Almost got hit by a deer last night on the way home! Three deer ran out into the road; the first got across no problem, the second one got a glancing blow from a car as it screeched to a halt --no ABS I guess-- I heard the sound of airborne hoofs against his windshield, but she landed okay and ran off. The third one saw all that and turned to run against traffic for a little while, running straight at me before turning back toward the sidewalk at nearly the last second. A little too exciting for my taste.

Part of my ride is on a canal towpath that is gradually turning to mud with this daily freeze-thaw cycle. I wish it would stay well to one side of 32 F for a while, either in the 40's the whole time or the 20's the whole time! If the path surface gets any softer, I'm out of luck.