Branch, BMW, BMXs, no bird blitz

On my walk around the neighbourhood, I saw a branch that'd fallen from a gum tree during the wild overnight winds. It was about 10 feet long. It was outside an aged-care facility. Just looked on Pexels for free images of gums. There wasn't anything appropriate, but I liked this one by a photographer named Rachel Claire. Nice work, RC.

I saw a parked black BMW 330i that looked new. (Later at home, curious, I checked the Beemer website - they go for 90 grand!) A well-dressed dude sat behind the wheel, fiddling with his phone. He obviously had his dream sports car. As I passed by, I noticed two baby seats installed in the back. Slightly less sporty. Practical, though.

I saw a group of five young cyclists approaching. Four on BMXs, one on a mountain bike. Four - not the same four - wearing helmets. I stepped aside to give them the footpath. The fifth cyclist, struggling to keep up with the others, said, "Thank you." Of course the least gung-ho kid was also the polite kid. Some things never change.

I saw plenty of magpies. Always do. They haven't started swooping yet. In Raymond Terrace, where I spent my earliest years, I remember a takeaway shop that used boxes like KFC, only with black stripes instead of red, and a magpie instead of the Colonel. Google has no record of that, so here's the logo of RT's rugby league team.