Big Terrace Chair

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A+ has been learning how to ride a bike (he never had the chance to when he was younger), and recently has gotten more confident with his practicing. Unfortunately, we've had only one bike between the two of us, which makes biking together impossible. We decided to address this issue by finally going to buy a second bike. To celebrate our success, we went on a short little bike ride together!

We ended up at the student union where they have a really nice terrace with restaurants and places to sit next to the lake and various piers. I had never really hung out here before, so it was really fun to see everyone just relaxing and enjoying the beautiful weather. We decided to get some ice cream to enjoy while we sat and rested.

And of course I had to climb up onto one of the iconic Big Terrace Chairs.

The sky and the water were particularly pretty today, and the wind gave the water a fun texture, although maybe less fun for the people trying to sail or windsurf out there. The clouds were also gorgeous! They're exactly the type of clouds I have in my mind whenever I try to draw or paint sky. More inspiration to practice!

Riding together was so much fun, I hope we can do this a lot more often before the weather turns cold!

On an amusing last note, as we were riding home into a strong headwind, A+ commented that it was a good thing I was wearing bloomers. I found that particularly funny in this context given that the original impetus for inventing bloomers was so that ladies could ride bicycles without being immodest!

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