Wet

It was raining lightly when I got up.  Now it is just overcast.  An osprey cruised under the cloud layer.  Cardinals, chickadees, finches and squirrels came out despite the rain, which was not enough to do more than dampen the birdbath.  The cardinals were feeding each other.

Around 9, the sun shone briefly, though it is still overcast.  At lunch, the clouds are still hanging heavy.  Robins and mockingbirds are out along the street, but not the back yard.  A jay fussed at a crow but I couldn't see a nest in danger. 

One of the squirrels has a distinguishing mark, as the police call it.  There is a spot of white fur on its left hip.  I first noticed this squirrel last year so I wonder how old it will get.