HUMMINGBIRD legend

Look closely

A Hummingbird Moth!

Here we are again at the end of a week!

Wow how time flies, seems we were just talking about the cold of winter

and now it's almost the

official first day of summer!

DON'T BLINK

COB is getting ready to

razzle her high school classmates once

again

at her

DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

up there

in

Dublin Virginia!

They will gather again and catch up with each other on the news and events

and

each see who is looking good, feeling good

and

still "kickin it"

after "a few years" of graduating

from

High School

back in the day!

If I were to think hard, I bet I could still sing the High School song from there

since my uncles were the football players

at the same school!!!

Yep think I could as it now starts to play in my head!

Hope they have a marvelous time

with all their catching up and remembering

next weekend!

"To Dublin High our Alma mater forever"

She and Kamryn are spending time together

and

I hear that Kamryn is now

reading

Healing Heartaches!

My little Godson

is reading

his Godmother's book!!!

I could just fall out of my chair.

So things are just spiffy I tell ya.

Time, years, distance, people

CHANGE

sometimes even for the good

but

change is the only constant we know.

Change sometimes comes so quickly

that we need to settle our minds

and

our feelings by being still.

A great helper to settling our mind

is the little hummingbird!

We get so enthralled in the watching of something so very small that we seem to just quiet our minds,

and

stare in wonder at this remarkable little winged one. 

Here's a wonderful

Mayan Legend of

the

Hummingbird

for your

Friday.

HUMMINGBIRD

Tzunuum, the hummingbird, was created by the Great Spirit as a tiny, delicate bird with extraordinary flying ability. She was the only bird in the kingdom who could fly backwards and who could hover in one spot for several seconds. She could "buzz" u in a moment, going up and down and side to side...

The hummingbird was very plain. Her feathers had no bright colors, yet she didn't mind. Tzunuum took pride in her flying skill and was happy with her life despite her looks.

When it came time to be married, Tzunuum found that she had neither a wedding gown nor a necklace. She was so disappointed and sad that some of her best friends decided to create a wedding dress and jewelry as a surprise.


Ya, the vermilion-crowned flycatcher wore a gay crimson ring of feathers around his throat in those days. He decided to use it as his gift. So he tucked a few red plumes in his crown and gave the rest to the hummingbird for her necklace.
Uchilchil, the bluebird, generously donated several blue feathers for her gown. The vain motmot, not to be outdone, offered more turquoise blue and emerald green. The cardinal, likewise, gave some red ones.


Then, Yuyum, the oriole, who was an excellent tailor as well as an engineer, sewed up all the plumage into an exquisite wedding gown for the little hummingbird.
Ah-leum, the spider, crept up with a fragile web woven of shiny gossamer threads for her veil. She helped Mrs. Yuyum weave intricate designs into the dress. Canac, the honeybee, heard about the wedding and told all his friends who knew and liked the hummingbird. They brought much honey and nectar for the reception and hundreds of blossoms that were Tzunuum's favorites.


Then the Azar tree dropped a carpet of petals over the ground where the ceremony would take place. She offered to let Tzunuum and her groom spend their honeymoon in her branches. Pakal, the orange tree, put out sweet-smelling blossoms, as did Nicte, the plumeria vine. Haaz (the banana bush), Op the custard apple tree) and Pichi and Put (the guava and papaya bushes) made certain that their fruits were ripe so the wedding guests would find delicious refreshments.
And, finally, a large band of butterflies in all colors arrived to dance and flutter gaily around the hummingbird's wedding site.
When the wedding day arrived, Tzunuum was so surprised, happy and grateful that she could barely twitter her vows.


 The Great Spirit so admired her humble, honest soul that he sent word down with his messenger, Cozumel, the swallow, that the hummingbird could wear her wedding gown for the rest of her life.
And, to this day, she has.

So there you go,

with beauty and grace

weighing less than a dime

Hummingbird

shows us its beauty

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The sage is filling the air,

HOPE is on its way to all who look up

and look within

May you have a wonderful weekend

with the lightness

of the Hummingbird

and the grace of those that will wrap you in what you need for color and celebration.

Walk In Beauty

DRSES

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