FortNine Made Me Look This Up ...

... and it turns out that in north central Florida, the whitetail deer breeding season starts earlier than, and lasts longer than, Missouri's. To wit, mid-September through late November.

I'd actually been wondering about that a little due to seeing more deer usual in the roadways lately, but then yesterday Fortnine put out a relevant video on how to handle deer collisions on a motorcycle, something I take a particular interest in these days because it seems like a bad thing:

Full of good advice, but my main takeway is that since deer are most active 1-2 hours after sunrise and 1-2 hours before sunset, I should probably just avoid riding during those hours, at this time of year, within reason.

"Within reason" is pretty broad, especially this year since I am on a new, bigger bike that I'll want to get better acquainted with before doing much night riding anyway. We have a family SUV. I can fairly easily schedule its use for any dawn/twilight outings. That will be safer for me personally, and if I'm going to get a vehicle damaged in a deer collision I'd rather it was Tamara's crappy old Honda than my shiny new Kawasaki.

Wherever you happen to live and whatever you happen to drive or ride, be careful out there. I've been fortunate enough to never have hit a deer myself but I've seen it happen, with driver injuries involved.

Wordle 1910 Hint

Hint: This flower's center is yellow but the petals might be white, pink, blue, or purple.

Not Enough? Get the first letter of today's Wordle below.

New to Wordle? You can play it at the New York Times, and here are some thoughts on how I go about solving each day's puzzle.

First Letter: A

First Round of Motorcycle Accessory Purchases

I have slip-on covers for the two older bikes ... when I remember to use them and I'm not in a hurry.

For Lena Mae, I don't want to leave that to chance. So (not an affiliate link):

Matches my tent in terms of color, or close, and will have room for related stuff to spare. Arrives early next week.

And (not an affiliate link):

Neither of my other phone holders fit well on the bike. This one is supposed to, and it's inexpensive. I may upgrade later to something with a vibration dampener, etc. I keep hearing that the Eliminator's parallel twin vibrates a lot. I haven't noticed that it does so nearly as much as one of my thumper engines. Arrives tomorrow.

I'm already scoping out the saddlebag/tank bag/top box/rack situation, but I'll be taking my time with that one. It's easy to get a thousand bucks deep in luggage, which I don't plan to do. I'll be on a budget but very selective.