It’s mid April and we’re having a repeat of last month’s heatwave, this time however I got to enjoy it with a few days off which was nice. 100 new tiny plants pop up in the yard each night, and all manner of insects are running wild in the yard. The paper wasps have returned to the exact same place in my kitchen window today; I think it is about the same time of year that they are appearing – however instead of building a nest and waiting around for a month, the queen is already accompanied by a couple other wasps and I get to see the tiny beginnings of the nest this time. The first appearance of the wasps freaks me out, although I have never been stung (as long as you stay away from them they don’t bother you) I am not immune to being afraid of stinging insects.
I saw a couple bright blue butterflies this weekend for the first time, it was pointed out to me that they are spring azure butterflies – a few fat bumblebees too. At the beach in Brewster we saw hundreds of of seabirds - gannets, gulls and herons – no people or biting flies however – it’s a nice time to be on the beach. Went for a bike ride, the late afternoon weather was glorious. Drove to Gray’s Beach where we saw a firetruck and emergency vehicles. Some people got carried away and spent too much time in the water, one had to be treated for hyperthermia. Not sure what they were thinking, it is April in Massachusetts after all.
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