June ending tonight

Air temperature 61 F, wind southeast about 8 mph, fog at the airport and overcast here. May be able to sneak a bike ride in this morning.

Friday floral report

First cattail flower spikes, still narrow. First flower clusters showing on milkweed plants but I haven't seen any monarch butterflies to make use of the resource. Lots of vetch and birdsfoot trefoil and clover, including hop-clover.

No roadkill report, only a maybe-mockingbird report from distant song. "Eastern Air Lines" is still parked in the visitors' lot, and saw an A-10 taxiing across beyond it. Didn't take off while I was there, so I'm guessing it had just landed.

Not raining and not yet deadly heat or pollution, so I got out on the bike. Did not die.

15.77 miles, 1:24:30

Floral addendum

Bumblebees have started foraging our salvia, and the hosta buds are almost ready. We'll have to go back on hummingbird watch soon.

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I wonder how long before someone claims that providing services to Muslims violates their religious beliefs. Or services for interfaith/interracial marriages. Or . . . .