For the past couple of years, from whenever the snow’s been off the roads until I just can’t manage it anymore, I’ve been biking to work.

Or trying to.

2007 was a good year.  After about 15 years of virtually no biking at all, I commuted pretty much daily from June through August.  And I did it without dying of a heart attack.

2008 was even better.  I managed to bike pretty much daily, from late April ’til late September.  It was a hard fall, and getting the kids to school ate up a lot of time and effort, but it was a great season, all in all.

This year?  Enh.  I spent most of the summer dealing with a family situation every morning, which precluded most biking from mid-June until September.  And between the cold, hard fall and the usual school schedule, it’s precluded a lot of biking; I’ve managed a couple of days on good weeks, less on others.

But this week, with temps up in the high fifties and brisk but temperate mornings?   Yesterday felt good out on the road.

Yeah, I’m fixing to send the season off with a bang.  Might even bike to the station on Saturday, with any luck.

Next biking season, though?  It’s gonna rock.