Thursday carnage report

[jhetley]

No trees or power lines down across any of the roads on my route, but piles of branches marked yesterday's damage. Some trees bare of leaves, particularly ash trees which were already dropping leaves before the wind.

Roadside flowers pretty much limited to asters now, with even the goldenrod giving up.

Roadkill toll one shredded skunk out near the end of the runway, oddly no smell, one gray squirrel at about mile 10 on the ride. Not-roadkill, a flock of 15-20 wild turkeys crossing in front of me on a downhill headed back into town. This is far from the first time I've had to dodge my way through a turkey flock. If they keep that up, somebody is going to end up as a hood ornament.

Wind within reason, temperature up to 60 F, got out on the bike. Number of rides remaining, unknown. Did not die.

16.36 miles, 1:22:35