Little hummingbirds

It was gorgeous again yesterday with blue skies and a bright sun.  And I was stuck inside working.  It's days like this that make me wish my work computer was portable enough to pull outside on the porch and work in the sunshine.  Robert says he can make this happen for me; we'll see though.

After work I went outside to soak up any remaining sun as it quickly set behind the not too distant hills, and took pictures of how the backyard is adjusting to fall.

Of the freshly fallen leaves and Leia playing.



Of the brightly colored leaves still on the tree.





Of the one of the final sunflowers in my garden.



Of the last rays of sun.



And then I paused and tossed the ball for Leia once or twice, when I heard them.  The hummingbirds in the tree in the neighbors yard directly behind ours.

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They were buzzing around, speeding from tree to tree and chirping to each other.  I think there are only two but there could be more.  I believe they've been around all year too.



They are shy little guys that always run from the hummingbird feeder the moment they see me (and my camera).  I do love my zoom lens; I stood close to the back fence hoping they would continue to frequent that branch.

Hummingbirds always make me smile. They make me think of my Granny and watching the visitors to her feeders, and that makes me smile too.

TOO FAST

The week is going by too fast!

Which is a good thing - because weekend - but also a bad thing - because I have things I want to get done and can't seem to find the time (or energy) to do them in.

So quick catch up on this week's Monday and Tuesday.  I have Wednesday's post all planned out separate-like cause it's kind of special, and then maybe I'll be able to squeeze Thursday and Friday in on Thursday and Friday.

MONDAY


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Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

I have been on a wait list at my local library for about three months for this book.  They finally had a copy open up for me. I am LOVING IT so far. This is the author's second book and I am loving it just as much, if not more, than the first one, Attachments.  I will no longer be waiting for my library to have a copy of her future books for me (her third, Fangirl comes out in a few months) and will buy as soon as possible.  I recommend both books.  (Also, I'll get to meet the author (I think) later this month as she is coming to LeakyCon. YAY!)


TUESDAY

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Ladybug on my lavender plant.

And now my cute dogs with sunflare, because I like the photos and want to share them.




Shower and bed time now 'cause 6 a.m. (I hate 6 a.m.) - TOODLES!

Dance dance

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After Carus's dance class this evening, we went location scouting at a local park.  Oh yeah, I didn't tell you a whole story.

So, recently Robert got laid off.  We've been expecting it for awhile (like since October) as the company had very little to no work for quite some time.  We were hoping it would hold out until he had something else lined up but it didn't. Things aren't bad so no worries.

Because every little bit helps, I decided to open up shop on a little photography venture. I'm a week in and already have three sessions booked and two more in the works.  Coordinating schedules for outdoor shoots in spring in Oregon is FUN.

So yeah.  I'm really happy with this location I picked out for this specific shoot.  I'm not planning on doing a backlit and sunflare photo like this - well maybe one, if it works out and looks good.

Anyhoo.  Picture.  That's a clover field.  They are resting crops for every few years on wheat/alfalfa fields around here and there are usually more red flowers mixed with the green but right now, with the colder weather (low 60s when we should be getting high 70s) they aren't.  I don't know if they will or if their window passed.  They're still pretty fields though.

(Don't mind the face she's making. The pose was the best in this one and the eyes were closed in all the other ones anyways. There were other better photos of her as well but I wanted to show the location most so I'm going to be okay with it. It's not the worst face.)

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