Biketober

There's a saying here in WI, as I am sure is true everywhere, that if you don't like the weather, "wait 10 minutes".   While the waiting period has come and gone, our weather here has been as enjoyable as ever.   Sunny, warm days with low humidity, clear skies and cool nights with a slight breeze to add just a bit of crispness to the air.   It's almost as if Mother Nature is playing a little tease game with us, telling us to enjoy it while we can because there is a storm a-brewin' come November and the winter.   Today was a perfect day to take my daughter over to the church parking lot, let her ride her bike, and be the subject of my ever-present camera.  

She rode around and around in giant circles, did figure eights, and practiced braking with the hand brake as she honed her skills in anticipation of the removal of her training wheels.   We had to stop every now and then while a car passed through and I had the perfect opportunity to snap this shot of her.   As we waited, she struck her perfect "rock star" pose on the back of her bike for me and it was pretty good.   It took a little bit of coaxing, since she has become a 7-year old going on 16, but what transpired made the effort that much more worthwhile.   It's great to be able to have cooperating weather along with a kid who likes to have fun in order to make a picture come alive.