Bill

Mary designed our backyard as a place to entertain, and those who have come to my cookouts know this to be true. It is also a comfortable place to sit and relax either early in the morning, or late afternoon. One afternoon in July 2006, two of Mary's “associates,” Liz and Jane came over to discuss continuing some of Mary's work. (Jane and Mary had an excellent presentation on generational differences, and Liz was going to present it to a group.) While discussing the presentation, a hummingbird flew to one of the flowers in the yard. It was unconcerend with us being in it's “territory” and proceeded to drink it's fill. On a few other occasions, I happened to see one hovering around the flowers. We had a decorative hummingbird feeder, but never saw a bird actually using it. I have since invested in a more practical feeder, and have had many enjoyable hours watching hummingbirds come to it and feed. I have also been able to take some photos of the brid(s) feeding. I hope to share them on this blog or on my Flickr account in the near future.