The sun was intense despite shreds of cumulus blowing out of the Southwest. A fierce wind whipped the trees and cast debris into the water. The Carolina wren was up early, looking for that good barkbutter. There were only a few crumbs left. I took more out later and blue jays were not far behind. The wren returned as well. Then a crow wanted a big beak full.
The orchard spider moved near the front of the azalea which put the web at a difficult angle for the camera. The little Argiope was refreshing the opaque part of its web. A frayed silk thread dangled stretched between bare twigs at the top of the wild cherry. The cherries were ripening but if we don't get rain they will be nothing but skin and pit. I found another Argiope web, but it seemed to be uninhabited even though it was in good shape.
I picked some blueberries in the morning while it was only in the 80s. By lunch, the thermometer flickered between 101 and 102°. A yellow crowned night heron flew over the house. One blue jay chose seeds even though the perch slowly dropped from the bird's weight. A dropped seed that germinated looked ready to harvest. After leafing out and blooming, most of the rue shriveled and died from some unknown cause, maybe old age. A Japanese beetle tasted a rose leaf. The roses were chewed to pieces.
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