Hello,
Two days ago Clark and I saw a humming
bird come to the feeder. I found that quite a pleasant sight. This afternoon Leroy
went outside to eat his snack on the deck. In about a minute he came back up to
tell me he had seen a humming bird. I considered staying inside to work on a Sudoku
puzzle while eating my snack. That was a short consideration. I was outside
quickly sitting well back from the feeder. It seemed to take forever before a
bird showed itself. I was almost ready to go back inside, but then it came and
stayed for a long time. By that point Leroy was in the garage. I called to him.
He could not see it because the pole blocked his view. He put down the load he
was carrying when the bird left the feeder and flew over his head. I am sorry
that he missed it the second time, but glad I could see it. I feel joy.
Leroy did tell me that he saw some painted
lady butterflies in the neighborhood. Two years ago we must have been on their
migratory route as there were so many that came to our fall sedum. This year
the sedum is lying on the ground, both from the rain and because we did not tie
it up. I hope the butterflies will still find it. I am happy to live in a place
where there is some wildlife in our back yard. It always lifts my spirits.
After the rain, I did take a walk to
the nearby park this afternoon. I like being among the trees. Not so much
wildlife besides squirrels, but two little children on bikes that they had to
show me. Both of them had training wheels. The one was so small that she could
not figure out how to back up without mom’s help.
Paula
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