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  • Losing the Battery Bag

    Because the cheap batteries I use in the Sony HDR-AS30V camera provide just slightly less runtime than our longest usual ride after a year of use, I carry a spare battery in a small red felt bag. The bag also holds a USB card reader helping to make the MicroSD card somewhat less lose-able on its trips betwixt bike & desk.

    Here I am, swapping batteries in Adam’s Fairacre parking lot before starting the trip home:

    Losing the Red Bag - setup - 2019-02-25
    Losing the Red Bag – setup – 2019-02-25

    You can see it coming, right?

    Eight minutes later, we’re turning onto the Dutchess County Rail Trail:

    Losing the Battery Bag - flight - 2019-02-25
    Losing the Battery Bag – flight – 2019-02-25

    And then it’s gone:

    Losing the Battery Bag - gone - 2019-02-25
    Losing the Battery Bag – gone – 2019-02-25

    Mary drove past there on her way to a distant meeting, but the little red bag was not to be found anywhere. Maybe it’ll reappear on a fence post or taped to the bulletin board; I’ve tried to return things I’ve found that way.

    I expect somebody got a nice present and, if naught else, it’s good to drop happiness into the world.

    There’s another reader and a quartet of batteries on their way.