Into the middle

Air temperature 58 F, wind near calm, scattered thin clouds and patchy fog. Bike ride likely. Supposed to get rain in this evening, lasting into Monday. Not good drying weather if you've started cutting hay . . .

Sunday roadkill report

Two porcupine corpses in about a half mile of road, a young raccoon, and a probable red fox. The latter is ID'd mainly by tail, as the remains were in bad shape. Also a couple of flat chipmunks that misjudged traffic.

First orange hawkweed, ragged-robin, and blackberry flowers. Lots of yellow hawkweed, birds-foot trefoil, lupines, and clovers on the roadside. Black locust trees dropping flowers.

Got out on the bike, downriver and then inland a bit and home. Did not die. Amusement over at the airport, a crow chased by both a red-winged blackbird and a mockingbird, who seemed to be coordinating their attacks. Solidarity!

24.11 miles, 2:15:56