Hot Dry Summer and Little Hummers

Well, this summer has been a scorcher.

Yesterday it reached 107 degrees!

Today will be another hot dry day....

up to 105 they are saying.

The heat doesn't seem to bother

the amazing hummingbirds,

as my three feeders have about 1-2 dozen

buzzing around them right now.

More are expected because

September is migration time

for these little wonder birds.

I've recently been looking at hummingbirdd art,

and reading stories of

hummingbird lore.

I always find those kinds of stories interesting.

The Hopi and Zuni Native Americans (and others)

 paint hummingbirds on water jars and other pottery.

The belief is that the hummingbirds long ago

 intervened with the gods

to bring rain to human kind.

The story goes like this....

 many years ago

 there was a huge famine

 with good and water becoming very scarce and hard to find.

 A young boy and girl were left alone

 while their parents went in search

 of the needed food and water.

Their search was in vain.

While waiting, the boy made a toy hummingbird.

His sister threw it into the air

and suddenly it came to life.

 The tiny hummingbird began to bring the boy and girl

 an ear of corn every day

 to help them survive.

The hummingbird was very worried

 about his boy and girl

so he flew to the center of the earth

and pleaded with the God of Fertility

 to help.

The God of Fertility

took pity on them

and began to provide rain

for human kind.

The parents returned from their search

and they all lived happily ever after.

During these hot days

I have been doing more reading,

How about you!?

Reading is one way to....

Savor the Day!

Yvonne