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Mama says she is ready for spring!
When my ever so wonderful wife rants that she is ready for spring, then I know spring is coming. She loves winter, but has had enough this year. Claimed spring was near this morning because the sunrise was incredibly beautiful and the birds were happily singing.
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I pray she's right! :thumb: Sick of Winter here too. Need to get outside and RIDE!!
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Yes ready for spring as well! But ugh looking at the extended forecast it doesn't get above freezing for the next two weeks. A couple years ago it was much warmer!
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Originally Posted by TiHabanero
(Post 20816851)
When my ever so wonderful wife rants that she is ready for spring, then I know spring is coming. She loves winter, but has had enough this year. Claimed spring was near this morning because the sunrise was incredibly beautiful and the birds were happily singing.
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The snow was pretty much all gone yesterday, and two days ago I heard a thrush sing for the first time this year, but today the snow is back again.
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It's currently snowing in Philly. Rain tonight. More snow/ice/rain on Sunday then temps in the low 30s all next week. Phil the groundhog is a fake.
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Never reached above 70 degrees for all of February in LA this year. Cruellest winter there in 132 years. :(
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...228-story.html |
Can't complain here just at the moment. Weather is deteriorating now but we've had a couple of weeks of ludicrously warm weather in Southern England, reach a record high of 20°C (68°F) at Kew Gardens. Mind you, it's still been very cold in the mornings making it hard to decide what to wear for the ride to work. Dress to be warm in the morning or dress so as not to have to carry a ton of clothing in my backpack for the 18 miles, 600 ft climb going home? That 600 ft means it's also noticeably cooler up where we are, making that choice even harder. I opted for the latter, though.
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Our weather forecast for St Louis is significant snow on Sunday followed by single digit temps on Monday. Gonna freeze my daffodil shoots again.
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I've been tired of winter since December... I'm not a cold weather person, so every winter I tend to get the blahs. It gets really bad around February and March, when I'm dying to get outside and ride but it's still too cold and nasty. I just keep dreaming of warm weather and being on my bike riding free...
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Milton Keynes, I, too hate winter. At one point in time I loved it as XC skiing was my thing. No longer do that as work requires too much time. After 30 years of my wife telling me to take vitamin D, I started this winter. It has truly had an affect on my mood. Not so gloomy as in years past. Might help you out.
We have 6 inches of snow staying put here in Michigan. Cold as hell at night and stays cold during the day. Don't see an end to it, but my wife sees it ending soon. I'm going with her assessment! |
Originally Posted by TiHabanero
(Post 20816851)
When my ever so wonderful wife rants that she is ready for spring, then I know spring is coming. She loves winter, but has had enough this year.
Claimed spring was near this morning because the sunrise was incredibly beautiful and the birds were happily singing.
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 15468661)
In particular though, I rode about 4 miles this morning (2/27) at 13 ͦ F without discomfort. On my ride, I noted these two seemingly February-specific phenomena that I might consider harbingers of Spring:
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 15468661)
this morning [2/5/18, and 7:30 AM, 2/27/19] at about 7:30 to 7:45 AM on my southbound commute, the bright, low-lying Winter morning sun was directly at the level of my left hand rearview mirror, and the sun glare made it difficult to get a fix on that mirror.
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 20789358)
+10 to overcast, especially in the AM, or PM around sunrise / sunset with the sun directly at about eye level. It seems that sometime in early February though, I start to notice some welcome radiant heat from the sun.
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 7055901)
...Back in the 60’s in the Motor City, I had an “English Racer,’ and longed to tour at about age 14, but then joined the car culture. In Ann Arbor MI in the 70’s I really realized the utility of bicycles for commuting, and began touring on a five-speed Schwinn Suburban, but soon bought a Mercier as did my girlfriend, later my wife. We toured in Michigan and Ontario.
In 1977 we moved to Boston on our bikes, as a bicycling honeymoon from Los Angeles to Washington, DC and then took the train up to Boston
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 20147948)
...for a few years I lived in the Cass Corridor, and cycled down around there. I used to consider the Grosse Pointes as a public cycling park. We go visit Michigan about twice a year, and I bring my bike.
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Yes, residing in West Michigan now. Been working on my spouse for 30 years to move south, but as long as her sisters are here, she is here. Still going to work on her. Eventually she will wear down, I hope.
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Originally Posted by Lemond1985
(Post 20817293)
Never reached above 70 degrees for all of February in LA this year. Cruellest winter there in 132 years. :(
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...228-story.html regards, Brian https://i.imgur.com/MT2uqk7.jpg |
Originally Posted by TiHabanero
(Post 20816851)
When my ever so wonderful wife rants that she is ready for spring, then I know spring is coming. She loves winter, but has had enough this year…
Originally Posted by Lemond1985
(Post 20817293)
Never reached above 70 degrees for all of February in LA this year. Cruellest winter there in 132 years. :(
Originally Posted by calstar
(Post 20818448)
Same up the coast in Santa Barbara, but not bad. Pic taken last weekend(2/23), 65ish degrees, no wind, warm in the sun, people strolling the beach in shorts. Someone has to live here, might as well be me.
regards, Brian https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...228-story.html
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 20648898)
The Annual "Put My Bike Away for Winter" Thread
…I think these…winter cycling threads really “jump the shark,” when the California and Florida cyclists chime in. :wtf: |
It’s not Memorial Day yet. Denver still has about 3 months of winter left. |
I always refer to my wife as "mama" too.
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Mama is a term of endearment. Comes from having children and her name changes to Mom, Mama, and Mother. Love her to pieces!
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Finally got tired of working out to GCN's videos, bought myself at least a month subscription to Zwift. KB
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It is 69F and sunny outside. Rain predicted for tomorrow and Wednesday followed by some days a bit below the normal 67F. I don't feel so bad when I read that Madison, WI broke a 135 year old record for their low temperature overnight (-10F). It's a balmy 6 degrees there right now. I've seen the pleadings from a couple of southern WI riders who are ready for Spring to arrive. Maybe it will be a cool and pleasant summer there.
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