On the brighter side
Feb. 9th, 2013 05:32 pmCurrently at Toronto Pearson: -5. High today: -4.
The view out one of the solarium windows yesterday--

--and today:

That smallish-for-a-hawk-like-bird hawk-like-bird--I'm pretty sure it's a merlin--sat there motionless for so long before spreading its tail that I was starting to think it was a decoy the cinder-block-house people had tied to the tree to scare pigeons away. After stretching and scratching itself for a bit, ( off it went. )
The view out one of the solarium windows yesterday--

--and today:

That smallish-for-a-hawk-like-bird hawk-like-bird--I'm pretty sure it's a merlin--sat there motionless for so long before spreading its tail that I was starting to think it was a decoy the cinder-block-house people had tied to the tree to scare pigeons away. After stretching and scratching itself for a bit, ( off it went. )