So on April 14 we had 4 inches of snow.  I have already mowed my lawn and have ridden outside several times.  Now this.  It's not going to last long but boy what a shock. Enough of the snow.  Lets get this Spring thing going.
Two good rides over the last 4 days.  Preparing for the Florida ride I rode my usual 55 miler to Leroy.  Without a strong tailwind my time was not as good as I would have liked it to be but it was 55 miles so objective achieved.  My recent ride was short but it was on a trail through Glen Ellyn and Wheaton Illinois.  The temperature was a balmy 78 degrees and the wind was howling from the south at between 15 and 20 mph.  The trail was mostly gravel and there quite a few stops.  Not my preferred ride but at least it was an outdoor trek and not the stationary bikes at the rec center.  Looking forward to the Florida trip and another biking adventure.

Finally......the weather was good enough for three days of outside biking.  I rode 120 miles over those three days.  After a 40 miler Sunday, Monday turned out to be a travel day.  On Tuesday, there was virtually no wind, the temperature was in the low 70's and my average speed was 16.5 mph for another 40 miles.  So, yesterday was another day in the 60's but the wind picked up quite a bit.  During my 40 mile ride I once again realized that bicycling, for the distance biker, is a metaphor for life.  There will not always be a tailwind.  There will not always be a downhill.  There will be obstacles.  When the wind is howling into your face, and the road takes an uphill turn, and some idiot in a car has come into your lane, drop the bike into whatever gear that will get you through and push on.  There are no obstacles on the biking road, or the road of life, that cannot be overcome with determination and effort.  Strive for excellence, never settle for less and at the end of the day you can look back and say "hey, who was that asshole on my side of the road"  or something as prophetic. Anyway, enough philosophizing.   Just sayin!