A brown thrasher showed up early. Goldfinches paid a brief visit. A mockingbird inspected the barkbutter balls. A brown headed nuthatch got a turn at the feeder and then dropped its seed. A bluebird watched. The day was warmer than I expected under a mostly cloudy sky with a strong West wind. One source predicted a thunderstorm but another said no rain.
When I swam, there was even a little sunshine. I rescued a spider and the biggest camel cricket I've seen. It stupidly jumped back into the water so I rescued it twice. I regret not having the camera. The wind dumped a lot of tree detritus into the water, mostly from the red cedar. After I got out and was dripping off, the light suddenly dropped and I hurried inside. We got measurable rain, some lightning, and high winds. A mockingbird ventured out but the barkbutter was soup.
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