It was as cold as predicted, but the "all day sunshine, high UV," was a great disappointment. We had gloomy gray skies until my meetings started mid afternoon. The azaleas enjoyed the 1 1/2 inch of rain yesterday. The ant moats were brim full. But in the middle of the morning a male hummer arrived. He tried the hummer feeder but it must have flooded, then the money flowers but didn't like them, then the red dish of grape jelly, oops, not what he expected, so he flew away. But I got a photo!
Bluebirds showed up along with a bedraggled myrtle warbler. A Carolina wren was hungry for everything. White throats had barkbutter balls then blue jays did too. A white breasted nuthatch flew in for some seeds. An orange crowned warbler was interested in the jelly the hummer spurned. (I think the orioles must have departed.) Once the clouds disappeared the temperature got up to 55
°. It was only 48
° when I was weeding, windy too.
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