Gotta Love Spring

Spring is coming. Today the weather seems to be confused about that fact. The high today is 76, tomorrow 31.... seriously, what?

I do have to say that I am ready for Spring. I love sunshine, blue skies, and an abundance of green. I went bike riding and took a walk yesterday. It was much like a binge on sunlight and fresh air. I found myself smiling again, just smelling the air and watching the horny little squirrels chase each other like they have been abstinent for the length of Winter. Ahh, Spring!

Oh, yesterday, I had an America's Funniest Videos moment. The trail I like to bike on is paved, but not currently open to car traffic. It, much like today, was confused about what season it was. There were several hundred yard patches of solid ice on the four mile stretch. When I came to them, I would find a line in the ice and just ride straight. So, four miles out and 3 and 9/10 miles back, on my last patch of ice I lost control, the bike kicked out a good 8 feet away from the rest of my body, and my less than bodacious back side landed directly on the ice. There I was, thanking God that I had emptied my bowels prior to the ride and wondering if I was going to freeze to death on this stretch of ice. The road was closed for construction and I was the only human I had seen on the four mile stretch. So... I laid there, water soaking into my clothes, and thought about the deeper things of life, like walking and breathing. I very slowly made my way up and on the fifteen try was able to lift my leg up to get back on the bike and ride out.

Alas, there were no video crews to capture my feat of grace. Today, my ham is more tender than normal. Everything seems to be functioning, so that's good. I may have a little skateboarding pycho in my genes some where, because I plan to keep biking... though I may wait until the ice melts to go again.

The things you do to commemorate Spring after a miserable Winter....