Warming

Blue sky with eraser smudges of cloud.  There is still ice in the shade.

The sky has gotten much more cloudy though the sun still shines at 9am.  Ice has melted.  The birds are busy - nuthatch, titmouse, finch, cardinal, dove, white throated sparrow, junco.  Cormorants are fishing.

By mid-morning, the sun was veiled by cloud cover and shortly after noon a light rain fell.  Meanwhile, the tide was way out, driven by wind I think as it is a first quarter moon.  The water level was too low for most fishing birds though gulls were on patrol.

It is quite warm, well above 60, but the birds are no longer in evidence. 

Evening mist turned to deluge about 8pm which cleared the sky.  Bright stars surrounded the moon.