Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched, as the saying goes.

This morning I rode to the salvage store. There wasn’t much wind; and on the way there, the wind was against me. I was counting on a tailwind on the way home. Guess again.

While I was waiting for the store to open, I noticed that, 1) it seemed to be getting cooler; 2) the breeze was getting a little stronger; and 3) the wind was changing direction.

The sky was mostly overcast; and I hoped the rain would hold off until I got home. Several other customers were also waiting; and one of them said there was some bad weather out in the Gulf, with plenty of lightning strikes.

When I got out of the store, it wasn’t raining yet; but as they say, don’t count your chickens. As so often happens, I had a headwind on the way home. I had thought that I would have a tailwind! Riding felt like hard work; and I didn’t even have much of a load! 

It’s a good thing I won’t be out there this evening, though. There’s a wind advisory posted, starting at 7:00 pm. It looks like tomorrow will be pretty windy, too. Not so great for riding; but at least it won’t be cold.