> 5.16" rain in last ten days; very atypical to have two rain events overflowing inner cylinder. High AC use due to heat and humidity, with several days' heat indices around 100 degrees. Mowing every five days; lawn lush and thick. All leaves of all foliage are large this year, and fireflies are abundant. Turkeys (2 families, 17 poults) and deer come to the yard morning and evening. The "mast year" for insufferable poplar seeds appears to be about over, FINALLY. Water bodies are full. Agricultural fields look very lush. Backyard birds bringing fledglings to feeder include: Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Gray Catbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, American Goldfinch.