Waiting game

Still gray this morning.  Temperature still below 50F, depending on which thermometer (or web site) you consult.  Bike ride later?

Finished up a Patrick McManus book last night, first of a series of Idaho-based mysteries.  I have liked McManus humor before, and had hopes.  I'm afraid that mysteries don't play to his strength as a writer.  Only mention this because I've noticed that some other major talents seem to have difficulty switching genres.  I've loved their work in, say, SF, while their fantasy leaves me indifferent.  Don't know if the fault lies not in our stars but in ourselves...

Thursday no-roadkill report

No fresh roadkill on my weekday bike route.  Although bike rides may be roadkill shortly, due to the advancing ice age.  Highs next week may not get out of the 40s F.

Sun came out, temperature rose into the 50s F, so I got out and rode.  More leaves down.  The state tourism folks say that the southern stretch of coast has reached "peak color" now, with everything inland, north, and east "past peak."  This doesn't mean all the fun is over -- we still have some trees that haven't started to turn.

15.30 miles, 1:05:04