January 28, 2026

I did my usual route at the river today.  It was apparently bring your dog day.  Lots of people and the vast majority had a dog, most had two.  It started out cloudy and cool and then the sun came out and it got quite warm.  The Jeep said 39 when I headed for home.  It was a good day.  I saw a small flock of Western Bluebirds, got some very mediocre shots of a Woodhouse Scrub Jay.  At the pond there were a couple Buffleheads - I really like the colors on their heads when the sun hits them.  I also saw a Barrow's Goldeneye there but couldn't get a good shot.  There are usually lots of them during the winter.  But this has been anything but a normal winter.  The variety of birds and colors - even though it's not that varied around here - amaze me.  What a brilliant mind the Lord has in all the wildlife and insects He has made.  How could anyone think this all just happened by coincidence?  Nikon P950