we have had an unusual hot and dry spell for fall time in MI. We are hovering between 85-90 and yards are taking a beating. This is probably balmy for Texas but we are used to the nip in the air for sure by mid September. I have a very wonderful bloom going on for the past 2 weeks. Probably the heat and a little run off from my lawn fertilizer combined to produce. Hoping the shiners pull off one more spawn before water temps drop.
I note we now have 2 volunteer bulrush plants. They add a neat look but if they try to become 20 or 200 plants I'll be pulling them out again. Pickerelweed plants from last fall did not survive winter. I have a big crop of buttercup plants all volunteering to come up in more and more locations around the edge of the pond. Their single stalk doesn't do much for adding places for fish to hide but the blossoms are just coming out now and are a big favorite for the pollinator insects.
Clear sky last night and lots of bats swooping around the pond. Plenty of bugs to go around...
