Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Holiday Travelers

 We returned home happy and tired from the holiday weekend.  It was good to be with family and good to be home.   

The firebush said it froze while we were gone.  

Somehow the pineapple sage missed the news.

I'm glad.  I hadn't refilled the feeder and a juvenile ruby-throated hummingbird stopped by for refreshments.  December 27th, he's late on his journey.  Probably born toward the end of summer and not strong enough to make the trip earlier.  

I fixed the feeder on the porch and he found it before I got back to the kitchen.  

I'm thinking of naming the porch Angels Rest.
  
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7 comments:

  1. Ms. MoonDecember 28, 2010 at 8:57 PM

    I think Angel's Rest would be quite, quite appropriate.

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  2. ElizabethDecember 28, 2010 at 10:54 PM

    What sort of camera can still a hummingbird? Or are you a hummingbird as well?

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  3. Eliza @ Appalachian FeetDecember 28, 2010 at 11:31 PM

    I'm so surprised your pineapple sage didn't succumb to frost! Neat that you had a hummingbird visit this late, too.

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  4. dianneDecember 29, 2010 at 5:17 AM

    That is such a lovely photo of the hummingbird, he/she looks so tiny.
    Nice post Kathleen!

    xoxoxo ♡

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  5. SECRET PEPPER PERSON:December 29, 2010 at 7:37 AM

    You need a plaque! Angels Rest Bed and Breakfast?

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  6. debDecember 29, 2010 at 7:41 AM

    I think that's a good idea.

    and the photo is so wonderful.

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  7. MeDecember 29, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    wow. . .almost January and still with the flowers and hummingbirds! I second the plaque idea!

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