Sorry to hear about your cold - sounds rotten.

I agree, cycling is first and foremost meant to be fun. Some days I'll go out planning to do a hard ride and not really look around me, but I love the countryside and being away from the town, so I have to be strict and make sure I work hard some times. Otherwise, there's nothing better than just taking it fairly easy and smelling the flowers....

Hope the cold clears up soon so you can smell the flowers again too.