After a few frigid days (including wind chills that drove the temperatures below zero), the temperature has shot up into the upper 50s; at this exact moment, it’s 60 but feels like 57 due to the wind chill. Almost shorts weather again. Well, not really…but it was warm enough to wear just a shirt under a rain jacket this morning.
It rained overnight and is forecasted to rain throughout the day; as a result, it’s soggy and squishy out, just the way the ducks like it. The ground has thawed, so they can dig their bills in, looking for tender shoots and bugs. They’ll be walking around with mud masks on, afterward, leaving large, muddy holes in their wake. Are those groundhog holes? No, just duck-drilled holes Continue reading “Today’s Weather Is Wet, Weirdly Warm, And Windy”