Thursday, June 11, 2026

Fierce heat

There was water in the birdbath from yesterday's rain and enough humidity to keep it from evaporating.  The temperature rose so fast that I went swimming in the morning while there was still shade.  Storm winds had re-trashed the water with leaves, needles, catkins, bark, and unidentified tree fragments.  I rescued a bumblebee, a huge black ant, and three black beetles, but mostly I just kept sweeping up armloads of vegetative detritus.  

 

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