July 4

💥Happy July 4th💥

The city of Dunedin organized a fourth of July bike parade this morning on the Pinellas Trail. Participants just had to show up with decorations (or not) and ride from Curlew to Downtown.

A scrumptious lunch salad!

We had a couple of 15-minute showers. Huge downpours and then . . .

. . . 15 minutes later, more sunshine!

Florida rain. You've gotta love it.

86 degrees when the sun was shining and 82 when it rained.

Wind 10-12 mph

I biked downtown twice today, once alone and once with John. There were lots of people out, but it wasn't as crowded as the causeway and beaches. We got caught in the rain coming home during the last mile. We were soaked but it felt good.

On our afternoon walk around the neighborhood, we looked up in the sky and saw a plane with a banner. I was a little afraid to look. But to our surprise, it said, "Happy July 4th Dunedin." It was on its way to the causeway and Honeymoon Island.

We had Chilean Dal for dinner.

This recipe is from my niece. It won a New York Times competition for the least expensive and best tasting meal. Rich in protein. John says he never looks forward to it when I make it, but then he tastes it and loves it.

lentils 2-3 cups

onions 1 small, diced

garlic 3 cloves, minced

carrots 2-3 sliced

baby Yukon potatoes 2 cups

cumin 1 tsp

fire-roasted tomatoes 1 16 oz. can

tomato sauce 1 16 oz. can

(optional: add a sprinkle of crushed red pepper)

topped with cilantro and served over rice

Add red wine vinegar at the table

(optional: top with avocados)

Saute onions and garlic in olive oil, add cumin

Add cooked carrots, potatoes, and tomatoes; cover with water and cook until potatoes are done

Add cooked lentils and tomato sauce.

Do you see the little white dot to the right of the palm tree? That's the moon rising from our last walk last night with Dee Dee on the trail. She had another good day, as did we.

biking: 15.77 miles

walking: 4 miles