The morning was sunny, hot, and humid. Hummers came for breakfast. A squirrel atop the seed feeder appeared to be kneading it with its hind feet, or dancing in agitation. Then I realized it was peeing as the liquid washed down the roof and dripped off. I suppose it could have been nervous, or marking territory, or just had to pee.
I saw a palamedes swallowtail but it would not slow down, much less land. Sweat dripped off my nose after picking figs. There wasn't any interesting wildlife in the fig patch this time. Just wasps and lots of figs were furry with mold. More wasps were on the mountain mint along with a blue-black bee. The monarch caterpillar was active but the aphid infestation was bad. What became of all the ladybugs? Blue dashers guarded but only against flying insects.
After an hour of thunder, about 3pm the rain slammed down for most of an hour. Lighting and thunder were simultaneous, and loud! Good thing we picked figs in the morning. The roads flooded in the usual places even though the sky cleared and the sun returned. The temperature dropped but not the humidity. A Carolina wren dropped in for supper.
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