A crow joined the cherry eaters. It landed almost on top of a mockingbird. Chickadees and titmice liked the cherries too. A brown headed nuthatch was only interested in seeds. Something ate the sunflower petals then broke the stalk.
While in the pool, I fished out a spider I thought had drowned, but it recovered as soon as it was in the air. The usual beetles needed help but a green June beetle, Cotinus nitida, had rescued itself. It was the first I'd seen this year. Later a tiger swallowtail flitted through the trees. A thread-waisted wasp enjoyed the mountain mint. And underneath, I found an infant Argiope in its web.
In the front yard, a rainlily bloomed. Skippers fed on the lantana. And in an arc around where the oak used to be, white mushrooms the size of saucers spread their parasols. The stalk had a ring but I didn't see a cup and I thought the gills bruised blue. However, the best fit I could find online was Chlorophyllum molybdites which is poisonous. By evening the sky was clear except for fiery clouds on the Western horizon.
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