Man, oh man, what a difference a day makes. Yesterday we had bright sunshine and a high temp of 69 degrees although the sun made things seem even warmer.
The temperature went down all night. The high at midnight of 43 degrees became 30 degrees this morning at 7 AM and it's only risen to 33 under a cloud sky that has, on occasion spit some snow.
Yesterday there was a Phoebe in the yard plucking errant flies out of the air. Today it would have a difficult time finding a fly willing or able to take flight. Lady bugs crawled out of the nooks and crannies in and outside the house. Today they are again napping--somewhere. The redpolls have thinned out and the robins are a little less conspicuous. (Although the juncoes--also called "snowbirds--seem to be a little more numerous.)
Forecasters were saying that the skies would clear and the temperatures would rise. Ain't gonna happen. Perhaps tomorrow the sun will come out as they promise. Even so, we won't see those teasing 68-70 degrees.
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One thing that was the same. The bear came back last night just after dark. I had already taken the bird feeders inside, however, so he didn't get much. I did watch as he lay down on the spilled and shelled seed beneath the poles and proceeded to lick up what he could get. It must be tough to wake up after sleeping for several months and find that there's a very limited menu at the breakfast bar.
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