Which is the why now?

Air temperature 55 F, wind near calm, sunny. Air quality "good" with AQI 23. No rain in the ten-day forecast so I should water the replacement salvia out front. Bike ride on the morning schedule.

Wednesday avian report

Six geese by the cemetery pond, all looked like adults. Maybe they left the kids with Aunt Maude and are taking some quiet time. Or maybe the raccoons and mink got the eggs . . .

Saw a couple of the pale purple asters along one roadside, none elsewhere. Lots of tansy and chicory and the damned loosestrife. Cattail heads continue to fill in.

No roadkill, unless you count the DOT crew out filling the road shoulders through the bog. With flaggers, and alternating one-way traffic, which is a hell of a lot of fun for a bike on a road with no paved shoulder . . .

Got out for my ride, upriver to the country club and over to the road through the bog and home. Did not die.

15.31 miles, 1:24:33

Food that fights back

Chopped up an onion for the "Spanish" rice and my eyes still smart and my nose is running. Don't usually have this violent a reaction. Fresh spring harvest?

Careful with those captions

Just had a bit on the evening news about Border Patrol arresting two "Indians" . . .

Turns out they meant citizens of India. But we have three Native American tribes up here, four if you separate out MicMac and Maliseet . . .