This Little Guy

As I said in my previous post, most of my photos of hummingbirds are immediately deleted. Every now and then, however, I get lucky. I think this is an immature male (in the third photo from the top you can see a pattern of gray feathers on the gorget (throat) which will turn red during his first winter (fun fact: average lifespan of a hummingbird is 5 years). I just love how different he looks when he ruffles his feathers.

I’m doing well. Listening to music, reading, safely soaking up a little sun each day, reveling in the ease of summer. We bought a “smart scale” last week which is motivating me to hit the gym again after a month or so away. Our wall of daisies is almost at its peak (next post). I visit Sam and Pokey about once a week in their new digs. I’ve worked from home for the past two weeks as there has been major construction where I work. Next week I go back in, and I have mixed feelings about that. Mostly I’m looking forward to going back. I like having a clear demarcation of “work” and “home.” I like to leave work at the end of the day and not have any reminders of it until I clock in the next morning. Still, there’s just something about the comfort of home that is hard to leave each day.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend, friends!

Love,

Michelle xoxo