What a Beautiful Day

What a beautiful day to commute to work on a scooter. Although it was cool enough to frost this morning(44 degrees by the temperature indicator on the bike), the sky was clear and the air was calm. The ride in to work was brisk and I got a bit of practice managing the morning work traffic. The traffic spot that concerned me the most was the spot where the west bound Highway 26 traffic exits and then merges with south bound Cornelius Pass Road, but even though traffic was pretty heavy, the mirrors gave me a clear view of the traffic lane and I was able to easily merge into the right lane so I could make my turn a short distance from the intersection.

After a 3 hour meeting, I headed over to Hillsboro Vespa at lunch to have my new windshield installed. Kara managed to get it on pretty quickly, though I had to help her a little bit with one screw that kept wanting to strip at the head. The quick install left me time to stop by the post office to mail a CD of images to one of my recent models, and to grab a quick bite at Red Robin.

By lunch, the weather was gorgeous. The temperature was up to 67 degrees and it was quite sunny. If I hadn't had a full afternoon of meetings ahead of me, I would have been tempted to just keep on riding. Being the dedicated employee that I am, though, I soon was back in the office and logged on to the computer.  I'll have to say, the windshield made the ride quite a bit less chilly and when I got to Red Robin, I folded up the fleece I was wearing under my riding jacket and put it away.

I'm looking for many more warm and sunny days to ride. Practice makes perfect, after all.