Summer on the way

Air temperature 51 F, wind northeast about 1 mph, clear sky. Supposed to get decent weather today and tomorrow, then the heat grabs us and squeezes for the rest of the week. Temperatures in the 90s F. Bike ride planned, while I still dare.

Morning catbird news

Nest activity continues, with both birds logged in. No way to tell how many hatchlings we have. May get a beak count when they get larger.

Sunday floral report

Bladder campion blooming, crown vetch has joined the roadside clover and trefoil, and some kind of viburnum that I can't ID from the bike. Orange hawkweed extending into the hinterlands, more roses both bush and rambling, a few blue flags still blooming in the bog. Lupines starting to set seed on the lower parts of their flower spikes.

Roadkill limited to one gray squirrel and one probable red squirrel. No geese at the cemetery pond -- must be out herding goslings around. Incompetent mimic singing on one side loop, so we don't seem to have the only catbirds around.

Got out on the bike, upriver and back, may try for another ride tomorrow before the heat clamps down. Did not die.

15.35 miles, 1:26:00