Showers and gusts

There were flickers of sunlight in the morning but also a couple of showers.  The barkbutter dish was nearly empty but I didn't want to waste more in the rain.  A cardinal picked over the crumbs but a mockingbird disdained them and just drank water. 

The sunflower must have completed fertilization because all the ray flowers (aka petals) were withered and drooping.  At supper, there was a flurry of birds.  A Carolina wren inspected the barkbutter dust.  A hummer stayed low in between trips to the feeder.  The creek was running high and there were reports of flooding elsewhere in town.