Egrets competed for prime fishing spots. Blue jays were less cautious
than usual. The male cardinal was missing feathers from his forehead. I
spotted one white throated sparrow. I hoped the South wind would blow us some
migrating birds, but I didn't see any. It certainly brought plenty of heat.
I saw flower buds on the rue. The Solomon's seal shot out of the ground about eight inches - there was nothing there on Tuesday. The azaleas rushed to open but the wind stripped off the cherry blossoms. I wonder if they were fertilized first. Dogwood flowers held on tighter and the one with peculiar buds still had a few not fully open. One hickory leafed out but the other was just beginning to open its buds. Sycamore balls and pollen-shedding oak tassels were blown sideways.
A skink scuttled out from under the pool cover and into the shrubbery. I saw a black swallowtail flitting around the rue and I think a tiger swallowtail further off. But the wind might have fooled me with a leaf. Yellow kneed wasps struggled to fly, and were disappointed by the new bench seat of treated wood. Queen yellow jackets scouted possible residences. I found a bird skull in the mulch under the dogwood. My best guess is a crow. Even between the clouds flying North, the moon was hard to see through the haze.
Egrets competed for prime fishing spots. Blue jays were less cautious
than usual. The male cardinal was missing feathers from his forehead. I
spotted one white throated sparrow. I hoped the South wind would blow us some migrating birds, but I didn't see any. It certainly brought plenty of heat.
I saw flower buds on the rue. The Solomon's seal shot out of the ground about eight inches - there was nothing there on Tuesday. The azaleas rushed to open but the wind stripped off the cherry blossoms. I wonder if they were fertilized first. Dogwood flowers held on tighter and the one with peculiar buds still had a few not fully open. One hickory leafed out but the other was just beginning to open its buds. Sycamore balls and pollen-shedding oak tassels were blown sideways. 
A skink scuttled out from under the pool cover and into the shrubbery. I saw a black swallowtail flitting around the rue and I think a tiger swallowtail further off. But the wind might have fooled me with a leaf. Yellow kneed wasps struggled to fly, and were disappointed by the new bench seat of treated wood. Queen yellow jackets scouted possible residences. I found a bird skull in the mulch under the dogwood. My best guess is a crow. Even between the clouds flying North, the moon was hard to see through the haze.
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