What started out of a shitty day turned into a beautiful one. Traffic to work was a strange mess - an accident on rt 7 made my minor commute in a long frustrating one. Got to work, and the new coffee maker that we got was broken...no coffee....and then the network was down....trifecta effect.
As a result the morning was wasted, I took my car to a place nearby to have a plug put in a slow leak on my rear tire, came back to the office and had a frenzy of activity until I realized it was 5:30...I suited up for a nice ride - it was beautiful out, blustering 83 degrees out begging for me to get out there.
Biked out to Purcellville and back - such a fantastic ride, teamed up with a few cycling buddies on the way and we enjoyed the Autumn weather and swapped stories about the latest concern of the recent fatalities on the trail last month (3 fatalaties in 3 weeks) out near Hamilton & Peonean Springs. Huge concern for us that are out there daily. Resolution is forthcoming, from all the recent press - and awareness, and the Federal intervention (3 million people use the W&OD trail a year, crosses 3 counties...and three cyclists were fatalities from intersection crossings in 3 weeks created multiple red flags).
Anyhoo - it was a fantastic sunset and then it turned dark. I used my lights to breeze home in the darkness. The October temperature was amazing - with pockets of coolness and warmth, just oh so perfect weather. Got back to my car and waved to the same UPS lady I see every night - she asked in her hoarse voice, how was yer ride? "I said "splendid" - she said take care, be safe out there...I wished her the same..she drove off in her brown truck.
Came home and assessed the cleaning scenario, watered the garden, cooked dinner, vacuumed, cleaned the tub, prepared for work, finished some work homework.
Life is still good. I need to get a pumpkin (pumpkin soup season upon us - maybe I'll pick one up this weekend on my way back from the Seagull Century)