Yellow jackets, though not uncommon this season, seem to be feeding elsewhere. Both still at the early tiny, unripe green stage. F.W. Monday, July 8. First, the blackflies are finally winding down. It has been a normal season.
Fireflies are back and have been back for the past two weeks.
They are a real sign of summer. Frogs appear to be in the same numbers as previous years. I have a pond at the house and have ample frogs. I have minnows in the pond and yesterday pulled out a live-bait trap. Of course there are usually 10 or so tadpoles.