Yummy Hummy Mummy

Anyone participating in World Naked Gardening Day?

No?

Well, I’m not either, that’s for sure.

I’m moving furniture, shampooing carpets, channeling Cinderella, and obsessing over the only full nest at Casa de Enchanted Seashells.

My little yummy hummy mummy is doing what most animals do naturally — be an attentive and protective mother.

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In the late afternoon sunlight, I removed the screen in the dining room window and leaned all the way out to capture the iridescence.

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Have you ever seen a hummingbird stay almost perfectly still for more than two minutes?

I set up the tripod and took some video of her nest sitting, blinking her little eyes, and swaying in the breeze.

There’s a bit of shake (sorry) but the tripod was in a precarious position on top of a bench in order to get the best angle.

When she first started building the nest, I waited until she flew away in order to reinforce the chimes with twine to make sure they’d support the extra weight and not fall down,

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(And congrats to Princess Kate for giving birth to a royal little girl! )

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That ocean breeze almost rocked your little bird to sleep.

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Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on May 3, 2015 at 3:02 PM said:

If a hummingbird could look content, that’s what I think! It’s very peaceful, that’s why I didn’t want to ruin the moment with any narration. Thanks for stopping by!

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- Bruce Thiesen on May 3, 2015 at 3:05 PM said:
  
  Oh my, this video would have been ruined by anyone’s narration. Yours, mine, Maya Angelou’s or even Marlon Perkins’. Your feathered friend said it best.
  
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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on May 3, 2015 at 3:16 PM said:
  
  Glad you think so, too! I bet if someone had high blood pressure, it could be lowered just by watching! It’s very serene. (I feel like a grandma lol)
  
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- Bruce Thiesen on May 3, 2015 at 3:16 PM said:
  
  Or like a child. Children like peaceful nature too.
  
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- Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife on May 3, 2015 at 4:34 PM said:
  
  I wish more people realized that. Put down the video games/TV/and let them watch the clouds move across the sky and listen to the sounds of nature. That reminds me that my son still does that when he’s home, he writes while on the deck, and every so often I’ll see him stop and observe, think, then go on back to whatever brilliance he’s creating. (Yes, I stare at him from the kitchen window like I do the hummingbirds) Now I’m missing my boy!
  
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