Climate positivity 🌈🌺

My nephew has had a bike for a while, but only recently got proficient enough with it. He rides around the neighborhood while I walk with him.

I myself use my bike as a car alternative when I can, even though my neighborhood isn't really made for it and things can be spread out. He likes slushies, and there's a store right outside our neighborhood so I let him bike to it. He really enjoyed it, and wants to ride his bike lots of other places now too. I'm still a little restrictive about where we go because he's still wobbling on training wheels, not everywhere has a sidewalk, and it's alot longer a trip cause I can't really bike with him.

I hope though, once he's more stable and off training wheels I can take him on trips to the further away grocery stores with me.

Just a few weeks ago, when I took a walk to the post office, he freaked about telling me I can't walk there, I need a car. And now, he has a taste of the extra freedom he could have on his own! Kind of wonderful to see.

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Additionally, I saw a guy that mows lawns pulling his mower along with him on a bike! Yipee! Also an old graying man biked past the other day. I see a pretty big age gradient of people on bikes, but a higher percent of men than women, I hope that evens out.