The Humming-Bird by Emily Dickinson
A route of evanescence
With a revolving wheel;
A resonance of emerald,
A rush of cochineal;
And every blossom on the bush
Adjusts its tumbled head, —
The mail from Tunis, probably,
An easy morning’s ride.
These photos were taken at my Nephew and Niece’s house in Southern California. This little hummer really enjoyed this section of the yard and hung around long enough for me to snap away. I’m linking my Hummingbird to Mary’s Mosaic Monday.
Thanks for stopping by…
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
GREAT captures on those photos!
I just got some shots of a hummer like five minutes ago.. lol! These are very nice…
Those are amazing photos! I especially like the first two…thanks for posting.
These photos are absolutely gorgeous, Ellen!
How sweet! Great job of getting those fast little wings to stand still for us! I may have already asked…but what kind of camera are you using? I’m planning to get a new one.
Thanks,
Debora
Debora,
I use a Pentax K2000. It’s a big camera…
Fabulous photos Ellen! I liked the poem too…
I have read Emily’s diary and her brother’s diary, his wife’s and his mistress. Emily was more than a tad strange. An R rated movie could be made based on those four lives.
Eyes crossing….
Oh Ellen – what beautiful images to go with those words. Somehow, to me, they go with the way I was feeling when I wrote my post too.
It’s always impressive to me when anyone can capture a hummingbird in flight. What a lovely mosaic and the poem is a perfect touch.
Love these pictures!!!
Oh, my goodness. What gorgeous shots! It’s so hard to capture the image of a hummingbird. Well done!
Hummingbirds have been scarce here this summer! I had so many last year I suppose they decided to share the wealth! Yours are lovely!!! Wishing you well! Cathy
Omigosh, what marvelous captures! Thanks for sharing these beautiful images at MM> 🙂
Great pictures, Ellen!! I really like the collage….
You did a fabulous job stopping the hummer in mid-flight. Great job!!!
Fantastic photos!!! Loving everyone of them. Have a beautiul week.
Brilliant photos and your mosaic is simply delightful.
Gorgeous shots of the hummer. The flowers are pretty too. Beautiful photos, thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful week!
Perfect shots!! I love the lavender colors, the hummingbird in flight…this is just fantastic!
Beautiful shots, Ellen! You and Emily make a great team!
I never see hummingbirds here, but I do love them! I recently read the very unusual book
“A Summer of Hummingbirds” by Christopher Benfey and this poem was one of the literary references he used in it.
How precious! It’s so hard to get photos of hummers! We have 4 in our ONE feeder right now…they are so much fun to watch! ♥
Marvellous work of photography, Ellen! You must have used a very fast shutter speed… or was it all automatic? Amazing photos.
Ellen,
This is just gorgeous… another quilt possibility for me!!