Wet everywhere

Gray sky. The overnight rain washed more pollen swirls into the creek. A disturbance in the yellow coating revealed a muskrat swimming. It's dripping from the blueberry blossoms but that doesn't deter the bees. The newspaper was late so we enjoyed birdsong.

Then at 7:45 there was a sudden rush for the feeder. First finches, then a female cardinal, then a chickadee and on the ground a chipping sparrow. A few minutes later a dove landed on top of the feeder.

The mist is getting thicker, almost fog. The far bank of the creek is fading. The pollen swirls have disappeared and the creek surface is no longer smooth. It looks very foggy but I can feel tiny raindrops falling. But the concrete is damp, not wet. And the fog has passed and visibility returned by lunch. Now waves of mist are flowing upstream. And that describes the rest of the day - rainy mist in waves.