The breeze and low humidity made 88° comfortable, but didn't do as much for insects. A big darner passed overhead and caught me by surprise. I glimpsed a couple of small butterflies and the ubiquitous cabbage white. Bees and wasps were attracted to the rue.
A starling got some bark butter balls. A blue jay watched for an opening. A crow preened in the oak. The male bluebird found that the bathroom vent pipe made a good perch. Then I saw the fledgling in the oak.
Squirrels flirted in the oak. Hibiscus sprouts emerged and a sawfly was waiting. Time for the neem oil. Swallows briefly danced in the air over the trees.
I went down to the dock where I found ants had taken up housekeeping in the sink drain hole that was plugged with tree detritus. A couple of small, dead, blue crabs floated by. A yellow crowned night heron was at work on the dam. Five egrets perched on the lake logs along with a couple of cormorants and turtles.
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