Tuesday

You were right: you DID hear thunder!

37.4 degrees

BIG TRASH DAY!

• Tuesday: Rain likely, with a chance of a morning thunderstorm. There will be some rain-free periods in the afternoon. High in the mid 40s late, but mid to upper 30s north and east.
• Tuesday Night: A few showers. Low in the low 40s.
• Wednesday: Rain, mixing with and changing to snow during the late afternoon. Chance of a thunderstorm. Light snow accumulation possible. High: 41, but falling, Low: 23

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Yesterday was such a gray day that my search for something bright to take a picture of led me to Municipal Hall. There's a new face there, you know .............

Assistant to the Clerk-Treasurer,
Valerie Rycraft.

Val's brother, Joe DeVecchio, follows the blog: Hi, Joe!


I found another splash of color on the WCS website:

and this.

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Gail Prentice wrote with this add-on to yesterday's blurb about Grace Episcopal Church's Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper: not only does the menu feature pancakes and sausage w/ applesauce and beverages and dessert, but ALSO

"the VERY BEST scrambled eggs you will ever taste!"

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Sometimes it's easier to spot birds against a gray sky:

I've been seeing a lot of Red Tailed Hawks
lately, swooping low over fields looking for mice.

There were a lot of goldfinches at my feeders, yesterday. A surprise attack by a very fast hawk - either a Cooper's or a Sharp-shinned - resulted in one less.

I saw a Kestral - a small falcon - sitting on a roadside fencepost a few days ago.

I can never get a camera ready in time to take a picture: credit for these goes to photographers connected with Cornell.

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If you're a Bird-watcher, you might like participating - either by yourself or with friends - in the

Great Backyard Bird Count
Feb. 15 - 18.

(Check it out!)

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Have a good day, everyone!