Weekly roadkill report

[jhetley]

One fresh raccoon carcass, ol' Rocky was too slow again. Also something invisible but smelly off to the side of the road a couple of miles further on.

Live wildlife gave a better show -- bald eagle circling over the river as I headed across on the start of my ride, and a flock of wild turkeys (6-8) about 20 miles out.

More of that damned purple weed this week, thicker than I remember from the same route last year. Yep, it's gonna take over the world. Just wait until it turns carnivorous.

And Lance won, says he's retiring at age 30-something. What's he planning to do with the rest of his life? Hang out backstage at Ms. Crow's concerts? But the man sure set a high bar for anyone else to try to jump.

Bit of entertainment on our evening walk yesterday. Woodchuck in yard on the next block over, cat on porch about five feet away. Cat internal debate: "It's a mouse. No, it ain't. It's _some_ kind of rodent, I ought to pounce. No way, mother, I ain't pouncing on _that_. It might pounce back." Cat settles into wary crouch, tail tip twitching....

46.1 miles, 3:36:20

Comments

[nathelmi.livejournal.com]

Purple Weed?

do you mean purple loosestrife (or whatever the hell it's called) or lupins? (or is it lupines?)

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Yeah, purple loosestrife. I railed against it a few days back, so I slipped into shorthand. The stuff is a clear and present danger to apple pie, motherhood, and the American (Canadian, as well) way.

(The most prominent lupine varieties are also invasive aliens, but not as much of a problem.)

[guruwench.livejournal.com]

I was afraid you were gonna say that. We have trouble with it up here, too, and it's nasty, invasive stuff. Best of luck in combating it without destroying everything else.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I think that combating it requires weapons of mass destruction.

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

The question is not "what's he going to do with the rest of his life?", but "what is his next career choice going to be?" And I'll bet he's got one already lined up, though I won't blame him at all if he takes a year off first. He's that kind of guy.