Purple Flowers & Green Hummingbird

First, a couple of comet notes:

• If you only got the email version of the post from Monday where I had a link to a YouTube video of a timelapse of the comet setting, you may not have gotten the link. I don’t know why the email notices when I include a YouTube link don’t show the link, but they don’t. Just click on the email and it should take you to the website itself, which WILL show you the video.
• Cloudy again tonight here, but I see many, many photos on social media, some of which are utterly incredible, some of which are like mine, taken with phones and of marginal resolution. But it’s amazing to see the joy that folks are showing in seeing the comet themselves and sharing their pictures, even if they’re just so-so compared to the pros.
• The other thing I’m seeing in today’s batch of pictures in social media is that the comet seems to be fading just as fast as it brightened a couple weeks ago. With today’s full moon, haze or clouds, and light pollution from cities, while most folks could get their phones to spot it in a 3-second exposure (or longer), many could only barely see it with the naked eye. Which means if you haven’t seen it yet, be looking this weekend for your last good shot at seeing it, and if you possibly can get away from the city lights to a good, dark sky location.
• Good comet hunting to all!

I was getting the mail the other day when I heard a familiar LOUD buzzing sound. Right in front of me, arm’s length away, attacking the purple flowers that surround the mailbox, was a vibrant, green hummingbird.

I didn’t have much time to get my phone out of my pocket and on to snap a couple of quick photos, but I got something.

I think it was so close to me (and fearless) because it was trying to remind me (in a bitchy, very passive-aggressive way) that the feeders were empty and had been that way for a couple of days. I apologized and promised to get them re-filled (which I did) and it zipped off, message (or threat) delivered.