It was another beautiful day. A pristine tiger swallowtail breakfasted on the milkweed. I think it had just emerged and fortunately it visited before the territorial hornet was up. It hung around so long I tried making videos, but I need something to steady the camera. A frowsty-looking hummer also needed an energy drink.
I finally got into the pool in the late morning and found a frog in the skimmer again. This one hopped back into the pool but eventually I caught it and made it pose for pictures. I also rescued three click beetles and one sidewalk tiger beetle. And I fished out little bees or wasps or hoverflies, I don't know which.
After lunch, I saw a bird grasshopper on the wall outside. A black swallowtail laid eggs on the skeletal parsley. A saddlebags guarded our airspace. A monarch passed by and I saw a skipper, but not such a variety as yesterday. The hornet chased a threadwaisted wasp away from the milkweed.
Hummers disputed possession of the feeder. A couple of doves pecked around the patio. The goldfinch paid a visit to the ant moat. Sunset tinted contrails and the moon seemed fuzzy with haze.
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