In which I finally get my hummingbird shot

It's not perfect. I wish it were sharper. National Geographic wouldn't be impressed.



But all summer long I've been trying to capture one of these dear little creatures on film.  I have let the tulip vine grow messy with the hope of a seduction.  I have not brought the glads inside for the same reason.



Hummingbirds are easy, my friend Mike once said.  But hummingbirds have eluded me. I have waited years.



I have a family now.  This one's mate was just a white glad down.