A less laborious Labor Day

Basically, I just watered and serviced feeders today. My knees were still swollen from yesterday, but ibuprofen did the trick. Sad that when the pump was down for a week, and I couldn't run the cottonwood drip, it lost half its leaves. I watered it good whenever I was there, but I guess it was addicted to that drip.

Not much of interest to photograph at the oasis today. Believe it or not, I've only seen two butterflies so far this month. One Pipevine Swallowtail yesterday, and one Empress Leilia today. I don't remember it ever being that bad. Decent numbers of odes due to the water in the tanks. And this katydid. Maybe a Slender Meadow Katydid? (On the hood of my pickup)