The heat is reluctant to leave, even though it is now September 2nd. As usual to avoid all the heat I can, I was outdoors early this morning enjoying my cows and the plants.
Today I've been looking at the late season pods which store the seeds for continuing their life. The lillies have strong oblong pods, crown vetch has small long pods as is also seen on other legumes including alfalfa that did not get mowed. Of special interest is the trumpet vine which while continuing to produce it's long trumpet shaped flowers, is also producing long pods, like string beans.
As I stood below it, hummingbirds happily harvested it's nectar. One hovered buzzing my ear and brought back memories of an incident that happened earlier this year.
I had gone into the garage which has the doors always open this time of year and saw a hummingbird confused and trying to fly out the closed windows unsuccessfully. I made an attempt to help the hummingbird find a new direction to freedom but quickly realized it made things worse. I left hoping he/she would discover the way to freedom.
An hour later I returned to the garage and saw no sign of the hummingbird. However when I glanced up at the overhead garage door I saw the hummingbird stuck in a small hole in the garage door, unable to move its wings it was trapped.
I found a towel and gently pulled the hummingbird forward and out. In the towel I lowered it to the ground and the hummingbird was set free! It hovered above my head and then was suddenly gone. Might this bird near my head be the same one???
With my camera I tried to capture the hummingbird. I succeded after a fashion, but he/she was too far and fast for my zoom lens. See what I got, it made me happy!
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