Golden dawn

The rising sun turned the tops of the pines to gold but left the clouds dark as smoke.  Now the world has returned to normal with green pines and white clouds on a blue sky.  K rehung the cleaned hummer feeder.  That's the last of the sugar water, so I think I'll put it away after this is gone. 

Doves joined the regulars this morning. Later, Carolina wrens arrived.  A buzzard circled.

In the afternoon, I saw a red spotted purple.  The sparrow tried out the feeder, first time I've seen a song sparrow do that.  Dogwood leaves are falling fast.