At lunch a Needham's skimmer perched near the feeder. Later a buckeye butterfly visited the mountain mint. It completely ignored the butterfly milkweed. So did a fiery skipper. And a black swallowtail was only interested in parsley.
While I was in the pool (and appeared small and non-threatening) a parent brown thrasher taught two fledglings to hunt bugs. The parent was also anting, I think, with feathers spread and a goofy expression.
Dragonflies patrolled the sky and perched near the ground. A mama spider took refuge just above the water line. Sunset painted a golden haze that gradually turned rosy. .
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