We had another lovely day with plenty of sunshine and breezes that kept the temperatures from climbing to the uncomfortable range.

     A large flock of gold finches spent the afternoon munching away at the Echinacea seed heads in the side garden.  They were determined to get their fill.  They never went far from the flowers even when the dogs were out.

     The cardinals brought their latest hatch of young ones to the yard to flit from tree to tree.  It looks as though the males outnumbered the females in this bunch. 

     It seems as though the robins and wrens have left early for their southern vacation.  I hope this doesn’t mean a long and extemely cold winter for us.