A pair of Carolina wrens showed up at breakfast. Because of the weather 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. An egret stalked along the bullkhead. The crow came looking for treats.
In the afternoon, birds feasted on the wild cherry. I saw mockingbirds, chickadees, cardinals, and some I wasn't sure about, maybe an Eastern kingbird? A bluebird looked around before joining the cherry pickers. 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 had not lifted the drought warning despite the recent 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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