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Air temperature 58 F, wind southeast about 3 mph, fair sky. Bike ride after coffee and newspaper?

Thursday floral report

First asters seen, mid-size pale purple, advance scouts of autumn. Also all the usual mid-summer suspects continue to bloom -- goats'-beard, chicory/cornflower, vetch, white sweet clover, goldenrod . . . and the damned purple loosestrife.

No roadkill. Saw the goose family at the cemetery pond, count of eight plus/minus, but I would have to stop to get accurate. Which is contrary to policy.

Got out on the bike again, mid 60s F when I headed out and mid 70s now, breeze off and on. Did not die.

15.34 miles, 1:21:10

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A lot of people appear to believe that you have to tear someone down in order to build someone else up.