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  • Thomasville Clay Road Classic

    This weekend we went to South Georgia to ride some red clay dirt roads at the Thomasville Clay Road Classic. I’ve done this ride before, but only the 25-mile route because in 2024, it was raining, and rain and dirt roads make messes. But the weather was amazing for this year, except for the rain the day before. So it got messy, but so much fun! This year we did the 50-mile route, and even dipped into Florida. I think we hit the Florida line in a mud pit section, and I thanked Florida for their hospitality at that point. But besides a couple of sketchy mud sections, the roads were actually great. The rain kept the dust down and tamped them down some, too. It was 80 degrees and sunny for a large part of the ride, and then some periods of clouds, too, so it didn’t get too hot. This is a self-supported ride, but some people in Metcalf actually did a rest stop for us, and it was a welcome sight. We needed water, and there they were! And there was even a porta-potty! I mean, I felt like we were on a civilized ride! The area near Hubs and Hops, the sponsoring bike shop/brewpub was so nice. They have a little amphitheater, a nice outdoor area to hang out in, and they were generous with the beer and food. We really had a fantastic day from the beautiful (and challenging) ride to the fun afterparty. If you get a chance to do this ride, you should! Highly recommend! All photos shot on my Ricoh GRIIIX.

  • This Week

    The fountain pen hobby is getting intense so we went to Greenville SC for the day to go to Truphae, a beautiful pen store. Odd that a city the size of Atlanta does not seem to have a dedicated pen store, but we don’t really have a camera store either so there you go. I brought the Ricoh GRIIIX with me to take pictures for my 52 Frames challenge (this week it was Get Low) and I did find some good shots. So that was fun. I put the Ricoh on a black and white setting and shot in RAW+JPG. Doing this made my LCD black and white and I quite enjoyed shooting like that. I think I will leave this camera like that, as opposed to paying $2200 for a Ricoh GRIV Monochrome. (Yes, I would love one of those, no I do not need it. We do what we have to do around here. LOL.)

    And yes, I did buy a pen. A gorgeous Lamy Studio LX All Black with a fine nib. It’s gorgeous and delightful to write with. I’ve basically spent the entire day messing with it. That makes four pens in less than 2 months. The rabbit hole, indeed.

  • Resurrecting this Blog

    Because I don’t know what else to do with all of these photos. And hoping it’ll become a habit and not something I do for a day or two and forget.

    So here are some photos from our trip to Ohio for GOBA (Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure):

    And some from RAGBRAI. This was our 7th.

    And some from our trip to Bordeaux, France in September. Really a beautiful place!

    Aaaand that should get me started. I’ve got plenty more to post, but those are a few highlights from 2025. All photos in this post were taken with my Ricoh GRIIIx or iPhone 14 Pro.