Today I waited until noon to ride. I was comfortable again today riding in a hoodie and shorts at 56°, but a light sprinkle (not nearly as disconcerting as yesterday's rain) turned my glasses into a prism .... more on this below.
A few weeks ago I wrote an arrangement for male chorus of the Welsh song "Men of Harlech." My friend Les Rowsey is going to use it with his fine choir in Jenison, Michigan (on the west side of the state) for their Early Spring Concert on March 25. This morning I was working on some revisions to it to make it more suitable for them—primarily, filling out the vocal parts more robustly, and beefing up the piano accompaniment—and had made good progress on it. I was eager to get back to it this afternoon.
My obscured vision was problematic on my way back from Marsh Park, when I pulled out to cross Textile Rd. (after having stopped) but couldn't see an oncoming dark vehicle. He saw me, however, thanks largely (I'm sure) to the brightly colored Visibility Vest which Christy so thoughtfully gave me earlier this year.
Anyway, the driver stopped well short of me, so that an incident was never even close. Still, thought, this experience confirmed in me the wisdom of choosing to keep today's ride short. So I settled for a single round trip to the park, 10.2 miles in 1:04.
Also, after I got home, I was pleased to find a package in the mail. I belong to the Facebook group Michigan Recumbent Trikes. But I had joined since their last shirt order was placed. When a new one went out recently, I happily rectified that omission! (Interestingly, its bright lime green and fluorescent orange are the exact colors my brother and I chose for the walls and trim when our parents let us paint our bedroom in our teens. 😎)
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