Wet and gray

I think it rained all night.  Hungry finches, a Carolina wren, chickadees, hummers, and eventually cardinals came for breakfast.  The pavement is drying and there is a blue patch of sky but the clouds look like they have more rain to send. There are still blueberries and the rain may revive them.   The hibiscus have finished their first blooming and the rain broke the gladiola spike.


The sun is out for now.  Titmice are coming to the feeder and a wren is inspecting the birdhouse.  Should I remove the old nest or leave it alone?  There is probably time for a second brood this summer.

Rain returned at lunch.  A chickadee also got curious about the birdhouse and it squabbled with the wren.  Two titmice got into a fracas as well.  The sun came out while it was still raining, but now it is gray again, and wet again.  Another break mid afternoon was followed by thunder and more rain. 

Dusk with thunder and lightning under a sky the color of a bruise.