I was outside having a smoke and looking in the tree for what I thought was a bird. Turns out it was a squirrel. First squirrel I have seen around here since the kittens have found a home. Unfortunately little critters don't visit often.

We are in the first heat wave of the year, as are a lot of places. Watching the weather channel this morning today's temperature is supposed to be 89 degrees and 96 for tomorrow. That made my mind up. Put the a/c on and cut the grass today. By the time I was done, I was soaked. I have flower beds and two flower hanging baskets in the front, along with two hummingbird feeder. I was on the deck watering one of the hanging baskets and a little female hummer decided she was hungry. She perched herself not six inches from me. I froze - heart pounding. Here we were eye to eye. She was obviously comfortable with my presence there as she started feeding. What an experience. She was checking me out as I was checking her out. The entire time that she was perched, she was bouncing up and down. I knew that hummers were small, but this up close and personal, I was able to see how delicate and beautiful they really are. Unfortunately this experience didn't last as long as I would have liked. A car chose this moment to come down the street and she flew. I was so excited I came in to call Bobbie. While I was on the phone, a Cooper's Hawk was flying around overhead. I think the only other thing that would have topped this day is if I saw the Bald Eagle soaring.