I hosted a club ride this gray and gloomy morning - temps in low 80's, high humidity and a low hanging fog greated us as we gathered for the ride. Started off well but at about the 4 mile mark I picked up a big chunk of glass in my rear tire. As I was finishing changing the tube a nice man who lives a few houses from where I was offered me the use of his air compressor. I gladly accepted the offer and made good use of the free air. By the time I got back on the rode (about 30 minutes had lapsed) I knew I would never catch up with those who were ahead of me so I rode solo, swept the course and had a great time for I was able to set my pace and take in all the beautiful sights along the way. Today I got to enjoy an awesome indigo bunting, a garter snake (first snake I've seen this year), a red tail hawk and lots of corn, tobacoo, soybean and sunflower fields. In the end I got in 34 miles and average 15.6 mph.