Summer is here, warm days and nights

I didn't post much last week. It has been rather quiet at the refuge. Baby birds have fledged. Summer berries are going quickly into young birds.

On our days off, Phil and I visited some old friends at McCall, ID. We stayed in a newly renovated lake cabin (only peekaboo views) that is one the market for $950,000. It belongs to my friend's sister. Although nicely renovated, it wouldn't sell for that price in Missouri, I am pretty sure.

We went to two movies. A zombie sequel to a couple of movies I like and the new Jurassic World movie. We shopped a bit, and are now we're back at the Visitor's Center.

In just a week, lots of our birds have left the nest. They've eaten a lot of the currants and berries and are waiting now for choke cherries and elderberries to ripen. One hummingbird is still on her nest, but the chicks in the other have flown and are now visiting our feeders.

It's hot in the daytime and warm at night, too. I'm glad for the little AC unit in our camper.Read more