With a bit of humidity back in the air, this morning’s ride was calm, quiet & a little sticky. Low-flying clouds on the horizon made for a delayed start… but it was well worth the wait!

Plenty of clouds & plenty of fun! It was a beautiful morning for a sunrise bike ride! The oppressive heatwave & humidity seems to have broken & left Chicago for awhile. So it was quite nice this morning. As I had to “work-up a sweat”… not just “wake-up in a sweat”!!!

On a clear day… you can see forever!
And today was one of those says with not a cloud in the sky!!!
Sure, still a lot of heat & humidity… but no clouds!!!

Burning through the haze! We greeted the morning with warm temps & humidity… with a layer of haze hanging low on the horizon. It took awhile for the sun to work its way through the haze… as I could feel the temps rising quickly already as I was pedaling. It’s going to be another hot one today!!! Stay safe.

Another early start for another beautiful sunrise. Thought I should get in some miles before the heat kicks in… as we’re supposed to be getting a little burst of a heatwave for the next few days… starting today!!! The heat & humidity is coming… hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!!!

With a bit of a “chocolate hangover” from last night… it felt great to get outside for a cool morning along the lake. All the while knowing that the temperatures are going up quickly for the next few days. But I’ll take it where I can… beautiful this morning!!!

Decided to enjoy the holiday afternoon with a nice bike ride along the lakefront. When I left my place, it was clear blue skies. Then all too quickly these clouds blew in with a headwind while pedaling south through the City. The return trip was fun with the tailwind… until these sudden clouds decided to drop some even-more-sudden & unpredicted rain on me! It just made me pedal faster. It’s just rain. And then three minutes from home… the rain stopped & the sun came out again. Figures. I guess timing IS everything?!

After a long week of glazing, wadding & rushing to get everything done and in the soda kiln… let alone the recent wildfire haze situation …it felt great to get out today for a leisurely sunrise ride again. Oh, how I’ve missed a beautiful sunrise!

After a very busy & productive weekend “trapped” in my studio… it felt great to “escape” for a quick bike ride late this afternoon. The sky was blue, the water bluer & a chilly breeze was blowing in off the lake. Fun breakaway pedaling… and I found a cool archery themed mural… right next to an archery club. Go figure.

Another sunrise… another morning along the lakefront.
Always the best way to start the day!