And our last question this week:

[ascentale@sfba.social]

And our last question this week:

Q8. What did you see this week? Share a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it!

(Also, it is Day 24 of #30DaysOfBiking)

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

[silvermoon82@wandering.shop]

@ascentale @bikenite
A8.
Not cycling related, but burned my first brush pile of the season the other night.
#BikeNite

[moira@mastodon.murkworks.net]

@ascentale @bikenite A8: Best I got is ... building a new way to get cables in and out of the attic? It's something ^_^

https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/116445133868490164

#BikeNite

[ascentale@sfba.social]

@bikenite A8. Not cycling related, but a monarch butterfly landed on my favorite rose bush today! (I will be posting more #30DaysOfBiking later)

#BikeNite

[ascentale@sfba.social]

@moira @bikenite ooh! Nice.

[xtaran@chaos.social]

@ascentale @bikenite #BikeNite A8: Saw an S-Pedelec (European class for e-bikes running up to 45 km/h with pedal-assist) with its numberplate mounted sideways near the rear axle. I wonder if that's legal elsewhere, too.

[climatejenny@biodiversity.social]

@ascentale @bikenite A8. I took this photo at a local commuter train station to share with y’all. I’ve never actually shown up for one of these, because I’m retired and don’t take *anything* to work. Also, the hours are crazy early if you are retired. Apparently they’re doing just fine without my participation, given this is the 25th year. #BikeNite

[moira@mastodon.murkworks.net]

@ascentale @bikenite I'm pretty happy with it ^_^

I need to get a bit of rock wool or fireproof foam or something to be extra safe since it's in a ceiling but mostly I think it's good

[silvermoon82@wandering.shop]

@xtaran @ascentale @bikenite
Oh, interesting!
I haven't seen e-bikes requiring a number plate before!
We don't have a 45km/h class here (Ontario, Canada). There are e-bikes, which can be pedal-assist or manual throttle (I think still?) but only up to 32km/h, and they don't require a license for the vehicle or rider. Next above that is Limited Speed Motorcycle, with no difference between gas or electric, but governed to 70km/h. Needs license and insurance, for bike and rider.
#BikeNite

[heyweldon@sfba.social]

@ascentale @bikenite

A8. Last Sunday, I watched the Berkeley Streets Criterium bike race, which ran only a few blocks from my house. Here's some scenes from the men's pro 1/2 race at the end of the day.

[heyweldon@sfba.social]

@ascentale @bikenite
More Berkeley Streets Criterium bike race

[rand@sfba.social]

@ascentale @bikenite A8. Butterflies! More #MonarchButterfly s in our garden. They do seem to be more prevalent the last few years, after years of trying to attract them, but never seeing any. I try to remember where I see them out riding and report them to https://journeynorth.org but sometimes I forget where I was and their website is not very mobile friendly. #BikeNite

[martycormack@urbanists.social]

@ascentale @bikenite
#BikeNite A8:
While cycling this week I saw ephemeral wildflowers, in particular Marsh Marigolds and White Trout Lilies on the Douglas State Trail, and then Crabapple Trees in full blossom on the #RochMN city trails.
This is the best time of year for seeing wildflowers and flowering fruit or ornamental trees in this part of the world (Southeast Minnesota).

[heyweldon@sfba.social]

@ascentale @bikenite
One more from the Berkeley Streets Criterium bike race.

[kimu@wandering.shop]

@ascentale @bikenite A8. There’s a little display of gnomes in a small park that I often bike through and they got some new decor for summer this week. It’s silly, but this little gnome village makes me smile every time I see it. #BikeNite

[theantlady@arthropod.social]

@ascentale @bikenite

A8. I am trying to help keep a bike valet going here, so I held a sign-painting party in my backyard last weekend! It was really fun. Here's hoping we can keep the momentum going to get more folks to bike to events here.

https://flic.kr/p/2s8mUAS

#BikeNite

[endcashbail@mastodon.social]

@ascentale @bikenite #BikeNite A8 I led a night mission with #SCUL, looking at the blooming cherry and magnolia trees in our Boston starsystem. Back Bay/Fens garden at night is fun, though we did get briefly detoured by unexpected Marathon related closures. https://scul.org/missions/112262 Flew on D.B. Cooper, a fine ship, my first time riding it, and its first mission this season. https://scul.org/ships/D.B.%20Cooper

[wlukewindsor@c.im]

@ascentale @bikenite A8 #bikenite

[raykuntz@mastodon.social]

@ascentale @bikenite #bikenite #bikeTooter A8, We had a previously unheard of April forest fire blow up on the south side of Red Lodge Monday afternoon. Fortunately a snowstorm rolled in Thursday night and put it out. I have a feeling that this is going to be a long smoky summer.

[matthewnewell@mastodon.social]

@ascentale @bikenite nice photo!