wheels on willy

today there was a criterum bike race in our neighborhood. i won't go into a lot of detail on what a criterium is (that can be found at the previous link), but i will say that it provides a good deal of spectator excitement. the cyclists go round and round a short course for an hour. you get to see the racers frequently as they complete lap after lap. the course was just a block from our house.

there were different races for different levels throughout the day. this is a video clip of the men's masters division. the camera could hardly keep up with the racers.


in other news, aretha franklin has started hiding in various places around our house. finding her usually results in a pretty adorable scene.

it turns out she likes to hide amongst my sweaters after she plays in the wet bath tub. she leaves my clothes with the enticing aroma of wet cat. it is a little unfortunate, but adorable.