A pleasant ride in, with no rain and warm 52 F (11 C). Every warm day brings me just a little bit closer to next spring. This morning in my typical reverie in the dark, I happened to see a deer standing erect in the middle of the road. It was startling, then I had to think. I grabbed for my brakes and looked around to make sure there were none others following, as they no doubt were hiding in the tree line. It bolted, and I could hear it's hoofs on the hard top.