The bike

From where I live in my West Seattle "hood," it's a bit of a haul to get to the beaches and their wonderful bike trails. So I bought a bike rack for my car at a groovy little bike shop at California and Admiral. Today was gorgeous! Not a cloud in the sky. So, I got the bike and hoisted it onto my new apparatus, which was already on the car.
Now, this isn't just any bike. This is a pink (about the color of my blog - I like pink) Electra cruiser, "The Hawaiian" to be exact, with a big white basket. I got down to Alki, only to realize the basket had been scraping on my car, totally botching up the paint. Then, both tires on the bike were low, so I had a real short ride.
Back up to the groovy bike shop, and the young man who sold me the bike rack came out to look at my situation. A little trick with a bungee cord keeps the basket off the car, and he pumped up my tires. But then the owner of the store comes out, and he's not happy. He doesn't think this particular rack looks dependable with my car, so they want me to come back next week when they get some new ones in, and they'll let me exchange this one for a better one. Of course I'll have to pay the difference, but then again, I really don't relish my bike flying off onto the freeway or something! Really helpful guys. The young guy is named Apples. He's sweet.
Back to the "hood," and I took the bike off my car. Now that the tires were good, I got Abbey, my loyal little doggie, and put her in the basket for a quick ride. She loves it! It's so cute to see this Cavalier riding happily in the basket of a pink bike. No matter who I pass, they always smile or say, "Awww, how cute!"
So, that makes me happy. Sunshine, Abbey in the basket, making people smile.