Today, I did a very stupid thing. At about 7:30 AM I was emptying and refilling the rotten fruit trays for the butterflies when I inadvertently locked myself out of the house. Now mind you I knew just as I closed the door what I had done but it was too late. There I was in my robe, due to be at Hereford Lighthouse at 8AM to do some photographing with a friend.
Thank God I have the extra space above the garage with a combination lock. There's nothing there but a sofa and some chairs but there is also a phone where I could call a super friend who came to rescue me. She needed to wait for her hubby to come home from work with the car so while waiting I was able to look out over the gardens in the backyard.
The gardens are looking great and are really drawing in the butterflies and birds. There were 2 sets of birds that I couldn't ID but then I didn't have my bins or my camera to take pictures. But I did see Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, a Clearwing Hummingbird moth and a host of other critters. So once I was releashed and back in my house I took pictures of the neat nature in my own backyard.
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Blue Salvia |
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Cypress Vine |
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| Cabbage White Butterfly |
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| Bumble Bee on Anise Hysop |
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| Cloudless Sulphur on Partridge Pea |
