Redbellied Sapsuckers
Continuing on this mornings bird theme (sort of) my noon walk started with the sound of tapping on metal. The source was soon located. We think these are courting as they just kept at it, even with us in close proximity. (They are right outside our door, after all.)
This mornings news was all about ice on the roads. Visible ice, black ice, at least 1 fatal accident, and numerous others, caution and lower speeds advised.
Of course today my car-pooler was not available, so off I go – cautiously. Definitely a sheen on the roads. The first freeways I encounter seem OK, but speeds are down. Going onto 520 (a state road with a floating bridge across Lake Washington), traffic is quite slow. I am OK with this.
Getting onto the bridge proper we are slow enough that I start scanning the nearby sculptures to see if an eagle is there. I have seen them perched here before. None there, but as I look at the road again, I notice the eagle is perched on a light standard, directly above the road.
Almost immediately after the light standard traffic speeds pick up. So was it ice or the eagle that slowed the commute?
I got to work without any actual sliding. The last traffic report I heard included an accident right about where I started on I-5.
Rey snippet. Cleaning out cotton candy machines several months after their last use is really tough. And the proper tools may include a chisel.
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