High tide flowed over the low end of the dock, pushed by the gusty Northeast wind. Leaves, twigs, and lots of pine needles blew into the pool. I emptied the skimmer at least three times, maybe four. And a drowned skink got away from me and went down the pipe.
Most wildlife was in hiding but I found a colorful green stinkbug nymph (Chinavia hilaris) on the mountain mint. Neighbors fished in the high water but I didn't see them catch anything. Geese huddled in the lee of the bank across the creek.
Goldenrod bloomed and the saltbush showed white tips. Fern fronds were lined with spores. But the sky was gray on gray. Towards evening, a great blue heron stood on the dock facing into the wind. Even so, its feathers took a beating. Up on the lake, an egret preened while cormorants watched. They were much more sheltered by the ridge on the east side of the lake. .
The gloomy sky turned crimson at sunset, but I had just downloaded the day's photos and the camera refused for cooperate. I missed the vivid reds behind the commuting cormorants and only got the pale lavender twilight.
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