Spain & Portugal have stunning stained glass windows,
some more modern,
like these in Madrid,
and others much older as is this beauty in Mallorca.
Some are secular such as this one in Aviero Portugal,
and others modern and religious like Gaudi’s stunners in La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
This hotel in Lisbon had a historic stained glass ceiling.
Cheers to you from the sacred stained glass artistry of Portugal & Spain~
The Holler bunnies are practically tame,
probably because we feed them carrots,
with the express understanding they eat the carrots and not my flowers!
What we have here is a failure to communicate,
not all that uncommon among neighbors.
Cheers to you from The Holler’s funny-bunnies~
I just went to visit my daughter Dre,
in Pacific Grove California.
The roads were downright Hollerific,
with scenery just like Hollerdom.
There were Hollerish folks,
like this army veteran who loves butterflies and Hillary Clinton. (You have to play, “Where’s Hillary? and look for her in the first butterfly house photo. Click to enlarge to see her clearly!)
The critters were different,
but it’s nice to know there are Hollers everywhere,
with creative folks, living in natural places, with wild animals,
that are protected.
Cheers to you from Dre’s Holler~
For more info on the PG Butterfly House check out: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/article/NE/20150316/NEWS/150319767
is an honor,
that is earned,
and easily broken.
The Holler Hummers have learned to trust,
and will feed readily from hand.
My husband and son volunteer occasionally for photos,
as you can see in this photo, but mostly I do it myself, which is really quite comically difficult.
I hold the camera with my right hand and the feeder with my left!
But the experience of concentrating, vibrating, hummingbirds feeding from your fingers, so close to your face and eyes, is so simply phenomonal, that’s it’s worth is above words.
It is amazing what we will do, and receive back, for unselfish love.
Cheers to you from The Holler Hummers~
I had an opportunity to get up close and personal with a juvenile red-tailed hawk.
They are magnificent creatures.
both up close and in the sky,
although I far prefer to see them flying free.
We have three juvenile hawks in Holler skies now.
They fly closer to us than the adults,
Red Tails don’t develop the characteristic red-tail until their first year molt,
and their feather colors can vary from quite dark to very light.
Cheers to you from the Red-Tail-Kids~
are the genius of Gaudi.
He walked on this earth,
but his mind,
and soul,
lived in the heavens.
When you walk in the quiet of earliest morning,
in La Sagrada Familia,
you can feel Gaudi’s sacred visions.
Cheers to you from the beautiful heart of Gaudi~
