I wish it would hurry up and rain. The forecast keeps predicting rain; but so far we’ve gotten little but a light drizzle all day. I prefer a good downpour that’s over in a half-hour or so. This persistent drizzle is far more likely to penetrate electrical transformers, and cause an electrical outage. On the other hand, it’s been so dry for so long that the ground probably can’t absorb a sudden large amount of water.

This morning I donned the poncho

and headed for the park. It wasn’t raining at the time, but the wind was pretty strong; and I wasn’t in the mood to fight it up there on the levee. The temperature was about 63 degrees; and with the wind it felt quite chilly. The poncho gave me some extra warmth! I used the hybrid, partly because it has fenders; and partly so I could bring the trunk.

I wanted to get a few things at the drug store; and knew I might not go there if I had to go home first!

But now I need a real ride with some hard efforts. There’s a wind advisory in effect for tomorrow. If I have a strong sidewind, bike control isn’t so easy; and if it’s a headwind, well, I’ve got my hard efforts built into my ride. I want it to hurry up and rain; but let’s get the rain done tonight. Rain plus a hard wind makes for miserable riding conditions!