To ride or not to ride, that is the question

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to...

Or something.  45 F and windy out there.  This is not appropriate ambiance for a day with a scheduled bike ride in it.  Sunny, however, and I do have that green fuzzy Polartec jacket...

Or we could go out to the bog boardwalk and admire fall color.

This is not a LiveJournal poll, mind you. 

Bogging down

Wife and I went out and ambled around the bog boardwalk this afternoon, saying "Hi!" to the pitcher plants and moss and all.  No sundews spotted this time -- don't know if I just couldn't find them, or they've folded up and vanished for the winter.  Tamaracks turning yellow, bright flaming maples and other such leafy things.  Still a couple of palm warblers sighted, even though I thought all the bug-eaters had decamped.

And a couple of bunchberry flowers, their timing all off.  Of such experiments is evolution made.  Sometimes they don't get frozen...