Horses grazing on a frosty morning in Aylestone Meadows, a nature reserve that extends along the Soar Valley from beyond the City boundary, almost to the Leicester city Center . It is also part of my cycle commute into work. With a nip in the air, it was time to dig out the winter cycling gloves for the first time since last winter. Of course I couldn't find them, and so arrived at work with cold fingers.