hi cherie - as far as i know each forum does their own thing - i hope they celebrate their OTJ's on the PZI forum as well! that would be nice.
the hummingbirds look like chunky toddlers in a too-small bucket! sorta like that photographer that takes pics of babies looking like little cabbages! that is a tiny nest - and they are adorable.
it's back to cold and rainy here - and i just spotted a hummingbird at the fuschia outside as well. grabbed the camera but it's already gone. i need to id that one - i see it a lot. brown belly. might be a rufous hummingbird.
the oven repair people are coming this afternoon - it was only installed in december and they've been here 4 times now, i think. the fan sounds like an airplane engine ready to take off. last week when i called i asked at what point we call this a lemon and replace it. they already replaced the motor once.
i woke up at 4am worried about my foster daughter. she's 19, been in an apt since aug 1 and is on quite the downward spiral. her rent is due tomorrow, she got fired 2 weeks ago from her 5hr/week job, she obstinantly refuses to do the things we've encouraged her to do to help herself . . . . she's lied to us (for several weeks about going to college) and stolen from us, and after tricking us into paying her rent in march, we're done giving her any money. we also told her she couldn't move back here in an effort to make her stand up and help herself. she wants to be taken care of, but we aren't willing to take care of another adult. of course, her story is a long one and i won't go into all of it, but although i know the "right" thing to do is make her take the consequences of her poor choices, i'm just so sad about the whole thing.
I love them, and enjoy watching them, even if they fight a lot over the nectar. LOL
