Firsts

Happy September First! • Although there’s a warmup coming our way it was 44F this morning, the coldest since last spring! Despite the chilly start it ended up being a lovely late summer day • The lawn is mowed but there’s still an area of push mowing to do plus weed whacking, but that’s tomorrow’s agenda • This dragonfly is another first, and I haven’t been able to identify it yet. I think it might be a skimmer? • The yard seemed especially active today, both insects and birds. Per the book Naturally Curious by Mary Holland, September is about preparation: “All our senses can detect a change in the air. There are fewer and fewer hours of daylight, more crickets chirping, fewer birds singing, and berries ripening. Creatures that are tuned in to the seasons to a greater degree than humans are preparing for the months ahead by migrating, laying eggs, breeding, gorging, caching food, and finding shelter.”