Monday, July 28, 2008

bike rescue

tonight we went to the troy bike rescue. moved. i was moved. i have never been made to feel more comfortable in an unfamiliar situation as i was at this beautiful engagement. at first i was a little cold water about it. then, as soon as i let go of any regard to how i think people would react to me and me to them i was welcomed. beautifully.




i ran into someone i have met a slim handle of times. we reintroduced ourselves and he continued to work on, what i found out to be, a hot little commodity.

mike and i grabbed a bike and started to try and find its bruise. i was soon distracted and eager to find out what everyone else was finagling with.

polishing a frame for trust fund kids in the city. to rebuilding that thing that makes the gears move up and down. a. ummmmm..... you know a.....tension thingy. ( i will get back to you on that)

everyone answered all of my questions about whats that. this. why is. what for. such a sweet group of people.

i had the privilege to share my knowledge of children when four neighborhood kids came with their bikes. i got to help fix a flat tire with the patches i found (with help) on the right side of the thirdish shelf down in a little shed surrounded by took apart. pieced together and apart again bikes.

i was o'fish invited to participate in a, what did they call it, synchronized bike ride at fresnos tomorrow.

if i am not to tired from blogging too late. i think i may join my new friends for what i would only expect to be a welcoming and beautiful date.

1 comment:

an alliterative alias said...

I really love the first one. everything about what we see in that photo makes me happy to be living.

My photo
chasing an inevitable end with no distinct date. what do we really know.