I woke up early but a hummer was ahead of me, enjoying the peace before the seed feeder was open. An egret perched on a dock piling. The male goldfinch came for water during breakfast. I saw the first morning glory of the year.
A spider walking on water in the bright sunlight looked magical. I rescued a couple of others, one a mama. There was a frog in the pool skimmer but it was still very lively and got away. A saddlebags dragonfly soared overhead.
Butterflies congregated at lunch. A tiger swallowtail was too erratic for the camera but I got a black swallowtail. A dusky skipper enjoyed the portulaca. A variegated fritillary tried everything. Hornets harassed it when the fritillary wanted milkweed. A clouded sulphur visited the portulaca. Blue dashers and the great blue skimmer perched.
The sun invited skinks out. In the front yard a brown thrasher scuttled under the bushes. Bluebirds appeared to have a second nest in the birdhouse.
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