Unicycling

There's a yellow coating of pollen on everything both inside and outside of my little house. And, it seems to be working...everything is blooming and bumble bees hover near the blossoms. I almost ran into several bees walking home from school. The whole town of Auburn smells sweet; beautiful purple wisteria is climbing toward the tops of the sycamore, oak and sweet gum trees throughout the wooded areas and cultivated wisteria is blooming where it's been planted. Some of the azaleas seem to have burst into bloom over the weekend and others are still budding. I guess that has to do with varieties. The pecan trees are beginning to bud and I think there's a saying about the bream bedding when the pecan trees are budding. I'll have to get Dad to verify the saying. I know there's some tree that buds when the bream bed.

I've turned an academic corner; studying is working...I made 82 on my LP test; still room for improvement, but a definite improvement. I'm feeling like I've caught up to everyone else in my classes which gives me the freedom to take some time for myself. Yesterday I took a tennis clinic at the city recreation center and was immediately recruited as a substitute in the Monday morning USTA league. I'll play with a group of mixed age and ability women next Monday.

And, I took my first unicycle riding class last night. I can't ride alone yet, but I expect to be turned loose at least for a few "rotations" next week. Balancing on the unicycle is not intuitive. There is a triangle made up of the unicycle seat and the pedals when they are mid-rotation and parallel. To keep balance, you pedal from parallel to parallel. On a bike you're often coasting with one pedal down and the other up. And, it's like walking on a balance beam in that you're better able to balance if you look where you're going instead of at your feet. Unicycling uses the quad muscles in your legs and I can feel the burn today. I may have to buy myself a unicycle for my birthday and ride with the Auburn Unicycle Club!