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Zapata

A pair of quail have been shepherding a huge brood of chicks around my property for a couple of weeks now. This pic only shows half of them. The rest had already walked by before I could grab my phone.

A couple more from the Curve Unit ride:

Last Thursday at the club, a lady showed up wearing a patch I didn't recognize. She belonged to a club called Curve Unit - a women’s motorcycle club - and was promoting a ride they were putting on Sunday ( today ). She mentioned that it was going to be through West Marin county and was primarily a sport bike ride. But all were welcome. So I decided to check them out. About 45 bikes showed up for the start in San Rafael. Most were pure sport bikes or hyper Motards. The riders were about 50/50 male and female.
They organized the ride into three groups. The first group was for those who favored a very brisk pace, the second group was for those who wanted a brisk pace, but not so suicidal (my word, not their’s) and the final group was for those who just wanted to lollygag down the road. The club provided a leader and a sweeper for each group. Since I'd never ridden with them before, I was planning on starting out in the third group and then moving up later if I had to. But one of the ladies in the club took one look at my Ducati and told me that if I was in the third group, I'd be very, very bored. So I went out with the second group. There were about 15 riders in the second group and the pace was very brisk. I spent most of the ride 4th from the front and I had to work to stay there. It turns out many of the club members road race at the tracks in area and you could tell.
IMO, the coolest bike I saw on the ride was the Honda RC51.

I did a thing.

Quite a few around today.

The century plant saga continues.

@GraemeE said in Gardening, landscaping and plants in general:

Looks like an exploding cigar!

On the inside of my kitchen window this morning. About an inch long.

This single rose popped up at the edge of my yard from an old abandoned bush that’s now surrounded by blackberry.

Mambo & Zapata this morning:

@GraemeE said in Wax Treasure (Vinyl):

https://open.spotify.com/album/6PnbwR4pgQQZDrLUdw6Kc7?si=sSW6QE0DRfWx4fTKrfoHRw

This made me smile. Actually, it made me laugh out loud. But in a good way. A perfect blend of chill and goofy.
Who can resist theremins galore?Thanks for posting it.

JC’s custom “Not a Harley”.

As you can tell from the stickers, JC has an affinity for another local club.

(Photos taken at last Thursday’s Club meeting.)

Taken yesterday here at Rancho Morales:

I hade a visitor this morning

@Tago-Mago

I saw Pantera at the Warfield in San Francisco back in 1994. I was sitting in the front row of the balcony. When they hit the opening chord I remember thinking: “Uh Oh. I should have brought hearing protection.”

@rodenstock

I actually bought mine in 2004 as well. But BMW lists it as a 2005 model.

@rodenstock

Sweet! I’ve got a 2005 I bought new with the same color scheme.

More from the Club last night: Another one of Kalle’s Indians, JC’s blackout Harley and Eric’s recently put together ‘72 Tiger.