It's such a relief to see how well Mary Ellen appears to be doing. I was really concerned for her after her fall.

Hoping one of your first stops today is a bike shop for a new helmet.

Ouch - that one looks like it hurt! You might need to take it easy for a few days. Sometimes the next morning is the worst. Hope you heal quickly!!

So sorry to read about your fall, Mary Ellen! Scary! I wish you a speedy recovery.

Doable with good brakes, but scary. Imagine going up!!! Urrgggh.

Lucky ME was still wearing her helmet. We absolutely concur with Bill's advice to replace the helmet asap. Once they take a hit they are done, and should be ditched for a new one.

Take any good excuse you can! Frankly, we would never touch the stuff, good reason or none.

It’s remarkable that you made it there at all but that fall is so scary! Hopefully you’ll wake up tomorrow and everything will be well. Good luck.

Cringed with that one. Hope you recover quickly. Guessing that bruised leg will be a pain for a while.

One more shout out for bike helmets! Be sure to replace it, even if it looks ok. There may be undetectable cracks that would reduce its protection.

Vague, faded recollections of my only Geology class... Somehow it looks like schist, so I did some Google searching and found this link (for what it may be worth)

https://geologyscience.com/rocks/metamorphic-rocks/foliated-metamorphic-rocks/greenschist/#google_vignette

I’m sorry to hear about your fall. Wishing you a rapid recovery! 🤞

You are so right
I would be lost without my walking poles. How is Dodie managing? Knee replacements are coming up one day for me.

Black kites as in birds, not flying paper shapes on a string!

Down is always harder than up.

Absolutely and tasty.