In the week of the foot I moved from chair to bed to hammock trying to keep out of the sun, which can only really be tolerated before 7.30 and after 4.
Time went very slowly, but it gave me a chance to observe the wildlife in the backyard - the blue-tailed lizards, iridescent blue magpies and hummingbirds. It was fantastic to see the latter in the feather, as it were. Sadly they came and went so quickly that I didn't get a photo.
There was one particular tree that they fed from. I once saw one, after hovering for nectar at various flowers, stop for dessert at a spider's web and take a beakful of flies.
Rosa's backyard was different - chickens, a big ferocious looking turkey, 2 cages of parrots, pigs and piglets all added their noises together as well as made sure the earth was well fertilized - a much more sensory environment.
Monday 26 November 2012
Humming birds
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Hi Keith
ReplyDeleteWe are really enjoying your descriptions and particularly like the picture of the feet, although perhaps the hummingbirds would have made a better photo!
I bet now you are there you wish you were staying longer..the time goes so quickly.
NY was very different from your experience, although exciting and scary as their floods were devastating and of course prevented anyone running the marathon. More of that on your return.
Meanwhile, keep the blogs going and enjoy the sun. It's very wet here and now cold too.
Love JIll & Gareth