set

Brilliant blue sky towards evening.
The hawks are out there now, up on the roof of the building opposite us.
One has landed and scopes out what's moving in shadows below,
the other just flew by again and is coming back around.

Article today on hawks in Brooklyn following the pigeons
West Side, Central Park, Inwood Park of course.

Major ice storm upstate and some blackouts through New England
with 1 inch ice rings on trees
649,000 without power as the sun sets