#BikeDiary I also notice nature. I mean, this seems obvious, we all know that’s part of cycling, but:
Earlier in the week, along the Mississippi, a bald eagle came gliding down fast and silent and plucked a squirrel right out of the middle of the road not 50 feet from me. Full, long view of it — not out a window, no roof, just full view — as it lifted off and sailed away.
Would this have happened if I'd been in a car? Unlikely. Would I have had that view? Definitely not!