I rode home in the dark.
Bummer.

These days where I don't get to go outside in the daylight are kind of a drag...but at least I get to go outside. The ride home was a good reminder of that. The weather was warm and calm, and I made it a point to notice all the nature around me, even though I was riding on the street and seeing everything through artificial lights. I heard crickets. I saw weeds growing wild on the slope up to the freeway retaining wall. I smelled freshly-cut grass. I saw a mirror image of the stars that I had seen this morning.

I found a good cadence, mellowed out, and drastically improved my night.