Sticky

There was a thunderstorm before sunrise and the day following was hot and humid, just as predicted.  A male towhee poked around in the wet mulch with the white throats at breakfast.  I only saw a female hummer.  Egrets and herons were still fishing at the dam outfall.  Cabbage butterflies were everywhere but I also glimpsed a tiger swallowtail.  And I saw the tail of a skink disappear under the grill. Blue jays chased through the trees.