Yellow Warbler (below) & Goldfinch (right)
i think it's official. summer is over. it must be a psychological thing because it's a relatively hot september day, the pool is at 91 degrees, and i don't feel swimming or sunbathing. what is it about fall? it's really warm out, but doesn't feel very warm. fall brings with it an impending doom. the snow and cold are coming. there is no way to ignore it and no way to wish it away. the leaves are falling, the bugs are dying, and the birds are migrating to better climates. someone should inform the lingering mosquitoes of the end of summer. i've been bitten several times in the last hour.
i spent a great deal of time watching a large group of yellow warblers from the bathroom window this morning. at a glance they look like goldfinches. the goldfinches didn't appear to be thrilled at having company. nevertheless, it's a thrill to see the warblers in our back yard since they don't hang around for the summer.
i did see a brown and black caterpillar munching on a leaf and considered following it until it cocooned itself; however, i got too bored watching it eat so it looks like the same would prove true watching it encase itself. i suppose the mystery of how they do that will remain a mystery to me.
is it too soon to get spring fever?
