Friday, June 19, 2026, 57* F, 95% RH, 0626
Fog magnifies first rays. Sun, white, spotlights spider strings jumbled inside chain links. At her angled touch, Soleil morphs raindrops clinging to the fence into shining diamonds, into radiant rubies. As I watch, rain falls over the pond like a mystery, like a scene from a play. In reality, the merest breeze awakens rain sleeping on leaves.
Birds fly. Birds sing: Veery, American Goldfinch, American Crow, Blue-headed Vireo, Black-and-white Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Brown Creeper, Song Sparrow, American Robin, Common Yellowthroat, Cedar Waxwing, Eastern Phoebe, Magnolia Warbler, Ovenbird.
The three come inside, not knowing he’s in the kitchen preparing to leave. Zayne hurtles past, Zsolt barks. Ruger just wants to be petted.
The sun, the breeze begin their task of drying things.
Photo: LJ Austin
