Also known as ... snow! Well, it’s trying to snow, but fortunately the temperatures are staying above freezing, so on the ground it’s rain. There’s a lot of it, too: my front garden has standing water in the low spots and the water is gushing down our downspouts. I feel sorry for the hummingbirds.
Speaking of which, the black-headed grosbeaks have returned.
There was a touch of snow on the ground at dawn, but that melted as soon as the sun came up. And now the great big fat flakes of snow have sped up; but it’s still just water on the ground.