Longtime lurker, first-time poster, six months of bike commuting.
Slightly chilly in the morning leg (40 degrees), 11.5 miles. Started out in morning twilight but the sun came up pretty fast. The return leg was same route, didn't want to push it so did the commute in an average time, it was a beautiful ride none the less.
No problems with cagers.
No other commuters or riders sighted. =(