Because of the forecast and the evil fly I swam in the morning. There were a good many May beetles needing rescue and one very small mama spider. I glimpsed a butterfly but surprisingly no Odonata. A skipper found the first flowers on the mountain mint.
In the afternoon, birds feasted on the wild cherry. The recent rains plumped up the cherries which had been wizened and tough in the drought. The blueberries seemed to be waiting for more encouragement. Scientific American reported that there is a structure in plant cells that reacts to the sound of falling rain. DEQ didn't lift the drought warning despite the rain. It still only accumulated to 2/3 of the average for the first half of the year. Today's rain arrived around 3pm.
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