A couple of seedling sunflowers popped up. The hibiscus put on a real show with six flowers. The fungus under the oak was visibly bigger. The canna was blooming as though inspired by the nearby hibiscus. Only two seedpods survived on the stripped butterfly milkweed. Some dogwood leaves turned red or yellow, marking approaching Fall.
Although the monarch caterpillars departed, the black swallowtail caterpillars were visible all over the rue. I rescued two blue tailed skinks from the water and evicted a frog. I was too late for a bumblebee. A glass snail floated on the surface but I put it out of the water too. A busy honeybee was one of the few insects on the mountain mint. The spiders hadn't moved since yesterday. A mosquito followed me into the house and feasted as I took off my wet suit.
Bluebirds came for seeds. A brown thrasher slipped into the mountain mint stalks. The red bellied woodpecker was back. Blue jays were happy about the barkbutter balls.
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