Outdoors

Reclaimed wood planters, benches, in Denver

A coworker of mine purchased some reclaimed wood planters for his backyard that were really beautiful. They come from Denver local Randy Rushton who is working in the River North neighborhood to create some really pretty items.

See more at www.custombyrushton.com/

Take a look at this reclaimed fence-post room divider.

Beautiful and very creative!

Times Square "Cleans Up"

Times Square "Cleans Up"

Times Square got some new lane lines for biking and, apparently, horses.

cross pieces for bracing

cross pieces for bracing

the final product: recycled wood becomes counter space for my kitchen

the final product: recycled wood becomes counter space for my kitchen

The final product. A new counter next to the stove.

drilling holes to make the screws slide in so nice

drilling holes to make the screws slide in so nice

Pre-drilling the wholes for the screws makes it less likely that the wood will split.

lefotver wood from my fence

lefotver wood from my fence

This is some wood leftover from replacing my fence. Great fodder for home projects.

Bike to Work Month (at least for me)

"Officially" bike to work month is in May. That seems like a reasonable time: the weather is pretty warm and it's early enough in the year that any converts will likely keep biking throughout the summer. I'm taking a slightly more hardcore approach. My bike to work month is February. If I can bike to work most days in February I think the rest of the year will be easy! We should also be able to see if this has any impact on our fuel consumption since I started tracking that a month ago. I'll be updating this post with my experiences:

Day Where was the ride? Notes Miles Biked Miles Driven
1 To breakfast at mona's, to Kaladi for some beans, and back. Make sure your wife has some gloves so her fingers don't get cold. 5 6
2 To work and back. Always wear your gloves. Always. Also: need new parking solution at work. 1 0
3 Work, boulder by bus, back so far so good. 4 0
4 work and back 20 degrees today! 1 0
5 work and back 20 degrees today! 1 10
6 work and back 1 0
7 no biking :( 0 5
8 no biking :( Went swimming. 0 1
9 no biking :( Neck pain from swimming! No biking. 0 1
10 no biking :( Neck pain from swimming! No biking. 0 1
11 no biking :( Snowing! No biking. 0 1
12 Work and back! Cold! No excuses. 1 1
13 Work and back! 1 1
14 Weekend stuff... 0 3
15 Weekend stuff... 0 6
16 Was in a rush :( 0 1
17 Work and back! Bug rode too! 1 0
18 Work and boulder and back! Bug rode too! 3 0
19 Was in a rush :( 0 2
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