I thought he was gorgeous, too, Robert! Yes, I love those passionvines! I got interested in them originally, because they're the host plant for variegated fritillaries and gulf frits (and other heliconian butterflies) and started branching out a bit. I'd like to plant more, but most aren't cold hardy. We don't have many freezes down here, but one each winter is all it takes to ruin your outside planted tropical passionvines. So, I mostly stick with P. incarnata, the good ole hardy maypop. Still, I may be tempted to try another one this year. morz8, congrats on your overwintering annas! I love their rose red throat color, at least that's what their gorget looks like in pictures - beautiful! When my rufous stayed here, it was interesting how differently the sound was he made when he slowly approached the feeder. Ruby throats never make that sort of 'tinny' sound. My boy was very passive, but then, at the time, there were no other hummers around for him to compete with. Also, as I recall having read, their pre-molt personalities tend to be calmer. I recognized your post name right away, Rhonda. Only you know what a butterfly nut I am! :) The annas hummingbirds must be pretty common in winter on the west coast, janalyn? I really enjoyed feeding and watching that rufous, so we're glad to help them out down here! Sheila, I agree, there's nothing better than butterflies and hummingbirds! I would like to get a picture of a ruby throat doing his big "U" in the sky in front of a female. I heard it going on yesterday, but didn't have my camera with me. Even when I do have my camera, by the time I get it out of my pocket and ready to shoot, the display is already over. Sherry

Welcome back, Sue! I hope your 2006 season is the best ever so that it can totally make up for losing 2005!

The first one is AWESOME, especially if you slide the decor of the dining room towards Craftsman ... the other two not so much. The "pool table light" looks more 1980s than 1920s, and the other one not nearly farmhouse enough. I had a 1920s bungalow with mostly original lighting, and the kitchen had what we now call "Schoolhouse" lighting. the bedrooms had center fixtures with 3 small pendant lights from it. Much like this: http://sduptownnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Housecalls-Photo-0169.jpg Or maybe these: http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/8f/8c/b0/8f8cb01d34ec2a4556f402e8171d2781.jpg

Hi! And welcome! Yes -- just open a free account on Photobucket (there are other sites but I use this one ....) Then uplocad your photos to your album -- when you move your cursor over the photo -- four codes will appear under it. Simply click on the HTML one -- and it automatically copies -- then go back to your message here on GW -- and paste it into the body of your message! ((thank the stars for the person who figured out the auto-copy feature -- SO much easier!!)) Hope this helps! :) Jan (who is VERY high-tech challenged ...... LOL!!!)