I'm always elated when I pull off the final, little, state highway and follow the unmarked country lanes that weave their way through the Virginia farmland to my Granny's house.
I fill my lungs in anticipation thinking that I'm almost there.
It was no different as I drove in for the Fourth of July holiday last weekend.
I passed flowering rows of tobacco, faded red barns and endless, crooked fence posts.
Shafts of sunlight filtered down through the hardwood trees making the pavement sparkle.
Out of nowhere, a brilliantly colored hummingbird appeared.
The hummingbird was the most extraordinary shades of royal blue and aqua marine, really quite breathtaking.
I admired his beauty and watched the beautiful arc of his flight and then, understanding his fate, suddenly sucked in my breath.
BLAP!
I looked in my rear view mirror and there, in the middle of the road, was a royal blue and aqua pancake.
Welcome to the countryside!
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
The Breathtaking
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OH NO (as I cover my eyes)!!
That happened to me and a scissor-tailed flycatcher once. I felt terrible.
I am SO glad I am not the only one that happens to
Aww, the poor hummingbird. Gone too soon.
That was really hilarious, btw. I mean, after you admired the bird and all... that would happen?! :D
Hummingbird Pancakes are delicious with a side of bacon.
Oh no!
Gawwww! ok, that was both funny and terrible. A slice of life, as it were.
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Welcome to the country indeed.
Eek! Hope beyond that were fireflies and inimitable home-cooked meals and sentimental goodness.
Ok, that made me chuckle.
You'd think that a humming bird would be fast enough to get out of the way of a car.
He is an EX parrot...
Man, that's pretty darn good to nail a hummingbird! I think that's good luck in Ghana.
Hi i also was in a similar situation i was embrassed. This may funny but the situation should not come to any one.
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