Cloudy

The prediction was for sunshine but it was wrong.  Clouds moved in all morning.  The hummer took up position on a dead twig near the top of the dogwood where she could keep an eye on the feeder.  A red admiral also liked that spot.  A black swallowtail passed through without stopping.

The temperature was amazingly pleasant for August, a bit humid, but breezy.  A variety of dragonflies and a cicada killer were busy around the front door. 

In the back, a yellow sided skimmer had the pole position while a blue dasher watched from a dogwood twig.  A skinklet sunned on a flat rock.  I think it was already on its second tail.  The hummer watched from perches in the oak and the dogwood.  K and a friend were playing which meant that only the boldest birds came to the feeder.  A titmouse stayed back in the shrubs.  A squirrel used the pool ladder to get a drink.  The moonflower vine had several buds and one was opening.