{"id":4949,"date":"2019-03-11T12:33:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T03:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/?p=4949"},"modified":"2019-03-11T12:33:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T03:33:33","slug":"bicycle-commuting-bright-sunshiny-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/11\/bicycle-commuting-bright-sunshiny-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicycle commuting&#8211;bright, sunshiny day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4955 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_ryuso_blue_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_ryuso_blue_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_ryuso_blue_600-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Greatly beloved of us Hearty Hikers, Ryuso Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Third visible hump on the right.<\/p>\n<p>It was rainy this morning, but about to stop<em>&#8212;-probably<\/em> for good&#8212;and I had to decide whether to drive to work or cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Glad I decided to cycle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4953 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_fuji_grey_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_fuji_grey_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_fuji_grey_600-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fuji looked like he might want to stay inside all day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4952 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_fuji_bubble_bath_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_fuji_bubble_bath_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_fuji_bubble_bath_600-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the skies about him brightened . . . he decided to take a bubble bath.<\/p>\n<p>Me, once I&#8217;m on the bicycle, I&#8217;m always sure it&#8217;s the right decision, whether it rains or not.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4951 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_daffodils_tea_bushes_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_daffodils_tea_bushes_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_daffodils_tea_bushes_600-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #141412; cursor: text; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">It&#8217;s a completely different experience on the bicycle. Easy to stop and look.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Those are tea bushes in the background.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4954 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_nanohana_stream_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_nanohana_stream_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_nanohana_stream_600-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Easy to hop off the bicycle and walk a minute or two, get a better look at the rape flowers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4950 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_blue_sky_coming_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_blue_sky_coming_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_blue_sky_coming_600-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\u00a0 And when the blue does come out, it&#8217;s easy to STOP . . . as in STOP COMPLETELY . . . and enjoy the moment.<\/p>\n<p>As best as circumstances allow, leave home early enough that you don&#8217;t have to rush.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4957 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_suruga_bay_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_suruga_bay_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_suruga_bay_600-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What a beautiful bright sunshiny day! What a good day to be here in Shizuoka!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4956 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_shizuoka_city_blue_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_shizuoka_city_blue_600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/190311_shizuoka_city_blue_600-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greatly beloved of us Hearty Hikers, Ryuso Mountain. Third visible hump on the right. It was rainy this morning, but about to stop&#8212;-probably for good&#8212;and I had to decide whether to drive to work or cycle. Glad I decided to cycle. Fuji looked like he might want to stay inside all day. When the skies &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/11\/bicycle-commuting-bright-sunshiny-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bicycle commuting&#8211;bright, sunshiny day<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4949"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4959,"href":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4949\/revisions\/4959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/persimmon-dreams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}