Flood, then snow

Winter arrived and stomped around in heavy boots, knocking over lawn furniture.  Low light and tree detritus stuck to rain-streaked windows messed with the camera. The combination of a new moon, rain and high wind from a Northeaster pushed high tide into the yard and pulled part of the dock away.  It looked like the lake and the creek were meeting over the dam.  Seed eaters struggled through the weather for breakfast. 

It wasn't long after the tide receded that the rain turned to snow, fine particles at first, then fat flakes. The snow melted on contact until nearly dusk when it began to accumulate on chair seats and evergreen leaves.  I think it stopped after dark.  I tossed some millet under the lawn chair for the sparrows.  The temperature dropped steadily all day and reached 32° as darkness fell, according to the weather online.  Our own outdoor thermometer read 35°.