Sun began to leak under the clouds and the goldfinches arrived. The male shared the feeder with a male cardinal - very colorful - while the female goldfinch worked on the sunflowers. A black swallowtail flitted among the herbs. Later, a painted (or American?) lady enjoyed the lantana blossoms in the front yard. A dragonfly worked from its perch in the back yard, but the sun washed out all details.
In the late afternoon, when I had recovered from the heat and the day had cooled off, I went swimming. I rescued a bumblebee (very carefully) and several June beetles. I was splashing with abandon when I looked around and there was a fox cub, shocked at seeing me. I said "Hi," but the cub hurried off downhill. Meanwhile a cloud of titmice descended on the feeder, along with the regulars. The male goldfinch stopped by the sunflowers for a last meal of the day. Some dragonflies worked late - I saw a blue dasher and a four spotted pennant. And tiny ants got all over the camera, I don't know why. I hope I shook them all off. The setting sun is turning the sky pink in lieu of clouds. 
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