Journaling reads:

We had cooler weather the first week in August, so I enjoyed sitting on the deck with my camera to watch the birds. Mark fixed a circle of metal with hooks on it so I could place a 14” plastic dish in it and hang it with four chains next to the bird feeder. I was hoping the birds would use it as a bird bath, especially the hummers, so we got a little solar fountain for it. I haven’t even seen the hummers go near it to drink, let alone take a bath in it. I have seen several of the other birds drinking from it and Mark saw one actually bathing in it one day. I saw one from the kitchen window but by the time I got the camera to get a picture, the bird was done bathing.

I moved the bird feeders to the deck so I could get better photos of the birds. I sat opposite the feeders and hoped that the plants would hide me from them. A few didn’t mind being closer to me but they were very nervous so I moved my chair further away.

When I made a double batch of salsa for Mark from the tomatoes growing from volunteer plants, I gathered all of the ingredients and worked on my lap desk chopping up all of the ingredients while I listened to audiobooks. It took a couple of hours to get everything chopped.