I took some blue eyed grass seeds out to the front yard and it was like walking into a laundry, steamy with no breeze. Speaking of laundry, the garage was more like an oven. Then I decided I need more blueberries for the cobbler. Fortunately they were in the shade but unfortunately there wasn't much more breeze. My hair sweat till I got saltwater in my eyes.
Hummingbirds made frequent visits. A snout butterfly discovered the mountain mint. A lovely male Eastern pondhawk staked out a spot on the patio near the mountain mint. I could not see what he was catching. The bees and wasps ignored him. There were several great golden digger wasps and some great black wasps. A female slaty skimmer used the perch on the other side of the mountain mint and a female amberwing found the short stake that was supposed to hold the butterfly milkweed back from the steps. I found a caterpillar on the bolted parsley.
There was nothing to speak of in the pool except a spider and a few May beetles, and lots of wind-blown needles and other plant shreds. When I got out, a male slaty skimmer zipped past me leaving an impression like a huge black wasp. I think it was using the perch further along the retaining wall. High-flying twelve spotted skimmers not only chased bugs, they fought aerial duels amongst themselves. Clouds frequently passed in front of the sun and some time after 5pm a really big, dark cloud streamed by overhead. Finally, fat drops fell and I heeded their warning. The thunder didn't start till I got to the garage, but by the time I had changed, the storm had become a gully-washer.
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