Today will be a busy day—our nephew Grant's birthday party up near Mason at 1:30, and celebrating Father's Day with Christy and our grandchildren late afternoon at their new home in Dexter—so I knew that I'd have to ride early today to get one in. I had hoped to squeeze in two round trips to Marsh Park before 9:30 church, and, accordingly, rose at 4:53 and began riding just before 5:30. (I love the extended daylight at this time of year!)
The forecast, however, called for thundershowers to move in this morning; and, riding carefully, I watched the clouds approach and then, as I neared the end of my first round trip, I heard the low rumble of approaching thunder. Even though I hated to do it, therefore, I swallowed hard and decided to settle today for a single round trip, completing the 9,9 miles in 1:14, in 74° weather and windy conditions (a 15 mph constant breeze from the southwest). After the upper eighties that Tom Clark, Tom Brown, and I experienced yesterday at the Detroit Tigers game in Detroit, the wind felt good! (Tom Brown and I have a tradition dating back to 2007 of celebrating his June 20 birthday this way. But he's just a kid—whereas I turned 60 this year, he just hits 59 this Tuesday).
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