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Air temperature 57 F, wind south about 8 mph, partly cloudy. Nearest rain on the weather radar is over in Nude Hamster. Should be able to get my walk in.
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Crescent moon setting.
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Four geese seen at the cemetery pond on my way out, two visible when I came back through. They can hide well when they want to.

Curled dock up, can't tell if it is blooming or not -- green flowers. Also equisetum, horsetails, I think at least two species. And the buttercups are spreading in that horse pasture. Which I complain about every year, but that gets me nowhere.

Got out on the bike, up to the golf course and back, viewing with alarm all the dig-safe graffiti on the asphalt. Looks very much like a few miles of new paving. That's a US highway, and I demand my taxpayer rights -- they can only pave roads when I don't want to use them. Anyway, did not die. Although my body reminds me that this is a possible outcome . . .

12.05 miles, 1:10:24
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Air temperature 53 F, wind northeast at about 1 mph, sunny. Pair of geese in the middle of the park, declaring it off-limits to any children and small dogs. I don't think they are nesting out there, as we don't have any open water within about half a mile. Planning a longer bike ride, up to the country club and back.
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Been seeing the summer toys come out of garage, big loud horsepower totally out of place on 25 mph residential roads. I'm not hip enough to ID most of them, but Corvettes and Porsches for sure. Low-slung beasts that may still have trouble with road conditions.
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Dear Leader continues to manipulate the stock market. Follow the money . . .
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Air temperature 52 F, wind near calm, sunny. No geese visible at this moment. Should be able to get our foraging in. Walk later.
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Six geese claiming their hereditary rights to the grass by the cemetery pond. No idea if they included our park geese. Also, mockingbird claiming his rights to the high ground.

Wild apple and cherry trees blooming outside of town. Wild mustard and buttercups adding yellow to the roadside dandelions.

Temperature got up over 60 F, sunny, light winds. Got out on the bike for the first time in weeks, upriver to the turn-around of my ignominious fall. Did not die.

10.04 miles, 1:02:24
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Air temperature 49 F, wind west about 1 mph, high thin clouds. Catbird poking around out back while I was getting breakfast, might have been two. Not raining, warming up into the 60s after lunch, may try for a bike ride.
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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. It is it's natural manure.

Thomas Jefferson
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Lilacs blooming in the mist, honeysuckle flowers starting to open, our flowering crab out back is dropping petals. The azaleas are done, so no more hummingbird reports for a while. No cat friends on my morning walk.
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Air temperature 46 F, wind northwest about 7 mph, cloudy. Weather radar shows rain still rotating through Downeast and Canada but none aimed at us personally. Should be able to get my walk in.
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Male goldfinches getting their full color.
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Got my walk in, minor amount of drizzle on the way home. No cat friends. Heard probable catbirds in several locations. Geese still in the middle of the park, keeping a wary eye on dog walkers in particular.
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Air temperature 44 F, wind near calm, cloudy. Geese have returned to the park, posing a threat to civilization. Or to dog walkers. Roads are wet but no rain at the moment.
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Tree frogs across park.
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I do not exist.
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