[Marcella]

The double window in my upstairs bedroom looks out over the garden. It’s habit I look out there when I get up. Looked out this morning about 8 am, and there was a HUMMINGBIRD on the feeder. It sat on one of the perches and drank for a while. I’m downstairs now at 8:55 and there it is again on the feeder.

Oops, Prissy was on my chair and just saw the hummingbird and had a fit. She now wants out there to get rid of the bird. I’m not letting her out - now the bird is gone. The feeder is on a tall metal pole that was put there for a feeder.

So, I have one hummingbird.

[Marcella]

Have you ever found something at your house that you didn't know you had? I was looking for something in an armoire in my bedroom this morning and saw two boxes and didn't know what was in them. Got one out and it's a George Bush doll with him in his military pilot suit and around him are all the items a military pilot would have on him. There is a parachute, water bottle, helmet with all the oxygen tubes and another pair of hands, the right one with the thumbs up sign. There is a radio and more equipment a pilot would have. The bill is also there and I paid $40 for this doll in 2003. He and the equipment are behind a clear plastic cover and it hasn't been opened to get to the doll or pieces. I wonder how much this might be worth today.

There was another box and I got it out. I absolutely don't remember this and it had never been taken out of the box. It's a colorful ceramic cowboy boot cookie jar. It's about a foot tall, very colorful and has a ceramic lid on top that looks like the straps a boot has to pull it on. I'll bring that downstairs and put it where it can be seen. I have no idea where I got that or when.

What else lurks around here that I don't know I have? Have you been surprised like that?

[rightly_dividing]

You will have more hummers soon.