The regular commute home today. Left rather later than usual. Lighter traffic, better progress. Suddenly... Thunder. Lightning. Monsoon. Break out the waterproofs? No, already soaked. Puddles like ponds. Lucky I remember where Bracknell Forest installed the potholes. Slipping dynamo. Misting glasses. Stinging hail (balding pate spared by casque - again tested by events beyond its design parameters). Home safe. Warm shower. Dry clothes. *Tea.* Bliss.
What a joy it is to live in a country that has not only seasons but also weather (if I knew an emoticon for "I'm not being sarcastic" and felt sure you'd understand it I'd have inserted it here). Cycling really connects you with the elements.
I'll make the same trip tomorrow and tomorrow, rain or shine until I retire and I'll enjoy it. Would that my car commuter colleagues felt the same.
The regular commute home today. Left rather later than usual. Lighter traffic, better progress. Suddenly... Thunder. Lightning. Monsoon. Break out the waterproofs? No, already soaked. Puddles like ponds. Lucky I remember where Bracknell Forest installed the potholes. Slipping dynamo. Misting glasses. Stinging hail (balding pate spared by casque - again tested by events beyond its design parameters). Home safe. Warm shower. Dry clothes. *Tea.* Bliss.
What a joy it is to live in a country that has not only seasons but also weather (if I knew an emoticon for "I'm not being sarcastic" and felt sure you'd understand it I'd have inserted it here). Cycling really connects you with the elements.
I'll make the same trip tomorrow and tomorrow, rain or shine until I retire and I'll enjoy it. Would that my car commuter colleagues felt the same.
How very evocative. I almost feel like I am there with you.
(In fact, yesterday evening on the commute home, I really was there with you - getting soaked and enjoying it while everyone else was running for cover... the wimps!)
What a joy it is to live in a country that has not only seasons but also weather (if I knew an emoticon for "I'm not being sarcastic" and felt sure you'd understand it I'd have inserted it here). Cycling really connects you with the elements.
I'll make the same trip tomorrow and tomorrow, rain or shine until I retire and I'll enjoy it. Would that my car commuter colleagues felt the same.
The thing with cycling is that you're not just looking at the picture, you're in it.
