Almost like cheating

Minnesota was granted a stay of sentence today. But the governor can't take credit for this one. This was all Mother Nature.

She smiled on our state today, blessing us with weather more like mid-September than mid-November.

With temperatures reaching the mid-60s, the forthcoming winter was delayed at least one more day. I, for one, couldn't be more thankful.

I'm not much of a winter person. I enjoy the four seasons Minnesota has to offer, but I would be much happier if winter somehow was limited to a single month. Five, six months of winter is too much fo me.

So I viewed the day's unseasonable temperatures as an opportunity to do something I won't be able to do for several months. I hopped on my bike and, along with Greatest Girlfriend Ever, went for a short jaunt just after sunset.

We didn't ride our normal route. The pace, given the lack of natural light, was much slower than we're accustomed to riding. But it was nice.

Just to be on the bicycle one more time before the inevitable cold temperatures, ice and snow descend on Minnesota was priceless. It felt almost like we were cheating our climate, if only for one day.