Thirsty day

In the morning, the black cat drank from the pool.  Birds were thirsty too, including a hummer.  I discovered the sugar water in the fridge had gone off so I had to make fresh and let it cool.  A Carolina wren and a downy woodpecker ate suet.  Titmice joined the regular three seed eaters.  Late in the afternoon a blue jay had some barkbutter balls.  

I could see dragonflies zoom out of the trees and back again but had no hope of seeing where they perched.  A tiger swallowtail was equally hard to catch.  Fortunately some dragonflies prefer to hunt down near me.  A blue dasher obelisked on a stake.  Did I mention it was another hot day?   A female great blue skimmer took another perch.  The Argiope hung in its web, waiting.