Today is cooler, cloudy (but not apparently cloudy enough to bring us some rain), and breezy (so what else is new?). Most days recently have been warmer, up in the high 60s or 70s; but today we are stuck in the low 50s. Tomorrow is expected to be warmer.
The bright side to the drought is that all the birds are coming near the house to use the birdbaths. And I mean bright literally: all the yellow & orange birds in the world seem to be here right now. We have Bullock’s orioles and Scott’s orioles preening in the tree outside the nook, keeping their eyes on the small birdbath. The black-headed grosbeaks have returned and one at least has been trying to get to the water in the hummingbird feeder; for which, of course, his gross beak is completely unsuited! This morning a scarlet tanager was flying near the windows; happily, he seemed to realize that there were no hills in that direction and he did not come crashing into the glass.
There are so many birds, so constantly in the yard availing themselves of water, that I am very certain I have not yet seen all the species that are visiting now. So, back to the window!