The horse chestnut trees on the path down to Croft have sticky buds – spring is springing! At least it felt that way yesterday. Today has been cold again, and no sign of warm weather for a while. But at least it’s been dry, and I am regularly cycling to work again – 3 days this week. In the cold short days of winter it’s amazing how many reasons I can find to justify a commute in the car. The wind is currently remaining a stubborn northerly, with a distinct chill, but this suits me in cycling terms. It’s generally uphill on the way home, especially the last steep half mile climb up Croft Hill, and a northerly wind is a following wind for the homeward journey.
A head wind on the way into Leicester and a following wind on the way home balance the terrain, resulting in the same journey time each way, which has been precisely 42 minutes, although today my homeward journey took only 40 minutes. I only keep half an eye on the clock though, and definitely don’t try to beat my times – I just potter along, listening to Radio 4 in the morning, and an MP3 audio book, borrowed from the library, as I cycle home. All quite relaxing.
Technically we live in Oaktree House, but sadly the tree had to go.
We now have a thriving Oakstump at the front of the house.
