Two days ago on the morning the snowstorm started, these Canada Geese flew over, headed directly south. They left it a little late, but the temperature was relatively mild so they should have been safely out of range before the present cold snap arrived.

Instead of snow, we had rain this past week. The fragile decaying leaves of the carrionflower, Smilax, were turned to silver and gold, and gleamed in the dull cloudy afternoon.