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Air temperature 46 F, wind near calm, partly cloudy. Gull flock absent -- whatever was hatching out or metamorphising into their breakfast seems to have ceased. Such is the circle of life. Should be able to get a bike ride in.

Air temperature 37 F, wind near calm, the sun also rises. Trash out, fulfilling half of my obligations to society for the day. The other half will be to bring the empty bin back to the garage if and when the truck collects the contents. May try for a bike ride later if we warm up.

That attack in England reminds us (if we are willing to see) that murderous antisemitism still simmers just below the surface of many "enlightened" societies.

We've seen a couple of turkey vultures cruising in slow spirals, heading south-ish. They don't hang around here except in migration, spring and fall. And I'll check on houses on my walk route that I know are summer residents. Many of them time their arrivals and exits according to tax law, as Florida treats some kinds of income differently than Maine does.

You can still spend money here . . .

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/10/01/hancock/congress-shutdown-acadia-park/

Mixed flock of maybe four dozen out at the cemetery this morning. Guess they found out that segregation is now illegal. Only the geese seemed to be grazing out among the graves, while both geese and ducks were hanging out around the pond.

One roadkill porcupine on the other side of the road at about mile five on my route, smear of green guck across the asphalt at about mile nine. The latter was probably porcupine stomach contents left when the corpse went elsewhere. Both locations are known porcupine death zones.

Asters blooming in profusion along with the other usuals. Most of the red maples have dropped their leaves in the bog while the upland trees have barely started to turn. Touch of yellow on some of the tamaracks.

Got out on the bike when the temperature reached 60 F, up to the country club and over to the road through the bog and home. Not a lot of wind, comfortable biking weather. Did not die.

15.33 miles, 1:28:43

Air temperature 50 F, wind near calm, sunny if the sun ever bothers to rise. A few gulls patrol the far side of the park, but whatever draws them seems to be on the wane. Plan to snatch a bike ride from the jaws of advancing winter once the world warms up a bit. Any one of those may be the last of the year . . .

Some topics are poisonous to touch. This ranges from a poison-ivy itch to blue-ringed octopus level of poisonous.

House on my walk route had the driveway repaved a few weeks back. Today's saunter around the neighborhood found a crew tearing up that driveway, prior to repaving. Did not interrogate said crew further.

Air temperature 48 F, wind southwest 4 mph, sunny. A few gulls across the park, also a couple of crows. No coordinated advance apparent. Ambitions limited to a walk, maybe to include meet-up with a cat friend.