Merlin

· Maine Event

Today was another very warm day in January. Air quality is pretty crummy - closer to 100 than to 50. I also don't know what this lovely weather now means for the smoke season.

I'm still in my Post-it note fest at work. The highlight at work was during lunch outside. There were many small birds, but a Merlin sped past at the speed of light. I only got a glimpse of the front of him and then his tail feathers as he was moving at an incredible speed.

Tonight, our fish CSA brought crab. That was dinner, accompanied by some lemon chard, roasted fennel, and a delicious salad. Our fish is on ice for tomorrow. Crab is a plus, not a usual share.

This is only about halfway through my adding Post-it's to this poor book
Soft no-drama sunset, warm in all directions
An incident near home had attracted fire trucks and police.
Smells nice too
Orion
Jupiter
LINES Ballet is being showcased on top of Salesforce Tower https://salesforcetower.com/artwork/

7:24 am – 5:13 pm which is 9 hours and 50 minutes of daylight! It is noticably lighter this week when I leave work compared to last week. It's so incredibly wonderful.

Here is a poem for you.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 27 species today

Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
Black Phoebe
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bewick's Wren
Western Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler