Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge – 100th Challenge
Congratulations to Colleen’s 100th Challenge celebration! As a special treat, she gave everyone to pick their own words this week.
This Tanka is about my baby hummingbird which was born in my backyard in June 2018. I took photos of five days before he started flying. Here are the first post and the second post about the baby hummingbird.
Baby hummingbird
Peeking out of tiny nest
Patiently waiting
Wonderful freedom of wings
Gives new height of perspective
Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge – 100th Challenge Celebration
The Showers of Blessings 
Miriam. this was gorgeous – both in story and the photo!!! Beautiful! ❤
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Thank you, Debby. I love this little baby and watch him every day! ❤
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Oh my goodness! How adorable, Miriam. Thank you for sharing these lovely photos of your cute chick! ❤ xx
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Lovely Tanka too! 😀
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Thank you, Vashti! ❤
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Yes, thank you, Vashti. I love this tiny baby, looking at him every day outside out of kitchen window. I just read your beautiful post about your visit in Japan. Thank you for sharing. ❤ 🙂
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You have a wonderful view outside your kitchen window. Thank you for visiting my blog. It’s my pleasure.
❤ xx
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You’re welcome. I’ve learned from you and other bloggers to combine personal messages with the challenges – poetry or photo or flash fiction. Otherwise, I would be making many posts. ❤ xox
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I loved it. ❤
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Yes, I would like to do it more often. ❤
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Beautiful poem and glorious photos! ❤ Sharing… xo
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Thank you so much, Bette. ❤ "-)
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Beautiful, just like hummingbirds themselves ♥
Caz x
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Thank you so much for your comment. ❤
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How wonderful to have enjoyed the life cycle of the little hummingbird like this, Miriam. You have incorporated it in verse beautifully.
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Thank you, Robbie. This little baby is my inspiration.
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Miriam, that baby hummingbird is gorgeous. Great photos and poetry too. ❤
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Thank you so much, Colleen. ❤
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This is so adorable Miriam. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thank you so much for reading and comment. I appreciate you, Margaret! 🙂 🙂
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It is always my pleasure Miriam. You know you are a blessing to me 🙂
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Thank you so much, Margaret. I’m pushing to the finish line of my true stories in poetry. 🙂
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Thats so exciting Miriam.
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Thank you, Margaret. 🙂
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You are most welcome Miriam 🙂
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❤ 🙂 ❤
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A lovely tribute to your hummingbird Miriam. It sure is a sweetie. 🌼
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Thank you, Brigid! Oh, I’m ready to publish my poetry collection. It’s kind of a memoir in poetry. I got a lot of help publishing it. ❤
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Wonderful. Wishing you much joy and many sales. 😍
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Thank you, Brigid. I’ll have to learn how to have a launch sale. 🙂
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Yes. Marketing is a learning curve…
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Yes, Brigid. I have a lot to learn from you.
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Absolutely stunning, Miriam! I love it… Your photos and Tanka really make one deeply appreciate God’s glorious creation
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I know, Jonathan. The hummingbirds flap the wings 60+ times a second. Imagine that! They’re so tiny yet so beautiful, yes, it’s God’s wonderful creation.
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Beautiful photos Miriam 🌹
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Thank you for reading, Elaine. 🙂 ❤
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What a wonderful bird to have nesting in your garden. Your photos are a treat.
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Thank you so much, Suzanne. The mama bird came buzzing when I took photos of the nest.
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I can imagine the scene.
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I wrapped around the nest and see if it will be good next year and see if she uses again!
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I wonder. Some birds do return to the same nest. Others abandon them for good. It will be interesting to see what hummingbirds do.
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Yes, I don’t know if they do. We trimmed the tree, that was how I found out the nest. I don’t know if they like to nest to be exposed to open space.
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It will be interesting to see what happens. A lot of birds don’t come back to same nest the next year.
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Yes, that’s what I found out. The morning dove made a nest last year. The doves were standing by the nest early in the summer. After a long while, the female dove decided to take off, and the male followed.
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What a beautiful observation. I love watching the birds in my garden too
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Yes, they are amazing creatures. Some birds in my garden bullies other birds of the same kind. It makes me upset because I was feeding all of them.
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Seagulls are big bullies. I guess other species are too – survival of the fittest and all that!
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Yes, you’re right, Suzanne. I just have to recognize it!
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Both bird and poem are beautiful, Miriam. You captured it well both ways.
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Thank you, Norah. Colleen loves birds also. I’m glad to post the bird this week.
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They are gorgeous photos. I am envious of your resident. 🙂
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Thank you, Norah. The baby is growing. The wings are getting strong and doing more of suspended flying. 🙂
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You are so lucky, Miriam.
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I think so, Norah. It makes me happy every day.
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Fantastic photos and your words are just perfect 💜💜
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Thank you so much for reading, Willow! How are you doing? ❤ ❤
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I am fine, how are you today. It’s always a pleasure to read your posts 💜
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I’m better right now, woke up with loud ringing in both ears but one ear stopped, so that’s good. ❤
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Fingers crossed the other will too 💜
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The other one has been there for many years, went to many ENT doctors, so just accept it. ❤
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It’s a shame to have to except pain but we all do don’t we.💜
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Yes, we have no choice, just ask for more strength. ❤ 🙂
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Indeed 💜
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❤ ❤
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Such a lovely, excellent post. Beautiful pictures. Best wishes, dear.
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Thank you so much, Indira. I appreciate your comment. 🙂
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