We’ve just missed, by a degree or two, a killing frost, so we still have flowers blooming in the garden. And yesterday, after not seeing a hummingbird for days, one appeared. The feeder is still out but it’s covered with bees, so the hummingbird drank from the agastache. This time of year they’re a lot more nervous and I had trouble getting close enough to get a good picture.
Hummingbird drinking from Salvia darcyi.
Hummer at Agastache rupestris in silhouette.
One morning this week we had a magpie visit us. They’re funny birds, sort of bossy and loud, but shy at the same time.
We’ve had snow on Greenhorn Mountain a couple of times already this fall, once at the end of September, and again on October 1. I hope that is a good sign for a snowy winter.
