Moody is right. It was nice that it was one of our layover days so we weren’t locked in to anything.

Moody day.

I really like shots like this too. I wish now I’d taken a photo of the trees casting them too, because I forgot. Poplars or junipers maybe.

You’re right. I like to imagine it came from one of the fields we just biked past.

…and there’s that beautiful lettuce!

Those slivered shadows are so cool.

I have lettuce envy. Must be time to plant some more seeds.

My last such visit was in Bilbao, when one of my tires lost a lot of pressure overnight after I’d pumped it up while reassembling the bike. I took it to a shop to check it since i had the opportunity. The mechanic (owner?) unseated the tire to check the sealant and reseated it, not always easy with tubeless tires. Whatever the problem had been, it was gone. No charge. I had a similar experience in Barcelona with my old bike when I wasn’t sure I had the headset properly tightened (fork had to come off for packing). Headset was tightened and the mechanic showed me how to check. No charge.

I do the same thing. That’s not what happened here though - I’ve been wanting to pick up another jersey anyway. I wonder if they would have charged something for the work if I hadn’t bought anything though.

Whenever a bike shop does a service for me and doesn’t charge anything, I try to buy something. It’s never been a jersey though, not yet, because so few carry anything in women’s sizes.

And also purple?magenta?red?

Castor beans, just like outside our back door when I was a kid in CA, but without the canoe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricinus

Nice!

Glad to hear you're feeling so good.

I do too. They’re distinctive, colorful and stylish. I’ve seen a few others with the same style in this region but they’re not really quite like any others we’ve come across.