Another woods-edge maple has gone red. Bouncing bet still blooms beside the porch, four months on.
bouncing bet
July 24, 2022
Hazy but not yet hot. Hummingbirds circle the soapwort patch, as if following the red threads of bindweed.
July 11, 2022
Sunlight dulled by high haze. A squirrel in the garden grooms its genitals, then pulls a soapwort blossom close for an almost-kiss.