The hibiscus was covered with flowers and a daisy decided to bloom again. A skimmer perched and two yellow-bodied dragonflies darted back and forth about ten feet up in the air. I had no hope of photographing them. All kinds of wasps and bees gathered on the mountain mint.
I spent too much of the day inside on video-conferences. A Coopers hawk crashed into the window behind me. I turned and saw it fly off with empty talons, so no harm done. Shortly after that I escaped outside to a hot sun in a cloudless sky. A couple of small butterflies were attracted to the mountain mint. One was a snout and the other a red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops). A black swallowtail laid eggs but a monarch just kept going - male?
A cricket rescued itself from the water using one of my escape sticks. I rescued a millipede but it wouldn't wait for a photo. Huge carpenter bees fed on the tiny mountain mint flowers. A full grown wheelbug flew in to a landing on a hibiscus bug. More caterpillars ate rue.
Several skinks were around. A disheveled bluebird rested on the fence. A blue jay sampled the melted bark butter. And then I went back to more meetings. I did sneak out after dark and catch the moon and Jupiter.
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