Steel Stacks

With the rain and cold, the streets were empty and my shortcut was scenic.
I usually don't mind the cold as long as it comes with blue skies, but today's weather was perfect for a Monday. And as I left work I saw (and heard) the crows returning for their annual roost by the river - every year at this time they fly in daily by the hundreds? thousands? and land in the trees that line the river. It starts around 3:00 p.m. and by the time I am getting ready to leave, it's hard to hear yourself think - it's like a noise blanket that gets dropped in, and it gets thicker every day.
I love it. (But I know I won't be saying that in a few weeks :)