Overgrown

The view out the kitchen window has changed dramatically over the past few years. Back in the day, I had an unwanted view of the neighbor's bathroom window. That changed when I did the landscaping in the front and side yards and planted what was a non fruit bearing plum tree. As you can see in the picture, there is fruit on that there tree. The weight of the fruit accentuates the need to prune the tree, or at least pluck some of the fruit, as the upper branches are drooping dangerously close to the window. Any pruning or thinning experts out there want to help?


Fortunately the wind seems to have died down a little bit today, but I'm getting tired of riding around in what seems to be a constant headwind regardless of which direction I ride . . . even if I flip a U-turn in my route, the wind follow suit. Yeah, yeah, it is good training riding in a head and/or crosswind, more resistance and whatnot, but it wears on me mentally.

We are headed up to Glenwood Springs for a new race this weekend. The Western Slope Omnium features a never before seen road race and a crit in downtown Glenwood Springs. It will be nice to have a change of scenery and get out of town for the weekend.