Back into the gloom

Air temperature 52 F, wind north gusting to 30 mph, overcast with possibility of some sun later. Trying to fit bike ride and lawn into gaps.

Situational

I think I'll revise plans downward and just mow the lawn this afternoon.  Air temperature 55 and still windy.  May get the bike ride in tomorrow morning.

A trustworthy guard

Most times when I walk past Falcon Corner, I can see one of the merlins perched in a spruce near the nest tree. Sometimes I hear a quiet bit of chatter that tells me the female is on her eggs.

Gender roles

North Neighbor is a gadget guy, so I expect tool noises from that direction to involve him. This time when I was out mowing I saw that it was their teenage daughter wielding the pneumatic wrench on wheel lugs . . .

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Somewhere around the 250th rerun of the Kentucky Derby DQ, I start elevating my middle finger at the Preakness coverage on TV.