Snow didn't stick

Last night I could see stars, or at least planets, but this morning the sky is gray.  Snow is falling in small pellets but dissipating when it touches ground.  A sparrow was kicking through the mulch but left when the snow started.  Something is making rings on the creek. 

A Carolina wren inspected the crevices between the bricks.  The snow continues to fall after more than an hour. It paused around 9:30, then started up again.  All it has accomplished is to dampen the patio.  Meanwhile, a pair of towhees came to feed, as did titmice, and all the regulars, and both sparrow species.  Something woodpeckerish flitted around the trees.  Cormorants are out fishing. 

I spent the afternoon away from windows.  The night is cold but clearing.