Delycia and I took a lovely early season bike ride yesterday, about 12 miles along the river and then onto the rolling roads of the farm country northeast of us. It was an especially sunny day with just slight winds, so we were able to bring all our enthusiasm to our pedaling. We talked occasionally as we rode, but mostly we took pleasure in the passing scenes and the sunshine.

Today, a cloudy and cool one, was a good day for a fast walk through town and up a sharp hill and then back, all the while praising some houses and denouncing others and simply enjoying each other's very special company.