The temperature rose from an overnight dip below 60° to a high above 80° with the help of a fierce sun in a crystal sky. Since it was a full moon, the tide was very low in the afternoon. The still surface reflected the pines above the bulkhead. 
A monarch flitted through,paused for a snack of mountain mint but ignored the butterfly milkweed. Perhaps it was a male? A duskywing found the celosia. A jumping spider lurked on the mountain mint.
I had to dispose of a frog and a skink. A lively young skink scuttled down the pool deck. I thought it was going for a swim, but it slipped into a crevice instead. At least one squirrel had warbles.
Well after midnight I went outside to see the full moon. Mars was hovering nearby as its orbit brings it closest to Earth. According to EarthSky,"It’s brighter this month than it will for nearly another 15 years, until September 2035."
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