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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

I had to talk a neighbor out of putting agave in his humming bird feeders.

I make my own b/c the commercial humming bird nectar the commercial products are way too expensive - recipe is very easy, 1 cup sugar, 4 cups water, boil, let cook and you’re good to go. No red food coloring needed!

My yard is full of hummers! Three different varieties, they also like drinking from the outdoor fountains. Kitty watches them, but they are too fast and high for her.


437 posted on 02/21/2026 7:08:00 AM PST by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: FRiends
'Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow cycles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of Grace.'
~ May Sarton

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/may-sarton

441 posted on 02/21/2026 8:59:43 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Bon of Babble; Liz; Diana in Wisconsin
Bon...Sometimes I have a hard time seeing them they are so fast! They have not come back here yet, they are still vacationing in a warm place, probably in your neighborhood and up in her Canyon!

Any progress on your Catio?

449 posted on 02/21/2026 1:45:06 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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