Still okay, still collecting bikes

Still safe here. Still down wind. Still as far away from Fukushima as we were before: 500km. Just avoiding spinach for the time being....

Still trying to entertain the boys on their sudden two and a half week spring break (!) (As the school explained, at stressful times like these, families need to be together. You know, like all.... day.... long.....) Kyoto public schools are not closed. As you can see, foreigners and Japanese often respond differently to current events.

If you're in the mood, here are a few more bike names I've collected. You remember...brands like these?

Food is, as always, a popular theme.

There's an occasional shout-out to masculinity.

And then this one, which seems to be in a class by itself....

A bike by any other name.....

The bikes of Kyoto have provocative names.

New addition: Based on the comments, it seems I wasn't clear--these are brands (not personal choices).

Anyway, I guess some are not that exciting, but we have to start somewhere.

Some bikes remind us of places we want to go...

Some are profound, in their own way.

Some make us hungry. Well, sort of.

Some bikes seem made for each other. Like these two:

And some are in languages we don't understand! Where is the English, people? This is Japan!!!

Some remind us of our daily life.

And you know... these days, I think we all find comfort in concrete nouns.

And then some of these make me feel so energetic!! I think I could ride for miles!!!

Wheeee!!!!

Other bikes remind me of those happy, peaceful times.

But then other bikes seem meant to confuse.

Superhero?

Why am I not losing any weight in Japan?

Well anyway...let's

Please vote for your favorite. All people who vote will be entered to win a package of mochi balls, just in time for new years!!!