I was gone in the morning. At lunch, a molting female cardinal looked very shabby and disheveled. A blue jay was also a molting mess. A bluebird kept watch on the feeders. A mockingbird wanted barkbutter balls but was frustrated by a more aggressive blue jay. Hummers continued to fight over their feeder. Toward evening, a brown headed nuthatch popped in.
A strand of web floated across the patio, catching sunlight. The two Argiopes stayed in the same spots, though I saw one run fast across its web. A few wasps looked for fresh flowers on the mountain mint. One blue dasher hunted from q bamboo stake perch. Caterpillars continued to hatch on the rue. Under one of the tables I found a huge leaf-footed bug. There were no pool rescues.
The fungus under the oak looked tasty but I suspect it would be more like wood. I saw a couple of skinks but they weren't in the mood to pose. One ran right under my chair.
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