We were puzzled why this healthy looking beech, which was no taller than its neighbors, was downed. On the gravel road back a similar thing had happened to a tall birch, which arched dangerously over th road. F.W. Monday, July 22. I saw what looked like a log floating down the Stillwater River. F.W. Friday, July 26.
Many grasses are also in flower.
White tailed deer are now seen browsing in broad daylight in the farm fields, keeping about a quarter-mile distance from human observers. F.W. Saturday, July 27. They seemed to recede when the Sun appeared. I notice them swarming the thickest nearly newly-mowed lawns. It's a beetle.