Mommy Hummingbird in Profile – Photo: L. Weikel

Pair of Hummingbirds

I’m not sensing a dominant topic asserting itself tonight in the ethers surrounding my laptop. As a result, I may be relegated to simply chit chatting tonight and giving an update on this and that, with no overarching theme. My ideas seem to be just flitting about like the pair of hummingbirds who’ve moved into our yard.

I should probably disclose right now that I’m sitting here on the couch with the front door slightly ajar. I’m listening to the rain splash down in that unmistakably soothing manner that only happens when the shagbark hickory, magnolias, and cherry trees just outside the door are dressed in their full leafy regalia. The patter of the raindrops is almost akin to a springtime lullaby.

Indeed, my bed beckons irresistibly this most perfect night for sleeping. The temperature outside is ideally suited to us simply having our windows open, devoid of any mechanical means of drawing in, circulating, humidifying, or cooling the air in our bedroom. And precisely because of this dearth of human-generated noise, we’ll be serenaded solely by the sounds of nature.

Be Still My Heart

Beyond the siren song of the rain and the cool breeze whispering in through the screened windows, I’m even more eager to hit the sheets, so to speak. That’s because tonight those sheets are new. Yes! We have a brand new (and freshly washed) set on the bed, an indulgence I justified as a Mother’s Day gift to myself. They’re made of Tencel Modal, a material made of sustainably harvested beech, bamboo, or eucalyptus. I’m a total sucker for this material, its softness floods my tactile proclivities with endorphins.

Combined with the after-effects of doing yoga for the first time in half an eon yesterday and mowing lawn again today, my body is swooning and egging me on to finish this post already and get us to bed.

Little did I realize that my post tonight would mostly center on my preoccupation with my new sheets, but there it is: Life with Lisa. An edge-of-your-seat extravaganza of daily excitement.

My Gift to You

My gift to you this evening is that I’m sharing photos of the Mommy and Daddy hummingbirds that have moved into our yard instead of our sheets. Nope! No photos of our sheets, no matter how you protest.

Hummingbirds. They’re much more interesting, I assure you. Although they’re probably not nearly as great to sleep with – or on.

Daddy Ruby-Throated – Photo: L.Weikel

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