Rain

At lunch, a threadbare blanket of cloud slid East as the temperature peaked and began to drop. A palamedes swallowtail appeared to be nectaring on the hibiscus.   A saddlebags made the topmost candle on the pine home base for its forays.

Bluebirds, cardinals, and a dove ate wild cherries.  The dove landed on the patio and flaunted its tail like a turkey.  A bluetailed skink waggled its full-lenght tail as it sneaked up on the rosemary.  The rosemary began to put out a few flowers after its hiatus. 

Rain started on the nose at 3pm as predicted, so I never really got outside.  I thought I saw wrens around the seed feeder, but I could have been mistaken.  A hummer visited the fresh feeder.  The rain trailed off toward supper time but began to sprinkle later.  Idiots shot off fireworks for the fourth night in a row.