senoritafish | (no subject)

There are definitely Allen's hummingbirds in the neighborhood. This is amazing to me because I have never seen them here before. Along with the female that was on the patio the other day, a male has staked out the feeder outside my bedroom window. He sits on a leaf on the far side of the umbrella tree, thinking we can't see him, and buzzes out occasionally to take a sip and go back to his perch. I could hear him arguing with a few other birds as well. He has the most gorgeous copper gorget and rusty sides. It was overcast today, so we couldn't really see him in his full glory, but he was impressive enough. Darn little males, they know it, too.

The kids have kicked my ass all weekend - for some reason, except for Paul's retirement pinic on Saturday, John found reasons to be gone most of the time. So I'm ...(see mood)