The rain brought lots of flowers out, including four different daylilies. I rescued a couple of spider mamas and some other critters. More snails floated in the water but I gave up on them. A small caterpillar of a type I'd not seen before promenaded along the pool coping.
The day was mostly cloudy but began to be very dark around 4pm so I hurried outside to finish planting the bulbs I tried and failed to force to bloom indoors. There was a white slime mold in much the same area I saw one last summer. A winged ant queen tried to find a way into the house. And sure enough, the rain caught me and soaked me.
It was not a hard rain and though it lasted some time the ant moats did not seem to gain water. A titmouse caught something in the hibiscus thicket, During a lull, the brown thrashers, a red bellied and a downy woodpecker, and a Carolina wren all came seeking supper, but there was none to be had. I plan to fix that tomorrow. I know, I said no more suet, but the birds disappeared.
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