January 23, 2018

After a tiny bit of rain overnight, and a cloudy morning, it cleared off this afternoon.  Though the temperature was up around 60 degrees F again, the humidity was much lower than yesterday and a stiff breeze was blowing, so it seemed much cooler.  It will be down near freezing tonight.

I walked down to the park and enjoyed the sunlight sparkling on the water of the tributary.   The winter sky was a deep blue backdrop to the trees.

A deer had been by this morning, leaving tracks in the damp sand. 

I saw a winter wren by the tributary.  Quite a bit smaller than the Carolina wren I'd seen down by the main creek during the cold spell, I've seen winter wrens several times here. They appear to roost in the cut banks of the tributary, and are quick to fly into the banks behind a tangle of tree roots. 











Sunrise 7:20 am, sunset 5:18 pm