This morning's ride in to the office was different. I encountered another bike rider on my way into the village at the middle of my ride. We got stopped at a light together and had a chance to talk for a little bit. He was riding for recreation and I told him I used to do that during my lunch hours but now ride twice a day.

Right there at the traffic light I saw a rainbow forming in the western sky. That meant I was headed into rain but the sight was beautiful just the same. Further down the road the rainbow got even more brilliant against a darkening sky. I stopped in a quiet side street to put on the waterproof cover on my pannier and pedaled into the rain. It was brief and not too heavy and had let up by the time I reached the office.

Closer to the office, I stopped for a traffic signal at the busiest intersection and was getting worried about a car creeping up on my left. Until it turned out to be a friend from work who lowered his passenger window to talk.