Damp and warm

The day began very gray and humid.  The feeder was ignored.  Bees visited herbs while yellow jackets ate the grape jelly that was supposed to lure orioles.

The sky cleared and it got as warm as predicted, albeit very windy.  A male downy visited the suet briefly.  I saw a house finch atop the redwood.  Mallards and Canada geese were out on the creek, especially after the dog across the water came out to chase them.  The wind from the ESE hurried a few wispy clouds across the sky while on the ground the gusts came from every direction and the trees bent toward the North.