Here’s a brief summary of 2 rides I went on in late August and early September.  First, I headed southwest to Westfield, to see newly completed bits of bike trail there. I had ridden down there earlier in the year, when construction had begun on extending the Southwick trail up into Westfield.  I went the … Read more

Here’s another bike ride I did this summer.  I rode down to the town of East Longmeadow, which is south of Springfield.  I’d never been there before, so I wanted to take a look. My ride initially took me through South Hadley and Granby, into Ludlow.  Just before one hits the Mass Pike in Ludlow, … Read more

Last year I participated in the inaugural Will Bike 4 Food ride, put on by the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.  The Food Bank obviously considered that event a success, as they’re doing it again this year (it did raise more than $35,000 for their efforts in 2011).  I’m going to be riding in the … Read more

On July 4th I went biking in a big loop.  I first headed south through the town of South Hadley, then west through Holyoke.  I passed through Anniversary Hill Park, where I had biked a few years ago, only this time I did not come out the way I had entered the park, I passed … Read more

I posted last year about the flower on our night-blooming cereus plant, which was open for less than 24 hours.  It bloomed again this year, on almost the same date. Here is a picture from late June, when we had just noticed that a flower was growing: Here is the flower one day before blooming … Read more

On June 10, I headed home from the Boston area.  I had decided not to set the alarm clock in my room, and so didn’t wake up until 8:00.  I ended up checking out at 9:30, and then hopping on my bike to pedal for home.  Whereas I had ridden to downtown Boston on the … Read more