I couldn’t stay inside yesterday – too pretty and warm outside, at about 50 degrees and sunny! So instead of hitting the gym, I “unstabled” Stockard for the first ride of the year. 
I rode for about an hour and a half, and it was awesome. So pretty, so fresh! So tiring! Sometime over the winter, I apparently lost those biking muscles, and spinning at the gym is not the same thing as trying to move the weight of yourself and your bike up real hills on real roads. My pace was way slower than it was when I put Stockard away for the winter, and I even had to walk up one steep hill (I turned onto it halfway up, and I didn’t have the momentum to crest). Never mind, though; I’ll get it back soon. It felt really great to get out there and do it, and it helped refresh my legs after Saturday’s run.
Only real issue, other than new ice-induced potholes everywhere: the many motorists who were quite audibly cranky at having to share the road with non-motorized vehicles again. 
On the other hand, I had to sympathize a little, because I also saw cyclists who have apparently forgotten over the winter about how to courteously share the roads with cars. Time for everybody to break out the rule books and take a refresher course. For starters:
Motorists: Cyclists have the right to be on the road with you. Do not honk, yell, or wait until you’re alongside them in the next lane to squeal your tires and race off, flipping the bird.
Cyclists: While you have the right to be out there, you need to be riding with traffic, not against, and if you’re on the roads, you need to follow the same rules the motorists do. (I.e. No running red lights, please signal before cutting across lanes, etc.)
I dunno. Is it too much to ask that everybody try to play nicely?
I can’t believe the motorists actually do that!
You would be amazed (and appalled).
Some parts of the world are more accommodating and polite to both pedestrians and cyclists.
Spring is a good time of year– so many choices and ways to spend time out of doors!