Today I saw a coyote in Golden Gate Park at 0745. This throws cold water on my "I haven't seen coyotes lately because I've been going out later and they're snug in their beds by 0630" theory. Maybe it suggests a "Something happened and the local coyotes are no longer so blasé about trotting along exposed on JFK Drive; they now sensibly skulk amongst the trees, where a city boy wouldn't spot them so easily" theory.
Anyhow, I didn't snap a good coyote pic, so here's today's chalk art from 20th and Irving: