Over and over

The creek's iced over and the sky's overcast. Too many "overs" when none of them applies to winter. A gray day.

Later it cleared and there was some sun. The ice melted on the far side where the current flows and geese huddled on the bank above. Herons and a pelican flew upstream and a buzzard circled overhead.

On the feeder, all I saw were the male cardinal and the chickadees, and squirrels hanging around below.