August 28, 2012

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Humming and Buzzing

We had burgers on the deck earlier this week and Dad took some videos of the hummers at dusk.  There are more than ever this year and August is always their peak of activity...just ask Autumn who has been filling the 3 feeders almost daily.  I guess they multiply and replenish and return in greater numbers every year.  We've seen more than a dozen at a time and there are more than that frequenting the Barker Juice Bar.  They are almost like big bees swarming around a hive and they certainly like to tweet and squeak.  Enjoy these videos:
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Today I was unhappy to receive yellow jacket sting #4 for the summer while out pruning the potentillas.  Dad discovered a huge nest afterwards.  I got stung on the right hand knuckle around 1:00pm.  Ouch!  Then it started to swell.  By about 7:00pm I couldn't move my fingers, they were so swollen.  My hand was burning and itchy and the skin was stretched really tight.  I ate dinner with my left hand.  Here is a photo taken around 9:30pm, after the swelling had started to go down and my fingers were working again. 

August Road Trip to Oregon, Idaho and Montana

9 days and 2800 miles...one last hurrah to see some really beautiful countryside and people we really like. It was lots of fun!!!
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