What a relief! All the to-do over Tropical Storm Gordon turned out to be much ado about nothing, at least in my immediate vicinity. It didn\’t even rain much, although we\’ve got showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for a few days.

Some areas got hit pretty hard, despite the fact that Gordon never reached hurricane strength; and the storm resulted in at least one death. Regions farther North in Gordon\’s path could get a lot of rain, so the threat isn\’t entirely over.

This morning the wind was only 6 mph; and for a change I had it behind me on the way home. What a relief that was! I worked at stints of pushing for 16 or even 17 mph; and for 6.5 miles I averaged 15.55 mph! I think it\’s time now to take things up a notch, and work for 16 mph as a regular thing.

By the time I left work the sky had some very stormy-looking clouds; and I was glad to get home without getting wet. It isn\’t raining yet; but I expect it any time.