Entering the time of April showers, bursts of sunshine frequently followed by the pitter patter of raindrops dancing across the ground can be the secretly most exciting, and most satisfying, of everyday moments… During the downpours, only the dappling sounds surround us, as the usual spring chirps from the trees momentarily pauses with the birds taking cover to keep their feather plumes dry… Often the dryer weather with sunshine becomes the hope and aspiration... ...yet there is also a lot...

As the stillness of winter passes us by, the emergence of spring sees us pedal past trees in our local areas, now dusted in hazes of pinks and whites. With branches bare from the previous season until just recently, they are now gradually graced with growing clusters of much-loved blossom flowers once more… Without the green foliage of summertime, there’s something about this undistracting composition of just branch and flower together which allows for an appreciation of the deep...

A Very Velo Valentines Day During the Year of the Horse... Cycling into the Valentines season gives us the opportunity to do two things: First, celebrate romance if we have it. Second, let some of the people in our world know they’re not on their own. Traditionally celebrating Valentine’s Day has been geared towards celebrating love in the romantic sense of the word. But then there’s love in the platonic and family sense of the word too. Ultimately, they all come from the same place-the heart.