A chilly -2C/28F on the house thermometer, 0C/32F according to the weather service. There was frost on the grass and vehicle windows, so I'm going with below freezing out in the 'burbs. Cooler in the ravine. Or a least it felt cooler going downhill at 40km/h/25MPH.

While I was climbing out of said ravine, a guy was walking his dog into it. It's not a designated off-leash area, but the dog was not on a leash. Okay, whatever. However, the dog came trotting towards me making a low growl. Now, it was a black lab or something like it, and my impression of black labs is that they love people and are generally good-natured. This dog might have just wanted to play, but when I see a dog coming towards me, growling, I try to avoid it, so I veered left (I was going up a steep hill, slowly). Meanwhile, the owner was trying in vain to call it back. Nothing bad happened in the end, and the dog trotted away. I turned to the owner and said, politely but firmly, between gasps for breath, "If you can't control your dog, please keep it on a leash." And he said, "I'll keep that in mind." And I said, "Thank you!" And he said, "See you later!". Those were his words, but his tone was, "Go suck an egg." I had a few choice words swirling in my head, but I kept them to myself. I wonder if he's the kind of dog owner who doesn't pick up after his animal, and if his dog's was some of the poo I was dodging in the same ravine on Tuesday.

Have a great day everyone!