In 2016, I started a new job which meant a new commute. My previous commute was a 12 minute walk which I enjoyed year-round, in any weather (rain, snow, cold, heat, etc.). I knew my new commute would be quite different but I was determined to find a way to avoid getting in my car and to include some time in nature each day.

Hence, this is where the scooter came into play. So after some research online, I bought a Razor A5 Lux in blue and began playing with it. Fortunately I had a few weeks in between jobs to test it out and pick out my ideal routes.

My commute then included a 1.7 mile scooter ride in the morning through my quiet neighborhood and then down a beautiful bike path full of wild life to where I catch the county bus to work. In the afternoon, I alternated between taking the county bus followed by that same 1.7 scooter ride from the morning or taking the coach bus to the park and ride followed by a 2.5 mile scooter ride on the sidewalk along a busier road. They both had their advantages and I liked the flexibility.

Now you may ask yourself, how much of the year could I really scooter in such a cold weather state? The answer is most of it. The cold didn't stop me. It never has. Snow covered trails would stop me though but fortunately my city plowed the bike paths, so they don't stay snow covered for long. And I don't scooter on wet pavement in the morning as the spray up turns the back of my dress a bit muddy. (In the evenings when I can go home, clean up and change, I don't mind the rain or wet pavement.)

In November of 2018, I moved to a new city, Birmingham, AL in a much warmer climate, where my commute is now 7 blocks. It is amazing to now have a 4 minute commute to work! Such a change from my one-way hour commute in Milwaukee!

Let me tell you how I came up with the name for this blog, "The Scooter Lady". I was downtown Milwaukee afterwork one day riding my scooter. (I don't even remember why I was hanging out downtown that day.) I stopped in the local mall and was carrying my scooter when someone yelled out, "hey there's the scooter lady!" When I told a colleague at work this story, he told me I needed to create a webpage for The Scooter Lady. So without further ado, read on for my experiences commuting by scooter.





Friday, June 15, 2018

June is the Month of the Deer

The deer have been especially active this month and seem to be less afraid of people than I’ve noticed before.

It all started with a deer running down the street that is closed because the bridge is out...  My husband and I were out for an evening walk on June 2nd to check out the progress on the bridge. 



Then on my scooter ride to the bus stop on June 4th, four deer were playing in an open field right near where I wait for the bus. 



Next, on my scooter ride home on Tuesday, a deer waited for me at the edge of the path, only a wooden fence between us. As soon as I came by he decided to get up and find some dinner. 



Finally, yesterday morning my husband and I met the most fearless deer so far on our walk to the bus stop. This one didn’t even flinch when a dog barked at it. Nor was it concerned with the multiple people in close proximity. 



Each time it has been amazing watching the deer so at home in our world. 

On another note, our walk home from the bus last night brought us through what appeared to be falling snow, a strange sight for June in Wisconsin. 



Of course it wasn’t really snow, just cottonwood trees shedding their seeds. 
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