Sunday, sunny Sunday
Just a hint of warm, warm enough to start the ride in a jacket & finish with your skin soaking up the high altitude western sun.
Windblown clouds scatter across the Wasatch. There are still people skiing far up in the mountains, but down here in the valley, it’s 4 friends out for several easy, enjoyable spring hours on the bike.
Our small selves pale in comparison to the vast scale of sky & mountains; the rhythm of of our bodies awakening with the sing of gears, right along with scrub brush turning from winter brown to spring green.
What is it about a spring day appreciated, that makes poetry seem appropriate?
Of course poetry, (or blogging for that matter) distorts any picture through the act of capturing it. Just like the el-cheapo camera built into my phone puts a wiggle into the straight top tube of my bike.
But sometimes, even through this distortion, something essential, and maybe even wonderful can be communicated.
Like sunshine, the mountains, good friends, & the joy that spring cycling can be.
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I’m so jealous! We’ve been in the 30s with wind for the past week. Ugh. Last Friday I finally said, “screw it” and went out for two hours at 33 degrees and 20mph wind. April in Wisconsin is either totally awesome, or it totally sucks. At least tonight my misery will have a some company with our team ride. I can deal with cold, and I can deal with wind, but both at once turns me into a big whiner. But I whine about a lot these day. Very jealous of the sunshine and bare legs!
Nice! It’s wonderful that you are relaxing in such beautiful suroundings..
We skated outdoors in the cold and wind wearing our winter bike clothes last night. Burrr! But fun
Everyone is looking forward to getting the bikes out when it get’s just a bit warmer.
I like that piucture, too. Right now we have this problem in Wisconsin: it is 7:20 pm and still light out, and people are using snowblowers.
Hey if you and Jess ride roadies on Thursdays or Fridays call me, I need to be chasing you kids.