The red and black insect is a checkered beetle.

9:40 p.m.

And then it got cloudy.

12:00 midnight. Scattered clouds, some stars.

12:40 a.m. The moon behind the oak tree, with Saturn visible to the right.

I saw a tiny disturbance on the surface of the pond. It was a leech, writhing and wriggling near the surface. Later I saw one in shallow water.

I’m not going to read up on leeches.

Sunset.

Sunrise.