Found on a commute

Moving down the road at 12 mph, I’ve found all manner of items—

• Leatherman precision multipurpose tool and leather pouch
• wood-handled screwdriver
• crescent wrench/pliers combo
• lots of towels (chain cleaners)
• wallet with money but not ID removed (tried for months without success to find owner)
• all manner of clothing.

Yesterday, on a slightly different route on my daily commute to the office, I spied a piece of purple netting. In a hurry, I decided not to stop. Then I saw a discarded flexible cell phone protector. About 10 feet away, on a grassy swale beside the road, was an iPhone. I stopped, picked the three items up, and continued to work. I can use the 1.5 yards of netting on a sewing project I have in mind.

I charged up the iPhone using the sync cable from my iTouch, figured out the name of the owner via Facebook, and sent her a message. Very grateful, this young mother picked up her telephone, and gave me a small poinsettia and a cool bookmark of copper wire and a stone as a token of appreciation.

A Washington, D.C., commuter found a pannier belonging to another cyclist. A few years ago, I read a blog limited to items other cyclists had found along the way.