Lovely day

Another pink dawn but the only critter at breakfast was the cat.  A dove foraged later.  Lunchtime was more lively.  A mockingbird came for a drink again.  A curled leaf that landed on the pool cover turned out to be some kind of grasshopper.  A white throated sparrow and a squirrel shared the mulch under the feeder.  The morning glories lasted all day but yesterday's moonflower buds never fully opened.  The male downy was back again.  And of course there were geese out on the creek.  A crow's shadow scared a squirrel that instinctively dashed for the feeder post.  Climbing that would not have provided the same protection as a tree.