Today was sunny, and a little bit warmer… and my biking season is off to a good start!
This afternoon I crossed the 100-mile mark… remember, there’s a decimal in there!
Very exciting… the mileage is already racking up and it’s just early March!
And the “glacier” has finally melted away from the bike path… with the last stretch
being a little sketchy section at the S-curve by Oak Street Beach. So barring any new
snow storms, we’re good to go. Bring on the miles…

The sun was out today and I took the afternoon off for another bike ride.
The temperature is expected to go up over the next couple days yet. And it’s hard
not to get my hopes up too high and think that Spring is just days away!!! So while
I know that it’s STILL Winter, and that is will most likely snow again… it is always
great to get out and play. Today it was especially nice to see that the “glaciers” are gone
and it was refreshing to hear the waves once again crashing along the lakefront.

But tonight… it’s back to the studio!

Another scenic stop along the lake… to see a wacky “forest” of colored trees!
Orange on the bottom, yellow on the top! A wonderful winter installation against the snow.
There’s about a hundred of these great trees creating this colorful “forest” along
Lake Shore Drive, just south of Lincoln Park Zoo at the south end of the lagoon!

With the sun shining today, it was a great day for another bike ride along the lake.
A little chilly, but at least the bike trail was relatively dry. So with several layers on,
I set out for a great bike ride along Lake Michigan. Only to find… glaciers?!

To celebrate this not-so-special holiday, I spent the day with my “significant other”…

Same day… different saddle.
After spending the afternoon in the studio… getting dirty again…
with the sunshine “mocking me” and calling me out to play… I finally gave in.
So I rushed home, zero’d out my bike’s computer odometer…

…pumped up the the tires… threw on a few layers… then a few more… and head out
to pedal a few miles along the lakefront. And boy did it feel great to be back on the bike!
Okay, so I didn’ tmake it as far as I would have liked to. The sun started to go down.
And the bike path just south of Fullerton is one big icy “glacier” covering the trail.

It’s been a wonderful season of biking. With over a hundred mornings of sunrise photos!
However, the forecast isn’t so good… it’s supposed to snow tomorrow! I’m okay with cold…
I’m okay with wind… but I’m not a big fan of riding through snow& frozen puddles -
especially since the first half of the ride is in complete darkness!! Not too safe. So…
sadly, this may be the last sunrise photo of the season? Although I’m still hoping for another
“warm spell” so I can get back out just a few more times!

Today is December… and I’m still riding my bike in the morning before work!
Although it’s not bright, sunny & “summery” any more…

A little cloudy this morning over the lake.
Dramatic clouds crossing the sky… with a sliver of a sunrise breaking on the horizon.

Then I turned around and headed back home…
as the sunrise began to brighten the incredible skyline behind my back!