Bicycling on a birthday

Today was the first really hot day of spring. With 25º, it was a welcomed hint of what is to come.
My uncle Luchin and cousin Juan Pablo swung by on their fashionable Husqvarna bikes and I hooked up on a less elegant mountain bike. Yes, that's right, they are the proud owners and care takers of these vintage bicycles, who were brought from Sweden by my grandfather in the 50's. They cherish them, repairing every failing detail with equal care and concern.

We laid the route to a nearby park, where young and old people dreamt themselves away, watching the sky, pressing lips to lips... There was an aviary where we spotted a rather large bird, obviously flightless. "It has the aerodynamic properties of a vertical piano", noted Luchin. How it had managed to reach a branch some two meters from the ground remained a mystery.
After this twin-wheeled escapade we went to celebrate my cousin Andrés' 18th birthday, enjoying cakes and familiar company.