Summer is coming back....

.....even if it just for a few days. The sun felt really good on my damp planks this afternoon. And finally I got some attention again. My FH and her older small human removed a lot of weed from the pond. About time, too. I could hardly see the fish, and the pond skaters kept constantly tripping over the duckweed.

There are lots of little froglets hopping around everywhere now. And there is a young jay stalking them. It's a lovely bird, and still got some of its baby fluff. I don't like my froglets to be harmed, but I know they can't all survive and become big fat frogs, otherwise the pond would overflow.

I haven't seen any toads recently, I wonder where they are all hiding. My FH calls them all Trevor for some reason. They like to sit on the wall and suck up ants. And there is no lack of ants this year, they are absolutely everywhere. They tickle my planks, and laugh at me if I complain. Nasty little things. Come back and help me, Trevors!

So now they've forecast a mini heatwave for the next 2 days or so. Which may never happen, of course. But I wouldn't mind, as it would wake up the daylilies and make them open their lovely yellow flowers. But it would also cause more pollen and make my FH sneeze a lot. That's not so nice.