We are once again enjoying the Visitation of the Hummies. We have feeders up at both houses and at times get LOTS of Hummie activity. Here are a male and a female:
We also again have a woodchuck whom we have affectionately named Chunkie, for obvious reasons. We have seen as many as 4 baby Chunkettes running around with Mom this year. Here she is, posing, and looking guilty:
At Old House one day before the roofing was done, Hubs heard a noise on the roof. It was so loud, he thought maybe someone from the roofing company was up there checking something. He went out to look and there were 4 turkey buzzards up there with a dead squirrel having a snack! Here is one of the big guys:
The peonies have been glorious this year! I just love the row of them that we got with New House. Here they are at their peak:
We also have chipmunk activity at each house. Here is one being particularly cute:
My loyal readers may remember that we planted two new trees in front of New House a couple of years ago. The locust is in the front and the red bud is a little behind and to the right of it. Hubs made this collage showing how much they've grown (If you click on the photo, it should get bigger for you to see):
Last but not least, there is Rosie. Do you remember Rosie? I ordered her from David Austin Roses in Texas, and she came as a bare root - "Golden Celebration" is her official name. We planted her in the spring of 2013, and nothing happened for a long time. She decided to start sprouting when I was in the hospital for my knee replacement - June 11, 2013. She is going strong again this year after surviving a VERY cold winter. Here she is in her first bloom:
That's all for now. Come back again soon because I've got lots more to share! You don't want to miss a thing!
:)Amy
Those are fabulous pics of the hummingbird! And I just love Chunkie! :)
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