Bike ride possible
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jhetleyAir temperature 57 F, wind north about 8 mph, fog at the airport but none here. Another month dead while we yet survive. Trash bin out. Mouse traps unmolested.
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Jul. 31st, 2025 03:07 pmjhetleySeveral hummingbird visits today. At least one is a male, although the lighting wasn't right for the red bib to blaze.
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Jul. 31st, 2025 09:26 amjhetleyRipples in the economy -- I note that a lot of orange juice comes from Mexico and Brazil. "The Florida Sunshine Tree" is further down the ranking.
Reivers in control
Jul. 31st, 2025 06:50 amjhetleyAir temperature 67 F, wind north about 6 mph, showers on the weather radar but dry outside my window. Air quality "moderate" with AQI 60. Bike ride in doubt.
A pleasant surprise
Jul. 30th, 2025 10:55 amjhetleyMet up with Mr. Chalk on my route today. Hadn't seen him in a couple of months and was not expecting to ever scritch his ears again. He's lost some weight but not to the point of feeling bony.
Hot out there. Came back damp and not regretting the choice to walk rather than ride.
Hot out there. Came back damp and not regretting the choice to walk rather than ride.
Innocent slaughter
Jul. 30th, 2025 06:39 amjhetleyAir temperature 62 F, wind near calm, fair skies. Supposed to warm up quickly with highs near 90 F, so may substitute an early walk for the bike ride some optimist scheduled. Emptied and reset a mouse trap, gray "house" mouse rather than one of the wild variety.
Dog days of summer
Jul. 29th, 2025 07:06 amjhetleyAir temperature 67 F, wind southwest about 8 mph, mostly cloudy. Air quality "moderate" with AQI 52. Supposed to reach 90 F this afternoon. Foraging, then cowering away in mechanical cooling?
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Jul. 28th, 2025 03:31 pmjhetleyDouble, double, toil and trouble
Fire burn and market bubble
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the tariffs boil and bake
Fire burn and market bubble
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the tariffs boil and bake
Godot still not here
Jul. 28th, 2025 06:31 amjhetleyAir temperature 63 F, wind south about 5 mph, fog at the airport with visibility under a mile. Air quality "moderate" with AQI 68. Errands this morning mean I may not get a walk before it turns nasty hot out there.
Sunday boring report
Jul. 27th, 2025 12:49 pmjhetleyUsual summer flowers -- whole hells of purple loosestrife, brown-eyed Susans, Queen Anne's lace, crown and purple vetch. The phragmites are putting up tassels, another invasive alien striving for world dominion.
Roadkill limited to a garter snake tangled on a downhill and a mummified squirrel pancake I may have reported on the last ride over this route.
No interesting metal birds over at the airport/base. Did hear something heavy taking off but I wasn't in a place to see it. I think C-17 from the engine sound.
Got out on the bike, past the fair grounds before the crowds could jam up the works, over hill and dale and home. Did not die. Ride takes me over 300 miles for the year, about half what I'd like to have nearing the end of July.
15.71 miles, 1:30:50
Roadkill limited to a garter snake tangled on a downhill and a mummified squirrel pancake I may have reported on the last ride over this route.
No interesting metal birds over at the airport/base. Did hear something heavy taking off but I wasn't in a place to see it. I think C-17 from the engine sound.
Got out on the bike, past the fair grounds before the crowds could jam up the works, over hill and dale and home. Did not die. Ride takes me over 300 miles for the year, about half what I'd like to have nearing the end of July.
15.71 miles, 1:30:50
Another day earned
Jul. 27th, 2025 07:13 amjhetleyAir temperature 63 F, wind south about 6 mph, sunny. Air quality "moderate" with AQI 55. Will consult with the body about a bike ride across town.
Modified planning
Jul. 26th, 2025 06:59 amjhetleyAir temperature 60 F, wind northwest about 4 mph, sunny. Air quality alert in place, AQI 104 or "unhealthy" for sensitive groups. And we all know I am a very sensitive person. Walk instead of bike ride . . .
A hostage of fate
Jul. 25th, 2025 06:44 amjhetleyAir temperature 68 F, wind southwest about 7 mph, mostly cloudy. Daylight flees -- I am now getting up before the sun. Trash bin out to the end of our driveway. May be able to get a walk in before the real heat takes hold.
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