"Do the hard work up front".
So we ended up just tooling around to the more ritzy bits of our part of town. We live in an area of Colorado Springs that is generally more hoity toit than average. Our neighborhood, however, is at the older, low end of that spectrum - what Chaco likes to refer as "The Ghetto of Briargate". Yup, that's us.
A friendly bike ride away is where the other half lives, upwards in elevation from our street and home value. God forbid they should have to deal with our runoff! There are various bike friendly pathways to get us there and back, so it fit our requirements.
It was a beautiful day for it, hard to believe it's mid-February. Don't worry, it won't last, which was all the more reason to not squander it.
So we brought our riff raff selves and enjoyed our nice ride, going passed the large exclusive community elementary school, that looks to us like something out of "The Jetsons":
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| It's only K thru 5. What do they do with all that space? |
Not far from there were various little playground parks, and it was nice to see a fair amount of kids and dogs with dog walkers out enjoying the day. Was the (totally unnecessary) doorway to this playground inspired by the Jetson school?
At one point along the pathway was a large faded splotch of blood.
"Something big died there", I remarked.
Magnum agreed, then speculated, "Maybe some kid just dropped a juice box?"
Nope, that was no juice box death. I'm sticking with the big bloody thing.
Eventually, having climbed the ladder, we'd had our fill and headed back to our humble neighborhood. While friendly and clean and bike accessible, the Cordera Community is not really my cup of tea as a place to live. I like older, unique, and more established neighborhoods where the trees are big and the people and houses don't all look alike. Plus, I like my houses small - less to clean.
But it was a nice little sightseeing excursion for a couple of hours. Then it was all downhill from there.
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14 comments:
I'm always impressed with how you all just hop on those bikes and go. Guess it's your lifestyle, huh? Actually, I rode mine today. The temp was about 60 degrees.
Nice inclusion of the photos. I felt like I was seeing museum exhibits! :)
Yep, just hop on and go!... Then realize the stuff you forgot when miles away from home.
Glad you can enjoy riding in warm temps too. Your turn to be tour guide??
It was really nice in Boston this weekend too so I went for two long walks. I don't bike but I like walking around and just checking out what's going on.
We had a couple of nice days in Ohio too. I'm glad you got out and enjoyed the weather. I'm thinking about my past work husbands now. I never got divorced from them, so does that mean I'm a polygamist and widow?
The weather's been really warm here too. What's with the door? How bizarre. Like Toon Town. I wish my husband would bike. I can get him to walk a bit but that's about it. Sounds like a nice way to spend a Sunday.
I love that school! It's so fun.
We definitely have to enjoy the warm days while they're here. It's been such a mild winter; it's easy to forget how harsh it can be.
Long walks are nice too!
I'm no marital work lawyer, but I think you are a polygamist and widow! More to add to your many titles :)
Toon Town - now I'll always think that when I see that door. Magnum likes to bike as long as there are no prolonged uphill bits.
First time I came upon that school, I had no idea what it was. Then I came around the front and saw the sign and playground. It really stands out.
We prefer to live in the "ghetto" too. 'Course you got be able to put up with neighbors who have 5 vehicles in the driveway, 3 of which run (loudly), and one on the street whose hood is up 90 percent of the time. And can't forget the RV that plugs into the garage and houses their daughter, I believe. Still all better than hoity toity.
You two always take advantage of the great weather. We've had some great weather lately that I haven't been able to take advantage of. And now we're getting 4-7 inches of snow on my day off! Sigh. As always, I'll live precariously through you and your pics. That school looks so cool. And I love the door to the park!
One of my ghetto neighbors choiced her kids into the Jetson school. She gets the best of both worlds! I hope you don't spend your day off shoveling snow, spring is on it's way. I think.
I think I live in the Minnesota equivalent of your neighborhood. I love your attitude about it!
You were wise not to waste such a beautiful day! Looks like it was a perfect day for a good bike ride! We've had a few of those "unwinter-like" days too, but I'm thinking not quite as warm as yours. Still not complaining!
Don't worry, it won't be long until we're all whining about how hot it is!
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