We began wet and chilly under a gray sky. Nothing much was going on, perhaps because the cat was around. Again it seemed convinced that something lived under the pool cover. Skinks?
In the afternoon a brown thrasher ventured out for bark butter balls. Bluebirds also came. One had a caterpillar. The temperature rose into the mid 70s. Skinks were everywhere. A black swallowtail and a silver spotted skipper (I think) flitted past the flowers and left.
I went outside and startled a crane fly. The wind was strong enough to ground insects. Menacing clouds would threaten rain and a few minutes later the blue sky would have nothing but wisps. A great blue heron perched on the channel marker.
I found a bee fly hanging around the blue squill flowers. Plants that I believe are milkweed were coming up. Quite a few egrets were visible near the dam trying to get the best fishing spots.
I saw puffy cumulus turn rosy at sunset which should have been a good sign. But around 11PM, a storm slammed into us. Howling winds, rain, and hail, beat against the house. Thankfully, it was short-lived.
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