my new bike . .

my new bike is an old bianchi. it was my cousin's bike from years and years ago when my cousin lived in nassau shores on ripplewater avenue with my aunt and uncle. when i was four they moved to california and she left her bike in my parents' garage. my sister rode it for seemingly forever (!) until getting her new bike a few years ago. now it's mine! my bike i'm passing on to g. it's a jc penny racer and is a boy's bike. i'm happy to have a girl's bike these days, though yesterday i kept swinging my leg over the seat, forgetting i can just . . slip on! after returning from connecticut (where the above bike has been living and where we've been swimming for the past two weeks) we took a ride along the river, down to penny park and back. the clouds and sky were beautiful and it felt so freeing to be out riding together.