More rain today.
Sigh.
There are bright spots amidst all this rain. For one, the days of deluge have given me time to stalk ruby-throated hummingbirds. I’ve been trying to capture one on film for a while, but I am never patient enough when the weather is nice. This weekend, though, I staked out the feeder attached to our kitchen window. I was able to sit inside and stay dry until a hummingbird arrived to drink; then I slipped my head and camera out the slider door, which is about five feet from the feeder window, and snapped pictures until he or she flew away. That’s how I managed to score this image:
© Loree Griffin Burns
Rainy mornings are also pretty perfect for drafting new books. So here I go …