Birdfeeding

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Today is cloudy and mild.  I'm hearing faint rumbles of thunder.  Doug says it's been raining and even hailing farther north.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a sparrow and a fox squirrel.

I finished trimming brush and weeds around the walnut tree in the yard by the house.

I saw a tiger swallowtail butterfly!  :D 3q3q3q!!!  The adults feed on many flowers, and the caterpillars eat the leaves of cherry and other trees.

One late Asiatic lily is blooming pure yellow by the telephone pole.

EDIT 7/17/23 -- It's drizzling just a bit, but not enough to stop me from going out.

I picked a handful of blackberries in the prairie garden.
 
I found an owl pellet in the savanna; looks like mouse remains with gray fur and tiny bones.

EDIT 7/17/23 -- I watered the septic garden and plants in the yard by the house.

EDIT 7/17/23 -- I watered the telephone pole garden, wildflower garden, tulip bed and its grass patch.

EDIT 7/17/23 -- I watered the oak seedlings and the notch in the prairie garden.

EDIT 7/17/23 -- I trimmed brush in the savanna.

Fireflies are coming out and crickets are singing.  I hear thunder in the distance and there's a big cloud to the west, but no telling if we'll get any real rain.

As it is now dark, I am done for the night.