My mom has always had a fascination with humming birds. She plants canalillies all around their deck in the back yard and hangs bright red feeders to attract them.
Most afternoons, if it is nice outside, you can find my parents sitting on their deck casually watching for them to visit. When we were kids, we also had a fascination with them, seeing my mom always so excited when they came around. My sister and I always wanted more than anything to see them each day we played outside. There were multiple occasions I can recall running upstairs to put on every red item of clothing we own, and dragging our thick plastic Little Tikes chairs into the back yard to sit in between the canalillies that were taller than us. We would sit, nestled among the leaves, being as still as possible, and wait and hope that we could catch a close up look at the tiny little birds while my mom watched us from the window.
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3/26/2017 03:51:36 pm
I love the image of two little girls dressed in red, holding still in hopes of hummingbirds.
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3/26/2017 04:13:01 pm
The images you describe are sweet, two little girls among the flowers. I know they will light on shoulders and flutter around bright colors. Lovely memory!
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3/27/2017 12:17:07 am
My grandma used to feed the hummingbirds on her farm, too. I loved watching them, in awe of how fast they could beat their little wings! :)
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