I live close enough to work for it to be easy to cycle in everyday. It’s great exercise, convenient, green, and is a top way to get a bit of fresh air into the lungs.

It was a beautiful morning here in Sandy today, and cycling along the bridle path, just as the sun was rising over the trees, and the mist was rolling over the fields was pretty cool. Every time I looked around, there was another photo opportunity, and I wished I had my camera with me so that I could jump off and snap away. I don’t think my boss would thank me for it if I did. I‘d never get here if I stopped to snap everything.

It’s a great time to clear the mind as well. I pretty much have the path all to myself, and any cobwebs from the night don’t last long. It’s just me wheeling and wheezing my way to work. Me and the fox. And the occasional deer. And the peacock. And the squirrels. So it’s just me, the fox, the occasional deer, the peacock, the squirrels, the cows and horses in the field, a few chickens, and all the other birds I’m terrible at identifying.

And I thought it was my minty shower gel that woke me up in the morning...