Author: rakeeter

We have had hummingbirds around all summer as usual.  There is usually a black chin that takes possession of the feeder and drives off all comers and that was the case this year.  We also saw the occasional migrant, especially in the spring.  Now the resident black chin has headed south and there are several migrants constantly vying for access to the feeder.  These are headed south as well but in the meantime they are keeping us entertained.  We even put out another feeder to relieve the congestion in front of the kitchen window. Continue reading “Hummers” →

(Friday, September 22) It was a pleasant morning out at the golfcourse ; a nice breeze, lots of sunshine and only one mosquito, which is now an ex-mosquito.  The golf gods were smiling on me and I shot a 7-6-1-1, which in the Keeter scoring system is landing seven greens in regulation, making six pars, one birdie and one hole-in-one.  And there was no one around to witness it when that HIO rolled in.  Yes, it was a short par three hole.  I used a nine iron and didn’t hit it very well but the ball hopped up on the green and rolled right in.  It’s not how, but how many, I’m told, and I’ll take it. Continue reading “7-6-1-1” →

These shots were taken Saturday morning, August 26, 2017 between about 10:00 and, oh, maybe 10:45.  It was the first time in days that the sun was out before noon Continue reading “Late August” →