2007-05-20T18:57:33Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/a-challenging-day-but-a-good-onetag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/156/5412007-05-20T18:57:33ZIrishOboe<p>Wow. Congratulations.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/156/5402007-05-20T15:43:03Zsursumcorda<p>A few things I forgot to mention:</p> <p>The weather could not have been better. It was &quot;partly sunny,&quot; which I guess is the optimist's version of &quot;partly cloudy&quot;; in any case, there was enough sun to be cheerful, but it was not oppressive. Moreover, there was a good breeze, which helped keep us cool and also blew most of the bugs away.</p> <p>I dislike using sunscreen, and I dislike insect repellent even more, but I have to admit they each have their place. At first I thought I'd give the ride a try without bug spray, because of the breeze. The wind did a good job of keeping other bugs under control, but when Porter found a tick on his leg I gave in. Tall grass and weeds are a tick's paradise, and the wind doesn't stop them from hitching a ride as one brushes by. Mind you, I did note that the only tick we saw had attached itself to the one of us who <em>already</em> had applied bug spray, but I still decided it would be wise to cover my legs at least.</p> <p>The only bugs that were present in great numbers were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_bug" rel="nofollow noopener">love bugs</a>, which were annoying but they don't bite, so are nothing to complain about. Incidentally, those of you who know love bugs will understand what I mean when I say these were for the most part &quot;loveless bugs,&quot; that is, singletons. By the time we see them in the cities, they've almost always found their mates, so this was an unusual sight for us.</p>