“Hummingbird darts lightly through the world, spreading its message of joy and beauty, and teaching us to appreciate the wonder and magic of everyday existence. Hummingbird brings the gift of joy. Learn to laugh and be happy.” ~Unknown author
This week has gone by in a flash as I’m working hard on trimming down my work in progress by editing out all but the necessary words. Anyway, I just realized I let Wednesday slide by without a post. So I reached into my archives and pulled out this one from five years ago about hummingbirds, but it’s still good today. Hope you don’t mind the replay.
I love seeing hummingbirds. The little birds do seem nearly magical as they hover and drink from the throats of flowers. Just the sight of them or the sound of them buzzing past my head brings a smile. I put out a feeder every year to attract the little jewels of nature to my porch. The ruby-throated hummer is the only one I’ve ever seen in this area, but he’s a beauty. And a wonder as shown in this quote.
“The ruby-throated hummingbird is a wonder of migration. Every winter it makes an amazing journey. Some have been known to make a journey of 2500 miles or more, from Alaska to Central America. Because of it, the hummingbird is a symbol for accomplishing that which seems impossible. It will teach you how to find the miracle of joyful living from your own life circumstances.” ~ Ted Andrews
The one in the picture is a female. Amazingly enough, every spring the very first time I see this hummer or one like her is when she buzzes my office window as though to tell me, “Okay, I’m here. Get with it and put that feeder out.” I obey her command and don’t see her at my window again. At least not until I have flowers in my window boxes. Then she just works through the flowers and ignores the window. Unless I let the feeder run dry the way I did today. And here she is, not sipping from the flowers, but instead hovering on the outside of my window and staring straight at me as if to say, “What’s the matter with you? Don’t you know a hummingbird has to eat?” Needless to say, the hummingbird feeder is freshly cleaned and filled this evening.
One more beautiful hummingbird quote.
“Hummingbird shows us how to re-visit the past for the purpose of releasing it instead of being caught in a permanently backward flight pattern. It also helps us to see that if we step aside we may see our life differently. Hummingbird teaches us to transcend time, to recognize that what has happened in the past and what might happen in the future is not nearly as important as what we are experiencing now. It teaches us to hover in the moment, to appreciate its sweetness.” – Constance Barrett Sohodski
May we all hover in the moment and appreciate its sweetness. As always, thanks for reading.
Do you like to feed hummingbirds?
