Nice, cool morning with no wind. I saw quite a few other cyclists out for morning rides (they didn't look like commuters), including a teenage boy who left a trail of his body spray scent in his wake. Is that what they think impresses the girls these days? I'm just wondering what kind of assault on the senses to expect when my teenage daughter starts bringing boys home.

I had the weirdest thing happen to me on Wednesday. Not strictly commuting-related, but adjacent at least. I had just gotten home and put my bike in the garage, and as I was walking the 30 feet between the garage and the house, something hit me in the back of my right arm. Something small, but with enough force to leave a small scratch (as I discovered later). I whipped my head around to see who threw what at me. The "what" was a piece of pepperoni pizza, probably scooped from a nearby green bin. The "who", best I can figure, was a crow that was circling overhead. There was a gull up there too, but I suspect the crow. This is the second time I've been hit with food in my own driveway. A couple years ago, just after I had gotten my bike out of the garage for my morning commute, I got hit in the shoulder with a chicken bone, again dropped on/thrown at me by a crow.

I've heard that corvids will sometimes bring gifts, including food, to people they like. Maybe that's all it was, but the crows in my neighbourhood have been pretty aggressive this spring and summer, to the point where my wife was afraid to work in her garden lest a crow swoop at her. They certainly cawed at her a lot.

Have a great weekend, everyone!