I just got back from a short scooter ride to the bank to deposit a check. It’s a wonderfully sunny day here in Boise… the first whole day of full sun we’ve had in weeks… no lie. We have been living in gloom for so long, I’d almost forgotten what the sun looks like.

While much of the rest of the nation has been repeatedly buried in snowstorm after snowstorm, we  here in the Rocky Mountains have had NO snow. I don’t think I’ve seen more than a flake or two of snow since early December… and I love snow. But since we’re not having snow, then I would much prefer the sun shine… at least a couple days a week. Too much to ask?

But, getting back to my ride… I’ve actually managed to get out on the scooter every 7 to 10 days throughout the winter, which is good for the scooter… and for me. It’s really been too cold for me to ride comfortably… even 50 degrees feels pretty cold when you’re in the open, with the wind blowing in your face. Today it was in the low 40s and that’s really frosty.

So I can’t say I’m totally enjoying these rides. But at least I am back on my two-wheeler. And to be perfectly honest, it keeps me from having to drive my husband’s pickup truck, which has never been comfortable for me. Now if I had a small car at my disposal, I might have kept the scooter in mothballs for the past 3 months! But, as it is, the scooter IS my main vehicle and so I ride…

How about my readers? Do you ride during the winter? If so, how much and how far? What do you do to keep from getting chilled? Please leave your comments…

C’mon spring! I long for those balmy scooter rides where you feel pleasantly warm air surrounding you and the birds singing and the bees buzzing… I guess I have spring fever.