Rainy day

The sky is dark and heavy with water but only a sprinkle has fallen so far.  The female goldfinch joined the feeder regulars after inspecting the sunflowers.

Rain fell intermittently around mid-day.  A female hummer ignored it but not another hummer who chased her off.  Blue jays joined lots of other birds in the wild cherry tree to eat the ripe berries. 

The male goldfinch appeared when the rain was really heavy.  The tailless cardinal and a hand-full of chickadees joined him. 

The rain slowly disappeared and by sunset there were fiery creases in the clouds which were suffused with peach.  I had to take photos at stoplights with my phone so who knows whether they will be any good. 

Meanwhile, at home K was taking photos of the fox family.  They played all around the pool.  And I missed it.