The last days of summer "hummers" are quickly approaching. The beautiful hummers that I have been watching all summer and trying to photograph seem to be slowing down. Instead of filling the feeders three times a day, I am now filling them once a day. Soon I will take the feeders in so as to encourage the little darlings to get on there way. As of this posting, I have used twenty-five pounds of sugar just to be able to not only watch, but photograph these jewels. They have become quite friendly, and don't mind me getting close. Next year, I would like to see if I can feed them from my hand. Patience will be my teacher. So I need to keep in mind a few good quotes on patience. One comes from an old Chinese Proverb which says, "He who knows patience knows peace." And Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience." With this maybe next year my hand will hold a little bit of eternity.
Thoughts to the Hummingbirds with gratitude and awe, may next year bring us even closer!
With wings spun of green and hearts of gold,
These tiny creatures our
hearts behold.
With angelic features and colors so bright,
Make even the
heaviest heart seem light.
The magical way they flit through the sky,
They
appear, then vanish in the blink of an eye.
They're sending a message for us
to retrieve,
Anything's possible for those who believe!
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