Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Warm, at last

"Chuck Norris" the cat tried to catch a squirrel.  After that, I saw a brown headed, then a white breasted nuthatch at the seed feeder.  A spring azure was flitting around along with the ubiquitous cabbage white, but the spring azure refused to perch anywhere.  The sky was intensely blue.  A blue jay raided the seed feeder.  I wonder if the counterweight has gotten rusty?  Buds popped out all over the sakaki. 

A polistes wasp went caterpillar hunting in the grass.   A hummer visited the new feeder I just put out and rejected it.  I will have to start from scratch.  The pool needed a good scraping and finally I was able to get in and go to work with the brush.  I hauled out a spider and saw another that was a goner.  I also saved a few scarab beetles.  The sun was really hot and the water was really cold. 

The round moon followed me home at twilight but when I took the camera outside all it got was a bright circle.  I don't know why this camera has so much trouble with moon shots.  The full moon is on the calendar for May 23 but it certainly looked full tonight.




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