Winter is coming . . .

http://bangordailynews.com/2017/08/28/outdoors/weather/maine-sees-late-summer-frost-as-potential-tropical-storm-spins-north/

Continued dry

Maybe we should ship our weather down to the Gulf coast? Air temperature 48 F, dew point 45, calm, scattered clouds.

Tuesday floral report

Early fluff showing on some of the cattail heads, meadow thistles exploding white, more asters blooming. Some red maples have started to turn, mostly in the bog. Also some sumacs going red, but that's probably drought stress.

No fresh roadkill.

Got out on the bike, did not die.

15.24 miles, 1:12:33

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Moon glows faint through clouds.

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Sana'a.

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Note to the writers of speculative fiction -- if I am 80 pages in and don't really understand what is going on, I'm likely to walk away . . .