We have received our normal average rainfall in one event from the 9th to the 12th.  Any other rainfall has been the icing on the cake so to speak.  However, this is not the norm and we have been dry to till then.

The leaves are off most trees and we are in winter mode.  The Holly bush has a lot of berries on it.

The birds are flocking to our feeders.  A stray hawk or two is looking for some "slow-food";  passing up on any "fast-food".  We have seen a Ruby-Crowned Kinglet.