Zeta landed on the Gulf Coast yesterday and streaked diagonally across the Southern states, aiming at Delaware. I was online with people in other parts of Virginia where it was raining mid morning. The rain didn't start here till 2:30pm but the wind was already very gusty at noon. It was also very warm. Zeta traveled at over 50mph and was out over the Atlantic by evening. I have never heard of a tropical storm crossing a thousand miles of land in one day.
The day began with a pretty sunrise but became overcast quickly. The feral cat arrived after breakfast. A downy woodpecker wanted suet but spooked. A red breasted nuthatch made several trips to the sunflower seeds between wind gusts. But it was too fast for me. A blue jay asked for bark butter balls.
The wind gusts peeled all the gold leaves out of the oaks and drove them like a blizzard. They formed drifts on the creek. On the front porch we found a hermit thrush that had hit the wall or window. I left it to recover or die. The sky began to clear after 4pm though the wind stayed strong.
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