Clarity

As reported on ACF, I had a most excellent day's cycling on Saturday last. I stopped here for a bun and a coffee after arriving at the pub one and a half hours too soon....



It was cold, but the sunshine was fantastic and warm. Since I was way ahead of schedule, I decided to detour down whichever roads I fancied as I looped towards Forest Green. My first diversion was to Okewood Church, a lovely 13th century building tucked away in a very quiet wood a long way away from any main roads.



I stayed there for quite some time watching the birds and drinking in the peace and quiet of the place. I can't wait until bluebell season, the woods around this ancient building will be covered with them. After a while, I continued on, constantly being overtaken by Gents In Lycra (!) and looped through Forest Green and back towards home. For my last stop, I thought I would maintain the theme and make a visit to Ewhurst Parish Church, another lovely building:



Here I made the fairly serious mistake of sitting on a bench in the shade. I later found out that the air temperature was a brisk 2 degrees centigrade, with a breeze. Hence the frost was not melting in the shade. Considering I had 7 miles of hills between me and home, chilling off was not the most sensible idea.

So I took it easier than usual on the way home, and shopped at a nearby farm for fresh duck eggs for Sunday's breakfast. What a perfect day.