Dogwoods

I paddled along the Pony Path from Happy Isles to the Big Rock...Tuesday...checking for Ouzel Nests, but no luck...didn't see Ouzel either, though maybe one call...One Blue Jay Nest over the Ice Machine at the Rooms, but will likely be knocked down by housekeeping, like the one under the Umbrella...Impossible Nest Time again for Blue Jay...no chance at all under the Busport for awhile...Jack Hammering with a Back Hoe--Sidewalk replacement...rubble ends up in the Backyard, where the Fenced Equipment blocks out maybe the best Dogwoods in the Valley...hmmph...today the Perfect Dogwood filled in with Green Leaves, and is...perfect...stopping the touirsts on the way to see the Falls, coming in view just thereabout for tourists coming off the Buses....oh, it's been hot and crowded almost like Midsummer!...at Lunch: Merganser Pair resting at Cottenwood Bend, Violet Green Swallows dipping into the Merced for Bugs, Sandpiper, Mallards circling now and then...Black Headed Grosbeak flyby, Deer resting on the Grasses in evening at Cottonwood Bend, Song Sparrow, and fishermen, with no luck, but some memorable almosts...there are some Big Trout in the Merced hereabout, but very hard to catch, and few try...sunnybluebluewarm...report of Bald Eagle seen often on Snag in Merced Canyon just downriver from the Rockslide and Temporary? Bridges...headsup for photogs: the warm days, light breeze, no rain or snow, have made for a very good Dogwood Bloom...