i take what i can get

It really is true -- you can't have everything in this life. 

Hubby outright refuses to ride the country roads -- range roads and township roads -- with me. But he is happy to drive into the city and ride around in the River Valley. So that's what we did. We spent about 3 hours exploring various trails -- some old, some new. Up Emily Murphy hill, up Forest Heights hill, up the hill to 142 Street. Lots of downhills, too.

It was a warm evening, sunny, but sort of hazy. I had to stop at this lookout point in Forest Heights park and take some photos. 
I feel so lucky to live in such a beautiful place, even if the weather is like the girl with the curl: 

When it's good, it's very, very good;

But when it's bad, it's horrid.

Fortunately, right now we are having quite a long spell of the very, very good, and I intend to make the most of it!