Familiar with "practical *stuff* "... Just completed moving (a little further north) and the plate has been so full sideboards were needed. Living out of boxes, unable to find much of anything. This year of our LORD has been one filled with turmoil. Anyways... happy you've not abandoned your efforts. BTW - birds and blooms are always appreciated. This site is a live cam of West Texas and the hummingbirds who frequently visit to feed. Later gator,
West Texas hummersOur hummers have all gone, now. We keep the feeder up for weeks past the date when we expect to see them, in case there are some stragglers coming down from the North.
Funny you mention Texas, and ‘Birds and Blooms’.
My friend in Texas introduced me to ‘Birds and Blooms’ by giving me a subscription as a gift one Christmas;
http://www.birdsandblooms.com