Clearing?

The rain keeps struggling to maintain itself overhead. Sunlight seeps through then gloom returns. Meanwhile, chickadees and titmice chow down.

I know the paulownia is not a native and can be invasive, but the flowers are gorgeous, like huge purple snapdragons!

Spatters of rain after lunch moved off east quickly. The blue-tailed skink has reappeared, again headed for the leaf-litter under the rosemary.