Tag Archives: end of summer

The Hummingbird’s Gifts

Posted on August 25, 2020 by

What the hummingbird brings: Delight when you first appear in late April.  You bring the promise of spring and lively movement and sounds on my porch. Oh, the sounds: chattering and chittering, when you announce your presence; hissing, whistling and … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Summer, we hardly knew ya’

Posted on September 19, 2014 by

Summer was like a shy stranger, here in the Virginia highlands: she sometimes waved from the distance but never really joined the dance. And now it appears she took the fast train South, leaving behind her blooming meadows which thrived … Continue reading →

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