The silence thirty minutes before sunrise is deafening. The overcast sky just barely lighter than the shadowy blackness of the trees. Though there is enough of a glow to the sky to make the ground visible. The Houston/Galveston eathglow effect.
The first bird calls. Then another. A breeze stirs the branches and leaves rustle. Dawn approaches.
The storm to the south of us in the Gulf looks to be an interesting addition to our weekend. So far it’s just a rain event in the Gulf itself. Let’s hope it stays that way…
It’s now ten minutes to sunrise and while the world is lighter, there is nothing but blue-gray in the sky. This is the normal time for the hummingbirds to come alive… while a few are buzzing the feeders, it’s only a few so far this morning.
Sunrise is here and there isn’t a bit of color to be seen on the eastern horizon…
I was just looking at the forecast for next week and I was seeing a lost almost a whole week where the temperature doesn’t leave the seventies… oh my God… is it actually going to feel like fall when fall arrives?
Well, there is now a slight glow in the dome of the sky. It’s about time since the sun should now be well up behind the cloud cover. I guess I’ll head on in and wake up number two grandson…
Y’all stay safe, stay healthy, and Pray for our Nation and the world… and Pray “herd mentality” doesn’t give us four (or even twelve) more years of this insanity… just saying.
I put up two hummingbird feeders yesterday. I’ve seen four or five buzz by since then, and one perched for a drink. How long does it usually take for them to get enthusiastic about stopping by?
I hate to say it but years ago I hung a feeder and it took years before I saw a hummingbird. But, if they’ve discovered it already you should see more. If you see one sitting around and being a bully it’s time to hang a second feeder.
My two feeders in the front yard never get as much traffic as the backyard feeders. The backyard feeders are in the open and the front yard feeder has more covering shrubs.