❖ Little guy planting ❖

"The love of gardening is a seed

that once sown never dies."

Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

L-R: Native John "Lee" Bruns (1913-2004)
planting seeds with his father,
Johann "John" Eberhard Bruns (1873-1962)
on their Shaw Island farm, San Juan Archipelago, WA.
Photo 1915-1916.
A barn built by homesteader John L. Morrison
is on the right, along the shore of Blind Bay.
Click image to enlarge.
Photo courtesy of Nancy Bruns Farmer.

🌿 THEY ARE BACK, THEY ARE BACK 🌿

Today, March 14 2019, the flying painted acrobats are back on Shaw Island after their long journey from their wintering grounds in the south. The male Rufous Hummingbirds arrive a few weeks ahead of the gals, a late occurrence this year.

These photos are 
Courtesy of the Cornell Ornithology Lab site.history 
Click on the above link to check on diet, habitat, nesting, so we can keep them happy, safe, and returning to our gardens and wild places.