A Week in the Life of Dreamshark, Volume 7

[dreamshark]

I slipped in a couple of extra shots for the final day of the photo blog. Richard and I had a great bike trip in Wisconsin, and there were just too many good pictures. Well, okay, I admit it: I just have this thing for bridge pictures.

The weather was fantastic and the trail was surprisingly varied and attractive for such an easy ride. We saw lots of wildlife: not only the Sandhill cranes (pictured), but dozens of adorably confused baby bunnies and at least as many lounging, half-naked college students performing various rituals with giant inner tubes. We were disappointed to discover that it IS in fact possible to find a town in Wisconsin so small that it doesn't have a tavern! However, that doesn't mean you can't buy alcohol. With hindsight, I wish I'd taken a picture of the astonishing wall of hard liquor behind the counter of the tiny local grocery/convenience store. Fortunately, Richard had packed us a nice little lunch, which we washed down with cold beer and hard lemonade from the local "grocery."

I explain the photo project here.

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

	10:05am. Amber's Room, recently pressed into service as a guest room
	2:50pm. The Obligatory Cute Pet Picture
	4:46pm. Today's bike expedition, Chippewa River Trail, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
	5:11pm. First shot of my favorite bridge. What IS that silver pipe along the side??
	5:12. The bridge from the top, with Richard riding off into the distance.
	5:12 What IS that silver pipe??? A closeup view provides no further insight.
	5:13pm. The other end of the bridge. Or maybe this is the other bridge, the one the cars go over.
	5:16pm. This is actually the bridge right NEXT to the footbridge with the silver pipe hanging on the side.
	5:53pm. A pair of Sandhill cranes feeding right beside the trail
	8:46pm. A little piece of the continuous sky show that entertained us on the drive home.