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Can’t stop the spring* #WellnessWednesday

Posted in Apartment life, tagged , , , , , on April 28, 2021| 2 Comments »

Dear Spring,

I’m so glad you showed up. I suddenly feel much more optimistic about … everything.

Tomatoes, basil, mint, oregano

I have new herbs planted on the balcony, and I had my first hummingbird fly-by of the season this morning. He was a beautiful ruby-throated specimen. It wasn’t Tony. This one was a little wary of me. I’ll call him Ned.

I’ve been filling the feeder for weeks in anticipation.

(If you fill it, they will come.)

Fall always used to be my favorite season, but you’ve really grown on me over the past few years.

I don’t want to scare you off, but I think I love you.

So thanks for being you. I’m so glad to have you in my life.

Love, Beth

* The Flaming Lips truly are an underrated band.

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This magic moment #WednesdayWisdom

Posted in Random, tagged , , , on July 29, 2020| 5 Comments »

Dear Tony (perhaps not your name in your hummingbird circle, but this is what we call you):

Thank you for giving me a magical moment. I sit on our balcony every day, watch you at the feeder I set out only a month ago, and try to be still so I don’t scare you.

Today, you flew over to me and hovered directly in front of my face for at least 30 seconds.

I didn’t dare to breathe, even though I was squealing inside.

I could hear your wings beating.

I felt the wind from the flapping on my face.

After you satisfied your curiosity, you moved off a bit to the side, and I took your picture.

After you left me giddy, I did some research.

  • We assumed there were more of you, but pretended it was just you: our friend Tony. As it turns out, it may just be you. Apparently, you and your kind have excellent memories and remember your favorite nectar spots.
  • Lending credence to the theory of one, you feed every 10 minutes or so. So I set my stopwatch when you visited, then stopped it when you came back.
  • Apparently, you can recognize the person feeding you by sight and voice.

So maybe you just wanted to get a better look at the person feeding you.

Thank you; it made my day!

Love,
Your human, Beth

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