A crow poked around under the suet. Its beak was open like it was panting. Then a chipping sparrow landed on the seed feeder roof but it didn't have anything to eat. A bluebird claimed the top of the post again before getting seeds. A red belly landed on the post but didn't stay. Blue jays got their barkbutter balls. The female pileated learned a new trick and clung to the suet cage instead of the post. White throats were tempted by the barkbutter balls.
While I was weeding around the birdbath, a damselfly glided past me. Of course I didn't have the camera, but I probably couldn't have got it if I did. A black swallowtail danced around the plants before discovering the rue. I thought I glimpsed a yellow swallowtail too, and I definitely saw cabbage whites. Lots of big bees bumbled around and fed on the money plant. A big mulch roach scuttled under the grill.
The thermometer showed 91 after lunch but the SW wind was really strong so it didn't feel that hot. The wind blew the tide down to full moon low even though we just passed the first quarter. The heat rushed the bulbs and the daffodils were nearly all gone. Hickory buds popped open. The blue sky grew hazy, then cloudy, as the day went on. I cooked hummer juice and put a feeder out. That meant rearranging the
hanging dishes but I was reluctant to give up on the jelly just yet. Toward evening the temperature had dropped almost 30 degrees..
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