Last week of August

Air temperature 59 F, wind near calm, ground fog across the park earlier. Gone now. AQI "moderate" at 51, PM2.5, which raises questions about my plan for a longer bike ride. Chickadees keeping the thistle seed under control.

Sunday goose report

No geese on my passage out, couple-dozen by the cemetery pond when I returned. Also, heard a mockingbird in that area, so they may be starting to stake out winter territory. Defend those berries!

No roadkill noted. Suspect that this represents a shortage of wildlife rather than improved survival skills.

One lupine blooming in a hayfield that hasn't been cut yet. The time is out of joint . . .

Got out on the bike, upriver to the university and back, last chance to cruise the campus before a plague of students descends to ravage the land. As it was, I had to dodge around some orientation things. Younger Son will be thrilled to hear that his former apartment still stands.

20.43 miles, 1:54:23