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The heat and drought were getting to some plants.  One dogwood had wilting leaves.  Hummers made frequent visits. Dragonflies were watching from perches and saddlebags were cruising overhead.  A red male Needham's skimmer paid a brief visit.  Much later, so did a male widow skimmer.  The leafcutter bees found the milkweed flowers but the wasps were loyal to the mint.  I rescued another mama with an egg pearl.  A black swallowtail went back and forth between the parsley and the rue.  Some other small lepidoptera zipped past me before I could identify them.