Capricious! 🐐 Is your weather as capricious as ours? I’m thinking specifically about wind! Our barometric pressure isn’t low; but is it falling? Per the forecast, T-storms aren’t expected before next Monday. So why is the wind getting stronger? At 8 am today, the weather site I checked said the wind was 5 mph. I went […]
Warming Trend 🔥 A warming trend is setting in; and I don’t mean these hand warmers. In fact, I’ve needed them less often this past season. That’s another advantage to not needing to ride at 5:00 am! It’s a bit warmer by 7:00; and the sunlight helps it to seem less frigid. For two or
Luna Moth? 🌕 Sometimes I think I’m a luna moth in disguise. Why do I enjoy the sight of moonlight on the river so much? Am I a really such a hard-core nature lover? Today I “just rode”, not worrying about pace; or working to develop my strength. I knew it was full-moon time; and
Paraphrase 🗣️ This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” To paraphrase the Bard, To ride, or not to ride? The weather is nasty this morning, to
Shady Dealings Again ▓ We’re getting shady dealings again today. I fact, a double dose! First, there’s the eclipse. We’re outside of the path of totality where I live; but they predicted an 82% coverage. But second, it’s overcast; and that does away with any chances of observing the eclipse. Thus we’ve gotten double shady
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Bare Legs 🦵🏼 Yesterday I thought the season for bare legs had arrived. I thought I could ride from now on without needing to use embrocation cream; or to wear leg warmers. After all, at 7:00 am yesterday the temperature was already 74 degrees! Mother Nature sure can fool you. Last night there was quite
Undercover ☔️ I’m undercover this afternoon; or, rather, under cover. Would this Fischer Barometer let me know exactly when things will let loose? Today I rode an hour or so earlier than usual; and that turned out to be a good thing. It was already overcast before 7 am; and it was an incredible 75
On Tenterhooks Again! 🪝 I’m on tenterhooks again, thanks to the forecast. It might be helpful if I had a weather radio to take along while riding! The forecast for the next three days talks about “slight chance” of T-storms in the morning; then T-storms “likely” later in the day. I can’t know when the
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IS It Coming? 🛬 “IS it coming?” is the question in many a cyclists’s mind when bad weather is possible. Will it rain; or won’t it? If I rode an e-bike, I might be worried about the battery shorting out. Actually, I suppose those batteries are designed to keep water out; but is an e-bike
Don’t Trust the Forecast 💨 💦 It’s gotten so that I don’t trust the forecast. I planned to ride 24-25 miles today; on the road bike, of course. Last night I checked the forecast, and it predicted winds ESE to SSE at 5-6 mph; with temperatures in the low 50s. That seemed like great conditions
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