Hummingbirds

I hope I do not get into trouble for snatching this
hummingbird picture from the Google
website today.  Google's new update is called "hummingbird" and took effect this morning.  Google named it Hummingbird  because it is precise and fast.
The hummingbird has special significance for us because for the past month, they have been taking in nectar from the red blooms of the Pineapple Sage and also from the orange blooms on the 20' high Lion's Ear, native to Africa. They like to feed in the morning and at dinner time in the evening.

Pineapple Sage

Lions Ear

Hummingbirds

By Judy Hines

Written 9-19-13 to be read at Poetry Service at our UU Church

Tiny bodies, a blur of wings motion the air,

Suspended, hovering, touching red and orange flowers

Long beak withdrawing nectar, succulent and sweet nourishment.

Stay aloft a moment more for a photograph

Before slipping out of sight.