Cold

The same wind that cleared the sky of clouds during the morning dropped the temperature in the afternoon.  Since the prediction was for 30s overnight, K brought some plants in.  The peppers were finally in bloom but we will have to see if they were fertilized.  There was a tiny green spider on the dahlia that hid from me, so it probably came in with the plant which was loaded with buds.  I hope they will open inside.

I did not see yesterday's junco but the white throat found a couple of friends.  Chickadees and cardinals came to the feeder but the sparrows stayed on the ground.  A blue jay crossed the yard.  And of course there were crows. 

Yellow jackets buzzed around the azaleas even though there were no flowers.  They acted as though they were gleaning something from the leaves. Sunset seems so much earlier after the end of daylight savings time last weekend.