First fiddleheads up

Foggy morning, air temperature 51 F and dew point the same, calm for the newspaper walk. May or may not sneak a bike ride in before the predicted afternoon showers.

Friday vernal report

Three male mallards holding a bachelor party in one of the hospital grounds' puddles -- I assume their lady-loves are sitting on nests. Canada mayflower leaves up but no flowers seen. More things leafing out, including a green haze on some of the bog tamaracks.

Roadkill limited to another gray squirrel. Not enough by an order of magnitude, if you ask me . . .

Temperature got into the upper 50s F, roads started to dry off, got out on the bike. Did not die.

15.28 miles, 1:15:56

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May the bird of paradise fly up your nose.