The days are noticeably cooler although still in the high 70s and the chamisa and asters fill the arroyo with purple and gold. The chamisa seems to attract a certain kind of butterfly, hundreds of them! The flowers have a strong perfume that reminds me of old honey, but the latin species name is "nauseous", so some people obviously hold a much lower opinion of it! The hummingbirds left last week for the south and this morning a Cooper's hawk showed up in the yard, scaring off the robins and finches that had been all around just before its arrival.
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