Rain

Birds came to feed during the lulls in the rain. The oriole came back but the light was bad and the glass rain-streaked. At lunch, a wren got curious about nooks and crannies.  A white throat and a downy were just interested in food.  A brown thrasher sat on a cherry limb and watched.  A flicker hopped around the pool. I saw the nuthatch but it was too fast for me.  Then a flock of starlings and robins swept into the yard, along with at least one cowbird. 

A bufflehead and the ubiquitous geese paddled around on the water.  A wet blue jay perched briefly. As night settled in, the wind picked up strength and even though the rain was only a sprinkle, it was coming sideways.  But the temperature was in the low 60s according to the car.  It did not feel like that to me.  I hope the wind blows the rain away so we can have some sun for the solstice, and perhaps some full moon for the longest night.