Raven

 

I hadn't expected it to rain all day. That changed my plans a bit.  Drove over to Churchville early to grocery shop - wanted warm things to eat this week like soup, baked potatoes, and burritos.  The house felt cold when I returned.  I'd shut off the heating these past days because of a warm spell (60's and sunny).  I'm on off-peak heating so heat is on only from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.  Without any sun for passive solar heating and the temps down in the 40's it could be a cold day in the house.  Fortunately, I've got plenty of dry firewood.  Started a fire in the fireplace.  Turns out one white birch log lasts for an hour so it was pretty easy to keep the fire stoked all day.  I dressed like Sheldon on Big Bang Theory - a long-sleeved silk undershirt and a short-sleeved t-shirt over it.  Kept me cozy warm.  Why Sheldon who came from Texas and lived in Southern California needed to dress that way is a mystery.  Actually, I'm happy it's raining.  It should coax the countryside to green up even faster.

When I first came back here I only saw ravens in the deep woods but these past few years they've become regular visitors.  This one was dining on something in the hay field.  Ravens, like crows, are omnivores so I don't know what it had found/caught and, in truth, I didn't want to know.