Cool and gray

It might have felt warm but the wind and humidity combined to chill.  The mulch came in the morning and sent everyone into hiding for a while.  Surprisingly, not much of it got into the pool.  Instead, dead roaches and live spiders floated on the water.  Titmice returned to the feeder.  At lunch time, a female bluebird spent time with the mealworms.  Later a blue jay snatched some and rushed off.  A skink rested on  the wood step frame.  I had not seen any for a couple of days. The hummer feeder was empty so I put out fresh, but I did not see any hummingbirds return to it.