Hummingbirds and other things

Hi G-Fans!

Well, we may have had clouds and some rain today, but despite the overcast nature of the day, it was still a lovely day!

And the walk was pretty awesome too.

We didn't see the deer or babies again, but we did see the hoof prints of the baby deer.  We also saw horse hoof prints and human foot prints.  We also found quite a lot of blueberries, high bush and low bush.  Yummy for the concierge and Raphael, the rest of us just enjoyed a breather - our tongues were getting pretty long and dangling out of our mouths pretty far even though it wasn't terribly hot today and we walked late afternoon into early evening.  We made the concierge miss the summer weekly evening service in the antique chapel.  It was ok I guess, there didn't seem to be much gnashing of teeth over the situation.  So, I guess it is no problem.  

We have included a link about a hummingbird - take a look at it - you will enjoy it....

Click here to watch the baby humming bird video

We have also included a picture of something we found on the walk.  It isn't the clearest picture, but it was very cool for Harry's concierge to find while she and the other two leggeds stuffed their faces with blueberries.

May you delight in the unexpected surprises in life.

TTFN!

-G

It is a Praying Mantis...

mantis |ˈmantis| (also praying mantis)noun ( pl. same or -tises )a slender predatory insect related to the cockroach. It waits motionless for prey with its large spiky forelegs folded like hands in prayer. 

mantis

•Suborder Mantodea, order Dictyoptera:Mantidae and other families, and manyspecies, including Mantis religiosa, introduced to America from southernEurope and now found commonly in thenortheastern U.S.ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: modern Latin, fromGreek, literally ‘prophet.’

praying mantis |ˈpreɪɪŋ ˈmøn(t)əs|see mantis .noun

Two buds taking a stroll.....