Solstice

A little rain fell overnight and the morning sky was full of clouds.  I think the sunflowers grew an inch overnight.  Titmice and a Carolina wren joined the usual feeder birds.  K hung fresh juice for the hummer. 

By mid morning the sky was clear and the dragonflies were out.  I also saw a black swallowtail flitting around but ignoring the herbs.

According to this, the moment of solstice today was 12:39pm here.  I took a photo of a chair's shadow.  Around midday, a widow skimmer took a perch on the patio.  It did not stay long and the saddlebags returned around 2pm. 

The pool was packed with leaves - the heat and wind and insufficient rain stressed the dogwoods.  The house wrens started singing again after the sun slid West.  A little green heron flew overhead squawking.  A few wispy clouds sped out of the Southwest.  Wasps visited the remaining flowers on the rue.  A blue black mud wasp flicked its wings continually, whether irritated or delighted, I don't know.