Waiting

Temperature 35 F at dawn, vaulting all the way up to 40 F now.  If I want a bike ride, we need to stir up a little more molecular motion than that.

(Although we still haven't had a hard freeze here in town.  Which is unusual for mid-October.  Light frosts, yes, but neighbors still have some tomato plants that live.)

(According to Wife, this has toned down the "color", without the frost-shock to force trees to quit pulling sugars out of their leaves.  Said leaves tending to turn brown and then drop, rather than brilliant and holding well.  Still colorful, but not spectacular.)

Sunday roadkill report

One gray kittycat, up near the university.  Pet-owner folks, keep track of your critters or be prepared to weep.  Okay?

Temperature reached 50 F, so I grabbed the fleece jacket and hopped on my bike.   Just rode upriver to the next bridge and back down the other side, due to lateness of the hour -- wouldn't want to miss the football games on the telly, after all.  And then there was the pressing issue of lunch . . .

Other than the coolth, nice morning.  Leaves proceeding apace, some trees bare while others (mainly confused European species) have not yet started to turn.  Folks out raking lawns or mowing or working up firewood, a few other bicyclists, motorcycles enjoying the freedom of the road.  Today's run technically* takes me over 1300 miles for the year.

26.33 miles, 2:01:13

*Some miles, like the Acadia run, not on the odometer.