Well, Here’s Hopin’

In another attempt to lure the Anna’s Hummingbirds to the backyard, we picked up this much more colourful feeder. They have been spotted sipping nectar in backyards and gardens — just not ours! They won’t start today, which began sunnily enough. But by early afternoon, clouds had moved in, and gale force winds of 90 km/hr (predicted for yesterday) struck and lingered for a couple of hours.

A Wind Double Haiku

Wet Wind by zharth, CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 Statuesque trees bend To the ground as the wind howls Its lonely lament. Wind Blown by Mike Baird, CC-BY-2.0 Leaf and stone scatter While raindrops beat a frenzied Tattoo on the roof.