I had a meeting Tuesday evening and I forgot to post when I got home. The creek was quiet with a hint of Autumn. It was humid and there was a little water in the birdbath. There was another hibiscus flower on September 1st which I think is the latest ever. A frog entertained me. The polypore under the oak tree emerged and began to grow. Hummers visited their feeders. More beautyberries reddened. The Nature Conservancy shared
photos of fungi.
Wednesday, I was busy morning and afternoon and meanwhile the temperature got into the high 90s so I swam late. I believe I glimpsed frogs on the concrete walkway around the deep end but, if so, they disappeared. However, I found two skinks that had more-or-less rescued themselves. An adult had wedged its toes into the crack under the coping but couldn't negotiate the overhang. I gave it a gentle boost. The other was half grown with a blue tail and had found one of the twigs I left for rescue purposes. It only needed a little lift. A mosquito bothered me for a while and I may have killed it. A couple of black beetles needed rescue and I found another pink and green caterpillar drowned. Hummers and the male goldfinch and the seed-eating regulars visited. In one day, the Berkley's polypore had doubled in size.
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