It worked — sorta. The forecast for today looked quite dire. Then, yesterday, I found a four-leaf clover; and I wished on it for the weather to NOT be bad today.

Up to a point, it worked. When I rode out to the salvage store this morning, it was overcast; but not raining. It was, however, windy. At 7 am, the weather site I checked said the wind was 13 mph.

Happily, I had a tailwind much of the way home; but with about a mile and a half to go, it turned into a headwind. What\’s more, it seemed to be getting stronger. That wind was whipping up white caps on the river!

After I got home, I checked the weather site again. Sure enough, the wind had increased to 18 mph; with gusts up to 30 mph!

I had wanted to take the trailer today, and bring home a big haul. I\’m glad I decided not to! It was hard enough bucking that wind with the panniers.

But I made it home; so wishing on a four-leaf clover wasn\’t futile. In fact, it worked, sorta! And the salvage store actually has some pretty good stuff, despite \”salvage\” sounding like inferior goods rescued from a shipwreck.

Back to the lucky clover. It would be nice if its power extends through tomorrow. It\’s going to be sunny, but the wind: 10-20 mph. And from the North. That means a headwind much of the way home. If it\’s 10 mph, it will be a nuisance, but not too bad. But 20 mph? YIKES!!