Finally the weather turned warm enough for me to get out of the house and on the bike. I waited until 12:11 PM to roll out on the bike ride following the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route to the north. It was 71 degrees and I dressed warm with a long sleeve thermal jersey under a short sleeve one, bike shorts and regular gloves. For the first mile or two I was a little chilly but once I started producing some body heat I was very comfortable. The almost clear blue sky provided lots of sunshine to keep warm and the 7 mph west breeze wasn’t strong enough to make it feel chilly.

Last Friday I awoke to snow covering a lot of our yard and the temperature was in the mid 30’s. Saturday got colder after the snow melted and yesterday I watched the Houston Texans football game. Today it was 34 degrees when I checked the home weather station around 7 AM which meant it must warm up by almost 40 degrees to reach the forecast high. It did that and when I finished the ride at 2:40 it was 74 degrees.

With not riding much this month I am at 125 miles for December but the good news is that I just 6 miles away from my goal of 7,430 miles for the year. Looking at the forecast for the week I am not sure when I will ride again because another cold front arrives tonight or by Tuesday morning. On my next bike ride I will probably need to wear my “cold” weather gear.

Many homes have Christmas decorations in their yards but it is hard to see them in bright sunlight. I can only imagine what they look like at night.

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