Sub-zero morning

Smoke plumes straight up, pink
Sunrise over river fog
Wind will come later

Further to _Murder in the Spruces_

Wife and I poked around out back, and I found a discarded wing feather as well as useless (for identification purposes) down. This narrows the forensic scope (CSI Backyard) further, to most likely a female junco. Wife will compare with references at work.

Perp already known, just gathering evidence. We do not expect to stage a car chase and shootout, with explosions.