I am thrilled that we have three hummingbirds at home, I could not be happier.

I saw several deer on my way to work. Which always starts the day off great.

A beautiful sunrise

Overall a good week.

I am see more with my camera than I used to.

This woodpecker is hard to catch.

Love all the hummingbirds! ❤️

The sunrise on Tuesday.

Zinnia ❤️

Sunflower ❤️

Our Goldens ready for breakfast. ❤️

First of a couple hummingbird photos, it is so hard to pick just one

This cute little frog was on my door.

What I started reading this week. There is just so much more to creating a comic book

than I realized. Such a good book, I expect I will go back and read this more.

Is there a limit to how many photos I can post of hummingbirds? I sure hope not!

If I had to pick one photo to share of hummingbirds (for the week), this one would be it.

Sibling or friend of this one ran into the woods before I could get photo of it. Love seeing deer on my drive to work

.This pretty flower is in our backyard. I love the water drops. 💦

❤️ hummingbirds

This American Goldfinch has learned to trust I am not there to hurt it, just take the occasional photo or ten. 🙂

My favorite photo of the week. An American Goldfinch.

Yes I did take some hummingbird photos.

Transplanted this from work to home. I am not a plant expert, I am hoping it is the same as the one below. I had it planted in shade in work, I am hoping that the spot I picked at home in full sun will make it happier and flourish like this one.

I was happy to see the hummingbird at the zinnia.

I took this photo on the way to work this morning.

This one was magical! I am seriously amazed by how they fly.

A great week in photos.

This so far is my favorite hummingbird photo that I have taken.

Hummingbirds and sunflowers I am unsure if I could ask for more…

And then there is the Zinnia SO beautiful! The color is so bright and vibrant It almost looks fake!

This “American Goldfinch” caught my eye; it was feasting on the sunflowers.

As for photos it was a very good week.

Until next week…

Still loving these flowers.

Sadie

Mattie & Sadie ❤️

Went to the Emden citywide sales this weekend, it is such a cute, friendly town.

Sunflowers catch my eye.

So pretty! I am surprised that I do not have any photos of hummingbirds this week. 😟

I did see a couple deer this week, which always makes me smile.

I was kind of amazed how close I was able to roll up before it took off. Overall a very good week.

I do not see hot air balloon's often, had to get a photo.

I finished Matthew McConaughey’s Greenlights book, I wish I had bought it sooner it is good listen. Most, books I listen at 1.5 speed, but not his, he did a wonderful job reading it at a great pace. And his voices were wonderful, very good book, I recommend it.

I am going to start putting my hummingbird photos in their own folder so that I can see quickly how many photos I have taken of these beautiful birds.

I have heard this woodpecker but have not been able to get a photo of it until this week.

And this was the second one, it was as if the bird knew what I had done…. 🤔

Saturday we were hitting the city wide yard sales in Abington, Illinois, I found these at the end of the day, adding to my James Patterson collection. 🙂

My favorite hummingbird photo from this week.

My sweet husband bought three more plants than we “believe” hummingbirds like. It has been a couple days and still have not seen a hummingbird here at home. So disappointing. Thankfully I have three to four at work.

This Zinnia plant has beautiful flowers.

Listened to Made to Stick by brothers Chip and Dan Heath. Definitely a book I will have to listen to more than once.

Monday morning this bunny rabbit welcomed me when I got to work.

Sunflowers and carnations are my favorite flowers. I think I will try and grow some carnations next year. 🙂

This was the sunrise; taken with my iPhone.

I did some reorganization and found this gift from my daughter. It was just such a thoughtful gift that encouraged my writing. So I brought it out of the bedroom and put it on our coffee table and I opened it up and took a card and followed the prompt. I set my timer for 30 minutes, it felt like a long time the first day. And the second day the time flew by. It felt good to write.

What I started to listen to this week, “Where Good Ideas Come From” By Steven Johnson. It was referenced by James Patterson’s in his Master Class. In the last month I found like forty of his books for a very good deal. I have wanted to read “Women’s Murder Club” for a while, and now I have like the first four, so I pulled the first book and put it in my bag. My thought process is weird I tend to have to mentally justify my reading fiction, but I can sit and watch tv for hours. So weird. Something I will definitely work on. Reading is not a luxury dang it!

I am excited to start reading this.

Our beautiful golden retrievers I took this photo with my Rebel Camera. I am learning more each week on how to use it. So much fun.

Overall another good week.

This is one of my favorite photos I was amazed that I caught three hummingbirds. I do wish that I had been able to take a video, they were all going into the feeder then fluttering back about three times in unison. It was magical!

Husband sent this to me at work with, “Where’s Momma?”

I was able to go “golfing” with my husband Wednesday. I thought this was a pretty good photo if I do say so myself. 😂.

We went to a city wide sale in La Salle on Thursday. They are such wonderful dogs! I love when someone asks, “Can I pet your dog?” We always say, Yes, of course. They have made so many people happy. Which makes us happy.

Had a short video conversation with my sister. Drove into town and got a pedicure. I won’t be going back to that nail salon. After I sat down, I looked up at the TV and the news is on. I don’t want to watch the news, I personally would prefer the Food Network or Magnolia Network, a good remodeling show, or perhaps a guilty pleasure that I wouldn’t watch at home much such as “Keeping up with the Kardashians” I am spending fifty plus dollars and would like a mental break from reality for some self care. I will go find another nail salon the next time. Close is nice but I am becoming more particular about how I spend our money.

Which I feel is a good step in the right direction.

I am learning to use my new Canon Rebel Camera with ChatGPT it has been very helpful not to say that my phone camera is bad I just wanted to try using it and am pretty impressed with the quality. My goal is to taking quality hummingbird photos.

My first lesson was to learn the zoom which was fun.

Final day of the US Open… at this moment Wyndham Clark is leading, seven under. The final day is the best, the pressure of winning a major makes it interesting.

As of June 2026 still no leaves… I wonder if they are coming?

Finished listening to this book, it is one that will stay with you!

Re-Listening to this book, I am definitely getting more out of it now the second time. It is a very good book.

Reading this.

These are the best of the MANY photos I took this week.

There is a hummingbird above. ⬆️

We, I should say my husband took his saw to the old and sad looking lilac bush in the corner of our yard. This is what it looked like:

We then planted three “English Lavender” plants. And moved the pavers around it.

Then he put down some mulch think it looks fine and once the plants fill out it will look nice.

Then yesterday we were in Delavan, Illinois for their city wide sales and found these cute lighthouses.

I may repaint them down the road and possibly find some outdoor solar lights.

This is my tomato plant today; May 31, 2026

I am just always amazed how quickly it seems that they grow.

This is the day I planted it April 19, 2026.

Nature is just so amazing.

This photo is from the day my daughter told me she was pregnant with my first grandson.❤️

Love this photo with my oldest daughter. ❤️

One of my favorite photos with both my daughters.

Our Hummingbird paradise is coming together. 🙂

My honey found this loveseat Friday. I love it!

We bought this container at a yard sale on Saturday for a dollar! 🙂

Put up the border at work.

And planted this in the location. I look forward to seeing what comes up.

The rest of the border, we like the way it turned out

It was a very good week!

I hope all the Mom’s have a wonderful day! 🌸

Planted these on Monday, can’t wait to see if they come up… I will update if they do.

Added a second feeder, more food for more hummingbirds.

Storm clouds.

6:50 AM ☀️ sun on our drive to Normal, Illinois.

Started listening to this, I am so inspired by Ruth Bader Ginsburg!

My honey found this awesome giraffe standing next to a palm tree. I was surprised how heavy it was.

It was another good week!

I am so very grateful!

Finished listening to this book, it was definitely interesting.

Started listening to this one. Should have listened to this earlier in my life.

I would say Sadie is comfortable with going for rides.

Love my sweet husband! ❤️

Saw my first Hummingbird in 2026 on Tuesday April 21. A very happy day, I had put up the feeder on Monday. Overall a pretty good week!