Probably a good thing for the food chain but not so much fun for walkers—seeing as how midges have a remarkable ability to anticipate which way a person is walking—turn left and the cloud is already there; turn right, already there; turn back, already there. The only successful strategy is to walk backwards, but Pax doesn't cotton to that too much.

Spring peepers loud in every wet place. A robin (possibly the one who has done this previously) trying to make a nest on top of the kitchen garden window. And, as I believe I mentioned previously, the midges are out.

Back under a stationary high pressure, with cloudless skies and a cool NE wind. We could use a thunderstorm.