Sondors </b>started out as a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign that sold one fat-tired e-bike at an impossibly low price. From there the company has bloomed into a wide range of e-bikes, an e-motorcycle, and they've been working for a number of years on a 3-wheeled electric car. (We will have a Sondors X on display in our booth.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And a few more cool bikes to check out:</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.vanmoof.com/en-US" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="565" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNFDndkVuvUfvvfSq3gKJjekcd77wLGxs7V-t-21wOc-0sGrlQUfAeNocmblBdd-e3BB2aVgWrDyM_KgSyPRMQvsECRRUPrMvneA39BxJ5mQHfJuu1s8mbhrsgFaS0DAiBHfBlQdm_5iUbGW0ZEcLDlncILLT8xAqgPymQktBqyqGh8f8r7CbJpS4/w400-h293/vanmoof.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Vanmoof</b>: If you like top-of-the-line electronic gadgets, this is the coolest of all commuter bikes. (And they are surprisingly affordable for such a cool machine.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lectricebikes.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="565" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwRHNdzH8rpXunwMzuiGTPSck-Xe0YF_UBqgO2O1I3bapSqH1vFBJy_xEUGb_ZANrhE6ns-m5hDSZdAUbT2Tn1U_4rvFIDrUYOMiN9QgzhCP0ecYJJ9O0MNiiIAodu5CJcXarma781V_-fBY1PwuGGkaqmKAxOL_ND3BV7IQKk9gHO_UWBVBc0q3u/w400-h291/Lectric%20XP.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A runaway success story from the past year, the $999 <b>Lectric XP</b> - and they just announced a second model that sells for just $799. I've spotted four of them running around Lubbock this spring.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lunacycle.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="564" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETDN9qY_pu-JO6r_fI_rs3YOXIBKtcZNNPK6PH7crCM8q4gxgQXLp5fw9e7GBwCEWAzTo_RISx_RDrYRpJd4ubVnze1hTpTSPh7lIQKpeLr0-y4wddd6cfEP35h1oKDzK-JOHRhydI5kEcL7HXmaCeP-jrePB1A85doBUuGuND9_xiiv3nmVY8Ti-/w400-h293/Luna%20Stealth.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Luna Stealth - a very light and very stealthy roadster from <b>Lunacycle</b> - a company that specializes in high-power, high-quality, mid-drive bikes and DIY components.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://zoozbikes.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="565" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r4NUpYhQ-aoltX4us83JJqNeVWd_FuZ7JqUdMm9b8qRKo9lF5n_euDKzer8aenkfgtDNEea6iD_VbYyjaUdCgxAU8tp20qXq1tzuirxLu6HWNQ02F57-epHTsR6a5GzjwYD8smjNIFwanvUq2Dou-WVwkc-r-wWF1AuZuCY39qkJYJLQ84s57CL4/w400-h293/Zooz.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The <b>Zooz</b> comes in versions from mild to scary. Ten-year-old-BMXer-me desperately wants one as a play bike - but stuffy-boring-old-dull-guy-me doesn't think it'd be much of a commuter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://super73.com" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="565" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaNfF-VzHsFU5AT-X8fvrDsnc01NavnuDQRo_55Wfmq6R59wkECRnd_wYb8IIJB9qVbjRj1JSR1D7pRlnd5DgO2HxfGP32lSunvkDFuIB90OL4AfLp-clMeTbGIromm9qoUvrIZS3JBB8TQhW0v8ONlAlYyyWhZ_X-6PW2VzBJdy-FmaRbPRC70jd/w400-h291/super%2073.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For those who want a very different bike with a cult following, check out the<b> Super73</b> lineup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.juicedbikes.com/products/ripracer?variant=39361373569088&q=shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&gclid=CjwKCAiAvK2bBhB8EiwAZUbP1KGrwqWRhgR6BVlqKbyzRV6XnaVzhiw_wf79dRAud7aLOt8JA3BA9xoCocIQAvD_BwE" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1007" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXWyEptCvXAMlu0qojWvqPFtzNK2_yjHc2Yq828oLZn-XS0gwHJxkXCk2ZJ-KBxvnAQJmn26pAxu5RT0ipkfnbLFhAUisaxxYEf14Q9us0EoeMA0H9ZDZNFkSI6NncdkH6n4FsWgwyQRSEzarxBEkwwz839FLIjMTLREQSnC0SuPtkUnbOHrDq9zZ/w400-h299/Earth%20Day%20Update%20Volcon%2011-22.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are the person who wants an e-bike from the Lone Star State or wants something closer to motorcycle, check out the <a href="https://www.juicedbikes.com/products/ripracer?variant=39361373569088&q=shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&gclid=CjwKCAiAvK2bBhB8EiwAZUbP1KGrwqWRhgR6BVlqKbyzRV6XnaVzhiw_wf79dRAud7aLOt8JA3BA9xoCocIQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Volcon Brat</a> from Austin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">PART 2: e-Bikes in Lubbock and Mesquite Hugger Info and e-Bike Advice</h2><div><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Where can you check out some e-Bikes here in Lubbock?</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Both DFC Cycles and Velocity Bikes here in Lubbock carry e-bikes. I've seen prices ranging from $1500 (commuters and comfort bikes) up to $8000 (high-end mountain bikes). Both shops also offer great service - a huge advantage over a mail-order bike. Be sure to check them out before you order anything online.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h3>Why am I the the guy in the e-Bike booth?</h3><p>The short answer: I am a hard-core e-bike geek. </p><p>The longer answer: I have been building, riding, and obsessing over electric bikes since 2010. I published my first e-bike blog post in 2013. The more I ride an e-bike, the more I like e-bikes. For the last four years I have been riding a $1200 e-bike and have spent less than $100 maintaining it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mesquitehugger.blogspot.com/2013/08/electric-bicycle.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img data-original-height="784" data-original-width="523" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTiCk0PU8MdugdbfN6IFyuzC6Wym_yU9dH7yryr30yDbexOkQvHADG-R9HNHdjnrKZIXPOl-zH9vW-4IWV7y11C-vPm-t98tuGoAzAFnTVn9bMo_MwAKa6e63DEpoyblDMlFrwZMkluSNa8WVXU6MOFHMiDiG6sxyfgoBV02lsopB-5mu-c9AqMhiY=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mesquitehugger.blogspot.com/2013/08/electric-bicycle.html" target="_blank">Pics from the first Mesquite Hugger e-Bike post</a> (August 2013)</div><br />I do not think everyone should ride an e-bike, but I do believe it is the cheapest, healthiest, and most fun way to get around town - especially for trips of five miles or less.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsLjHEsdo4H-i78Rr1SNhfM6-nMk3GRrq660hjrTYbyqIKtvl8Ys84mdxKyKS62ihLTEHNc2vhb0fzRI5q5TIyUqM8dgz0iPLQmBVMpB2YbUmnyBn6H_xDC_7Hm5NLAFC4OYEYQgR4pEWnVp_1HlUtjoLys1JMwEDyT2TvNzkPnValGFvAZaAx6-q9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="1429" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsLjHEsdo4H-i78Rr1SNhfM6-nMk3GRrq660hjrTYbyqIKtvl8Ys84mdxKyKS62ihLTEHNc2vhb0fzRI5q5TIyUqM8dgz0iPLQmBVMpB2YbUmnyBn6H_xDC_7Hm5NLAFC4OYEYQgR4pEWnVp_1HlUtjoLys1JMwEDyT2TvNzkPnValGFvAZaAx6-q9" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><h3>The Top 10 Mesquite Hugger Reasons for Commuting on an e-Bike</h3><p></p><ol><li>It really is great exercise. At 54, I weigh less and have better endurance than I did at 40.</li><li>I look forward to a bike commute. I dread car commutes.</li><li>No insurance, registration, or inspection.</li><li>Charging my e-bike costs less the $1 per month in electricity.</li><li>E-bikes take away so many analog bike <i>TOO</i> excuses: too windy, too hilly, too slow, too sweaty, too far...</li><li>No gas pumps. (Charge at home, work, or wherever you find a plug in.)</li><li>Pedal assist feels like a magic hand pushing you along!</li><li>Endorphins are the best! I arrive at my destination smiling - not cursing!</li><li>I know the world is a healthier place each time I choose the e-bike over the car.</li><li>And, of course, it gives me a little more street cred' as the Mesquite Hugger!</li></ol><div>Even more for you crazy people who've read all the way down here: </div><div>(Everything below is from a similar post for the National Solar Tour last year)</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>More Advantages of Commuting on an e-Bike</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>This may sound counter-intuitive, but study after study has shown that e-bikes (with pedal assist) have an equal or greater impact on a person's health when compared to riding a non-electric bike. How is that? Well, the e-bike encourages a person to ride more often and further. For people with joint and pain issues, the e-bike helps level out the strain. Riding on a regular basis is shown to improve cardiovascular and mental health as well.<b></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbP1Ktymxi6LSX0SwMxIm9JXxbplmX0wHRiI3sqBZzfEI2Ozi3x_p_iKcA_720-mkhgGcZ0w4pEcx2tdmbc39patPfDS5iUBQY4Vv7buIOrMukU2hBQ8-30D67z8JLrHLAcqV7bO-yXo/s1106/e-bike+study+electrek.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbP1Ktymxi6LSX0SwMxIm9JXxbplmX0wHRiI3sqBZzfEI2Ozi3x_p_iKcA_720-mkhgGcZ0w4pEcx2tdmbc39patPfDS5iUBQY4Vv7buIOrMukU2hBQ8-30D67z8JLrHLAcqV7bO-yXo/s320/e-bike+study+electrek.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://electrek.co/2019/08/11/electric-bike-riders-more-exercise-than-cyclists/">Read it here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>When I started commuting on an e-bike, I did not have the health or stamina to ride a non-electric bike. These days, I commute on the e-bike but ride a standard bike for recreation and for trips under three miles.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tips specifically for suburban commuting (Lubbock, TX)</b></div><div><b></b><br /></div><div><b>Avoid school traffic whether by route or schedule</b></div><div>Riding near schools can be hectic. Stressed out parents and/or teen-aged drivers all rushing to the same place at the same time - that is no place to be. Sometimes leaving five minutes earlier (or later) can make all the difference in <i>your</i> stress level.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ride humbly</b></div><div>Sure, the right of way may be yours, but the law of physics leans toward the F250s and Escalades. In fact, even the Slug Bugs and Smart Cars won't be intimidated by the likes of you and your bike. Your goal is to arrive alive and joyful - middle fingers never help. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ride decisively</b></div><div>Signal your intentions to turn, take your turn at four-way stops, take the lane if you're turning left. Car drivers don't like a wishy-washy cyclist any more than they do a wishy-washy driver.</div><div><b></b><br /></div><div><b>Work at being seen</b></div><div>Admittedly, everyone looks dorky in high-viz clothing, but I see a noticeable difference on days when I wear a reflective vest. My commute takes me across several of the busiest streets in town and the combination of vest and bike lights help no what time of day (or night).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>(Choose to) Enjoy the ride!</b></div><div>Your attitude determines the quality of your ride as much as any other element. There are days I take off in a foul mood, but the bike offers time to look around and count my blessings. Sunrises, sunsets, birds, flowers - unexpected beauty and humor have ways of finding people on bikes. Keep your eyes open.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Let your bike carry the weight</b> - not your neck and shoulders.</div><div>Bike racks, bags, and baskets go a long way in making bike commutes more pleasant. Also, you'll be surprised how often you'll need to haul something you did not plan for.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tips for upgrading your bike (electric or not) for commuting</b></div><ul><li>racks, bags, and baskets (see above)<br /></li><li>lights - for seeing as well as being seen. I like small and inexpensive but powerful, USB rechargeable lights that remove easily (for charging or swapping to different bikes.)</li><li>Thorn-resistant tubes - very few new bikes come with these installed. Do yourself a favor and swap these before your first ride. Flats really suck!</li></ul><div>Okay, that's enough for now. Whew, if feels good to get that off my chest!</div><div><br /></div><div>May you enjoy the ride while creating a healthier world for all! (Let me know if you have questions I did not answer.)</div></div></div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-77850094055566572112022-04-14T07:03:00.002-07:002022-04-14T07:06:24.950-07:00The First Lizard of Spring (2022)<p> Woohoo! This one came much earlier than most AND it's not a Mediterranean gecko! (Although, I'd be just as excited to see a gecko - after the big freeze we saw almost no geckoes last year.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOpmLRgY2tqh-RSwQXbryxNg6PuVlAyjAUHGeIvaYVTZp8BQ3JpjcMZJ_GuaSOPvTBwqjcicfWp2_lPz42KsuYcU7i7ZUVlWKUas8PlcApHjWpNcKI1jU6vhRtD6b-NAgUO0-sXnwCjrjrZfC9PNTWsF9w7mY-VhqCrIDKWvKg8hziJg--UGfvtl6/s4032/20220413_121102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOpmLRgY2tqh-RSwQXbryxNg6PuVlAyjAUHGeIvaYVTZp8BQ3JpjcMZJ_GuaSOPvTBwqjcicfWp2_lPz42KsuYcU7i7ZUVlWKUas8PlcApHjWpNcKI1jU6vhRtD6b-NAgUO0-sXnwCjrjrZfC9PNTWsF9w7mY-VhqCrIDKWvKg8hziJg--UGfvtl6/w300-h400/20220413_121102.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54ce4FBKvdEgLnkNqkc0uBImxOhAHSaNqGtMs9zb6nX3xqoMZps-fVs4Ng6Hj0AMICE_WmxlDnCPysQSe5bkMIPpPUS08cevY5Lm4rgpv6nugnnaAuRdMjv3X7HulWkw34DaMK0pInG_UVLWU67OiL5tTkC6Rctubx8LW_U7FYELO6CTCzfeZoX1L/s4032/20220413_121055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54ce4FBKvdEgLnkNqkc0uBImxOhAHSaNqGtMs9zb6nX3xqoMZps-fVs4Ng6Hj0AMICE_WmxlDnCPysQSe5bkMIPpPUS08cevY5Lm4rgpv6nugnnaAuRdMjv3X7HulWkw34DaMK0pInG_UVLWU67OiL5tTkC6Rctubx8LW_U7FYELO6CTCzfeZoX1L/w300-h400/20220413_121055.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For those of you who don't love the herpetological version of <i>Where's Waldo</i>, let's try that again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCe1_toF9EISI0JIppLZYTfKSsINDhANcwLUxv7enAOg7p7PbyQ553SibEoJ_7QgVxnv7ZnIYwH0vsNkfYClHdELJ7omOdmFk8uTacwPcRW5h6RyV3Nx0OiuFzzoXAPlWq0wgxkL_4MDk9UZdITcHcQwnrMypx-V07G7202nUPC7BlKtaJLiSW_mH/s1137/1st%20lizard%2022%201%20ol.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="1137" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCe1_toF9EISI0JIppLZYTfKSsINDhANcwLUxv7enAOg7p7PbyQ553SibEoJ_7QgVxnv7ZnIYwH0vsNkfYClHdELJ7omOdmFk8uTacwPcRW5h6RyV3Nx0OiuFzzoXAPlWq0wgxkL_4MDk9UZdITcHcQwnrMypx-V07G7202nUPC7BlKtaJLiSW_mH/s320/1st%20lizard%2022%201%20ol.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No, I don't see many these days, so I was thrilled to see this tiny horned lizard.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTEFDOmIWxqQw7P1eG4MQHCrvaMxNCcuvJW9mkXoaq6EE_MoUV1Tf14gDoKm8PmghusbkgeteYDZXRNgk_RQTNrgNNImGPh1cEwq6XeYs-UPQbI8NO6n2Lk1czxvwhvEP9TkAhJs9OmYVEGPzHNFddeodJL6PHeRaD8tUmZlULorcutaJFHQwZVpy/s1137/1st%20lizard%2022%202%20ol.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="1137" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTEFDOmIWxqQw7P1eG4MQHCrvaMxNCcuvJW9mkXoaq6EE_MoUV1Tf14gDoKm8PmghusbkgeteYDZXRNgk_RQTNrgNNImGPh1cEwq6XeYs-UPQbI8NO6n2Lk1czxvwhvEP9TkAhJs9OmYVEGPzHNFddeodJL6PHeRaD8tUmZlULorcutaJFHQwZVpy/s320/1st%20lizard%2022%202%20ol.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The little brother and I went for a <strike>mountain</strike> desert bike ride at at Mae Simmons yesterday and saw the newborn horny toad. They were extremely common when I was a kid, but pesticides, fire ants, and cats have decimated the little anteaters. These days I am lucky to see two per year, so I'm thankful for each one I see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">May you (and the little guy in the pics) thrive and prosper! Be well, friends!</div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-8564857653518361272022-03-23T08:54:00.002-07:002022-03-23T08:54:46.983-07:00A little afraid but slightly stronger than some of my excuses<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoT0kjp8u7vFhXTMG4WGoaBDxcLySSc4jeLKy84RKk14nwg0oiTvenlzw3IEbGPoYtgDnfyE449xiBibCqvR9dThvKdg-cnk49uU5-oYp9Q8deoNFcav02dw3hW52O7owxJVvNIaoGiRSntKcce-KwrBSjpnGNPRViOWeNHNKDAGVfgARubbnf4Uvg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoT0kjp8u7vFhXTMG4WGoaBDxcLySSc4jeLKy84RKk14nwg0oiTvenlzw3IEbGPoYtgDnfyE449xiBibCqvR9dThvKdg-cnk49uU5-oYp9Q8deoNFcav02dw3hW52O7owxJVvNIaoGiRSntKcce-KwrBSjpnGNPRViOWeNHNKDAGVfgARubbnf4Uvg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That doesn't sound like me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq_pa0-jfLncDA9rKeBaKvi3wyOX2KDqgHDuqAjPuj6G0dF2zqrwk_gTMOTaNr4_CsCisD2BynOfSK1JRXUrEnbxc3Slemn2Ufm5XvrwW60hMwHENPQ8e8Wephkel-iTwlC8bytcHe54-imei6xelfvXq5wF-JJKDmoBvn8o_2VI49LcfPZhp1GEv/s942/another%20spotted%20towhee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="942" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGq_pa0-jfLncDA9rKeBaKvi3wyOX2KDqgHDuqAjPuj6G0dF2zqrwk_gTMOTaNr4_CsCisD2BynOfSK1JRXUrEnbxc3Slemn2Ufm5XvrwW60hMwHENPQ8e8Wephkel-iTwlC8bytcHe54-imei6xelfvXq5wF-JJKDmoBvn8o_2VI49LcfPZhp1GEv/w400-h400/another%20spotted%20towhee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another towhee sighting</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1257" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aDSXTKisIYyC8ssWNeq5RCuggXshCb1oOWyu0obcR3IHcYlqQkwt9BoibMKHTWoHIdj0IhAvEa9C0rMc4bhOfW1e1ye-RDgFz70fUgLo44SabPgYfoneDsbB5IieRLnnKUDMF7lwYxLa8iUsVnumfEnZ5u_7XQunOVmPX4pBh9gaiW9bbz3NLzWA/w400-h300/Boxx.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally saw my dream scooter from a decade ago.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FGLJj4YxHZWvI4TA_wGgGg9Wvgsmvy663OAetMKEimoFTAvGxuCxqqO2nS-1xvbgPKbXQseACscb94jiTh9DP61J9opGXTsJGKfOiElhP4_6PSZJwTX-ZUHJCw4z6Zw_SYY9dgquOildl-wpWugzgSM6leNccMfNILF-mndCPj3iNk2ujNZem_9F/s1257/cross%20training.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1257" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FGLJj4YxHZWvI4TA_wGgGg9Wvgsmvy663OAetMKEimoFTAvGxuCxqqO2nS-1xvbgPKbXQseACscb94jiTh9DP61J9opGXTsJGKfOiElhP4_6PSZJwTX-ZUHJCw4z6Zw_SYY9dgquOildl-wpWugzgSM6leNccMfNILF-mndCPj3iNk2ujNZem_9F/w400-h300/cross%20training.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's good to be back. I hope you are well and better than your circumstances.</div><div><br /></div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-48554325132628575032021-06-02T12:36:00.005-07:002021-06-02T12:36:49.028-07:00Thankful (with birds and turtles)<div>I returned to the office this week, but the office is now in a different place.</div><div><br /></div><div>And this office has a park across the street.</div><div><br /></div><div>Life is better with a park across the street.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had lunch and snapped some pics today at the park.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloBLQdYHDYFpzw04CA0T5I2Wa_xgmITT6btP-2t2zisqco3TymCGlaeEaye5uXXttzPu75oFdZQnfHZ9vuzetaJCM1EOvdneDTy1dt1eJ1idXrfW9-R0dw-mnN9Nlhh1KwWepYfo17Nw/s2784/1IMG_0510ke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2784" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloBLQdYHDYFpzw04CA0T5I2Wa_xgmITT6btP-2t2zisqco3TymCGlaeEaye5uXXttzPu75oFdZQnfHZ9vuzetaJCM1EOvdneDTy1dt1eJ1idXrfW9-R0dw-mnN9Nlhh1KwWepYfo17Nw/w400-h300/1IMG_0510ke.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of red-eared sliders</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9MNYGMWTLA4TI-gMN1DM8C_y_GCc6QGphP2TNidpbSQ7Ntqxnga25jh-azDX0KlLm_QL5ECAeaU7ykbNBCNx099Jh0Mc-zq87qw40X0ryAEOJBCQ15loPUUgwndhWYyvJd2XA5kGlH0/s3346/1IMG_0513ke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2509" data-original-width="3346" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9MNYGMWTLA4TI-gMN1DM8C_y_GCc6QGphP2TNidpbSQ7Ntqxnga25jh-azDX0KlLm_QL5ECAeaU7ykbNBCNx099Jh0Mc-zq87qw40X0ryAEOJBCQ15loPUUgwndhWYyvJd2XA5kGlH0/w400-h300/1IMG_0513ke.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K2kDltfKBabpJDkoRLMEGVVHuVfbXx9Ph0pF_gfRKF__WDp0p34RxlCeYNtlKF-sDvYHvuJ2hBDLG7aX0ReLvRkx146gstIzPoCui65ECNUEWy-GcoIgGszQg1mMX7HfhXtbg6iGoDs/s2743/1IMG_0518ke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="2743" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3K2kDltfKBabpJDkoRLMEGVVHuVfbXx9Ph0pF_gfRKF__WDp0p34RxlCeYNtlKF-sDvYHvuJ2hBDLG7aX0ReLvRkx146gstIzPoCui65ECNUEWy-GcoIgGszQg1mMX7HfhXtbg6iGoDs/w400-h300/1IMG_0518ke.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not a bad day for a grackle bath</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VkrX1pMP029FkhHRiKv4PMqiRABa7uNqZmZYI8GyuQ-SxbBzOu0LTo2oUUDSZOPlfdNlTbmSBBn5oPogaGTMxTt_Um_gvh-YLDpNLZmAxktR9x_jF_VxMSpAjk4_xQIPkPXQnMn7bJ8/s3157/1IMG_0524ke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="3157" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VkrX1pMP029FkhHRiKv4PMqiRABa7uNqZmZYI8GyuQ-SxbBzOu0LTo2oUUDSZOPlfdNlTbmSBBn5oPogaGTMxTt_Um_gvh-YLDpNLZmAxktR9x_jF_VxMSpAjk4_xQIPkPXQnMn7bJ8/w400-h300/1IMG_0524ke.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stealth dove</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SewIlLbFHA7ytArvZGaOIWLa3E3YKgtORYOz411g3Pl5tJiZS1XDUVY88rtwZqGFKDs6pZe0NusLIwT5si-brUPFYYisk498ySm_Fy_xd9xk5CZX-EMsXSGe-TPHbhQfhe5Fzep-rek/s2841/1IMG_0527ke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="2841" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SewIlLbFHA7ytArvZGaOIWLa3E3YKgtORYOz411g3Pl5tJiZS1XDUVY88rtwZqGFKDs6pZe0NusLIwT5si-brUPFYYisk498ySm_Fy_xd9xk5CZX-EMsXSGe-TPHbhQfhe5Fzep-rek/w400-h300/1IMG_0527ke.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kingbird</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kingbirds showed up in town about three weeks ago. These cousins to the mockingbird are great fun to watch and they are amazing fliers. If you are lucky enough to see one chasing a flying insect, you are in for a show.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzsZvUjoQvjSgcdHRSc_91tGM1f6ldnh580N2K45C3xmXCV6yB0JdI0AV2xlE0eNlXDuJKaqi_9zJH9lbgvq4PT4vKVLLXop1jUhpGCGhjc76dMxR2HXyU2F_oz8vLz9FrsraDBd7PLg/s3081/1IMG_0536ke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="3081" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzsZvUjoQvjSgcdHRSc_91tGM1f6ldnh580N2K45C3xmXCV6yB0JdI0AV2xlE0eNlXDuJKaqi_9zJH9lbgvq4PT4vKVLLXop1jUhpGCGhjc76dMxR2HXyU2F_oz8vLz9FrsraDBd7PLg/w400-h300/1IMG_0536ke.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Recent rains brought a lot of trash up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2163" data-original-width="2884" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUhATP_8pqbCSfP1M6G9RLsIw5ovmxTU9GeIas9nIkF-LZ25I_X0fCXKSkX3EckT48q-v0z9WubBAhEb5ucZOWmxcyq3aPH0cbwDkcN7DAA1Ok5Abah57QHAc_WL7doNf08LLROaBSJM/w390-h293/1IMG_0538ke.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A male house finch</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZzyptJ8QWwVRyMIkytNXGq-SkXZheMtYKQzLMOBmBzU5GsHpgi0dMjUtZ7z7AtoUxj9uJeH5mLIfyA9Q5H-ruAgAngIHJld9cPsK8CDZuV-fZaRXMi20amMLe-_ednSoYOdKHyFxkBw/s2985/1IMG_0542ke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2239" data-original-width="2985" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZzyptJ8QWwVRyMIkytNXGq-SkXZheMtYKQzLMOBmBzU5GsHpgi0dMjUtZ7z7AtoUxj9uJeH5mLIfyA9Q5H-ruAgAngIHJld9cPsK8CDZuV-fZaRXMi20amMLe-_ednSoYOdKHyFxkBw/w400-h300/1IMG_0542ke.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykkFD-dNq_0JKTL7-pBIUGb3LDTg2jCayPKgh5NmVxv0Ib_GHw-Zf77KB4ML2Ym6GbNbe1wMrw0k9k_acqe2CNNOmXSiUGBDQRCO4bL39_z2_ieDNljZSu9n82B_0oqbfS-3KLRZHeFA/s4000/1IMG_0551ke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykkFD-dNq_0JKTL7-pBIUGb3LDTg2jCayPKgh5NmVxv0Ib_GHw-Zf77KB4ML2Ym6GbNbe1wMrw0k9k_acqe2CNNOmXSiUGBDQRCO4bL39_z2_ieDNljZSu9n82B_0oqbfS-3KLRZHeFA/w400-h300/1IMG_0551ke.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of carp grazing newly flooded grass</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRGdEtnOtMSOeIZFvTkUhYjbx1esSe4WuxsEKX5KhPrDHqdFTwSww8QyF5ylzd4yeEqdiyGaq2lf6MKVJ0vShCYYftb-39_ierpFYwbSpin9Af8ssku_oclfQggKCs1SKjPBIVMMP5ww/s2974/1IMG_0565kebw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="2974" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRGdEtnOtMSOeIZFvTkUhYjbx1esSe4WuxsEKX5KhPrDHqdFTwSww8QyF5ylzd4yeEqdiyGaq2lf6MKVJ0vShCYYftb-39_ierpFYwbSpin9Af8ssku_oclfQggKCs1SKjPBIVMMP5ww/w400-h300/1IMG_0565kebw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It started and ended with a turtle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">May you be well and joyful and close to a place teeming with life.</div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-91784207663239481982021-04-22T09:10:00.002-07:002021-04-22T09:20:59.805-07:00This Year's Earth Day Post - Keeping it simple<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Every year, I start planning a big, complicated Earth Day post. This year I had the same plan, but here it is Earth Day and I have not made the time for all the planning, research, curating, and composing.
So, I will try distilling rather than complicating.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>To celebrate Earth Day, first ask yourself a question:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Do I care enough about preserving the earth and the creatures</b> (including but not limited to people) <b>living on it to change my behavior?</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYRqd5f0Dqi6ckMVDflLsIPDF9CuybkAeqthglvYZcaFtWTypk4BskbbTzQsuvw7jnB5ASnNE0a_eU-ahuceJvXUlKNYR84oBdXye0O8GamAiccB-e3t_x9dNDmiEilSmxyhtey8bA2A/s1500/me+and+gas+vehicles.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1500" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYRqd5f0Dqi6ckMVDflLsIPDF9CuybkAeqthglvYZcaFtWTypk4BskbbTzQsuvw7jnB5ASnNE0a_eU-ahuceJvXUlKNYR84oBdXye0O8GamAiccB-e3t_x9dNDmiEilSmxyhtey8bA2A/w400-h310/me+and+gas+vehicles.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me in the early days</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b><b></b><br /></div></div><div>
I started this journey years ago when I realized that operating most of my favorite things (gas-powered vehicles) caused an astounding amount of destruction and harm to something I dearly love - wildlife.</div><div><br /></div><div>And I answered that question above and answered, "Yes!"</div><div><br /></div><div>Then I looked at ways to stop and even try to reverse the damage I had been doing.
That lead to a whole plethora of other similar discoveries:</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I consume (and throw away) way too much stuff.</li><li>My diet (which was none-too-healthy for my body either) was contributing a lot more damage to the earth and life upon it.</li><li>I also came to realize that this world is a gift from our Creator and that I had/have been trashing that gift rather than caring for and maintaining it.</li><li>And that most of the destruction I was creating was in the name of my own lazy, selfish, convenience.</li></ul><div>So, on this Earth Day, please ask yourself that same question.
I pray that your answer leads you (and all of us) to a much healthier, happier life.
For those of you who crave more distractions, I am including a simple video that had a big impact on me several years ago.
<a href="https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/" target="_blank"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qmqRTMCM9wTlYtw8iLOxIeolO66srEyhlEVp23pOsHMIcwOxQBtLQ9Kj3hyphenhyphenSeL8t4gm2VtNzMop69k_AsIkzDDFkKKuGfOhjIVO0ys4-GFUjkG7NlxFuCFswiX6XC9VHb9hvnqT6heY/s400/2021-04-22_10-35-35.png" width="400" /></a></div>
May you be well, and thank you for reading!
Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.8551665-23.745596101273712 -172.1676665 90 -31.542666499999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-20607010565250354912021-03-20T06:46:00.001-07:002021-03-20T06:46:30.318-07:00A few old friends and a new bird digs - Clapp Park, 16 March 2021<p> I hopped on the Huffy for a short ride to the park this week. I'm thankful to see spring returning.</p><p>I rode around for a bit and stopped in the rose garden to do a little writing, but birds kept distracting me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4guYyccNZYSvcDYjajvU1w8dP_PDGiqkqio11ZS8lr1q1KS0bf6jeArgoiFGisLngW0RuUW8grHp92mvCU9nFckILT4ifKFj4OdwEgn699SQn8j74xD2i8Y-11qaNoJ0p8Ew6ayglA4/s3306/IMG_0373+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="3306" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4guYyccNZYSvcDYjajvU1w8dP_PDGiqkqio11ZS8lr1q1KS0bf6jeArgoiFGisLngW0RuUW8grHp92mvCU9nFckILT4ifKFj4OdwEgn699SQn8j74xD2i8Y-11qaNoJ0p8Ew6ayglA4/w400-h300/IMG_0373+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been seeing more cardinals over the last few years. This one was a nice surprise. He kept watching me closely. He had a mate, but she was much more camera shy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHJMK0nmZoL91YQXwTepggDVnpz2p4deU7E-esde17s4avT7YPjwHubFQU3oxhfrWZOgeIOIrFQy7rIlZEcmV_HEBKHLRqj0iCFM_EdFjC6pYSgjDTK1Vdf3KanyJfRD_4l880ueI3A4/s4000/IMG_0366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHJMK0nmZoL91YQXwTepggDVnpz2p4deU7E-esde17s4avT7YPjwHubFQU3oxhfrWZOgeIOIrFQy7rIlZEcmV_HEBKHLRqj0iCFM_EdFjC6pYSgjDTK1Vdf3KanyJfRD_4l880ueI3A4/w400-h300/IMG_0366.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOI1IcXsot4gXAJ_3TAIMW4KSPrRhdcXF-EbnWZSIh-694adRMgpRvsZHyasvXlIsZ-voOAnkcrs_cxm2iCsMXCQ1eV5ZE9-8YQprXSDketuKYNu8vcIGn0puxgYWm1cwyj4hcxamjRe0/s4000/IMG_0377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOI1IcXsot4gXAJ_3TAIMW4KSPrRhdcXF-EbnWZSIh-694adRMgpRvsZHyasvXlIsZ-voOAnkcrs_cxm2iCsMXCQ1eV5ZE9-8YQprXSDketuKYNu8vcIGn0puxgYWm1cwyj4hcxamjRe0/w400-h300/IMG_0377.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhH-R2d8XmSCYLnh-piAsHk0hD69eDZB2oqW2I_mnF-2S-iEX_jsa8WtjACPBMlgJffm7_lUr5FBgv548Tlbw1_-372G07gj_H23Or9ANt4n-nUStUq8wTyngTHEyDEqjMMXE6yx0gEuU/s4000/IMG_0356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhH-R2d8XmSCYLnh-piAsHk0hD69eDZB2oqW2I_mnF-2S-iEX_jsa8WtjACPBMlgJffm7_lUr5FBgv548Tlbw1_-372G07gj_H23Or9ANt4n-nUStUq8wTyngTHEyDEqjMMXE6yx0gEuU/w400-h300/IMG_0356.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I never tire of watching mockingbirds. This one was quite the character.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tVwSi2lzciGphf04kkMDRDxId5CDf8OMo628q6bXeSwSFaEwOQkBg07_HM2wY6GnloNVe-gPOQM2Qpm1Dwk_aIQMjnEU4izPfKeP9nm5T7-hDKN1eQYNYzNUEcmthNtYRYgm7A2n0pI/s3659/IMG_0357+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="3659" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tVwSi2lzciGphf04kkMDRDxId5CDf8OMo628q6bXeSwSFaEwOQkBg07_HM2wY6GnloNVe-gPOQM2Qpm1Dwk_aIQMjnEU4izPfKeP9nm5T7-hDKN1eQYNYzNUEcmthNtYRYgm7A2n0pI/w400-h300/IMG_0357+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYB3Zib62xZBw9FVWCz_Ju0BWjdx0j2RogbOgC8BMMKR1iWtpnrUnJ0V7Hwqwtac_KUsCuG03A7v3Ii9pGtRxeJX-CU9mVdm0CVuVDl0DP_ZuHrRMW581cT_ntgsju3cq8ZbzVrrWPQg/s4000/IMG_0358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYB3Zib62xZBw9FVWCz_Ju0BWjdx0j2RogbOgC8BMMKR1iWtpnrUnJ0V7Hwqwtac_KUsCuG03A7v3Ii9pGtRxeJX-CU9mVdm0CVuVDl0DP_ZuHrRMW581cT_ntgsju3cq8ZbzVrrWPQg/w400-h300/IMG_0358.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSbHrMyM5VuqFaJAiaY_3Shp8AqHxps4v4TS4F-Rc58jdoJsiq3QvntW8SwgF_nu5xYF7sBCkVZT08RIvktsJkkli0_r38Eh2TxYgf8eZsW1pQhGT0ZAT2jpc7x8hfjkemL0Dlo4k-08/s4000/IMG_0359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSbHrMyM5VuqFaJAiaY_3Shp8AqHxps4v4TS4F-Rc58jdoJsiq3QvntW8SwgF_nu5xYF7sBCkVZT08RIvktsJkkli0_r38Eh2TxYgf8eZsW1pQhGT0ZAT2jpc7x8hfjkemL0Dlo4k-08/w400-h300/IMG_0359.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcBaCy6bCqgD3un_wuweAZwPg9biAvEUQOCeU56AepKE0AVKSXtVbDQZzOuStRBBC20ItRlbzP5a4kIAk9QVB5mO5h026apwchS3_tgSaJKxhFa8lN7c8lpTlvOkpQDCPISIYqyLLaqk/s4000/IMG_0360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcBaCy6bCqgD3un_wuweAZwPg9biAvEUQOCeU56AepKE0AVKSXtVbDQZzOuStRBBC20ItRlbzP5a4kIAk9QVB5mO5h026apwchS3_tgSaJKxhFa8lN7c8lpTlvOkpQDCPISIYqyLLaqk/w400-h300/IMG_0360.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/ZFsgLqn5wcM" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="3767" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQV7t-0mLOiVhapqiZ60ymaBaxxP7kuhLXM-ckiwMfNU9nWiC4inbhHMMa7_k4xKPO5OFSLj5JX3CKAATivIdus8ZBremb9-Xb5ddpjNEtz6LBo34TC1g4yFyWzAdp0W7v_QTarT_a8s/w400-h300/IMG_0384+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one was a shock - a bird I had to look up - spotted towhee. (Click the pic to see a short clip of it digging.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiMPJuoPppEEOCCfmSUViW5PdrWrH3XGUnJwBxT4j5bwzUeyjc-9ZRAaxcDnLlHCLZ9X5rhgvs3iEq-rEEUIoCV86EwsJiB4NHL4iwdvwSs2S9yTvn93bFURkEtueM_cqtDgt7ppDjag/s4160/IMG_20210312_114238654_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiMPJuoPppEEOCCfmSUViW5PdrWrH3XGUnJwBxT4j5bwzUeyjc-9ZRAaxcDnLlHCLZ9X5rhgvs3iEq-rEEUIoCV86EwsJiB4NHL4iwdvwSs2S9yTvn93bFURkEtueM_cqtDgt7ppDjag/w400-h300/IMG_20210312_114238654_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pic taken on Mar 12 - nothing but mud in the big pond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwlRaLmZJpy6foJdNyzq1Au3YLLuYneYH4mxY_T5CVgL3ODMflelwZ5FqxyjHtms9Zx8kPOJ7XwS_0DKQxMmm0Drb357pyD-IuGNi3tFkogKA2oy8-OuLi6caX3Tij_N_8tqS4q_QT2I/s4160/IMG_20210316_174643239_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwlRaLmZJpy6foJdNyzq1Au3YLLuYneYH4mxY_T5CVgL3ODMflelwZ5FqxyjHtms9Zx8kPOJ7XwS_0DKQxMmm0Drb357pyD-IuGNi3tFkogKA2oy8-OuLi6caX3Tij_N_8tqS4q_QT2I/w400-h300/IMG_20210316_174643239_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It rained on the 13th.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeXnMj4subH52PxCC-Tsy0txJjlM7EeGTOEmLTXJ7B8d6jrmNo723B7PlYLpek9zYr8oVhpZjSFXLPLMJJSn78l-zF61sXJzU0wdArY1lyq-aUUgFaSoUZuwMWfL8tWoEGgg6uBo0Vj4/s4160/IMG_20210312_114229727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeXnMj4subH52PxCC-Tsy0txJjlM7EeGTOEmLTXJ7B8d6jrmNo723B7PlYLpek9zYr8oVhpZjSFXLPLMJJSn78l-zF61sXJzU0wdArY1lyq-aUUgFaSoUZuwMWfL8tWoEGgg6uBo0Vj4/w300-h400/IMG_20210312_114229727.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">May you find wonders no matter where you are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be well, friends, and leave each place better than you found it.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-1968636560020956442021-03-06T06:50:00.004-08:002021-03-06T07:13:38.431-08:00MIWB Rears its Ugly Head Again<p>It's been a month of crossroads.</p><p>In the past, a regular part of this blog was a pursuit of defining and working toward being the man I want to be. So it's time to go back to those roots.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayQF2R0GLC20Nsjq8Fyc442_-W6AuJYe34DgwmY0Mi0rt62kOPNePP9JLbklC-pAXkcrREMlJk3ZwYQBqL6iqxTOQEG1q-b7EATff-85ph4Sg6V8ldyue530RS6uk6wT5Q_cYf-VBOLE/s867/typewriter+bw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="867" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayQF2R0GLC20Nsjq8Fyc442_-W6AuJYe34DgwmY0Mi0rt62kOPNePP9JLbklC-pAXkcrREMlJk3ZwYQBqL6iqxTOQEG1q-b7EATff-85ph4Sg6V8ldyue530RS6uk6wT5Q_cYf-VBOLE/w400-h400/typewriter+bw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I look at myself in the mirror, I see this typewriter I found near a dumpster this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, what do I want to do?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I want to be immersed in nature and bicycles. I want to be a writer whose life is a series of projects and experiments in better living for us and all the lives around us. I want to be a teacher who impacts lives for the better and constantly learns. What kind of career would that be?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who do I want to be?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I want to be a man who loves and serves the Lord.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I want to be a man who adores, cares for, and supports my wife.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I want to be a man who is kind and care-filled toward all around him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I want to be a passionate steward of God's natural creation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally, I want to be a man who earns the trust, respect and affection of dogs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Can anyone recommend a template for that <span style="font-family: inherit;">resum<span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">é?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">As always, thanks for reading and being a part of this journey!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #464e56; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">PS. I also want to make <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xtm0iRTWEE">videos like this one</a> in my spare time. (What a slacker I aspire to be.)</span></span></div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-49517378343252401922021-02-07T10:56:00.004-08:002021-02-07T11:12:24.824-08:00A Few Migrators, A Few Lubbock Locals - Clapp Park, February 1st<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the warmer weather we've been walking the dogs more and I keep noticing more and more non-local birds. A week ago we saw a massive flock of blackbirds I don't normally see descending onto the cattails at Clapp Park. I didn't have a camera with me then, but I did go back on my lunch hour a few days later to see who might be around. As usual, it was worth the very short trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitycd070VHcp5tTgS27nwrp7UWMC_OZJvENv5scY3AdWJlccvWSv0NsVQ65dghed3a8iLx4eBBKdIor2b-q38JSWjHJQUn9NVal4S5x2gfposhYVRiypV8BRh9vkoeOXH9SCYntcEF_8M/s4000/20210201135821_IMG_0293.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitycd070VHcp5tTgS27nwrp7UWMC_OZJvENv5scY3AdWJlccvWSv0NsVQ65dghed3a8iLx4eBBKdIor2b-q38JSWjHJQUn9NVal4S5x2gfposhYVRiypV8BRh9vkoeOXH9SCYntcEF_8M/w400-h300/20210201135821_IMG_0293.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first bird I encountered was a local favorite. This young mockingbird posed for me several times. Their curiosity and propensity for mischief make them a favorite in our yard and at the parks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Uo_782pv1BlGZU-F0tiBl54R-Y8lV6JawrweeltNPpZQhgwh0nwy5UUQIjgUv-jbhIu2s1l3U_MzscqO972QcXBc9pyhr8uRCc8CTFYtCWsxMIsc6xQQHKg8hBw62DQIIH-z0A3QcL4/s500/allcolor+book+of+birds.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Uo_782pv1BlGZU-F0tiBl54R-Y8lV6JawrweeltNPpZQhgwh0nwy5UUQIjgUv-jbhIu2s1l3U_MzscqO972QcXBc9pyhr8uRCc8CTFYtCWsxMIsc6xQQHKg8hBw62DQIIH-z0A3QcL4/s320/allcolor+book+of+birds.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I fear I'm repeating myself here, but when I was a kid, I had the book above. I went through it over and over (as I did with all the nature books.) One bird stood out to me as the most beautiful and exotic - the cedar waxwing. I had a fascination for them and inherently knew I'd never see one in person.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38fQUb2WpYw0eGP8Rl2S0FwT51VV35pcLL5TsKkPHuvvS2iGSQgWWpj4MhVpQHZj71vk2dR9UAbOvgX8V3oEJQM6uKJAR8NbLWBMz5uqhiG6H6nCehXpbIxofMrJgE26BktLe7lFLfd8/s4000/20210201135210_IMG_0277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38fQUb2WpYw0eGP8Rl2S0FwT51VV35pcLL5TsKkPHuvvS2iGSQgWWpj4MhVpQHZj71vk2dR9UAbOvgX8V3oEJQM6uKJAR8NbLWBMz5uqhiG6H6nCehXpbIxofMrJgE26BktLe7lFLfd8/w400-h300/20210201135210_IMG_0277.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thankfully, I was wrong on that last part. I was in my mid-twenties the first time I saw them. A group of them perched in the tree outside my kitchen window. I stood and watched in awe for about twenty minutes until they flew away. I wouldn't see them again for a few decades, but I've seen them a handful of times over the last few years, usually in one of our big elms for a very short visit. I was lucky enough to see a dozen of them on this trip.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C4cjao0TEdqik92pXz34EUZP6FfnfZvPJrfS5aEPgduFkb_vQijOFet7FatkuKk34SMWFivQ-8kETEvRj_DHgh1TQKM7GtbdE52TMUtizO4Ar3aR1y7tUNiMdnddiE5ILw9QGLtXE8Y/s4000/20210201134336_IMG_0256.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0C4cjao0TEdqik92pXz34EUZP6FfnfZvPJrfS5aEPgduFkb_vQijOFet7FatkuKk34SMWFivQ-8kETEvRj_DHgh1TQKM7GtbdE52TMUtizO4Ar3aR1y7tUNiMdnddiE5ILw9QGLtXE8Y/w400-h300/20210201134336_IMG_0256.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even the not-so-exotic mallards are striking and a pleasure to see </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdkEWPx3cruXvLZiLBuUvam3nUUAejHuWzRj5vkLXyU0cNiuRvAZBIL-Fyrfv_k-OpXPKiAthwECFTlxzcxQpecBSnojRxbkTiT-zSBjD-fZrIPKr8pX9wxBjoP7ha_zMOVq0XImH74A/s4000/20210201133836_IMG_0238.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdkEWPx3cruXvLZiLBuUvam3nUUAejHuWzRj5vkLXyU0cNiuRvAZBIL-Fyrfv_k-OpXPKiAthwECFTlxzcxQpecBSnojRxbkTiT-zSBjD-fZrIPKr8pX9wxBjoP7ha_zMOVq0XImH74A/w400-h300/20210201133836_IMG_0238.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The wigeons are back in town for a stretch. There were four on the north pond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeCRsgExJbTEADxRb0Uwl_1IymkGUjjBDmMO-Tm-_cj7TRNGdvSbH_Jg41Ut3KQKboqKltOj_n1xaktHLmcxd5ugA9ViUpJU6L1LgQC1QXjKuim0gDrFrEj3w2daGeMzrYTUkRF5BUQA/s4000/20210201133619_IMG_0227.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeCRsgExJbTEADxRb0Uwl_1IymkGUjjBDmMO-Tm-_cj7TRNGdvSbH_Jg41Ut3KQKboqKltOj_n1xaktHLmcxd5ugA9ViUpJU6L1LgQC1QXjKuim0gDrFrEj3w2daGeMzrYTUkRF5BUQA/w400-h300/20210201133619_IMG_0227.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This young hawk did a good job of avoiding the camera, but I eventually got this pic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5RjxyzXs9ckOaSOnSLkZcS-tPKrGpMQGM3Dd59X-7OjHH9mhC13YBFF5IcFIANLcZhyEcZUKCyNXRwt-O96iqpBhasNr9PEBAfgdNLXhuW_XVWOOdkScPtvKUUlSJ-3lZdKPTFrwDfE/s4000/20210201133411_IMG_0218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5RjxyzXs9ckOaSOnSLkZcS-tPKrGpMQGM3Dd59X-7OjHH9mhC13YBFF5IcFIANLcZhyEcZUKCyNXRwt-O96iqpBhasNr9PEBAfgdNLXhuW_XVWOOdkScPtvKUUlSJ-3lZdKPTFrwDfE/w400-h300/20210201133411_IMG_0218.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thought I'd save my favorite creature for last - the turtle. This particular red eared slider was catching some February rays. Check out that massive webbed foot out back. It's no wonder they're so speedy in the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for coming along! May you too be blessed by the natural beauty around you, even if you (too) live in a place not known for its beauty.</div><p></p>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-40113977078824321412021-01-23T07:17:00.001-08:002021-01-23T07:17:29.725-08:00A Mesquite Hugger Focus<p> Welcome back, friends!</p><p>I see and hear God in nature. Like Elijah, I am fed by ravens - and lots of other local creatures, plants, and skies.<br /></p><p>Every action I take to preserve or protect wild things and wild places is an effort to preserve God's grace, God's visibility, and the divine beauty of His creation. On those rare occasions when I have heard His voice, I was in or was observing nature.</p><p>Nevertheless, I am male and I am human, fundamentally selfish and lazy. I crave adventure, things, and comfort.</p><p>My original goal in Mesquite Hugger was to be a reporter, to share the natural beauty to be found in West Texas, but I did not steward that vision well. Mesquite Hugger became a place to learn how to protect and care for this God-given blessing.</p><p>And I did not steward that well either. This became a blog that worshipped the tools used to combat natural and environmental destruction. And even that I distilled into a focus on wheeled things that don't run on petroleum products.</p><p>And like any spiritual endeavor divided in focus, I let that worship splinter into another blog where wheeled things are sought are worshipped.</p><p>Since that split, Mesquite Hugger has floundered to find its focus but really hasn't done so. In the interim, it has become a place to sporadically find many photos and few words featuring that original West Texas beauty.</p><p>(The other blog has floundered as well and hasn't found its footing or an audience, but it has found my adoration for all things pedal-powered - mostly bicycles.)</p><p>So, what's next?</p><p>This spring I hope to bring Mesquite Hugger home to a place that celebrates natural beauty and its creator. I want it to be a place where you can find words, photos, and videos all focused in that mission.</p><p>(I will also endeavor to keep that focus while avoiding the worship of pens and keyboards and cameras, of bikes and cars and batteries.)</p><p>I want this to be a place where you can experience that natural beauty and those moments when wonder gives way to joy long before you even know you had an emotion.</p><p>As always, thank you for reading. May your winter melt into a glorious and awe-filled spring!</p>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381116694834500264.post-7307994088218159562020-11-17T07:02:00.002-08:002020-11-17T11:12:03.725-08:00A grouchy ride, a pair of small deaths, and a close call<div>I admit it. I woke up grouchy. Yes, the closeness of the pandemic has squeezed our home life into something very stressful. So I went to coffee to be grouchy with someone else. And we were.</div><div><br /></div><div>About 3 miles into my 5 mile ride to work, I was starting to feel better. I turned west down a paved alley. In the middle of the alley I saw what looked like an old sweater piled up. As I got closer, it started to look more like a dead animal.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLO1996bl0CQExVpYklYYIRH3iELxIBVdvfjaRt4zYg_8RmCrlnTjbgIcHqBkAH_TbCrJQBydm2MGU7-CDaxMprTj2H7w_pKfp-wvnR-Xv-6suwjrxr8hnN3xhOCHLC9j2NeLVa7eatmM/s4160/IMG_20201117_075228395.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLO1996bl0CQExVpYklYYIRH3iELxIBVdvfjaRt4zYg_8RmCrlnTjbgIcHqBkAH_TbCrJQBydm2MGU7-CDaxMprTj2H7w_pKfp-wvnR-Xv-6suwjrxr8hnN3xhOCHLC9j2NeLVa7eatmM/w400-h300/IMG_20201117_075228395.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Normally, it's a thrill to see a hawk on my morning commute. And the antics and occasional nobility of grackles often brightens my rides. This was not that.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdGjuH6EkHi8YImkNGEM5Jn-Yj7FMWo02nRW07HH7NdFN7HU0OBC2cAvxUekZKbbTxTWy_woLqrA5KfXCHYPOEj0quPImVC6Xlwb-wexkb8_ZeRB_UueLQyxjnSOb_zvwlvWYW8Rrg8s/s4160/IMG_20201117_075254271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdGjuH6EkHi8YImkNGEM5Jn-Yj7FMWo02nRW07HH7NdFN7HU0OBC2cAvxUekZKbbTxTWy_woLqrA5KfXCHYPOEj0quPImVC6Xlwb-wexkb8_ZeRB_UueLQyxjnSOb_zvwlvWYW8Rrg8s/w400-h300/IMG_20201117_075254271.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The hawk apparently captured the grackle but contacted a pair of powerlines while doing so. They must have died instantly.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't think I could do it - those photojournalists and naturalists who capture and document death and suffering. I love taking photos that celebrate life in its variety and infinite wonder.</div><div><br /></div><div>We're living in a time when death is much more prominent here. Lubbock is making national headlines for our Covid-19 infection and death rates. Our murder rates and traffic deaths have skyrocketed as well.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoL_63gBfnovJ-3-c-RyyF-OyzLXitF5_To2LBHMNuq_6-eSz9Ymfil391YKd_ScwpnviSpJtmeKGDs9CD3uA4i4FdfeZCGxdjd1JcMHWs1Z7O8A2EO3NKPrl9h0IoXZL1WkqYGrsSCnc/s4160/IMG_20201117_080018082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoL_63gBfnovJ-3-c-RyyF-OyzLXitF5_To2LBHMNuq_6-eSz9Ymfil391YKd_ScwpnviSpJtmeKGDs9CD3uA4i4FdfeZCGxdjd1JcMHWs1Z7O8A2EO3NKPrl9h0IoXZL1WkqYGrsSCnc/w400-h300/IMG_20201117_080018082.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I rode away from the birds, both still beautiful but now tragic, and noticed trash and graffiti I normally ignore.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QbukSk-huvTZh7WTPR8HscemI5Og51U4aJBdbaWlS6ji7fGj2RA3GMRESC6NGXD-WTZQA026HF0-z0ziQOZNWhJdWNShvvzHmCnAp2AVc1nEb3OVczpnP-jxKF1B77f4Ni2gp5JKAqs/s4160/IMG_20201117_080131487_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QbukSk-huvTZh7WTPR8HscemI5Og51U4aJBdbaWlS6ji7fGj2RA3GMRESC6NGXD-WTZQA026HF0-z0ziQOZNWhJdWNShvvzHmCnAp2AVc1nEb3OVczpnP-jxKF1B77f4Ni2gp5JKAqs/w300-h400/IMG_20201117_080131487_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"What wins can you celebrate today?"<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In the last few hundred feet of my ride, a young woman in a really big truck decided to run a light to beat some traffic as I was going through the intersection. I was watching her and slid to a stop just shy of her striking me.</div><div><br /></div><div>For some reason, I can't get those birds out of my head.</div><div><br /></div><div>May you be well, blessed, and careful.</div>Daniel Sprayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270426391922507517noreply@blogger.com0Lubbock, TX, USA33.5778631 -101.85516655.2676292638211564 -137.0114165 61.888096936178847 -66.6989165