The first time Andy howled to go outside, I noticed an assassin bug nymph hanging out on the barkbutter hanger. It sparkled red and gold so I tried to photograph it despite its minuscule size. At the other end of the scale, there were fresh plate-size hibiscus flowers and at least two buds for tomorrow. A few fraying clouds floated in the mostly clear sky.
The second time we went out, a tiger swallowtail had found the butterfly milkweed. A little skink started across the patio and the camera battery gave out. I also missed a brown headed nuthatch and a hummingbird while trying to get the fresh battery to function.
I chased a skink around the skimmer while one frog jumped for land and
another dived. After I got the skink out, I put two frogs out on the
pool deck. So, were there three frogs or did the one that went landward
return?
Dragonflies found two of my perches. One was a tattered slaty skimmer and the other a blue dasher. An amberwing lurked in the mountain mint. When I watered the milkweed, I found a small spider wrapping up dinner. That reminded me to check on the orchard spider outside my window. There were little arc and orb webs all over the fig.
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