March is poised to go out like a lion; and not like the one in The Wizard of Oz.

Right now the wind is blowing at 17 mph, with gusts up to 23 mph. The temperature is an unseasonable 80 degrees. Tomorrow evening and into Thursday, we\’ll be under wind advisory; and tomorrow night the temperature is expected to fall to the mid-40s. It\’s absolutely crazy!

That wind made riding home from work, well, hard work at least half the way. I had a stiff headwind; but once I was on the bike path, I got a great tailwind. But tomorrow maybe I\’ll walk to work. First, because of the wind; and second, because the chances of rain are quite high. Merely thinking about it makes me want to stay at home!

I hope the wind isn\’t strong tomorrow morning. My ride plan is to take it easy. Today I put in some force efforts, and my legs are rather tired. I need to let myself recover before I try to go hard again; but it\’s not easy to do a recovery ride when the wind is strong. It makes bike handling harder, for one thing.

Then there\’s Thursday. I want to make a trip to the supermarket; but wind gusts could be as high as 30 mph! Riding with loaded panniers won\’t make it any easier to deal with that. I\’ll just have to hope for the best.

Things will calm down after Thursday; and it looks like Sunday will be good for a nice, long ride. If I watch carefully, maybe I\’ll see the Easter Bunny! Peter Cottontail will have to watch his back; there are coyotes out there! I saw one this morning; and I hope I never see a lion.