A Nice Leisurely Urban Ride

I've been keeping my eye on another group of buildings.

This was the status of the roof on 21 November 2010. It was the tile roof going on that caught my eye.

Before the tile roof began going up, I thought maybe this was going to be this old group of buildings demise. They were in pretty sad shape.

I wonder what they are going to do about this?

This was how the buildings looked a week later.

The dumpster is still there, but things are definitely changing..

The rebuilding is beginning.

And the roof is coming along nicely.

Today was the first day I ventured out after the snows here. The roads were clear enough that I could have rode yesterday, but Heather and I spent the day finishing up her shopping instead. The highlight of our shopping was this little gem I noticed in a house window in the neighborhood known as The Hill. Heather was driving and I made her go back so I could get a picture.

My, my, my, and just what are you up to Santa?

But that was yesterday. Today was Free Billie Day. So, off she and I went.

First we ventured north to drop off the vehicle insurance payment.

Then we meandered down to the buildings I've been keeping my eye on.

The dumpster is gone.

And, the tile roof is nearly complete.

All told the ride was a little over forty miles long. The temperatures were in the mid to high 30's degree F. It was a nice leisurely urban ride and a good way to return to the road after a week layoff.