Mon 3rd & Wed 5th March

My decision to double up on the 7am Spinning classes is really paying dividends as I'm beginning to feel pretty fit . . . . . . . for me! On my non-bike days I still swim before breakfast with Richard and like to walk to the pool, if it's not raining - but this Tuesday I jogged the 2 miles - including ¼ mile up Tuckingmill Hill. No-one could be more amazed than me!
And so the improvement continues as I pedal furiously to music which often includes 'Another brick in the wall' and 'Can you feel it?' (when I want to scream out: Yes I can - in my legs!). The tracks were surely chosen on purpose! We do stretching exercises and breathing for the final 5 minutes - usually to the 'Out of Africa' theme which is beautifully relaxing and I finish off with ½ hour in the pool before cycling home - it's becoming quite routine!

Sat 1st March

I had to get out for a 'real' ride again but experienced the usual problem today - not enough time! So I had to settle for my 'loops', firstly around Kehelland but past 'Cold Comfort Farm' for a change. Another of my nicknames, this, for a sad-looking enterprise where the cattle in the farmyard are always ankle deep in muck, the polythene from the winter hay bales lies abandoned in the gateways to be blown out into the road and the two dogs always try to attack me. I don't know why I thought I would be any safer today but they came at me as usual, barking for their statutary 100yds until I was 'off their patch'. So much for trying to vary my route but good for making me pedal faster!

I thought I might as well get a cauli from Carnhell Green but Saturday must be a good day for sales because the whole stall was empty - not a vegetable of any sort. A quick change of direction sent me back to Pool (where a farmer always trades out of his cleverly adapted horsebox at weekends) and I obtained a good selection of 'greenery' including some lovely baby leeks. With only 15 miles to my credit I arrived home in time to get straight into cooking our evening meal!

The daffodils on Camborne's western approach road are at their best, so worthy of today's photo - and quite apt for St David's Day.