UN-seasonable

I'm told the weather is "un-seasonable" these days. Rain is unusual in the fall. The earlier part of the week was rainy, cloudy, etc. Sorta like winter in the Bay Area. Now we're in the high-60's and even low 70's for the weekend. More unusual temps, so I'm told, but sorta like winter in the Bay Area as well. Definitely "ride-outside" weather.

Just a little cooler than I'm used to, but nice. I left yesterday evening and headed west. Just as I was turning onto Highway 23, my phone rings and I thought it might be Mike, as he's been home with some kind of bug. "Hey, I was just driving to the chiropractor and I looked at the temperature on my car thermometer and it read 92 degrees and I thought of you!" It was Dave...rubbing it in. Sigh.

I headed down the wayside River Road, (I call it Mary's Road because my friend Mary lives there, and that's what the locals do here...call roads, that may or may not have an official name, a name that makes sense to them), and then who do I see riding towards me in the opposite direction? Mary!

"Where you headed Mary?" "Oh no place in particular..can I ride with you?" How about that?! So a solo evening spin turned into a friendly tour around the county roads of Marshall in the crisp Fall weather. Mary (and almost everyone around here) prefers the cooler autumn days over the hot summery days. I'll still take the hot over the cold, but it is nice riding in cooler temps as long as you have the proper clothing.

We pulled out a second quilt to put on the bed (a wedding present from Pam!), and so we're warm and cozy---and the Scrapper immediately snuggled right under it to make sure it was warm enough...which it is.

Mike's heading to Brainerd for some Sales meeting this weekend! I'm riding with the girl's and looking forward to some girl-bonding with the small hound. Have a wonderful Friday!

P.S. Hey Joe, that would be Rockford, MN not Illinois - silly!