It's been all change this week here at Perratt towers, not only has the sun managed to come out on more than one occasion, but I've finally started my new job and along with it, a return to commuting to work by bike. It's only 11 miles each way so nothing to taxing, but at the end of the day it's free training, free travel (if you ignore the extra breakfast and wear and tear to the bike) and a great way to start the day. Well, I say it's a great way to start the day. It's great when the sun's shining and the birds are singing, like they have been this week. Maybe not quite so good when the winds throwing the rain in your face or there's snow on the ground. It's all good character building stuff though and well worth getting up 20 minutes earlier for! Having just said it's 11 miles, by taking a slightly different route and using a couple of footpaths you can get it down to exactly 10 miles and that brings it into early morning running territory. By Juggling car's and bikes during the week (not literally) I'd managed to line things to be able to run in on Friday morning and still have a way to get back home again, avoiding the normal, "now how do I get back home again issue". It's not every day that your cards come up trumps, but when I peered through the curtains at early O'Clock Friday morning I knew I'd got lucky. The wind that had whistled round the house all week had died away and there was a light frost glinting in the waning moonlight. Out of the house just after 6, the sun was just starting to make it's appearance in the Eastern sky, with the cold crisp air and limited lockdown traffic leaving the world still and calm. As I slowly headed towards work the sun slowly rose in front of me, glinting through the trees and bringing life to the frost covered fields, slowly probing with it's warming fingers into the shaded areas. Taking the quiet back roads through the sleeping, almost traffic free countryside left me with plenty of time to daydream and ponder the day ahead whilst admiring the world around me. Getting into work an hour and a half later I couldn't think of a better way to start the day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and I'd got 10 miles in my legs before most people had even got out of bed. What's not to like about that? And what a great way to start your day! Unfortunately, that's about it for this week as other commitments have prevented any adventuring or work on Project Patio. Typically, having slogged away out on the rain all winter, the week when I can't get anything done at home or on the allotment is the week that spring finally decides to rear it's head and we have a dry, warm and settled week. You couldn't make it up could you.
Oh well, there's always next week and things can only get better from here on in.
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Paul PerrattOld enough to know better, young enough to still feel invincible, stupid enough to keep on trying the same thing again and again. Cyclist, Gardener, Runner, Hiker, Cook, Woodworker, Engineer, Jack of all trades and master of none, Anti social old git and all round miserable bugger. Archives
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