Rain, rain, go away

Because you are causing a biking delay.

The weather here has been rainy. And cloudy. And rainy and cloudy. We have gotten to go out on a couple of mountain bike rides, but road riding for me is out of the question. I can handle getting wet if I have been riding and it starts raining, but starting out in 50 degree weather, when it is already raining, is not something I really want to do.

We made sure that our fenders were on, to prevent that attractive and comfortable "wet stripe up the butt" and mud in our hair and set off. Turns out that although I didn't get the stripe up the butt, I did get the mud and water up and down my legs, as well as in my shoes. Note to self: sometimes a puddle is deeper than it looks. PEDAL HARD! Otherwise you tip over. In the puddle. In the mud. And people can't usually get off their bikes to help you because they are laughing too hard.

The weather has been gloomy and the bike riding has been reflecting that. There is no jovial laughter, no joking - just pedalling like you can outrun the gloom and the rain.

I love winter, but what I hate is that time in between when it there is neither sunshine, nor snow. Just gloomy rain. I guess it is appropriate to feel like the end is near - the time of year when things die and head into slumber, but part of me just is not ready for it to end. I want to fight to hang onto what little biking without studs and booties is left. I love winter, but I am not heading into it without a fight!

Pedal, pedal, pedal!