Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The sun is back

The first thing I saw was a pelican splashing into the flat, reflective water.  There were more splashdowns early this morning.  Juncos, titmice, nuthatches and white throated sparrows were having breakfast.  The day looks lovely but cooler.

In the afternoon, finches and song sparrows joined in.  Buzzards circled against the clouds.  Cormorants paddled around like periscopes.   Some idiot released at least four mylar balloons which I saw caught in the pines upstream.  Today, one was floating in the creek. Not only is the Carolina jessamine blooming (and smelling heavenly) but now the hyacinths are up.  The wild cherries are starting to leaf out.

Clouds rolled in, covered the sky, broke apart, and rolled away repeatedly all day.  Clearing around the setting sun gave me hope of seeing the comet, but I never even saw the new moon.  However the sunset was glorious. 






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