Another woods-edge maple has gone red. Bouncing bet still blooms beside the porch, four months on.
bouncing bet
7/24/2022
Hazy but not yet hot. Hummingbirds circle the soapwort patch, as if following the red threads of bindweed.
7/11/2022
Sunlight dulled by high haze. A squirrel in the garden grooms its genitals, then pulls a soapwort blossom close for an almost-kiss.