VERY local weather conditions

There are a couple of spots on my commute with very different conditions than most of the rest. When I left the house, both thermometers read 23*F. It was certainly a lot colder than that on the route. My bike comp read 9*F when I got to work, which feels about right. Last night I was skeptical when the weather forecast indicated that the temps were going to stay up around 25, when I could see that the sky crystal was clear last night.

The interesting bit is, these two spots STILL managed to have condensing humidity in the air at that temp. My glasses fogged up fast at the first spot, and there was low-lying fog at the second. It's kind of weird to have fog at 9*F. It was about 45*F here yesterday though, and I'm guessing that the big flat fields there soaked up a lot of heat and were still bleeding it off.

Even in the summer, the temps at those two spots are typically 5 to 10*F colder than the rest of the area. I think it might be where the breezes from the swamp get channeled across the road. Just kind of odd.

Audiobook finished

Juggler of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward Lerner

Ringworld prequel. It was fun to visit Known Space again. It's been years. I was surprised that I remembered the characters and the events that this dovetailed with.

Serendipity

Apropos of nothing, and found via the random LJ picture feed:
Steampunk Star Wars
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