Just a little pissed....

I am not really, but it just doesn't seem fair. My husband always seems to get the first look at the hummers. That happened this morning. He went out the back door and there was a male, which he thought was a bumble bee at first. A quick glance and then away he went. Alan thinks there was another one too, because he said they went two different ways. I put up pictures of all the hummingbirds that are supposed to visit Kentucky. I only have ever seen the Ruby Throated Hummer. They are just beautiful and fascinating.

This second picture is a Green Violet-ear hummer. Very pretty.

Some observations I have made lately that I have been meaning to share. It is interesting how you see things happen and it doesn't really register, well not for me, until it happens again and again. The first, which I mentioned in the previous post, is the fact that rain is better than just watering. I need me another rain barrel, a good one that you can put pressure to so that you can use the water without the need for a slope - maybe one day at the monastery.

Thirdly we have the Black-chinned hummer. It looks to be pretty tiny.

Secondly, is that tomato seeds are pretty tough. The fact that every year I get renegade tomato plants is proof of that - tough plants too, well kind of. If you grow tomatoes you know what I am talking about. Another thing is that Borage comes back, from seed, as well. I kept wondering what some seedlings were and decided, for a change, to see what became of them once they got bigger. I have borage EVERYWHERE in my yard. Under a tree, in a pot with one of the rogue tomato plant, next to the garden area where they were last year, growing up out of the dang yard where I had a pot of it setting last summer. Seriously, I need to find a good use for it.

This dainty little hummer is the Rufous Hummer. CUTE!!

I guess the last observation I will share is that clover just doesn't give up. It smells really good when you step on it, and the flowers taste pretty good, but I really don't want my whole yard filled with it, and that is where it is heading. I just hope this new grass I planted helps keep it down some, eventually.