Sunny

Since the next several days are supposed to be dry, I put out fresh barkbutter balls.  A cardinal noticed right away.  At least one blue jay visited as well.  A Carolina wren worked on the nubbin of suet all day long.  A dark swallowtail sipped from the milkweed flowers.  The backyard Argiope seemed almost adult in size.  I haven't checked on the one(s?) in front. 

In the afternoon a great blue heron perched on a dock post.   It had a mouthful of something.  I found a young blue tailed skink in the water and helped it back to dry land.  A dragonfly buzzed me while I was swimming.  After I got out, I saw a female great blue skimmer perched.  Then a widow skimmer made a few passes around the yard but I couldn't see it land.