At 5:30 I stood out on the back deck and listened for the birds. This is what Merlin told me. I've photos of all these, except for the Wood-Pewee. I remember standing under a tree trying like heck to find it. The other App I used said it was a Robin. Pfftt.
We've cool mornings and warm days this week. Pretty ideal conditions for all the critters nesting and borrowing.
I figured out where the blackflies are: my front garden. Only one bite on Wednesday. I woke up at 4:40 Wednesday, slept in until 5:30 Thursday. That is a good thing. The night before I was awake from 2 - 4 and man, the mind chatter and brain festering with problems. This morning, Friday, I slept until 5 a.m., which isn't bad.
The butterflies are fun. This is a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, according to iPhotos. It is going after the Goats Beard.
Busy yard!
I've been wrestling with the lawn tractor. I'll recharge the battery, take the heavy sucker down to the shed, pop it into the tractor and it won't start. I had to get some lawn done. I pushed the durn thing across from the shed to the garage where I started it with the recharger, kept it running, and did the deed.
I was interrupted by a phone call from the OPP Fraud department. I explained what happened. Got all upset again, and put the tractor away. It wouldn't start without the whole routine again. I didn't have the heart for it. I mow in sections so as to not get rid of the various wildflowers the birds, bees, deer and Fred like. There is a No Mow May effort by some. I like that idea. There are others who only leave an inch of grass. It is an old fashioned notion. Especially with droughts and the like.
First poppy:
Since I was lathered with bug spray, I transplanted the Marigold elsewhere, and added the Basil I'd picked up on Monday just before the storm and the tornado watch. (We didn't get a tornado!) This activity makes me happy.
The trailcams have been fairly quiet. Here is our doe, sniffing at the camera. I think she is pregnant and has been wandering around, trimming the 'grass' for me.
🎾 Distractions...
Tennis have been great, except for the rainouts! We taped both Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime, and watched them one after another until the rain fell. The electronics are interesting. I was out back, checking the bank accounts (yes, I'm checking them hourly), and checked the tennis activity. With all the rain they've had to rejig schedules. We've several tennis players doing well.
🎥 AFTER THE FLOOD
JB went out and brought me a pizza, a new library book, and a bottle of wine. My hero, trying to calm me down. We like to escape to the TV at night. I've a funeral to attend Saturday, and what with worrying about the banking crap, it just sets us both on edge. (You know how it is, many of you!) Watching this murder mystery has been great.
I've been chatting with fellow bloggers about the setting of this UK TV series. We were wondering about the set. There is a YouTube video for everything! This was fascinating for me. A long drone video, gives the overhead view.
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