I saw the first hummingbird of the season this morning and jumped up to stir up some juice for the feeder and get it hung outside.



And this evening, there were two birds, so there will be more and more of them every day from here on. Spring has sprung. Last year the first birds showed up in April, so they are running late this year. Don't ask me why. They migrate from Mexico, and I don't know how long it takes them to cover the distance. Maybe they take it in stages, spending several days or a week in Arizona or New Mexico before pushing north to spend the summer here.

The weather is warming up and I did a little gardening today: planted some shallot sets and spinach seeds. My lettuces are just breaking through the ground.