Hum if you don't know the words!

John has had a lot of fun watching our hummingbirds. We've had as many as seven at a time at our little feeder, and today I think there were more! We have to refill the feeder every day.

Yesterday John held the feeder to get the birds to come in close.

You can see one looking in the window, wondering where his feeder is!  He's looking in the usual spot and could not find it.

Five birds in this shot--

Gardening and Hummingbirds--Painless Learning

We went to Lowe's today and got our gardening supplies. We found quite a bit that we wanted. Luci and I had fun putting it in while John and the boys went to the movies. But it was hot! Whew!

Finally--a use for those obnoxious, noxious kook-aid drinks. Oh, wait, that is hummingbird food! When this runs out, I'll make my own. This female ruby-throated hummingbird found our feeder very quickly. Luci is fascinated by this little bird. This is the view from our living room.

John tilled the garden yesterday. Just below the surface is hard, reddish clay and rock. John says it is chert. It's a very rocky garden. Makes you feel sorry for the early settlers here who had to grow their own food to survive.We have peppers, tomatoes, carrots, corn, string beans, squash, cucumbers, marigolds, a few sunflowers and a whole lot of fire ants in this plot.

Oh--we also have a bird feeder set up. Not sure that's a good place for it at the end of the garden, but it will provide a lot of entertainment and "painless learning," as will the garden and hummingbird feeder.