{"id":15991,"date":"2022-05-29T21:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T01:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=15991"},"modified":"2022-05-29T21:02:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T01:02:47","slug":"hummingbirds-newsletters-plants-5-29-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=15991","title":{"rendered":"Hummingbirds! Newsletters! Plants! 5.29.22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seventy years.  That&#8217;s really something.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-bQ7Zm24\/0\/0cafbc01\/M\/IMG_6118-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I know I have several windows and doors that leak air.  I&#8217;ll have to do some research on how to fix them.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-2jP6b5c\/0\/e7aee776\/L\/IMG_6119-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to remember this.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-zdvBG25\/0\/c7670e87\/M\/IMG_6143-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From Eric Barkers new book &#8220;Plays Well With Others.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-6qcRWMw\/0\/1b7f1ad0\/L\/IMG_6109-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-sFFCTPp\/0\/23236147\/L\/IMG_6110-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OYB!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-zphLdSs\/0\/3fa6aa91\/L\/IMG_6111%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-pSVT7pR\/0\/63fea99d\/L\/67552022920__BA756E24-9AD0-43CF-8FA1-BF56226EE290-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Espa\u00f1ol!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-t64HqNP\/0\/1a5187f3\/L\/IMG_6115-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-GMbKCCH\/0\/36a7fcb2\/L\/IMG_6116-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-33JLC6H\/0\/161c9653\/L\/IMG_6117-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Watered my plants. A lot of my orchids are blooming.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-3dpTs5m\/0\/cbf5183d\/M\/IMG_5790-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-z7q9Knm\/0\/b765d86f\/M\/IMG_5791-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-cgM3Njx\/0\/37c59182\/M\/IMG_5792-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-NcVbSVk\/0\/ffd7de19\/M\/IMG_5793-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-3mp2VGC\/0\/369c9571\/L\/IMG_5794%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-mcB73V9\/0\/fd4e0363\/M\/IMG_5795%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-WDCrQft\/0\/f24b4948\/M\/IMG_5796-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-CrCRbRz\/0\/8ff22ca2\/M\/IMG_5797-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-5ZFtHxx\/0\/1786fb9c\/M\/IMG_5798-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-tQ2qDFv\/0\/70ee7c1c\/L\/IMG_5799%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-cGm9Trq\/0\/72580e63\/M\/IMG_5800-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-WTgQHS4\/0\/55bcc497\/M\/IMG_5801%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the warmer weather, I need to redo the water in the hummingbird feeders once a week,  otherwise they start to ferment.  I saw both the male and female hummingbird at my window feeder today.  Makes me so happy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-hSjh4hw\/0\/d8134874\/M\/IMG_5803-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-kpz6kHZ\/0\/a028eb5e\/M\/IMG_5802%202-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-7JBdHtC\/0\/a9a5d903\/L\/IMG_5804-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-f8GxJ3r\/0\/61104d2e\/L\/IMG_5805-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I moved one of my feeders over one set of trees.  Now I can see two of them from my spot on the front porch. It&#8217;s good to have them somewhat separated.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-dqcqL89\/0\/4e0c5a82\/M\/IMG_5806-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-vKFQ5nP\/0\/7b790b0f\/M\/IMG_5807-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Raked and swept off the rug outside more door.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-WDwd4bC\/0\/9c97e687\/L\/IMG_5808-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Redid my Saint Francis shrine.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-7RgTvrD\/0\/7298bbcb\/M\/IMG_5809-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Went to the Dollar Tree to get some silk flowers.  I&#8217;m going to put them in the bushes near my front porch.  Add a little color, even if it&#8217;s fake color.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-4D9JPBP\/0\/f631fc02\/L\/IMG_5810-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also picked up a paint brush.  I&#8217;m trying to pollenate the Venus Fly Trap flowers so I can get seeds and try to grow them.  Never done that before.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-M7jhtzp\/0\/59b3627f\/L\/IMG_5811%203-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Harry!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-6wjVVpV\/0\/2b738232\/L\/IMG_6144-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Produced my newsletter.  Wrote it and did the labels.  Did everything but put the stamps on.  I ran out of them and the machine at the Post Office was out of order.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-p8Lq832\/0\/5fd4baef\/L\/IMG_5814-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-7PzkHrb\/0\/68204783\/M\/IMG_5816-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-8nhTK8R\/0\/de7c273d\/L\/IMG_5812%202-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Something-Different\/Hummingbirds-Newsletters-Plants-52922\/i-FQgVV4d\/0\/c5ee3249\/M\/IMG_5818-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seventy years. That&#8217;s really something. I know I have several windows and doors that leak air. I&#8217;ll have to do some research on how to fix them. I&#8217;m going to remember this. From Eric Barkers new book &#8220;Plays Well With Others.&#8221; OYB! Espa\u00f1ol! Watered my plants. A lot of my orchids are blooming. With the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15991"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15991"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15994,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15991\/revisions\/15994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}