Another wonderful experience today as I worked on my hummingbird image for the Christmas month. Sitting on my step, concentrating on the task at hand, something came buzzing up to my face. Not quite registering at first, I didn’t stop what I was doing to look up. After a second or two, it clicked………something wanted my attention!
The beautiful curve billed hummingbird I noticed the other day, was hovering about 3-4” from my left cheek. It was too close for me to focus on as it continued to hover as if in suspended animation. It’s difficult to say for how long it was there, it’s like everything just went into slow motion and time was just not important. It flew into the bush across from me, and I sat there completely amazed and gratified from the experience. Looking back in my journal, I discovered it was exactly one week since the other hummingbird flew up to my face just before going in for the day. Quite extraordinary really, I feel blessed by the experience.
The hummingbird last week arrived on the same day I dreamt about the circumstances I had as a child with the parachute. Getting over my amazement and joy experienced with my tiny visitor, I began to wonder what message, if any would find me in my sleep tonight.
They cut down the trees in front of the building where I am living. They were growing so close the branches overhanging onto the roof. I was not sorry to see them go, my view is now quite lovely, as I can witness the vultures as they dance with each other and glide across the sky for a greater distance now, watching from my hammock. Also the sun can reach me for longer during those last 2 hours of the day before sliding behind the mountains.
The guava trees close to my room also got a serious trim. It is quite unbelievable how much fruit I pick up each day. Half eaten, rotten and landing with a big splat. If I never see another guava again, it will be too soon. Laura’s family does not seem to be interested in cleaning them up or eating them, making juice from them. I can’t eat them anymore, the smell has become sickly sweet after so many hundreds falling. I must pick up anywhere from 50-100/day and there is no sign of it stopping for awhile. Such a waste, but I am only one person……
So lots of changes on the property of Victoria Ecolodge, so many trees and bushes being cut down everywhere. The hummingbirds must be in shock because many of the flowering bushes such as the one in front of my room are gone now. I wouldn’t let them take mine, although they did try more than once to cut it down. It is my tv right now and a precious gift for me to have such beautiful visitors. It looks quite barren around my room, all the beautiful flowers gone and only a pile of dead trees laying in the parking lot beside my room. Although I am happy about my view, I am sorry they took all the flowers away. But I look forward to those sunny afternoons swinging in my hammock, when they arrive. Still getting rain most afternoons, so not able to enjoy that sunshine yet…..