Wind

By morning the pool was brim full but the rain soon came to an end.  A fierce wind out of the North replaced it, blowing pine needles and leaf shreds into the water.  Thanks to the new moon and the wind, high tide washed over the dock.  Three female mallards rested on the highest part.  I saw a buzzard nearly blown out of the sky.  Most animals were hunkered down, bees clung to the undersides of the mountain mint.  I heard blue jays but didn't see them.  I put extra food out.  At supper, a couple of Carolina wrens made a quick run for bark butter balls.  The sky stayed overcast but there were glimmers of sunlight in the afternoon.