July 7, 2012
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The Continuing Saga of the Hummingbird Feeder
We think that our hummingbird feeder was attacked by either a raccoon or a possum, which are the animals most often around during the night, this close to the house, that could get to the feeder easily. But, we don't know for sure. We also have lots of deer that come up to the house, but we haven't ever seen any on our deck, just eating bushes and plants! And someone mentioned a bear - there have been bears sited in this area, but I haven't seen one right here. I put the old one out yesterday, and it was empty, but I hadn't filled it all the way and we do have a lot of hummingbirds. I put a new one up today -
We will see what happens tonight!
Meanwhile, it has been soooo hot. Today it was 100 + degrees in Roanoke, and the heat index (so my phone said) was 105. And we haven't had any rain at my house for weeks. We are trying to keep watering, but we are losing some plants and bushes. My herbs on my deck have suffered too. Here is my basil on the left, mint on the right. The mint, especially, is just about gone -
That picture was taken just before I watered them today. I cut some of the mint off and I am trying to root it, in hopes that I might bring it back. My parsley doesn't look so good either -
This royal geranium seems to be hanging in there -
I'll keep watering and see how things look later this coming week. We are suppose to have cooler temperatures by Monday!
Our week was busy - Betsy and Andrew left on Tuesday evening and had a difficult, long, but safe trip home. Betsy's car sickness was made worse as they got into the area of the smoke and heat in Colorado. But they are home, she is readjusting to the altitude, and both are back to work. For the 4th of July, we watched fireworks right from the hilly intersection of the streets here - we can see the ones from the country club. Then on Friday, I happily watched my grandchildren most of the day so that Amanda could get a few things done.
Before Bets and Andrew left, I took this picture of a quilt that Andrew's grandmother had made for them - of jeans!
Here is one block of a pocket -
And I love the fleece back she used -
I think I am finally figuring out how to get my pictures onto my new computer, then onto xanga, then onto my blog! But the secret is not to do more than 6 or 8 at a time, or it doesn't seem to let me move to another page of pictures. And I forgot to ask Betsy about it before she left. Oh, well! This works!
Comments (5)
Poor Betsy! I use to suffer so badly with car sickness and still do once in a while. Not fun! So glad you were able to enjoy the visit and fun with all the family.
hope you get rain soon! i just can't imagine the prolonged heat that most of the country has been experiencing. your liquid feeder is sustaining something thats for sure!--karen
I've picked our green beans a few times and I know there would be lots more if we had rain, but I think we are going to quit watering them now ~ they are about cooked already in this heat anyway. Stay cool!
Hope you find out what the culprit was.
I love, love, love, that quilt!!!!
Boy, I sure know what you mean about the heat and lack of rain!! We have been so grateful for the rain we've had this year after our several years of "droughtiness", then last year's severe drought. We've lost several trees that need to come down, but Bill is having to wait on that until he gets the equipment he needs to do it. It's funny - we so took for granted the luxury of using his company's equipment any time we needed it, and now that he's been laid off we are forever seeing another need for one piece of equipment or another!! Hopefully, the wind won't knock the dead trees down before we are prepared for them to fall!!
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