a.m.

the color of the sky matched the color of the water, first time they were that close. oddly warm and nOt too windy, the clava was a bit more than i needed, extra insulation is nice. the cars didn't know what to make of a pre-dawn cyclist with lights, easing out into intersections before realizing that maybe they should slow for a second aNd let the guy on the bike through. i thought an elk was near me just before town, i felt something watching me as i rolled down the last hill, that presence of a bigger creature, the kind that has few worries beyond eating, odds are a mountain lion would eat a smaller weaker animal before going for an elk. maybe one of my cats? the evil one perhaps?