Fearing rain, I went picking figs in the morning. I didn't take the camera. Clearly we missed at least a week of ripe figs because there were splatted ones all over the ground and fuzzy, moldy ones hanging from the twigs. I saw honeybees and yellow jackets feasting, but not many other wasps. A well-fed
Argiope had built a web right in the middle. I had sprayed myself with bug repellent but neglected my arms and got three mosquito bites. But mainly I got very hot and plunged directly into the water. Nothing interesting was afloat today but dragonflies were on patrol. A tiger swallowtail and a black swallowtail fed on the butterfly milkweed.
The wren was back at the suet. There was a queue for barkbutter balls that included a white breasted nuthatch and a bluebird. Interesting clouds occasionally hinted at rain. Skinks found urgent business across the patio.
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