A week after that bizarre late season snowfall, the streets are clear but there are still large piles along the curb and partly blocking sidewalks and even parts of intersections --you have to be careful on turns! So as you ride, there are warm patches and cold patches. Feels like spring.

I saw a fox crossing the road in the distance, and I was so focused on that that when a bird flew up right next to me, it really startled me. I think it was a flicker.