Dreary gray

The overcast brought no rain.  In fact, no rain has fallen since Halloween and none is expected through the Ides.  Oddly, the directionless light seemed to make the leaf colors stronger.  After lunch Sunday, the cold North wind finally tore holes in the cloud cover.   But the sun didn't budge the temperature, not to mention the wind chill.  I saw the female downy early in the day.  Cormorants splashed down on the creek in the afternoon.  Saltbush fluff looked like fat snowflakes.