There is, indeed, rain.
The rain torrents and abates. And does it again. We have had so many inches, it seems like summer around here.
The sky has disappeared and there is only a low hanging slightly fuzzy light grey blanket above. And a darker grey sheet beneath. It is wet. Today might be the first since the rains started that I have seen no sun and no blue anywhere at any time. This is not a complaint. It will need to go on for a new more days before it becomes unbearable. And the grey days have been better this winter because I hike up my umbrella and trudge out to see what I can see. This is much more cheering that staying indoors and wishing for yellow sunlight and blue skies.
The usual suspects showed up in the backyard. Ducks.
I didn’t realize ducks like water this much. I knew they do well in it, but both the muscovies and the mallards simply sat on the soggy lawn for hours or moved to the shoreline to paddle about lazily. Perhaps the earthworms get pushed up by the rising water levels and the ducks eat them? Something is more plentiful in the rain, if the ducks are any guide.
There were also the regular little birds: Eastern phoebes, belted kingfisher, eastern bluebird and I even caught a glimpse of the blue gray gnatcatcher. They came out in quite a flock during a lull in the proceedings. They, too, must find easier pickings as the water levels rise.
It was a good day to reflect on the end of this challenge. I thinking about what can encourage me to maintain this blog but is not quite so onerous as an everyday obligation. I’m not there yet, but the most likely thing will be to do a challenge related to recounting (no not the otter story!) the six week cross country journey. That sounds great for getting me to get to it. We’ll see. I still have a few more days to go.
- Aperture: ƒ/8
- Camera: Canon PowerShot SX510 HS
- Focal length: 129mm
- ISO: 800
- Shutter speed: 1/125s