2012 In PIctures

Every year at the end of December I try and do a look back throughout the year to see where we've been and what we've done.

Historically I've written a little blurb and review for each individual month.  This year I chose to take a peek back at 2012 and post some pictures and let them tell the story.  I didn't pick my favorite pictures by any means, but just a variety.

Here they are in chronological order:

(In January I bought some Sidi Livia Rain Boots)

(In February I brought a Tahitian Sunset rose bush home on the bike)

(In February/March we installed cork flooring)

(I got dirty riding in the rain and hail)

(Experienced snow in late March - snow on blooming Viburnum)

(And snow in early April - a lot of sheep in our area)

(Experienced our yearly spring flooding)

(We took a ride with SpartanBabe)

(And a group ride - weather is looking up)

(Visited a plant nursery..... or two.... or three)

(I took photos of Squire Basil sleeping on the deck)

(We rode to Salem for a GoPro mount)

(I bought Beau - a used 2009 Bonneville SE)

(I debated which bike was more suitable and which was my favorite)

(I watched Troubadour take a Team Oregon Rider Skills Practice class)

(We attended the Oregon Vintage Motorcycle show)

(We painted and installed an adjustable GSXR shock in Max)

(We hosted Mr & Mrs. Everyday Riding)

(We rode to the coast in the mist and the rain)

(To see the Japanese dock that arrived after the tsunami)

(I took more pictures of Basil lounging on the deck)

(We rode the Aufderheide with SpartanBabe and her hubby)

(Troubadour found his beloved Scarlet on consignment at the Triumph shop once again)

(Max got new Shinko shoes - damn flat spot on the stock Dunlops)

(Our ride to the IMBC 2012 started off in the cold mountain rain)

(IMBC 2012 - Photo blatantly stolen from/received via email from Bobskoot)
(Erik, Trobairitz, Troubadour, Richard, Karen, Bobskoot, Sonja & Roland)

(The ride home from IMBC was much warmer)

(Bobskoot came to visit before heading home)

(We went to Seattle to meet friends from British Columbia)

(And we went back three weeks later for the Experience Music Project)
(This is me in the scary movie scream chamber)

(And we met Sonja and Roland n Tacoma the next day for the 
Ace Cafe Summer Shakedown at the LeMay Car Museum)

(We bought new luggage for Max)

(We rode to Salem to have lunch with my brother and sister-in-law)

(We discovered some kissing covered bridges)

(We rode to Saturday Morning Coffee in the rain - we do that a lot)

(And went for a hike)

(Troubadour and Me at the Team Oregon Awards Banquet - Photo by Pat Hahn)

(We got lost in the woods on Thanksgiving)

(Max picked up sticks with his kickstand)

(Troubadour got creative)

(We did a lot more hiking)

(We attended the International Motorcycle Show in Seattle)

(And Troubadour found a new pink hat at Eagle Leathers on the way home - no he didn't buy it)

So that is what we've done this year, not everything, but the most interesting of it at any rate.  Oh - and I should add that Beau went to his new home on December 23rd.  A nice lady from Springfield came and fell in love and rode it home in the rain.  Hooray.

We have a polar bear ride planned for tomorrow - New Years Day.  My first post of 2013 should be a ride report.

Happy New Year everyone and I am hoping for a great 2013 filled with dry roads, little traffic and abundant sunshine.

- Au Revoir

"Whether we want them or not, the New Year will bring new challenges; whether we seize them or not, the New Year will bring more opportunities." - Michael Josephson
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