Early spring riding, meh?
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
The Magnolias on Comm Ave are in full flower [April 6]; Boston's version of the Washington DC cherry blossoms.
Originally Posted by
RedSon
Nice photos. I like it.
Thanks for that nice reply, [MENTION=516654]RedSon[/MENTION]; any relation to [MENTION=6411]Red[/MENTION]Sox? The magnolias are well past peak, but other flowers are in full bloom.
I don’t know where you post from, but I have written about the Boston climate to this thread
"Best cycling city in USA?
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
"Does a near-perfect weather place exist?"
Personally the only weather I don’t like to ride in is rain, and no rain would be a desert. That said, I really like riding in all seasons, even winter. So my near perfect weather would present the best of all seasons, without the extremes, and I already live here.
Nice, albeit short Spring with beautiful blossoms and that first few weeks of relief from Winter; glorious summer; cool crispy Autumn with colorful foliage; and even a bracing, and challenging Winter, but not one impossible to ride in.
This short, sometimes fleeting Spring is noted by several natural and social mileposts: the first crocuses, Red Sox Opening Day (cancelled), the Comm Ave magnolias, The Boston Marathon (postponed until September),subsequent blossoming trees and flowers; and spring is firmly established by the second Sunday in May with the tens of thousands-strong Walk for Hunger (cancelled).
Today is May 2, the second Saturday in May, and an absolutely gorgeous Spring day.
In my mind I have described a distinct season of the finest Boston weather, that I call “Leg Season”:
Originally Posted by
rholland1951
...Summer for the time being, and the more prized for it....
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
I celebrate the nice weather part of the year as a self-proclaimed "
Leg Season," when short pants are the usual dress.
It starts on the first Sunday in May with the Annual
Walk for Hunger, and ends on Columbus Day with the Annual
Tufts 10 K Road Race, both attracting thousands of participants.
