Clear sky

The storm passed before midnight.  The rain did not fill the birdbath, but it did drop the temperature.  The Carolina wren was busy around the feeder this morning.  I don't see any activity around the birdhouse - it was tossed around a lot in yesterday's wind. 

The temperature is moderate and there's a breeze but the sun is intense.  I saw a tiger swallowtail, gray hairstreak, a red-spotted purple, and dragonflies, but nothing stayed still for a photo.  Geese were out on the creek as was a distant kingfisher.  Mushrooms have popped up.

A gorgeous orange butterfly frustrated my photographic efforts.  The hind wing is dark, the front orange and the lower side orange.  It only landed on the dogwood as far as I could tell.