Warm rain

Sunrise flamed across the clouds but faded to overcast at breakfast.  Then the cloud cover cleared in the middle of the morning only to return thicker before noon and start raining.  The hyacinths were blooming.  An osprey hovered during breakfast.  Warblers and woodpeckers joined the regulars at the feeders. 

Waves of rain came and went, punctuated by brief glimmers of sun.  But not enough water fell to do more than moisten the birdbath.  White throats were out at noon. The cherry leaves popped out of their buds, making a green haze.