Anna's Hummingbird

She spends most of her day in our 'fire garden' finding nectar in the blooming succulents. I see her out there every day, but I was prepared for her today. I'm quite sure she is a she because she lacks the red head and throat sported by the male. She's a bit drab by comparison but still features some iridescent green. 

Dana was washing their front door this morning because birds had managed to build a little nest on the back of the wreath hanging from it. She removed the nest because she was worried that it was a most unsuitable place to raise a family. When she picked up the wreath to put it back on the door she realized that they had managed to 'stealth build' a replacement. She just put the wreath back on the door nest and all.

The Farmers' Market was busy this morning as the weather has been warm, more and more fruit is appearing every week, and most of the usual vendors were there. Dana got her usual coffee drink but I opted for an even more delicious watermelon agua fresca.  

John and I were sitting at a table having our drinks and maple walnut
 scones when a fellow rode by on his bycycle with a large wagon like thing on the front with his large dog sitting in it. Neither dogs nor biycles are permitted in the market but this guy seemed to be a veritable good will ambassador, stopping to greet people,  all of whom wanted to pat his dog and admire her. We chatted with the sausage guy, whose name is Thiebaud , and who is unfailingly pleasant and smiling and wound up buying some spicy bratwurst.

At some point during the morning we remembered that today is our 63rd wedding anniversary. We will celebrate by watching the first stage of the Tour de France if we can figure out how to download the right app on our 'smart' TV. It's not that smart since, after giving it my life history it couldn't validate my purchase which was connected not to my email but John's. I didn't have the energy to start over. Failing that, we'll watch The Queen of the Desert, based on the biography by Janet Wallach and starring Nicole Kidman. I'm always inclined to like the book better than the movie but there's  potential for great cinematography and a peek into the ways in which the British carved up countries with little regard for tribal boundaries and certainly not for the advice of a woman.