Summer requiem

Soft dawn clouds were tinted at breakfast.  Unfortunately, there was more plastic trash than birds on the creek.  I spent much of the morning in a book discussion of Chesapeake Requiem.  I finally got back outside mid afternoon but the rain soon started.  Since I was in the pool, I tried to ignore it till I was done.  I rescued a little frog from the skimmer and many beetles floating around the pool.  Most were ground beetles but there were a couple of scarabs and one sidewalk tiger.  There were also many glass snails afloat.  I didn't know if they needed rescue but I fished them out anyway.  I didn't have the camera on account of the rain, so use your imagination.