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seen on the bikeway
May. 7th, 2006 01:32 am1) I've often seen part of a child's bike attached to an adult's bike, making a temporary tandem. It's a popular thing the past few years, in good weather. The trailer (seat and rear wheel of a half-sized bike) hooks onto the seatpost of an adult bike for the family ride along the bikeway Saturday afternoon, then comes off with a wrench when the adult wants to ride at adult speeds or in less favorable conditions on Monday.
But I haven't seen this before. The complete bike was half-sized, or maybe a little less. The partial bike attached to the back was scaled down accordingly. I didn't get a good look at the doll riding the partial bike, because there was a woman leaning over the whole arrangement helping the little girl balance it (as if her training wheels had come off very recently.) I couldn't tell how the doll was attached to the partial bike, or if it was secure. I'm not sure if the doll was wearing a helmet *because* her position was insecure, or just on general principle.
2) Near Spy Pond, I passed someone going the other way who seemed to be completely absorbed in her book. She wasn't walking and reading, as I sometimes do. She was being pushed in a stroller, and looked less than 2 years old.
3) Assistive devices for throwing are getting very popular. I saw a lot of them being carried, yesterday and today. At first, I didn't know what they were -- bright plastic curved sticks, too short to help with walking. I expect some of the people walking in family groups towards park areas to carry game equipment with them, but these are too unbalanced to be part of a game. (If you're going to play lacrosse, even lacrosse-style catch for instance, you'd need a ball and 2 sticks. Not 1 stick and ball.) Then I saw someone use one to throw a ball for a dog to fetch. Aha! The ball went way across the field, and he hardly lifted his arm. Seeing how he moved, playing with the dog and a child, I'm not sure he *could* lift his arm for a regular hard throw. Such a clever gadget, so suddenly popular.
But I haven't seen this before. The complete bike was half-sized, or maybe a little less. The partial bike attached to the back was scaled down accordingly. I didn't get a good look at the doll riding the partial bike, because there was a woman leaning over the whole arrangement helping the little girl balance it (as if her training wheels had come off very recently.) I couldn't tell how the doll was attached to the partial bike, or if it was secure. I'm not sure if the doll was wearing a helmet *because* her position was insecure, or just on general principle.
2) Near Spy Pond, I passed someone going the other way who seemed to be completely absorbed in her book. She wasn't walking and reading, as I sometimes do. She was being pushed in a stroller, and looked less than 2 years old.
3) Assistive devices for throwing are getting very popular. I saw a lot of them being carried, yesterday and today. At first, I didn't know what they were -- bright plastic curved sticks, too short to help with walking. I expect some of the people walking in family groups towards park areas to carry game equipment with them, but these are too unbalanced to be part of a game. (If you're going to play lacrosse, even lacrosse-style catch for instance, you'd need a ball and 2 sticks. Not 1 stick and ball.) Then I saw someone use one to throw a ball for a dog to fetch. Aha! The ball went way across the field, and he hardly lifted his arm. Seeing how he moved, playing with the dog and a child, I'm not sure he *could* lift his arm for a regular hard throw. Such a clever gadget, so suddenly popular.
