The National Weather Service claimed 2" yesterday and over 7" of rain in September thus far, but I believe we've had more. For the year thus far, they recorded just under 50" and more continues to fall. The average year would have had 35" by now. I heard jays calling and later saw them in the oak. The hummer feeders flooded so I refilled one. There was actual whitewater pouring down the dam outfall and the egrets were reveling in it.
The rain slacked off at lunchtime. That kept the hummer happy. A brown thrasher appeared in the cherry but my camera battery died just as I for the bird in focus. Feathers drifting down from a tree made us wonder who was having whom for lunch. In the afternoon an oriole ate re-hydrated mealworms floating in the glass feeder. The big yellow bumblebee returned to the rosemary. Tiny moths flitted but little else of an insect nature stirred. Then the rain started up again
By rush hour much of Hampton Roads was flooded and I decided to stay home even though the tide was receding. Whitewater returned to the dam outfall and a dozen egrets, both great and snowy, took advantage. There were squabbles and jockeying for positions at the best fishing spots. They were still at it as darkness fell.
The National Weather Service claimed 2" yesterday and over 7" of rain in September thus far, but I believe we've had more. For the year thus far, they recorded just under 50" and more continues to fall. The average year would have had 35" by now. I heard jays calling and later saw them in the oak. The hummer feeders flooded so I refilled one. There was actual whitewater pouring down the dam outfall and the egrets were reveling in it. 
The rain slacked off at lunchtime. That kept the hummer happy. A brown thrasher appeared in the cherry but my camera battery died just as I for the bird in focus. Feathers drifting down from a tree made us wonder who was having whom for lunch. In the afternoon an oriole ate re-hydrated mealworms floating in the glass feeder. The big yellow bumblebee returned to the rosemary. Tiny moths flitted but little else of an insect nature stirred. Then the rain started up again
By rush hour much of Hampton Roads was flooded and I decided to stay home even though the tide was receding. Whitewater returned to the dam outfall and a dozen egrets, both great and snowy, took advantage. There were squabbles and jockeying for positions at the best fishing spots. They were still at it as darkness fell.
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