Downpour

I went for an early swim in order to be ready for a string of meetings.  The bees finally noticed the butterfly milkweed.  A buzzard circles in the hazy sky.  I didn't see any dragonflies until a tandem pair of saddlebags flew slowly overhead.  Other saddlebags gave chase.  Blue dashers ignored the fuss.  Later, a Needham's skimmer perched outside my window. 

The thermometer peaked at 101°F, then clouds began to block the sun.  About 2:30pm a thunderstorm let loose. Windows fogged in addition to the rain.  But everything dried out surprisingly fast.  The temperature came down into the 80s and the humidity rose into the 60s.  A yellow crowned night heron hunted along the creek before and after the storm.  Bubbles rose and made rings rings on the creek surface.  I don't know if it's methane from decomposing vegetation or some kind of animal life.