Dear Mother Nature,

**bikerchick68** · 03-15-2006, 01:51 PM

Please take some Midol and snap out of it!

second week in a row that it's been delightful M-F and then rained the ENTIRE weekend...

yep, Old Ma Nature has her panties in a wad over something... sheesh...

at least the time change is soon so I can start commuting to work safely again!

**SadieKate** · 03-15-2006, 01:55 PM

You know how they have a regularly scheduled Tuesday night chat over on Bike Journal?

I'm thinking we need a regularly scheduled chant session in honor of Mother Nature. Light a few candles, sing a few ditties, prance around in Lycra, whatever works.

**Pax** · 03-15-2006, 01:57 PM

She's toying with us in the Midwest too...sunny and dry = freezing cold / warm = torrential rain and tornados.

Won't matter to me soon...I understand it's dry and sunny in AZ a LOT!!

**Running Mommy** · 03-15-2006, 02:13 PM

I've been thinking the same thing. This is my last long weekend and I'm running out of time. I have a 100/5 brick on the docket this weekend... I don't really own any cycling rain clothes- I mean I live in AZ!! And the kicker is that they are saying "windy" on the weather reports... That means 20-30+ mph. They call it "breezy" when the winds are less than 20 mph... sigh..
I'm just hoping it all blows in late Saturday so I can at least get a head start outdoors. I swear I will kill myself if I have to spend 6.5 hours on the trainer!!

**mmelindas** · 03-15-2006, 02:20 PM

Yeah, weather is so freaky all over. We had sunshine yesterday in Salt Lake City and today I woke up to 10 inches of wet, heavy snow outside...there goes my biking day! The birdfeeder had a mob of hungry starlings, wrens, finches, my favorite magpie gang,...in no less than two seconds after I put out some bread, apples and a stick of margerine. The Peanut Butter jar on it's side (a bird's version of McDonald's) was packed and birds fighting to get at it.

I WANNA SOME SUNSHINE!!!!!

wAAAAAAAAAh!!!!! My new LaJolla Cruiser is calling meeeeeeeeee.....!

**Nanci** · 03-15-2006, 02:38 PM

Found an eggshell in my yard Sunday. Saw the first Wisterias blooming on Monday. Dogwoods and Azaleas are going crazy! Mockingbirds are singing all night. Cardinals are setting up territories. My perennials, both wild and tame, are blooming. I saw some June bugs the other night. Did I mention we are having a cold snap- it only got up to 71 today, but will be 77 tomorrow!!!

BWAAA HAAA HAAA!!!!

Seriously, it's better down South!!

**solobiker** · 03-15-2006, 02:56 PM

Yes I agree, good ole Mother Nature. Over the weekend we had cold wet snowy weather. I still managed to ride about 15 miles on saturday. Mind you I was all bundled up and didnt see anyone else enjoing the weather and today we have very windy weather, 20-30mph with gusts near 50. yikes.

**sydney_b** · 03-15-2006, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by Nanci

Found an eggshell in my yard Sunday. Saw the first Wisterias blooming on Monday. Dogwoods and Azaleas are going crazy! Mockingbirds are singing all night. Cardinals are setting up territories. My perennials, both wild and tame, are blooming. I saw some June bugs the other night. Did I mention we are having a cold snap- it only got up to 71 today, but will be 77 tomorrow!!!

BWAAA HAAA HAAA!!!!

Seriously, it's better down South!!

You so deserve a noogie.

**Running Mommy** · 03-15-2006, 03:01 PM

Real FUNNY Nanci!
It's actually nice here today.. But the weekend is suppose to turn sour again. We go for MONTHS w/ no rain and perfect weather and now MN does this to us right before the race! OY!

Our current conditions...

Wind from 354 degrees @ 6.0 MPH Gusts to 9.0 MPH Temp 78F Humidity 20% Dewpoint 33F Pressure 1008.6 mb

**Surlygirl** · 03-15-2006, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Nanci

BWAAA HAAA HAAA!!!!

Seriously, it's better down South!!

Nanci, Nanci, Nanci. Never, ever, ever tempt the weather gods!!!!

**Nanci** · 03-15-2006, 03:38 PM

Three hurricanes in one year- what more can the weather gods do?

Nanci

PS, I am not tempting the weather gods, I am praising and thanking them for yet another year free from the tryanny of winter.

**doc** · 03-15-2006, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by mmelindas

The birdfeeder had a mob of hungry starlings, wrens, finches, my favorite magpie gang,...in no less than two seconds after I put out some bread, apples and a stick of margerine. The Peanut Butter jar on it's side (a bird's version of McDonald's) was packed and birds fighting to get at it.

A full jar of peanut butter? I'm picturing birds with their wings glued to their bodies like seagulls after an oil spill.
And what's with the margarine?

**SadieKate** · 03-15-2006, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by sydney_b

You so deserve a noogie.

I'll help.

Where is it you live again, Nanci? I may just have to visit the SIL in St. Petersburg. You may be able to ride farther than I can, but can you ride faster?

**seagrape** · 03-16-2006, 01:48 AM

"Three hurricanes in one year- what more can the weather gods do?"

Oy! What have you done? Never tempt mother nature!!

Seriously, though, all you snow birds, it's meant to reach a high of 87 here next week.

**Nanci** · 03-16-2006, 02:03 AM

Ah, Seagrape's scared- she's by the coast, aren't you??? Fortunately by the time the hurricanes get to the middle, they've mellowed out a bit. Still VERY scary.

Sadiekate- St. Pete is a cool city. Make sure not to miss the Dali museum!!!!!!!

99% of everyone rides faster than me, especially since I am now repentantly slowing down!

Hey, it's 41F now- I have to warm up my car! I had to turn the heat on in the house for ten minutes while I got dressed. Can't wait till it gets to 78 later...

Nanci

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