Warmer

Overnight low -16 F.  We're suffering from the heat.

Still, Clayton Lake managed -39 F.  Good to know that somebody still cares about Traditions.

Birdswarm

Another round of the finch-siskin-junco (with added! chickadees) turmoil in our side yard.  We've tried to count the number of birds involved, but have to stick with "lots" because they keep swirling around between feeders and tree and ground and backyard shrubs, with continual finch-fights over literal "pecking order."

Hate to go out and try to start up the car, in fear of sucking them into the intake and stalling out . . .

EDIT:  We also have at least one redpoll thrown into the mix.  Picking them out of the swirl is . . . challenging.

Double digits!

Positive, even.  We're gonna melt.

Maybe even the windshield washer on my car will thaw.  My own fault, to some extent -- that's still the washer-fluid that came with the car, new, last spring.  Plenty of time for the alcohol antifreeze to waft out and dissipate.