My brother informed me that he was going to be out of town for the day so would I mind letting his dog out. I arrived waking the old timer from his nap and after a large yawn he got off his couch, had a good stretch and out the door we went for a pee and a walk.
After our walk we both enjoyed my brothers garden – the dog appreciated a good roll in the recently weeded dirt and I searched for cucumbers, tomatoes and zucchinis to “barrow” along with admiring all of the flowers.
The flowers also enticed bees and hummingbirds; I considered this to be a great time to get the ultimate hummingbird photo.
Hummingbirds can flap their wings 50 to 200 time per second – could I get my patience to last longer than that?
The dog was taking a nap in the shade as I set up a lawn chair and waited for the hummingbird’s cameras at the ready. They put on a show of flying acrobatics that had me trying not to frighten them as I tried to focus on their rapid voyage through the air.
I will have to try again these are not the award-winning photos I had hoped for, but it was fun to be a part of a hummingbird’s day and to practice my patience.
