11/19 - Lemon Meringue surprises a scooter

Doesn’t he have such a cute little face?

Lemon Meringue found a dirty duck.  Someone loves their rubber ducky – enough to take him along everywhere!

11/15 - Ham weighs the issues

Ham is so pretty in pink.  He saw this pretty pink scooter and wanted to ride out of town.
Whee whee whee!!

We saw this fancy old scale at lunch.  Ham wanted me to hop on so he could guess my weight, but I said no.

11/05 - SpoonyHead and David want to make a getaway

My work building’s lobby flowers were very interesting today!  SpoonyHead blended right in with them.

This happy little lemon scooter would have been a nice sunny day ride.  Except they did not have the keys.  :(

Thanks to the clock change, I got to see a pretty sunset on the way home from BART.

And I think the twins left me a little present at home.  Awwww.

10/19 - Big Wheel and the pigshark bikeplane

Big Wheel wanted to take a turn on the scooters, but the other wheels said no, so we counted the numbers on the sidewalk instead.

No idea what this contraption was on top of the bus stop, but Big Wheel wanted a picture with it!

Big Wheel found a flying witch dog, which cackled as it flew by.  “Tee hee hee heee….”

10/04 - Scrat wants a push

Although, from the looks of the gas tank, this Puch bike will go all by itself. If only one had the key…

Store signage:  You're doing it wrong.

Scrat goes nuts for cupcakes. This one had peanut butter frosting.  Scrat’s tail was twitchy with anticipation.  NOM!

9/05 - Hold on, Pink Yoshi!

Doesn’t Pink Yoshi look sweet next to these little flowers?

Whoa!  Motorcycles don’t have seat belts, and this one is off like a rocket!  Hold on!!!!

After Pink Yoshi's hard day, she just wanted to putter around the house...  (help)

And then, on our way to derby practice, look what we saw!  A rainbow!

No, TWO rainbows!!  We are doubly lucky.

7/11 - Funbo finds a sign of the times

This is usually a “Next Bus” computer sign that tells people when the next bus will arrive. I guess it is broken...

At lunch, Funbo went motorcycle counting. How many do you see? Which one is your favorite? Do you recognize any of the parking space numbers on the ground?

I had to sit out today's derby practice (and last night's scrimmage) due to an injury from Monday's practice. Still, I felt bad for the grrrls that had to skate in the 103-degree heat, so I brought orange slices. Here's Mandaryn Crush enjoying her mandarin.

6/22 - Pink Penguin haz a happy

This motorcycle guy had a smiley face on his pants leg. How funny! It made Pink Penguin smile too.

Pink Penguin tried to teach Cutie Bird to ice skate. She slipped on the desktop, and Pink Penguin asked, “Are you OK?!” Cutie Bird said, “I meant to do that!”

4/13 - Wario wishes his kart had pontoons

Our patio was a small lake this morning, after last night’s storm.  The little red bowl was overflowing!

Wario challenged an old-timey motorcycle to a race.  The motorcycle was glad he was behind glass so he didn’t have to smell Wario’s special gas power.  (Eeeeuw!)  Thanks to David for the special guest hand prop!

11/30 - Little Choo loves fire engines and the holidays

She was so happy to see that the firefighters decorated the station –and the fire engine!– for the holidays.

Little Choo wants to fly with Santa. Or ride with him in a car.  Or on a motorcycle!  The Oracle Santas sure do know how to get around.

So does Mommy’s hair…  It’s very windy today and I look a bit like the Heat Miser in this picture.

Speaking of wind, look at all the leaves at the train station tonight!  I guess all the raking we did over the weekend will be undone by tomorrow...

11/01 - Asher Fire Hero #4 likes high speed and voltage

Asher and I found a cute vintage motorcycle near one of our favorite lunch places.  He wanted to fire it up and ride it up the steep city hills, but we could not find the keys.

 Then, we found a Very Important Door.  Look at all the warning signs!  There is a apparently a lot of electricity behind it.  Asher wanted to go in and get charged up, but we couldn’t find the key for that either.

Now, let the staycation begin!  Mama is off on a trip, so I'm taking time off from work to play with the kids for the next week.  And! We have a special guest on the way...  Stay tuned.

10/26 - Nico is on a motorcycle -- on a truck!

The motorcycle was going for a ride on the truck, and Nico wanted to ride them both.  But we had to get back to work.

Nico found these baby penguins, who wanted to do a dance with him.  They should all be in the movies, I tell ya.

10/13 - Gio thinks Popo might be a lollipop. And fun with BART.

Popo tried to blend in at my desk.  He found this jar of pens and markers on my desk and tried to camouflage himself. Do you think it’s working?

We had lunch with Gio today.  Do you remember when he brought a motorcycle to our old house for you to sit on?

Popo liked watching the workers paint new street stripes. He wanted the workers to paint some on him, but I told him the paint was too hot.

I called out of derby practice today because I suspect I'm getting Lil Gal's cold.  (I had a moment where I considered trying to skate so fast it couldn't catch me, but I reconsidered.)  Clearly, the responsible thing to do was to go home and take it easy.  Here's where my partnership with BART shows its true colors.

I was able to get a seat without having to ride a few stops back -- clearly suspect.  As I settled in and started to nod off, I noted that the train was moving slowly, but I wasn't trying to get to work or derby practice on time.  All I had to do was make bedtime -- a full 2 hours away.  (Insert evil laugh here.)  So the train limped through the under-bay tunnel, and immediately went out of service in Oakland -- everybody off.  (Bonus points for an additional medical emergency and my phone crashing unexpectedly - not pictured.)

I was able to catch the 4th train out, heading in my direction but not to my destination.

Transferred after taking some pix of the sunset.

And made it home just in time for bedtime -- 2 hours later.  Thanks, BART.
Bay Area = yes.  Transit = yes.  Rapid = Compared to what?

10/12 - Lady Alien likes a blue uniform

There were lots of police officers, police motorcycles, and police cars in my work neighborhood today. Lady Alien was happy to see them keeping everyone safe.

My favorite lunchtime park was locked up today, so Lady A. and I had to gaze at it from behind bars. She said, "Free the trees!"  Sadly, nobody heard her tiny alien voice but me.

Look what Michael sent: a picture of a real Warthog -- like our toy one!  Hakuna Matata!

9/01 - Orange Jack and his little pickle

We saw this shiny green motorcycle on the way in to work, and -- before I could stop him -- Orange Jack jumped up onto the seat and tried to go for a ride! It’s a good thing we didn’t have the keys – OJ wouldn’t have been able to reach the handlebars!

We tried out the veggie sammich at the place downstairs.  It came with a small bland pickle and made us (me!) miss the excellent sandwiches and garlicky pickles at The Sentinel. Which reminded us/me that we’re not so far away from that place now…  Yum.

 (For those who were wondering about OJ’s gnarled state, please note that small plastic toys do not like the washer and dryer.)