Summer Hummers

Each summer we are overrun with all ages of Black-chinned hummers.  The juveniles being the most common right now. Fewer feamle adults and even fewer males are still present.  Later on we will be hit hard by the migrating Ruby-throats, but for the present the 8 feeders and many native plants are the Black-chins lunch table.

Juvenile Black-chinned Hummingbird
 

Our hummingbird / butterfly native plant beds are doing very well despite the ongoing drought.  Hummingbird prefer plants with a tubular flower while butterflies prefer plants they can perch upon while feeding.  Our hummer plants are good nectar sources.



Mexican Honeysuckle
 

Salvia Gregii comes in red, purple, white, and pink



 

Texas Betony

 Yellow Bells - Tacoma Stans

 Texas Lantana

 

 

Hot Lips - Salvia

Turk's Cap

Some rifle time on the Gun Range

Trent firing my father's Steven's 44 shot...

Gettysburg 150th Anniversary

Sherry and I participated in the 150th Gettysburg Battle anniversary.  My great grandfather fought at Culp's Hill on July 2-3.  We were there for 5 days and on July 3 at 3pm stood in the Armistead Brigade position and began the maneuver to bring the thousands of participants toward the Corpus of Trees and the Angle where the Confederate battle hit the High Water mark of the Civil War.  Our route was over a mile through high grass, thistle, over two rail fences and across the Emmitsburg road to a point where all stopped and taps was played.

Sherry had an opportunity to visit with

Robert E. Lee (her hero).

 

 

Later on Sherry and I re-said our wedding vows.

General Stonewall Jackson's wife took our picture...