Jane and and John love to see their little hummingbirds return in the spring, usually around the middle of March. There are only a few brave hummers appearing that early in the season because we can still have freezing weather. Soon though the trickle turns into a flood about mid-April and by May we are constantly filling our two large feeders and usually putting out about a gallon of

sugar water every day. We have friends that buy hummingbird food mix, but there isn’t much point in that – just use one part sugar to four parts of water (i.e., one cup of sugar to four cups of water.) Please do not use red food coloring – it isn’t necessary and some say it isn’t good for the hummers. So far this year, we figure we have used about 50 pounds of sugar! If we weren’t leaving this coming Monday for summer travel, we might go through another 50 pounds! John took many high-resolution close-up pictures of our little friends and they are posted in our photo gallery. We sincerely hope you will appreciate the pictures of some of God’s beautiful creatures!

Speaking of travel, we are getting the coach ready to hit the road. We are both looking forward to getting on the road again and seeing some friends and more of our beautiful country. Instead of being gone all summer, we will be coming back in eight or ten weeks due to the high cost of diesel. We might do more local exploration with the coach – Texas has lots of state parks and the Davis Mountains might provide a nice break from the heat later in the summer.

Stay tuned for updates while we travel! Blessings to all!