Thursday was cold (spoiled already!), windy, and gray. It was also forecast to be wet, but was drier than that when I set out.
I took the Rivendell Appaloosa, spinning out to Lexington Center on big, comfortable Fleecer Ridge 700c x 55mm tires and a long wheelbase. It seemed to be designed on the principle that if you keep pedaling, you'll get there. In its current incarnation, it's a touring bike. I snapped this photo because it captures the spreading decline of greenery in Arlington's Great Meadow. This is not normal, in my opinion.
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A minute or so after turning around at Woburn Street, I began to feel cold rain drops. This started as drizzle, but worked its way to an honest shower... and cold! Along the way, I encountered another (?) bottle deposit wrangler. He gave me a look that reminded me of something a
Chinese gold farmer said to me in a text message during a World of Warcraft session, several lifetimes ago: "You do this for fun?"
Yup.
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