• Life In General,  Miscellaneous

    Yet Another Reason

    I have an extreme dislike for raccoons.  I love hummingbirds.  This is my hummingbird feeder I happily filled yesterday afternoon and hung it on the designated hook on my fence….the one I installed last year when I hung my feeder.  I originally had a little fancier feeder, but the hummers didn’t seem to interested in it….so I opted for this less expensive one.  Day after day I would watch the feeder, hoping for visitors.   Sadly, I didn’t experience hummers….but it was late in the year by the time I hung my feeder.   I was very hopeful for this year….I would get mine out early.  I was timing it with the growth of a large bush…

  • Outside My Window

    Outside My Window ~ 7.12.09

    Outside My Window…actually, I am sitting on my back patio ‘outside my window’……errr, sliding glass doors.  I have finished my 2.25 run on this beautiful, 78 degree, fairly muggy morning.  And oh yes, it was hot when I was running.  As I said, I am now in my tiny backyard enjoying a cup of blackberry sage iced tea (in my cool Catalina Island cup ~ ahhhh, Avalon ~ thanks Doo!) as I cool down.  I thought “why not” sit out here and do my thing because after the run this morning, it actually feels nice and cool sitting here.   🙂 I am thinking…why a couple of my tomato leaves on…