The female downy was back for more seeds. A male cardinal didn't want to share. He was more tolerant of a male goldfinch, but not a male house finch. The downy tried to sneak in underneath the feeder. It didn't work. When the house finch finally took over, he bullied the downy too. Eventually the female goldfinch arrived. The house finch ignored her but she wasn't as kind to her would-be mate.
I have concluded that the second web was an abandoned effort, not the work of a second spider. Maybe it caught so much debris the spider didn't feel it was worth mending. The wind made the orchard spider bounce in its fresh web. Then a gust ruined it. Poor spider. I don't know if it tried to mend the web or waited for the wind to drop.
Aside from the wind, it was a lovely day. A bluebird landed among the red flowers. Then a murder of crows came to raid the barkbutter balls. Because of their size, this was not easy. Those balls must be really tasty because I'm sure they spent more energy than they got back in nourishment. One rapped on the window as if it understood where they came from. I wondered what would happen if I went out with a refill.
Fireflies flashed and cicadas buzzed at twilight. Something flew very fast over the house. Cloud wisps and faint bars turned pink.
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