Friday, January 1, 2021

New Year's Day 2021

6:30 AM 

First walk of the new year. Clear, calm, 24F. A bright waning gibbous moon hangs in the western sky. Venus shines in the southeast before dawn. The ground is bare of snow; frost crystals sparkle on the brown leaves.

Bluebirds are the first to visit the bird feeders before sunrise.

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