Welcome to the weekend coffee share! How are you? Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea?
I baked some cinnamon rolls earlier, would you like one? I find that home baked goods are a welcome gift to people that have everything. I actually don’t eat a lot of sweets myself, but I do love baking for others. I might join you and eat one this time, just to be social :)
We had the first snow Thursday night. It is very exciting. The world is bright and beautiful.
As you can see it is only a light dusting here. An hour north of here they had 2ft of snow the first night it snowed, further north they had 4ft in some places.
When I heard there was snow and colder weather in the forecast I took my bike to the shop to switch to winter tires. (The ones I purchased last year. They will last me many more seasons). I also splurged on new breaks.
Ready for winter conditions!
The prioritized routes are maintained first, and this is not one of them. There’s ice under the snow, and a hard crust on top of the snow. The winter tires handled these conditions brilliantly.
Part of my ride yesterday was on this prioritized biking route maintained with the Brush-and-Salt Method. Rotary brushes clear away the snow, and a mild salt solution is applied. This keeps the path completely clear of snow and ice down to bare ground and also removes loose gravel and debris. They started using this method in 2024, and it works really well. They treat all the walking/biking lanes like this, but it takes some time to get to all of them, since we have so many. Biking in the winter is marvelous. Have you tried biking in winter conditions?
Can I get you a refill on your beverage? I’d love to hear about your week! What are you up to? What’s the weather like? Please tell me in a comment and I’ll do my best to get back to you this weekend. Thank you Natalie for hosting the weekend coffee share.
Maria
What’s on your mind today?