Lake Holiday

When ever it is a bit slow here at the lake, we always have the humming birds to entertain us.  They buzz and dive bomb each other as they all want to get the best position at the feeder.  Never mind that all positions have the exact same food, and that they could share with each other, as I would fill it up again if they drained it.

It never stops.  But today they are all females, and they seem to be getting along a tad better than when the male sits up on the wire above and guards everything. 

Hey look no ones here!

Its all mine!

Now what do you want?

Chased her off!

The birds were buzzing our window this morning wanting their feeder filled up as it was very empty.  The only thing in the bottom was the dead bugs that somehow manage to crawl into the tiny holes where the birds drink.  They make a one way trip, as they don’t seem to be able to get back out.

When I filled the clean feeder, the birds were waiting in the big tree in front of the neighbor’s house.  They don’t seem to be afraid of me a bit, as they flew right over as I was hanging the feeder back up. 

Mid morning, I started the little red Kymco scooter and headed up town.  You will remember we left the small scooter here when it didn’t sell on craig’s list.  It has been fun to have the scooter down here already when we come.  I rode into Wal Mart and bought some small groceries and a big box of Powdered humming bird nectar.  Since most of it will sit here over the winter, I bought the powder. I haven’t used powder before so that will be a new experience.

Tonight, Chris and Melissa arrived with Claire and Abby our grand daughters.  They we all excited to be here, but since it was kind of late, they had to go to bed.  They must have been tired, as they crashed almost instantly.  But we adults, sat up and talked to midnight. All the family stuff, that makes for a good holiday.

Retired Rod