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We had to have one of our ash trees taken down. Vineland Tree Care came out a few months ago to trim our trees and they noticed that one of them was failing due to a split in its trunk . They said we could try and support it with a metal strap around it but that it may still die. We opted to have them remove the tree instead. I went out in the morning before they arrived to spend a few minutes in its presence. Yes, that's kind of who I am. I will miss it. We're considering putting a white pine in its place next spring. Winter has been teasing us with some sizeable snowfalls the past few weeks but it's still too early for the snow to stay around long. I thought I'd put my golf clubs away for the year a few weeks ago but Steve and I managed to find an open course (CreeksBend near Elko) last Thursday for one last round. I'm in a bit of a lull, somewhere between being done with fall riding and waiting for winter fat-bike riding to begin. I've spent some time on my i

I've given my blog a new look, one that's hopefully a little easier on the eyes (less contrast between the background and the text) and one that's mobile-friendly—something missing from my last layout.  I've also given our garage a bit of a new look. I bought some wall mounts to get our bikes off the floor and free up some space. I don't know why I didn't do this years ago. Only my fat-bike remains grounded. We just finished a week of unseasonably warm temps and I made the most of it, golfing 4 days in a row last week. I don't know that I've ever done that. Steve joined me for 3 of them. But alas, I believe that as of today, our golf season has come to an end. I'm okay with that. I was able to play 56 rounds and that's with a late start to the season due to being more focused on my riding than golfing. Steve and I finished out our golf season by playing the Mt. Frontenac course south of Red Wing. It's a beautiful course with some fantastic vi