Tag: cold
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Chilly Flock
A chill in the air decreases the spacing between the birds on the wire. Nearly a month ago, when the weather was warmer, fewer birds were more widely spaced. Am I the only one reminded of aphids?
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Cold Lunch Ride
I’m back from my lunch ride: 27 degrees with 20 mph winds (gusts to 30). No wonder I felt like a slug going upwind. Well, that, and the fact that it’s pretty hard to get enough oxygen through those little holes in the face mask.
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Morning Commute, Part XVIII
Today was another chilly, sub-freezing morning, though the picture I snapped on the way to work could pass for early spring. I dressed for bicycling in the cold: rain pants over long pants, rain jacket over a long-sleeved T-shirt and a long-sleeved pullover, Gore-Tex helmet liner, headband over nose and mouth, full-finger gloves, and sunglasses.…
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Snow Dusting
Biking in the cold is a challenge. I’ve figured out how to stay warm. I wear my rain suit over my street clothes, a beanie under my helmet, waterproof, full-fingered gloves, and clear protective glasses. I’m plenty warm. That’s the problem. By the time I get to work, I’m too warm. I’m experimenting with unzipping…
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Brrr
It’s a little cold for the banana belt of Portland.