Bird song outside my window...

It's the first day we've had when it's really warm enough to open windows. Suddenly, it's summer! (I'd better not jinx myself!) I even sat out in a lawn chair, until I discovered a wood tick climbing up my pant leg. Micah explained to me that wood ticks climb the longest piece of grass they can find and wave their arms around until something touches them. Ha ha. Can you envision that? My grass is pretty long, so that helps them out. I'm going to have to go in search of a lawn mower. We have several dead ones. Maybe there's a good repairman nearby.

The birds stayed away while I was outside, but one little hummer perched on a dead branch high up in a tree. After a long time he flew down and drank out of the feeder. Then he flew back up to the same branch. I think he's guarding the feeder. Keeping it all for himself.

Josh got this ghostly photo of a hummingbird a few days ago. Can you find the bird?

Female oriole-she's after the little dish of jam that Josh put in that planter. :)

 We've been wondering if we would see a scarlet tanager. It showed up day before yesterday!

 Yesterday morning I woke up with a swollen throat and achy muscles.  Things gradually went downhill as I developed a whopper of a fever, so I cancelled my physical therapy appointment and spent most of the day in bed. At about 10:30 last night I realized that my fever was gone. Feeling better today, but my throat is still a little sore. I'm wondering if I'll go to my PT appointment tomorrow. I really dislike going to appointments, and my neck is gradually improving (SLOWLY! It's been almost 6 weeks!) I guess I'll see how I'm doing in the morning.

Got my desk cleared off...sorta. I've been enjoying using it today to make a few cards. I switched out the chair. That WWII swivel chair had a lot of character, but it was kind of a wrestling match to get it to do what I wanted. Notice the lamp. That's lamp #3 in my little bedroom. I don't use the overhead light at all. It casts a glaring light. Light's a big deal to me, and I like it close to what I'm looking at. The bulb in this little lamp casts a bluish light. That's a no-no. I'll have to get some new bulbs. What a weirdo, right?

A couple of cute grandkid pics... Thatchy poo and his big sisters.

I think I forgot to post Hazel's kindergarten graduation pictures. Bad grandma!

And there's Sully and Della.

I finished this book:

I HIGHLY recommend it! Nabeel does a wonderful job of showing us his upbringing as a Muslim in a loving home and community. He meets a young Christian man (David Wood) in college and they spend several years becoming close brother-like friends, as well as debating the pros and cons of their belief systems. I came out of the experience knowing a lot more about Islam and Christianity. He treats the subject with humor and with a passion to know the truth, no matter what. I couldn't put it down! (He died of cancer in 2017, I believe, but not before writing several books that will bless a whole lot of us. A brilliant young man. He was part of Ravi Zacharias' ministry and some of his videos are still available on YouTube.)

Okay. Long enough! God bless you, every one!
Shalom!