The morning creek was in a reflective mood. The dog seemed to appreciate the cooler air - he wanted to stay outside longer. Something caught his attention and he dashed over to the oak. Since it was daytime, I figure it was a squirrel that rejuvenated him.
I finally got a chance at the pool mid afternoon. (Afternoons rush past this time of year.) The first thing I saw was a skink navigating on a yellow leaf. A cricket, riding a different leaf, may have lured the skink into the water. By the time I nerved myself for immersion in the chilly water, the skink had disembarked onto the top of the ladder. But when I got close it dived. I caught it and put it on the escape stick to dry out. It stayed put so eventually I encouraged it to climb and it scampered off.
While dripping off, I emptied the recycled-plastic birdhouse and only snapped off one tab, which I think is fixable. I was sitting in a small patch of sun by the mountain mint and I saw an insect I didn't recognize. It appeared to have transparent wings, a bright green thorax, and a skinny up-curled abdomen. It looked a little smaller than an eastern amberwing and my first thought was a damselfly, but I could not really guess what order of insect it was before it flew away. And the camera needed a fresh battery, so I don't have an image to search. Later, during an early supper, a great egret fished along the bulkhead.
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