Spring is slowly awakening as well as the song birds early in the morning, with days getting longer, warmer and fresher. Work has even moved outside with the two bicycle mechanics I work with, Merlyn and Dave. Temperatures are finally hitting the twenties (celsius) and that means BICYCLE CLEANING! Messy and fun and even enjoyable, cleaning bicycles is underway as the season itself is approaching. The first our is due to leave at the end of April/beginning of May. Washing anything from Van Nicholas road bikes and Cannondales to Trek hybrids and Trek 2.1roadbikes. I have embraced the soap and grime that comes with the job. I sometimes find marks from grease days after a bicycle washing (grease definitely stays and is rather difficult to clean off). While spending my days washing the bikes, I have been taking in the beautiful landscape of pink and white blossoms of apricots, peaches and pears taking over the majority of the countryside.
Life here is much like spring itself, growing and blossoming, through the longest of days and roughest of storms. Each day is fresh, as during the night rain falls, washing away any worries or troubles.
-Courtney