Waiting for the sun

Air temperature 52 F, wind west about 5 mph, clear sky. Damp from rain overnight, should dry off and warm up enough for a bike ride. Nearing the end of that . . .

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"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"

Asters continue

One probable mink dead in the road out in the bog -- dark fur, no white stripe, no stink, and the size was right. Also one chipmunk flattened, and the old bones and quills of prior reports.

We have two different shades of those big showy purple asters -- one darker and one brighter. They go well together.

Temperature got up above 60 F, too much wind, but I got out anyway. Did not die.

15.28 miles, 1:17:30

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Saw another monarch butterfly when I was out on the bike. Told it to get a move on -- winter is coming . . .