Blustery here today, and cold, with a high, hard wind stirring things up, making things harder for the birds. Seriously, April, this is California. Did you miss the memo?

I'm worried about the nestlings, about the parents trying to raise them, will they be warm enough, will they be strong enough to survive? So here's an entirely unrelated photo, a photo one could argue is diametrically opposed to this freakish weather and the worries it spawns -- perfect daisies, perfectly happy in a warm spot of sun.