It was cool for august and sunny. Goldfinches, two males and later a female, inspected the sunflowers I pruned yesterday. A dove poked around underneath. A hummer briefly visited its feeder. And of course the trio of regulars were out in force. This year's male house finches were beginning to blush on their chests. The hibiscus was still celebrating liberation from the shade of the cedar we had cut down. The moonflower twining up its stalks didn't seem to stop the hibiscus from blooming. I like seeing the big red and white flowers together in the evening.
Dragonflies and butterflies appeared by lunchtime. A genuine bumblebee roamed among the flowers. The ants that have been farming aphids on the sunflowers grew very excited about a green June beetle. For that matter, the beetle also was active. Another hummer checked out the feeder and left, so K took it down. It was dry. Masses of cumulus clouds piled up to the South, but stayed there.
It was cool for august and sunny. Goldfinches, two males and later a female, inspected the sunflowers I pruned yesterday. A dove poked around underneath. A hummer briefly visited its feeder. And of course the trio of regulars were out in force. This year's male house finches were beginning to blush on their chests. The hibiscus was still celebrating liberation from the shade of the cedar we had cut down. The moonflower twining up its stalks didn't seem to stop the hibiscus from blooming. I like seeing the big red and white flowers together in the evening. 
Dragonflies and butterflies appeared by lunchtime. A genuine bumblebee roamed among the flowers. The ants that have been farming aphids on the sunflowers grew very excited about a green June beetle. For that matter, the beetle also was active. Another hummer checked out the feeder and left, so K took it down. It was dry. Masses of cumulus clouds piled up to the South, but stayed there. 
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