Bigger and Bigger!

When the kids got home from Nana and Poppa's house, they were surprised to see how much more the sunflowers had grown in just one week!

A Colorful Hummer

We've put out a hummingbird feeder for the last three summers. I've been complaining that the only hummingbirds we get here in the desert are brown just like everything else! And then, this little guy showed up with some of his friends. He has a lot of orange on him, and his throat almost glows orange when the sun hits him just right. He's a shy little thing, and it's taken me several days to get this picture. I can't quite seem to capture him at the feeder--the click of the camera scares him off.

Even Bigger!

We are amazed at how fast our sunflower plants are growing. We did a little research and found out that not only is the state flower of Kansas the sunflower, but also the national flower of Russia is the sunflower!

Growing Big!

We were surprised by how tall our sunflower plants grew while we were gone last week.