Date: 09/10/2008

Number: 1

Frost 20 miles north of us last nite. Hanging out wash around 8 AM results in very cold fingers. Quiet - no chitters, scolding or buzzing flybys. Coming home at 1 PM; no small green bodies to dodge. My daughter, notices the quiet around her yard, too. Hummingbird season is officially over here. Watching the news,seeing the great spider sprawl of Hurricane Ike; I wonder how many miles tiny birds cover in a day and say a prayer. I think of Chatterbox, a tiny female with a distinct personality. We enjoyed her visits for 6 years, then she didn't return after one such hurricane. Maybe they won't arrive in Texas until after Hurricane Ike passes thru. I know they mass in parts of the Texas coast before traveling across the Gulf to Mexico. Fingers crossed that they're timing is right...

Marne, MI

Latitude: 43.1 Longitude: -85.9

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