Beautiful sunny morning w/ drier air after yesterday's soaking rains, though the forecast did warn of shwrs after 2pm today, and sure enough, the forecast did verify, as I was chased home by one that popped up during the aft'n pumpkin muffin break, but at least there were no lightning bolts to dodge (those came later w/ the 5 pm shwr band when I was safely inside at home). Sunny, 64 F w/ fair wx Cumulus clouds at times, dew pt 50 F, wind from the N at 12 mph, gusting to 18 mph, until the approach of the 2pm shwr band when winds shifted into the NE at 8 mph. Oatmeal raisin / banana break outbound at the apple farm, a stop at The Book Bear in W. Brookfield mid-ride, and a pumpkin muffin pickup on return at the N. Brookfield Hannaford Shop 'N Save.