Rain

There was rain overnight and everything dripped.  Hummers chased each other all day long.

The monarch caterpillars fattened nicely.  The cardinal did not bother them.  I saw a small green caterpillar dangling from a thread at least ten feet below the branches, but getting a photo of a tiny object in midair was too challenging. 

A tiger swallowtail actually paused for pictures for once. The mountain mint attracted many great golden digger wasps and a few blue mud wasps  A great blue skimmer rested on a bamboo stake. 

A cherry leaf turned red, hinting at Fall.  Rain caught me around 4pm.  I tried to wait it out but gave up just a bit too soon. The sun returned but I did not.