2/21/10 GOOSE DOWN CLOUDS AND SWELLING BUDS

GOOSE DOWN CLOUDS
SWELLING MAPLE BUDS
Saturday, 8:00 AM. 18.5 degrees, but much colder earlier. Wind W, calm. The sky is mostly clear but with very high white clouds that look like goose down. The barometer predicts partly cloudy skies.
Birch buds are swelling, and sugar maple buds are noticeable now, even from a distance. The chickadees are becoming quite vocal.