July 2022

Journey’s End

In the last week of June, we had a glimpse of summer: two days when the temperature was in the high 20s, and cycling in the West End became perilous again. We’d ride from dazzling light to dark shade under the thick horse chestnut and maple trees, and out into the light again: cars would jerk to a halt, their drivers’ eyes struggling to adjust. And then, on the morning